Belize's debt / gdp rose from 21.2 % in 1990 to 61.0 % in 2014.
Belize · Government & public finance
Public debt, deficits, revenue, spending and taxation.
18 indicators · 14 with data
Belize's gross debt / gdp rose from 49.5 % in 2001 to 67.9 % in 2025.
Belize's interest payments (% of revenue) rose from 4.9 % in 1990 to 9.4 % in 2017.
Belize's external debt stocks (% of gni) rose from 32.0 % in 1995 to 46.0 % in 2024.
Belize's fiscal balance rose from -1.8 % in 1996 to -1.0 % in 2025.
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- Central gov. revenueup +1.4 pts77th of 144*
- Central gov. expenseup +1.1 pts87th of 145*
- Gov. revenuedown −0.3 pts53rd of 97
- Gov. expendituredown −0.9 pts57th of 97
- Tax revenueup +0.7 pts54th of 145*
- Military spendingdown −0.1 pts117th of 147
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- Military expenditure (current US$)down −1.4 %142nd of 151
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- Health spendingdown −0.1 pts151st of 192
- Education spendingup +0.4 pts16th of 40
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