Military spending per military personnel in Belize
Belize: Military spending per military personnel was 15,686 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Military spending per military personnel in Belize, 1981–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for military spending per military personnel in Belize is 15,686, measured in 2022.
The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 19.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military spending per military personnel in Belize peaked at 24,626 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 6,269, in 1981.
Belize ranks 130th of 170 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Military spending per military personnel in Belize, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 6,269 | — |
| 1982 | 6,303 | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 6,869 | +9.0% |
| 1984 | 7,604 | +10.7% |
| 1985 | 7,697 | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 9,321 | +21.1% |
| 1987 | 14,827 | +59.1% |
| 1988 | 13,118 | -11.5% |
| 1989 | 11,905 | -9.2% |
| 1990 | 11,578 | -2.8% |
| 1991 | 10,945 | -5.5% |
| 1992 | 11,354 | +3.7% |
| 1993 | 12,465 | +9.8% |
| 1994 | 15,042 | +20.7% |
| 1995 | 17,149 | +14.0% |
| 1996 | 17,664 | +3.0% |
| 1997 | 20,353 | +15.2% |
| 1998 | 22,512 | +10.6% |
| 1999 | 21,970 | -2.4% |
| 2000 | 19,774 | -10.0% |
| 2001 | 20,668 | +4.5% |
| 2002 | 20,161 | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 20,091 | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 21,322 | +6.1% |
| 2005 | 19,946 | -6.5% |
| 2006 | 20,432 | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 20,654 | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 21,194 | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 18,711 | -11.7% |
| 2010 | 19,190 | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 18,631 | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 19,426 | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 20,283 | +4.4% |
| 2014 | 22,028 | +8.6% |
| 2015 | 24,132 | +9.6% |
| 2016 | 24,626 | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 13,838 | -43.8% |
| 2018 | 14,276 | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 15,523 | +8.7% |
| 2020 | 15,948 | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 15,874 | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 15,686 | -1.2% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 15,686 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 33,699, 47% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Belize's 15,686 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 32,933, 48% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Military spending per military personnel 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | +59.1% | 9,321 | 14,827 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 9,324 | 6,269 | 14,827 | 9 |
| 1990s | 16,103 | 10,945 | 22,512 | 10 |
| 2000s | 20,295 | 18,711 | 21,322 | 10 |
| 2010s | 19,195 | 13,838 | 24,626 | 10 |
| 2020s | 15,836 | 15,686 | 15,948 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Belize
More reference data data for Belize
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0139 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0337 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0813 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0041 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0813 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0467 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0206 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1856 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.399 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0225 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military spending per military personnel in Belize?
- Military spending per military personnel in Belize was 15,686 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest military spending per military personnel recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 24,626 in 2016.
- What is the lowest military spending per military personnel recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,269 in 1981.
- How does Belize rank for military spending per military personnel?
- Belize ranks 130th out of 170 countries with data for 2022.
- Is military spending per military personnel rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Military spending per military personnel. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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