Spirits consumption per person in Belize
Belize: Spirits consumption per person was 0.9768 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Spirits consumption per person in Belize, 1961–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2022, spirits consumption per person in Belize stood at 0.9768.
That represents a change of up 9.2% on the previous year and down 42.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spirits consumption per person in Belize peaked at 5.34 in 1982 and was at its lowest, 0.5872, in 2020.
Belize ranks 95th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 61 years of available data.
Spirits consumption per person in Belize, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 4.44 | — |
| 1962 | 4.81 | +8.3% |
| 1963 | 4.69 | -2.5% |
| 1964 | 4.31 | -8.1% |
| 1965 | 4.54 | +5.3% |
| 1966 | 3.74 | -17.6% |
| 1967 | 3.63 | -2.9% |
| 1968 | 3.62 | -0.3% |
| 1969 | 3.71 | +2.5% |
| 1970 | 3.89 | +4.9% |
| 1971 | 3.83 | -1.5% |
| 1972 | 4 | +4.4% |
| 1973 | 4.13 | +3.2% |
| 1974 | 4.33 | +4.8% |
| 1975 | 4.34 | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 4.45 | +2.5% |
| 1977 | 4.71 | +5.8% |
| 1978 | 4.97 | +5.5% |
| 1979 | 4.96 | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 5.06 | +2.0% |
| 1981 | 5.2 | +2.8% |
| 1982 | 5.34 | +2.7% |
| 1983 | 4.65 | -12.9% |
| 1984 | 4.38 | -5.8% |
| 1985 | 4.49 | +2.5% |
| 1986 | 4.16 | -7.3% |
| 1987 | 3.04 | -26.9% |
| 1988 | 2.61 | -14.1% |
| 1990 | 3.37 | +29.1% |
| 1991 | 3.08 | -8.6% |
| 1992 | 3.48 | +13.0% |
| 1993 | 2.56 | -26.4% |
| 1994 | 2.63 | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 3.1 | +17.9% |
| 1996 | 2.98 | -3.9% |
| 1997 | 2.91 | -2.3% |
| 1998 | 2.94 | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 2.93 | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 1.78 | -39.2% |
| 2001 | 1.75 | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 1.73 | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 1.74 | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 2.02 | +15.9% |
| 2005 | 2 | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 1.98 | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 1.9 | -3.8% |
| 2008 | 1.86 | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 1.72 | -7.4% |
| 2010 | 1.74 | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 1.7 | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 1.7 | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 1.66 | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 1.68 | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 1.63 | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 1.56 | -4.3% |
| 2017 | 1.4 | -10.8% |
| 2018 | 1.23 | -11.6% |
| 2019 | 1.19 | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 0.5872 | -50.7% |
| 2021 | 0.8941 | +52.3% |
| 2022 | 0.9768 | +9.2% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 0.9768 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.01, 97% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Belize's 0.9768 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.02, 48% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Spirits consumption per person in Belize changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +52.3% | 0.5872 | 0.8941 |
| 2020 | -50.7% | 1.19 | 0.5872 |
| 2000 | -39.2% | 2.93 | 1.78 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.17 | 3.62 | 4.81 | 9 |
| 1970s | 4.36 | 3.83 | 4.97 | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.33 | 2.61 | 5.34 | 9 |
| 1990s | 3 | 2.56 | 3.48 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.85 | 1.72 | 2.02 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.55 | 1.19 | 1.74 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8194 | 0.5872 | 0.9768 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Belize
More economy & growth data for Belize
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate 601 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 4.94 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0153 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 120.67 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -0.0711 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0112 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 88.11 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is spirits consumption per person in Belize?
- Spirits consumption per person in Belize was 0.9768 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest spirits consumption per person recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 5.34 in 1982.
- What is the lowest spirits consumption per person recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5872 in 2020.
- How does Belize rank for spirits consumption per person?
- Belize ranks 95th out of 187 countries with data for 2022.
- Is spirits consumption per person rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Spirits consumption per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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