Belize Military Spending/Defense Budget 1981-2025

Belize military spending/defense budget for 2022 was 23.67 million US dollars, a 5.88% decline from 2021.
  • Belize military spending/defense budget for 2021 was 25.15 million US dollars, a 3.35% decline from 2020.
  • Belize military spending/defense budget for 2020 was 26.03 million US dollars, a 6.55% increase from 2019.
  • Belize military spending/defense budget for 2019 was 24.42 million US dollars, a 4.64% increase from 2018.
Military expenditures data from SIPRI are derived from the NATO definition, which includes all current and capital expenditures on the armed forces, including peacekeeping forces; defense ministries and other government agencies engaged in defense projects; paramilitary forces, if these are judged to be trained and equipped for military operations; and military space activities. Such expenditures include military and civil personnel, including retirement pensions of military personnel and social services for personnel; operation and maintenance; procurement; military research and development; and military aid (in the military expenditures of the donor country).