Belize: Poverty ratio

The latest value from 2018 is 52 percent, an increase from 41.3 percent in 2009. In comparison, the world average is 23.66 percent, based on data from 75 countries. Historically, the average for Belize from 2002 to 2018 is 42.47 percent. The minimum value, 34.1 percent, was reached in 2002 while the maximum of 52 percent was recorded in 2018. See the global rankings or world map for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.

Definition: National poverty headcount ratio is the percentage of the population living below the national poverty line(s). National estimates are based on population-weighted subgroup estimates from household surveys. For economies for which the data are from EU-SILC, the reported year is the income reference year, which is the year before the survey year.