Gross debt, General government, Percent of fiscal year GDP in Belize
Belize: Gross debt, General government, Percent of fiscal year GDP was 82.08 in 2015. ▲ Rising
Gross debt, General government, Percent of fiscal year GDP in Belize, 1976–2015
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2015, gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp in Belize stood at 82.08.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.8% on the previous year and down 19.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp in Belize peaked at 109.34 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 13.67, in 1976.
Belize ranks 31st of 188 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.
Gross debt, General government, Percent of fiscal year GDP in Belize, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 13.67 | — |
| 1977 | 16.9 | +23.6% |
| 1978 | 27.36 | +61.8% |
| 1979 | 29.08 | +6.3% |
| 1980 | 33.74 | +16.0% |
| 1981 | 40.9 | +21.2% |
| 1982 | 48.7 | +19.1% |
| 1983 | 58.71 | +20.6% |
| 1984 | 56.66 | -3.5% |
| 1985 | 68.79 | +21.4% |
| 1986 | 62.14 | -9.7% |
| 1987 | 55.96 | -9.9% |
| 1988 | 47.01 | -16.0% |
| 1989 | 43.46 | -7.5% |
| 1990 | 39.84 | -8.3% |
| 1991 | 41.54 | +4.3% |
| 1992 | 41.7 | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 41.25 | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 41.83 | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 47.16 | +12.7% |
| 1996 | 50.82 | +7.8% |
| 1997 | 52.3 | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 55.78 | +6.6% |
| 1999 | 52.32 | -6.2% |
| 2000 | 75.81 | +44.9% |
| 2001 | 87.33 | +15.2% |
| 2002 | 95.02 | +8.8% |
| 2003 | 109.34 | +15.1% |
| 2004 | 103.37 | -5.5% |
| 2005 | 102.44 | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 95.65 | -6.6% |
| 2007 | 91.65 | -4.2% |
| 2008 | 83.84 | -8.5% |
| 2009 | 91.9 | +9.6% |
| 2010 | 88.26 | -4.0% |
| 2011 | 83.5 | -5.4% |
| 2012 | 78.97 | -5.4% |
| 2013 | 79.38 | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 77.56 | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 82.08 | +5.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 21.75 | 13.67 | 29.08 | 4 |
| 1980s | 51.61 | 33.74 | 68.79 | 10 |
| 1990s | 46.45 | 39.84 | 55.78 | 10 |
| 2000s | 93.64 | 75.81 | 109.34 | 10 |
| 2010s | 81.63 | 77.56 | 88.26 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Belize
- 28 Slovenia 83.15 compare
- 29 Dominica 83.02 compare
- 30 Sao Tome and Principe 82.26 compare
- 32 Ukraine 80.08 compare
- 33 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 79.29 compare
- 34 Saint Lucia 79.23 compare
More external debt data for Belize
- IFC, private nonguaranteed 0 NFL, US$ (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per capita 0 NFL, US$ per person (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per unit of GDP 0 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per square kilometre 0 NFL, US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 4.0% (2024)
- Net financial flows, IBRD 4.13 million NFL, current US$ (2024)
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 7.4% (2024)
- Net financial flows, IBRD (NFL, current US$), annual growth rate 718.42 % change on previous year (2024)
- Use of IMF credit 56.71 million DOD, current US$ (2024)
- External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) 1.40 billion DOD, current US$ (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp in Belize?
- Gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp in Belize was 82.08 in 2015, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 109.34 in 2003.
- What is the lowest gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.67 in 1976.
- How does Belize rank for gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp?
- Belize ranks 31st out of 188 countries with data for 2015.
- Is gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Gross debt, General government, Percent of fiscal year GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Historical Public Debt Database contains unbalanced panel data on Gross Domestic Product, Gross Government Debt, and Debt to GDP Ratio for 187 countries. The series spans the years 1800 through 2015 although each country’s data depends on its date of independence and data availability.