Tax revenue as a proportion of GDP in Belize
Belize: Tax revenue as a proportion of GDP was 21.3% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Tax revenue as a proportion of GDP in Belize, 2000–2017
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2017, tax revenue as a proportion of gdp in Belize stood at 21.3%. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 23.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenue as a proportion of gdp in Belize peaked at 21.3% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 13.0%, in 2000.
Belize ranks 43rd of 164 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Tax revenue as a proportion of GDP in Belize, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 13.0% | — |
| 2001 | 13.9% | +6.7% |
| 2002 | 14.5% | +4.0% |
| 2003 | 14.5% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 14.9% | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 16.1% | +8.4% |
| 2006 | 16.7% | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 17.3% | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 17.1% | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 17.8% | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 18.8% | +5.9% |
| 2011 | 18.3% | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 18.4% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 18.5% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 19.9% | +7.5% |
| 2015 | 19.7% | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 20.6% | +4.8% |
| 2017 | 21.3% | +3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.6% | 13.0% | 17.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.4% | 18.3% | 21.3% | 8 |
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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)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita 5,119 constant 2015 US$ per person (2024)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 6.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 1 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita 7,682 current US$ per person (2024)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), annual growth rate 6.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP 2 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per capita 15,365 current LCU per person (2024)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 4.18 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenue as a proportion of gdp in Belize?
- Tax revenue as a proportion of gdp in Belize was 21.3% in 2017, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest tax revenue as a proportion of gdp recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 21.3% in 2017.
- What is the lowest tax revenue as a proportion of gdp recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.0% in 2000.
- How does Belize rank for tax revenue as a proportion of gdp?
- Belize ranks 43rd out of 164 countries with data for 2017.
- Is tax revenue as a proportion of gdp rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Tax revenue as a proportion of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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