Share of employee compensation in public spending in Belize

Belize: Share of employee compensation in public spending was 52.38 in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
52.38
Change on year
down 1.2%
World rank
4th
of 155 countries
All-time high
63.87
in 1990
All-time low
35.35
in 2006
Years of data
28
1990–2017

Share of employee compensation in public spending in Belize, 1990–2017

02040601990200320171990: 63.91991: 63.71992: 55.41993: 54.61994: 53.81995: 54.91996: 51.31997: 51.61998: 531999: 51.12000: 512001: 48.42002: 49.12003: 452004: 39.52005: 40.62006: 35.42007: 38.22008: 39.52009: 412010: 40.52011: 40.72012: 52.82013: 50.62014: 51.92015: 53.52016: 532017: 52.4

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Belize recorded 52.38 for share of employee compensation in public spending in 2017.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and up 37.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of employee compensation in public spending in Belize peaked at 63.87 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 35.35, in 2006.

Belize ranks 4th of 155 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.

Share of employee compensation in public spending in Belize, year by year

Annual values for Share of employee compensation in public spending in Belize, 1990 to 2017.
Year Value Change
1990 63.87
1991 63.75 -0.2%
1992 55.42 -13.1%
1993 54.57 -1.5%
1994 53.79 -1.4%
1995 54.91 +2.1%
1996 51.32 -6.5%
1997 51.64 +0.6%
1998 52.96 +2.6%
1999 51.05 -3.6%
2000 51.01 -0.1%
2001 48.38 -5.2%
2002 49.07 +1.4%
2003 44.98 -8.3%
2004 39.53 -12.1%
2005 40.62 +2.8%
2006 35.35 -13.0%
2007 38.2 +8.1%
2008 39.46 +3.3%
2009 40.96 +3.8%
2010 40.45 -1.2%
2011 40.66 +0.5%
2012 52.78 +29.8%
2013 50.56 -4.2%
2014 51.95 +2.7%
2015 53.52 +3.0%
2016 53.01 -1.0%
2017 52.38 -1.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 55.33 51.05 63.87 10
2000s 42.76 35.35 51.01 10
2010s 49.41 40.45 53.52 8

Countries ranked near Belize

  1. 1 Mozambique 62.02 compare
  2. 2 Lao People's Democratic Republic 54.22 compare
  3. 3 Botswana 53.96 compare
  4. 5 Iraq 51.92
  5. 6 Central African Republic 49.9 compare
  6. 7 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 49.82 compare

See the full ranking of 155 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of employee compensation in public spending in Belize?
Share of employee compensation in public spending in Belize was 52.38 in 2017, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of employee compensation in public spending recorded in Belize?
The highest recorded value was 63.87 in 1990.
What is the lowest share of employee compensation in public spending recorded in Belize?
The lowest recorded value was 35.35 in 2006.
How does Belize rank for share of employee compensation in public spending?
Belize ranks 4th out of 155 countries with data for 2017.
Is share of employee compensation in public spending rising or falling in Belize?
Over the last ten years it is up 37.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Belize data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of employee compensation in public spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of employee compensation in public spending
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
155 places, 4,295 data points, 1972–2024
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