Belize

Military spending in Belize

Military spending in Belize: 1.16% of GDP in 1981 and 1% of GDP in 2025, by SIPRI estimates.

Latest, 2025
1% of GDP
Since 1981
−0.16 percentage points
Rank, 2025
111 of 151
counting from the highest
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% of GDP · SIPRI

Military spending in BelizeMilitary spending in Belize: 1.16% of GDP in 1981 and 1% of GDP in 2025, by SIPRI estimates. The highest was 1.56% of GDP in 1985, the lowest 0.64% of GDP in 2002.
Estimates, SIPRI

What the numbers say

  • The highest was 1.56% of GDP in 1985, the lowest 0.64% of GDP in 2002.

Every year

% of GDP · SIPRI

YearBelize
20251
20241.08
20231.05
20221
20211.13
20201.38
20191.03
20181.02
20171.06
20161.02
20150.95
20140.93
20130.9
20120.81
20110.87
20100.87
20091.07
20081.08
20070.83
20060.8
20050.76
20040.7
20030.68
20020.64
20010.68
20000.67
19971.05
19960.97
19951.03
19941.1
19930.86
19920.8
19911.28
19901.27
19891.2
19851.56
19841.54
19831.53
19821.44
19811.16

Good to know

  • What the country spends on its armed forces and defence, as a share of its economy, by SIPRI’s count.
  • Source: Information from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) Military Expenditure Database, https://doi.org/10.55163/CQGC9685.
  • Ranks count the 151 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.

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