Belize vs Benin: Proportion of total government spending on essential services
Belize
18.9%
in 2024
Benin
18.0%
in 2025
Belize rank
24th
Benin rank
27th
Proportion of total government spending on essential services over time
- Belize
- Benin
How they compare
Belize currently reports 18.9% against 18.0% in Benin, a difference of 0.9%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Belize ahead.
Belize ranks 24th and Benin ranks 27th of 170 countries.
Belize has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belize | Benin | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.0% | 17.0% | 1.0% | Belize |
| 2010s | 21.8% | 20.9% | 0.9% | Belize |
| 2020s | 18.3% | 15.9% | 2.5% | Belize |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of total government spending on essential services, Belize or Benin?
- Belize, at 18.9% against 18.0% in Benin as of 2024.
- What is the difference in proportion of total government spending on essential services between Belize and Benin?
- 0.9%, with Belize ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Benin?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Belize and Benin rank globally for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Belize ranks 24th and Benin ranks 27th of 170 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Proportion of total government spending on essential services, education [UIS methodology] (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.