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The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · updated 2025-12-31
Belize's military expenditure stands at 0.9957% as of 2025-12-31, down from 1.08% in 2024. Historical data runs from 1981 to 2025 (40 observations).
In 2025, Belize's military expenditure was 0.9957%, down from 1.08% in 2024.
In 2024, Belize's military expenditure was 1.08%, up from 1.04% in 2023.
In 2023, Belize's military expenditure was 1.04%, up from 0.9991% in 2022.
In 2022, Belize's military expenditure was 0.9991%, down from 1.13% in 2021.
In 2021, Belize's military expenditure was 1.13%, down from 1.38% in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0.9957% | -0.0865% |
| 2024 | 1.08% | +0.0372% |
| 2023 | 1.04% | +0.0459% |
| 2022 | 0.9991% | -0.1291% |
| 2021 | 1.13% | -0.25% |
| 2020 | 1.38% | +0.3444% |
| 2019 | 1.03% | +0.0167% |
| 2018 | 1.02% | -0.0393% |
| 2017 | 1.06% | +0.0376% |
| 2016 | 1.02% | +0.0658% |
| 2015 | 0.9528% | +0.0216% |
| 2014 | 0.9312% | +0.0342% |
| 2013 | 0.897% | +0.0897% |
| 2012 | 0.8073% | -0.0676% |
| 2011 | 0.8749% | +0.0024% |
| 2010 | 0.8725% | -0.196% |
| 2009 | 1.07% | -0.0094% |
| 2008 | 1.08% | +0.2447% |
| 2007 | 0.8332% | +0.0305% |
| 2006 | 0.8027% | +0.0395% |
| 2005 | 0.7632% | +0.0585% |
| 2004 | 0.7047% | +0.0277% |
| 2003 | 0.677% | +0.0379% |
| 2002 | 0.639% | -0.0368% |
| 2001 | 0.6758% | +0.0045% |
| 2000 | 0.6713% | -0.3813% |
| 1997 | 1.05% | +0.0869% |
| 1996 | 0.9658% | -0.0616% |
| 1995 | 1.03% | -0.0751% |
| 1994 | 1.1% | +0.2466% |
| 1993 | 0.8559% | +0.0597% |
| 1992 | 0.7962% | -0.4793% |
| 1991 | 1.28% | +0.0015% |
| 1990 | 1.27% | +0.0749% |
| 1989 | 1.2% | -0.3604% |
| 1985 | 1.56% | +0.0159% |
| 1984 | 1.54% | +0.0095% |
| 1983 | 1.53% | +0.0968% |
| 1982 | 1.44% | +0.2786% |
| 1981 | 1.16% | — |
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Belize's military expenditure is 0.9957% as of 2025-12-31, compared with 1.08% in 2024. The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
The highest recorded value is 1.56% (1985); the lowest is 0.639% (2002), across data from 1981 to 2025.
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