Belize: Grants and other revenue (current LCU)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2017, Belize's grants and other revenue (current LCU) rose 14.5% on 2016 (from 123.45 million to 141.37 million).

Across the 26 yearly changes before that (1991 to 2016), the average change was +8.6% and a typical year strayed about 34.5% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.2 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 95.4% in 1999 and the biggest yearly fall was 35.1% in 2012. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2008 to 2017 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains less than 1% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

Closest to Belize in the 2017 ranking

• Afghanistan — 1st of 4: 487.64 billion
• St. Lucia — 3rd of 4: 136.46 million
• St. Vincent and the Grenadines — 4th of 4: 68.92 million

What this measures

Grants are transfers receivable by government units, from other resident or nonresident government units or international organizations, that do not meet the definition of a tax, subsidy, or social contribution. Other revenue is all revenue receivable excluding taxes, social contributions, and grants. This category of revenue includes property income, sales of goods and services, and miscellaneous other types of revenue. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.

Limitations: For most countries central government finance data have been consolidated into one account, but for others only budgetary central government accounts are available. Countries reporting budgetary data are noted in the country metadata. Because budgetary accounts may not include all central government units (such as social security funds), they usually provide an incomplete picture. In federal states the central government accounts provide an incomplete view of total public finance. Data on government revenue and expense are collected by the IMF through questionnaires to member countries and by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).

All 28 values

Grants and other revenue (current LCU) in nearby economies

• Argentina — 8.18 trillion (2024)
• Bahamas, The — 332.99 million (2024)
• Barbados — 215.68 million (2016)
• Brazil — 602.08 billion (2024)
• Chile — 7.48 trillion (2024)
• Colombia — 143.37 trillion (2024)
• Costa Rica — 2.62 trillion (2024)
• Dominican Republic — 154.54 billion (2024)
• Ecuador — 14.99 billion (2022)
• El Salvador — 2.2 billion (2024)

More public sector data for Belize

• Military expenditure (current USD) — 33.32 million (2025)
• Military expenditure (current LCU) — 66.63 million (2025)
• Military expenditure (% of GDP) — 1% (2025)
• Armed forces personnel, total — 2,000 (2020)
• Armed forces personnel (% of total labor force) — 1.32% (2020)
• Net investment in nonfinancial assets (current LCU) — 148.91 million (2017)
• Net investment in nonfinancial assets (% of GDP) — 3.29% (2017)
• Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) (current LCU) — -52.73 million (2017)
• Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) (% of GDP) — -1.16% (2017)
• Grants and other revenue (% of revenue)

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Questions people ask

What is Belize's grants and other revenue (current LCU)?

141.37 million in 2017, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1990?

It is up 207.91% from 45.91 million in 1990 (4.25% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 188.95 million in 2013 and the lowest 27.93 million in 1995.

Is the latest change in grants and other revenue (current LCU) unusual for Belize?

In 2017, Belize's grants and other revenue (current LCU) rose 14.5% on 2016 (from 123.45 million to 141.37 million). Across the 26 yearly changes before that (1991 to 2016), the average change was +8.6% and a typical year strayed about 34.5% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.2 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Where does this data come from?

The World Bank's World Development Indicators, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator GC.REV.GOTR.CN, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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