Belize: Government spending, in dollars

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 Belize

Government spending, billion USD

 Latest value 0.51
 Year 2024
 Measure billion U.S. dollars
 Data availability 1980 - 2024
 Average 0.21
 Min - Max 0.03 - 0.51
 Source The World Bank
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The latest value from 2024 is 0.51 billion U.S. dollars, an increase from 0.48 billion U.S. dollars in 2023. In comparison, the world average is 110.57 billion U.S. dollars, based on data from 164 countries. Historically, the average for Belize from 1980 to 2024 is 0.21 billion U.S. dollars. The minimum value, 0.03 billion U.S. dollars, was reached in 1980 while the maximum of 0.51 billion U.S. dollars was recorded in 2024. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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 Recent values Belize: Government spending, in dollars
 2024 0.51
 2023 0.48
 2022 0.45
 2021 0.40
 2020 0.35
 2019 0.45
 2018 0.44
 2017 0.43




Definition: General government final consumption expenditure (formerly general government consumption) includes all government current expenditures for purchases of goods and services (including compensation of employees). It also includes most expenditures on national defense and security, but excludes government military expenditures that are part of government capital formation. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

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 Related indicators Latest Reference Measure
 Government spending, percent of GDP 15.94 2024 percent
 Government spending, in dollars 0.51 2024 billion U.S. dollars
 Fiscal balance, percent of GDP -1.23 2024 percent
 Primary budget balance 1.29 2024 percent
 Tax revenue 21.35 2017 percent
 Taxes on goods and services 48.07 2017 percent
 Taxes on international trade 14.23 2017 percent
 Income and profits taxes 24.37 2017 percent
 Foreign aid 31.86 2023 million U.S. dollars
 Government debt 65.44 2024 percent
 Short-term government debt 0.00 2018 percent
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