Is poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices) rising or falling in Belize?

Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Where does this Belize data come from?

The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices) in Belize

Name: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices) in Belize
Creator: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Belize: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices) was 95.9% in 1999. ▬ Flat

Latest (1999)

95.9%

Change on year

down 0.6%

World rank

54th

of 119 countries

All-time high

97.2%

in 1997

All-time low

95.5%

in 1993

Years of data

1993–1999

Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices) in Belize, 1993–1999

Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices) in Belize is 95.9%, measured in 1999.

That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.

Belize ranks 54th of 119 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Countries ranked near Belize

51 North Macedonia 96.3% compare
52 Morocco 96.1% compare
53 Ukraine 96.0% compare
55 Kazakhstan 95.6% compare
56 Nicaragua 95.5% compare
57 Venezuela 95.5% compare

See the full ranking of 119 places →

More poverty & inequality data for Belize

Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 1 surveys (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)
Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 21.7% (2023)
Gender Inequality Index 0.428 (2023)
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 18.7% (2023)
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.1012 (2023)
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.1012 (2023)
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.1258 (2023)
Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 1.0% (2018)

All data for Belize →

Frequently asked questions

What is poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices) in Belize?: Poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices) in Belize was 95.9% in 1999, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices) recorded in Belize?: The highest recorded value was 97.2% in 1997.
What is the lowest poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices) recorded in Belize?: The lowest recorded value was 95.5% in 1993.
How does Belize rank for poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices)?: Belize ranks 54th out of 119 countries with data for 1999.
Is poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices) rising or falling in Belize?: Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Belize data come from?: The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices)
Unit: %
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 119 places, 2,016 data points, 1963–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $30 per day.