Foreign aid received net in Belize

Belize: Foreign aid received net was 43.04 million in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
43.04 million
Change on year
up 31.9%
World rank
135th
of 178 countries
All-time high
81.75 million
in 2021
All-time low
8.49 million
in 2004
Years of data
65
1960–2024

Foreign aid received net in Belize, 1960–2024

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Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Belize recorded 43.04 million for foreign aid received net in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 31.9% on the previous year and up 8.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, foreign aid received net in Belize peaked at 81.75 million in 2021 and was at its lowest, 8.49 million, in 2004.

Belize ranks 135th of 178 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.

Foreign aid received net in Belize, year by year

Annual values for Foreign aid received net in Belize, 1960 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1960 22.26 million —
1961 33.06 million +48.5%
1962 59.03 million +78.6%
1963 45.63 million -22.7%
1964 13.01 million -71.5%
1965 20.29 million +55.9%
1966 23.72 million +16.9%
1967 54.84 million +131.2%
1968 56.02 million +2.1%
1969 66.09 million +18.0%
1970 52.83 million -20.1%
1971 40.25 million -23.8%
1972 27.99 million -30.5%
1973 30.82 million +10.1%
1974 36.13 million +17.2%
1975 41.63 million +15.2%
1976 57.07 million +37.1%
1977 41.00 million -28.2%
1978 67.05 million +63.5%
1979 68.08 million +1.5%
1980 37.25 million -45.3%
1981 30.05 million -19.3%
1982 33.81 million +12.5%
1983 41.28 million +22.1%
1984 40.89 million -1.0%
1985 58.69 million +43.5%
1986 59.48 million +1.3%
1987 54.06 million -9.1%
1988 52.09 million -3.6%
1989 57.85 million +11.1%
1990 56.16 million -2.9%
1991 39.59 million -29.5%
1992 43.75 million +10.5%
1993 53.65 million +22.6%
1994 52.75 million -1.7%
1995 28.39 million -46.2%
1996 32.55 million +14.7%
1997 20.78 million -36.1%
1998 21.82 million +5.0%
1999 70.18 million +221.6%
2000 26.97 million -61.6%
2001 38.00 million +40.9%
2002 35.51 million -6.5%
2003 17.98 million -49.4%
2004 8.49 million -52.8%
2005 13.92 million +64.0%
2006 8.92 million -35.9%
2007 24.36 million +173.1%
2008 24.69 million +1.3%
2009 29.02 million +17.5%
2010 24.22 million -16.5%
2011 21.80 million -10.0%
2012 28.31 million +29.8%
2013 57.05 million +101.5%
2014 39.66 million -30.5%
2015 33.43 million -15.7%
2016 41.89 million +25.3%
2017 40.02 million -4.5%
2018 38.07 million -4.9%
2019 40.93 million +7.5%
2020 77.77 million +90.0%
2021 81.75 million +5.1%
2022 22.71 million -72.2%
2023 32.62 million +43.7%
2024 43.04 million +31.9%

Belize compared with similar countries

  • Belize's 43.04 million is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 207.35 million, 21% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Belize's 43.04 million is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 105.19 million, 41% of the median. (37 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Foreign aid received net in Belize changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1999 +221.6% 21.82 million 70.18 million

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 39.40 million 13.01 million 66.09 million 10
1970s 46.28 million 27.99 million 68.08 million 10
1980s 46.55 million 30.05 million 59.48 million 10
1990s 41.96 million 20.78 million 70.18 million 10
2000s 22.79 million 8.49 million 38.00 million 10
2010s 36.54 million 21.80 million 57.05 million 10
2020s 51.58 million 22.71 million 81.75 million 5

Countries ranked near Belize

  1. 132 Saint Helena 53.68 million compare
  2. 133 Uruguay 49.25 million compare
  3. 134 Nauru 46.27 million compare
  4. 136 Gabon 42.75 million compare
  5. 137 Azerbaijan 38.30 million compare
  6. 138 Cyprus 35.97 million compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is foreign aid received net in Belize?
Foreign aid received net in Belize was 43.04 million in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest foreign aid received net recorded in Belize?
The highest recorded value was 81.75 million in 2021.
What is the lowest foreign aid received net recorded in Belize?
The lowest recorded value was 8.49 million in 2004.
How does Belize rank for foreign aid received net?
Belize ranks 135th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
Is foreign aid received net rising or falling in Belize?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Belize data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Foreign aid received net. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Foreign aid received net
Source
Our World in Data
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Coverage
185 places, 9,847 data points, 1960–2024
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