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Belize
Military expenditure (% of GDP)

Military expenditure by country as percentage of gross domestic product

Global rank#117out of 147 countries
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Historical trend

1.61.31.10.80.6197820012024Belize · 2024: 0.90%Belize

Analytical takeaways

  • Belize records 0.90% for Military expenditure (% of GDP) in 2024, ranking #117 globally out of 147 countries.
  • Military expenditure (% of GDP) increased from 0.58% in 1978 to 0.90% in 2024, a gain of 0.32%.
  • The country sits in the bottom quartile of the global distribution for this metric, which also makes the page relevant for low-value and lagging-performance searches.

Comparison

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