Out-of-pocket expenditure (OOP) per capita in US$ in Belize
Belize: Out-of-pocket expenditure (OOP) per capita in US$ was 82.86 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Out-of-pocket expenditure (OOP) per capita in US$ in Belize, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Belize recorded 82.86 for out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$ in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 3.7% on the previous year and up 24.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$ in Belize peaked at 82.86 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 53.02, in 2000.
That places Belize 109th out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Out-of-pocket expenditure (OOP) per capita in US$ in Belize, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 53.02 | — |
| 2001 | 55.48 | +4.6% |
| 2002 | 58.65 | +5.7% |
| 2003 | 60.14 | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 60.4 | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 60.01 | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 59.14 | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 61.06 | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 62.49 | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 59.22 | -5.2% |
| 2010 | 60.1 | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 60.77 | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 62.45 | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 66.73 | +6.9% |
| 2014 | 68.01 | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 66.77 | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 66.18 | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 64.96 | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 65.89 | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 67.62 | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 58.09 | -14.1% |
| 2021 | 68.05 | +17.2% |
| 2022 | 79.92 | +17.4% |
| 2023 | 82.86 | +3.7% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 82.86 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 135.37, 61% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Belize's 82.86 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 168.87, 49% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 58.96 | 53.02 | 62.49 | 10 |
| 2010s | 64.95 | 60.1 | 68.01 | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.23 | 58.09 | 82.86 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belize
More poverty & inequality data for Belize
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 1 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 2.01 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 3,857 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -13.82 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 21.74 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 21.7% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$ in Belize?
- Out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$ in Belize was 82.86 in 2023, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$ recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 82.86 in 2023.
- What is the lowest out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$ recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.02 in 2000.
- How does Belize rank for out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$?
- Belize ranks 109th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$ rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Out-of-pocket expenditure (OOP) per capita in US$. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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