Proportion of population below international poverty line (%) in Belize
Belize: Proportion of population below international poverty line (%) was 1.0% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Latest (2018)
1.0%
World rank
71st
of 133 countries
All-time high
26.1%
in 1998
All-time low
1.0%
in 2018
Years of data
8
1993–2018
Proportion of population below international poverty line in Belize, 1993–2018
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Belize recorded 1.0% for proportion of population below international poverty line in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
Over the whole period, proportion of population below international poverty line in Belize peaked at 26.1% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 2018.
Belize ranks 71st of 133 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Proportion of population below international poverty line (%) in Belize, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 18.0% | — |
| 1994 | 18.1% | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 18.4% | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 23.3% | +26.6% |
| 1997 | 26.0% | +11.6% |
| 1998 | 26.1% | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 22.5% | -13.8% |
| 2018 | 1.0% | -95.6% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 1.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.2%, 80% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Belize's 1.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.5%, 39% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21.8% | 18.0% | 26.1% | 7 |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1 |
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 proportion of population below international poverty line in Belize?
- Proportion of population below international poverty line in Belize was 1.0% in 2018, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of population below international poverty line recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 26.1% in 1998.
- What is the lowest proportion of population below international poverty line recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 2018.
- How does Belize rank for proportion of population below international poverty line?
- Belize ranks 71st out of 133 countries with data for 2018.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of population below international poverty line (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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