Share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Belize
Belize: Share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices was 54.1% in 1999. ▲ Rising
Latest (1999)
54.1%
Change on year
down 4.9%
World rank
34th
of 119 countries
All-time high
57.8%
in 1997
All-time low
49.0%
in 1993
Years of data
6
1993–1999
Share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Belize, 1993–1999
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 1999, share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Belize stood at 54.1%.
That represents a change of down 4.9% on the previous year and up 10.5% over ten years.
That places Belize 34th out of 119 countries with data for 1999, putting it in the middle of the range.
Share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Belize, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 49.0% | — |
| 1994 | 52.2% | +6.6% |
| 1996 | 57.7% | +10.6% |
| 1997 | 57.8% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 56.9% | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 54.1% | -4.9% |
Countries ranked near Belize
- 31 Botswana 59.1% compare
- 32 Ghana 57.3% compare
- 33 South Africa 56.9% compare
- 35 Tajikistan 50.5%
- 36 Kyrgyzstan 49.8%
- 37 Guatemala 49.1% compare
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 population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Belize?
- Share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Belize was 54.1% in 1999, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 57.8% in 1997.
- What is the lowest share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.0% in 1993.
- How does Belize rank for share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices?
- Belize ranks 34th out of 119 countries with data for 1999.
- Is share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $5.50 per day.