Belize vs Upper middle income: Public and publicly guaranteed debt service
Public and publicly guaranteed debt service over time
- Belize
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Belize currently reports 4.0% against 1.1% in Upper middle income, a difference of 2.9%.
That makes Belize's figure about 3.6 times Upper middle income's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Upper middle income ahead.
Belize ranks 27th and Upper middle income ranks 27th of 123 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Belize averaged higher in 4 and Upper middle income in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belize | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.8% | 3.4% | 0.6% | Upper middle income |
| 1990s | 3.5% | 2.9% | 0.6% | Belize |
| 2000s | 14.9% | 2.0% | 13.0% | Belize |
| 2010s | 4.6% | 0.9% | 3.7% | Belize |
| 2020s | 8.0% | 1.1% | 7.0% | Belize |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher public and publicly guaranteed debt service, Belize or Upper middle income?
- Belize, at 4.0% against 1.1% in Upper middle income as of 2024.
- What is the difference in public and publicly guaranteed debt service between Belize and Upper middle income?
- 2.9%, with Belize ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Upper middle income?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Belize and Upper middle income rank globally for public and publicly guaranteed debt service?
- Belize ranks 27th and Upper middle income ranks 27th of 123 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as Public and publicly guaranteed debt service (% of GNI). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Public and publicly guaranteed debt service to gross national income. Public and publicly guaranteed debt service is the sum of principal repayments and interest actually paid in currency, goods, or services on long-term obligations of public debtors and long-term private obligations guaranteed by a public entity. GNI (formerly GNP) is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad.