Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Belize
Belize: Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty was 18.7% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
18.7%
Change on year
up 2.1%
World rank
103rd
of 184 countries
All-time high
42.7%
in 1982
All-time low
13.4%
in 2011
Years of data
54
1970–2023
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Belize, 1970–2023
Source: Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Belize recorded 18.7% for share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in 2023.
The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Belize peaked at 42.7% in 1982 and was at its lowest, 13.4%, in 2011.
Belize ranks 103rd of 184 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 54 years of available data.
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Belize, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 31.8% | — |
| 1971 | 32.0% | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 19.5% | -39.2% |
| 1973 | 33.3% | +70.7% |
| 1974 | 34.0% | +2.2% |
| 1975 | 34.3% | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 37.0% | +8.0% |
| 1977 | 36.7% | -0.8% |
| 1978 | 33.6% | -8.6% |
| 1979 | 38.3% | +14.2% |
| 1980 | 38.3% | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 41.8% | +9.4% |
| 1982 | 42.7% | +2.1% |
| 1983 | 41.3% | -3.2% |
| 1984 | 40.1% | -2.9% |
| 1985 | 40.5% | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 37.9% | -6.2% |
| 1987 | 32.5% | -14.3% |
| 1988 | 28.2% | -13.4% |
| 1989 | 24.2% | -14.3% |
| 1990 | 20.0% | -17.4% |
| 1991 | 19.1% | -4.4% |
| 1992 | 30.5% | +60.1% |
| 1993 | 30.0% | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 30.2% | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 30.6% | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 30.1% | -1.7% |
| 1997 | 30.2% | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 27.9% | -7.6% |
| 1999 | 25.9% | -7.1% |
| 2000 | 23.1% | -10.8% |
| 2001 | 23.2% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 21.0% | -9.8% |
| 2003 | 19.1% | -8.9% |
| 2004 | 17.5% | -8.6% |
| 2005 | 16.7% | -4.2% |
| 2006 | 14.3% | -14.3% |
| 2007 | 14.4% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 14.5% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 15.4% | +6.6% |
| 2010 | 14.5% | -5.9% |
| 2011 | 13.4% | -8.0% |
| 2012 | 15.7% | +17.5% |
| 2013 | 17.6% | +11.8% |
| 2014 | 18.0% | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 20.0% | +11.2% |
| 2016 | 21.5% | +7.7% |
| 2017 | 23.1% | +7.0% |
| 2018 | 24.4% | +5.7% |
| 2019 | 22.9% | -5.9% |
| 2020 | 19.2% | -16.3% |
| 2021 | 19.0% | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 18.3% | -3.4% |
| 2023 | 18.7% | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 33.0% | 19.5% | 38.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 36.8% | 24.2% | 42.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 27.4% | 19.1% | 30.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.9% | 14.3% | 23.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.1% | 13.4% | 24.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.8% | 18.3% | 19.2% | 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 share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Belize?
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Belize was 18.7% in 2023, according to Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 42.7% in 1982.
- What is the lowest share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.4% in 2011.
- How does Belize rank for share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty?
- Belize ranks 103rd out of 184 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Government consumption divided by gross domestic product, expressed as a percentage.