Domestic general government health expenditure as % of GDP in Haiti
Haiti: Domestic general government health expenditure as % of GDP was 0.2981 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Domestic general government health expenditure as % of GDP in Haiti, 2000–2023
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2023, domestic general government health expenditure as % of gdp in Haiti stood at 0.2981.
The figure is down 12.9% on the previous year and down 37.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, domestic general government health expenditure as % of gdp in Haiti peaked at 0.871 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.2896, in 2006.
That places Haiti 32nd out of 32 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Domestic general government health expenditure as % of GDP in Haiti, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.871 | — |
| 2001 | 0.7272 | -16.5% |
| 2002 | 0.4889 | -32.8% |
| 2003 | 0.517 | +5.7% |
| 2004 | 0.5864 | +13.4% |
| 2005 | 0.5834 | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.2896 | -50.4% |
| 2007 | 0.7925 | +173.7% |
| 2008 | 0.8324 | +5.0% |
| 2009 | 0.7822 | -6.0% |
| 2010 | 0.8127 | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 0.4217 | -48.1% |
| 2012 | 0.4575 | +8.5% |
| 2013 | 0.4755 | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 0.4683 | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 0.5609 | +19.8% |
| 2016 | 0.5298 | -5.5% |
| 2017 | 0.4651 | -12.2% |
| 2018 | 0.5265 | +13.2% |
| 2019 | 0.4075 | -22.6% |
| 2020 | 0.4851 | +19.1% |
| 2021 | 0.4092 | -15.7% |
| 2022 | 0.342 | -16.4% |
| 2023 | 0.2981 | -12.9% |
Haiti compared with similar countries
- Haiti's 0.2981 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3.47, 9% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Haiti's 0.2981 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.46, 12% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Domestic general government health expenditure as % of GDP in Haiti changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +173.7% | 0.2896 | 0.7925 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6471 | 0.2896 | 0.871 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5126 | 0.4075 | 0.8127 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3836 | 0.2981 | 0.4851 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Haiti
More health data for Haiti
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.21 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.418 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,297 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1,902 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 16 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.3629 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.051 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.4861 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is domestic general government health expenditure as % of gdp in Haiti?
- Domestic general government health expenditure as % of gdp in Haiti was 0.2981 in 2023, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest domestic general government health expenditure as % of gdp recorded in Haiti?
- The highest recorded value was 0.871 in 2000.
- What is the lowest domestic general government health expenditure as % of gdp recorded in Haiti?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2896 in 2006.
- How does Haiti rank for domestic general government health expenditure as % of gdp?
- Haiti ranks 32nd out of 32 countries with data for 2023.
- Is domestic general government health expenditure as % of gdp rising or falling in Haiti?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Haiti data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Domestic general government health expenditure as % of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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