Share of government expenditure going to interest payments in Belize

Belize: Share of government expenditure going to interest payments was 10.34 in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
10.34
Change on year
up 13.6%
World rank
49th
of 152 countries
All-time high
32.69
in 2004
All-time low
6.76
in 1992
Years of data
28
1990–2017

Share of government expenditure going to interest payments in Belize, 1990–2017

1020301990200320171990: 81991: 7.21992: 6.81993: 8.11994: 9.21995: 11.11996: 11.81997: 9.71998: 9.31999: 10.42000: 142001: 15.92002: 18.12003: 19.22004: 32.72005: 282006: 27.42007: 18.22008: 16.12009: 14.32010: 152011: 142012: 8.12013: 10.92014: 10.92015: 9.42016: 9.12017: 10.3

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Belize recorded 10.34 for share of government expenditure going to interest payments in 2017.

The figure is up 13.6% on the previous year and down 43.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of government expenditure going to interest payments in Belize peaked at 32.69 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 6.76, in 1992.

Belize ranks 49th of 152 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 9.15 6.76 11.8 10
2000s 20.39 13.98 32.69 10
2010s 10.97 8.12 14.99 8

Countries ranked near Belize

  1. 46 Türkiye 11.04 compare
  2. 47 Indonesia 10.89 compare
  3. 48 Niger 10.39
  4. 50 Myanmar 10.23 compare
  5. 51 Zimbabwe 9.96 compare
  6. 52 Honduras 9.95 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of government expenditure going to interest payments in Belize?
Share of government expenditure going to interest payments in Belize was 10.34 in 2017, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of government expenditure going to interest payments recorded in Belize?
The highest recorded value was 32.69 in 2004.
What is the lowest share of government expenditure going to interest payments recorded in Belize?
The lowest recorded value was 6.76 in 1992.
How does Belize rank for share of government expenditure going to interest payments?
Belize ranks 49th out of 152 countries with data for 2017.
Is share of government expenditure going to interest payments rising or falling in Belize?
Over the last ten years it is down 43.1%. 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 Share of government expenditure going to interest payments. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of government expenditure going to interest payments
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
152 places, 4,278 data points, 1972–2024
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