Share of government consumption in GDP vs. GDP per capita in Belize
Belize: Share of government consumption in GDP vs. GDP per capita was 18.7% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
18.7%
Change on year
up 2.1%
World rank
103rd
of 184 countries
All-time high
42.7%
in 1982
All-time low
13.4%
in 2011
Years of data
54
1970–2023
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. GDP per capita in Belize, 1970–2023
Source: Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2023, share of government consumption in gdp vs. gdp per capita in Belize stood at 18.7%.
That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and up 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of government consumption in gdp vs. gdp per capita in Belize peaked at 42.7% in 1982 and was at its lowest, 13.4%, in 2011.
Belize ranks 103rd of 184 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 54 years of available data.
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. GDP per capita in Belize, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 31.8% | — |
| 1971 | 32.0% | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 19.5% | -39.2% |
| 1973 | 33.3% | +70.7% |
| 1974 | 34.0% | +2.2% |
| 1975 | 34.3% | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 37.0% | +8.0% |
| 1977 | 36.7% | -0.8% |
| 1978 | 33.6% | -8.6% |
| 1979 | 38.3% | +14.2% |
| 1980 | 38.3% | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 41.8% | +9.4% |
| 1982 | 42.7% | +2.1% |
| 1983 | 41.3% | -3.2% |
| 1984 | 40.1% | -2.9% |
| 1985 | 40.5% | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 37.9% | -6.2% |
| 1987 | 32.5% | -14.3% |
| 1988 | 28.2% | -13.4% |
| 1989 | 24.2% | -14.3% |
| 1990 | 20.0% | -17.4% |
| 1991 | 19.1% | -4.4% |
| 1992 | 30.5% | +60.1% |
| 1993 | 30.0% | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 30.2% | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 30.6% | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 30.1% | -1.7% |
| 1997 | 30.2% | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 27.9% | -7.6% |
| 1999 | 25.9% | -7.1% |
| 2000 | 23.1% | -10.8% |
| 2001 | 23.2% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 21.0% | -9.8% |
| 2003 | 19.1% | -8.9% |
| 2004 | 17.5% | -8.6% |
| 2005 | 16.7% | -4.2% |
| 2006 | 14.3% | -14.3% |
| 2007 | 14.4% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 14.5% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 15.4% | +6.6% |
| 2010 | 14.5% | -5.9% |
| 2011 | 13.4% | -8.0% |
| 2012 | 15.7% | +17.5% |
| 2013 | 17.6% | +11.8% |
| 2014 | 18.0% | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 20.0% | +11.2% |
| 2016 | 21.5% | +7.7% |
| 2017 | 23.1% | +7.0% |
| 2018 | 24.4% | +5.7% |
| 2019 | 22.9% | -5.9% |
| 2020 | 19.2% | -16.3% |
| 2021 | 19.0% | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 18.3% | -3.4% |
| 2023 | 18.7% | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 33.0% | 19.5% | 38.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 36.8% | 24.2% | 42.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 27.4% | 19.1% | 30.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.9% | 14.3% | 23.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.1% | 13.4% | 24.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.8% | 18.3% | 19.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belize
More economy & growth data for Belize
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.27 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.54 Percent per annum (2029)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 4.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.162 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per capita 1,245 constant 2015 US$ per person (2024)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 9.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.5375 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per capita 4,129 current US$ per person (2024)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate 9.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 1.07 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of government consumption in gdp vs. gdp per capita in Belize?
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs. gdp per capita in Belize was 18.7% in 2023, according to Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of government consumption in gdp vs. gdp per capita recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 42.7% in 1982.
- What is the lowest share of government consumption in gdp vs. gdp per capita recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.4% in 2011.
- How does Belize rank for share of government consumption in gdp vs. gdp per capita?
- Belize ranks 103rd out of 184 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of government consumption in gdp vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of government consumption in GDP vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 54 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Government consumption divided by gross domestic product, expressed as a percentage.