Domestic general government health expenditure (GGHE-D) as percentage in Haiti
Haiti: Domestic general government health expenditure (GGHE-D) as percentage was 9.3% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Domestic general government health expenditure (GGHE-D) as percentage in Haiti, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2023, domestic general government health expenditure (gghe-d) as percentage in Haiti stood at 9.3%.
The figure is down 12.4% on the previous year and down 19.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, domestic general government health expenditure (gghe-d) as percentage in Haiti peaked at 22.3% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 7.1%, in 2011.
Haiti ranks 191st of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Domestic general government health expenditure (GGHE-D) as percentage in Haiti, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 21.8% | — |
| 2001 | 19.4% | -11.1% |
| 2002 | 14.2% | -26.5% |
| 2003 | 14.6% | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 17.1% | +17.0% |
| 2005 | 17.6% | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 8.3% | -52.9% |
| 2007 | 21.7% | +161.1% |
| 2008 | 22.2% | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 22.3% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 17.9% | -20.0% |
| 2011 | 7.1% | -60.1% |
| 2012 | 8.2% | +15.3% |
| 2013 | 11.6% | +40.9% |
| 2014 | 10.4% | -10.6% |
| 2015 | 11.1% | +6.7% |
| 2016 | 11.0% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 12.2% | +10.5% |
| 2018 | 12.2% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 10.4% | -14.6% |
| 2020 | 12.8% | +23.0% |
| 2021 | 11.4% | -10.7% |
| 2022 | 10.7% | -6.8% |
| 2023 | 9.3% | -12.4% |
Haiti compared with similar countries
- Haiti's 9.3% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 37.9%, 25% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Haiti's 9.3% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 58.2%, 16% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Domestic general government health expenditure (GGHE-D) as percentage 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 | +161.1% | 8.3% | 21.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.9% | 8.3% | 22.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.2% | 7.1% | 17.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.1% | 9.3% | 12.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Haiti
- 188 Myanmar 11.1% compare
- 189 Guinea-Bissau 10.6% compare
- 190 Liberia 10.0% compare
- 192 Yemen 8.4% compare
- 193 South Sudan 4.3% compare
- 194 Afghanistan 1.7% compare
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 (gghe-d) as percentage in Haiti?
- Domestic general government health expenditure (gghe-d) as percentage in Haiti was 9.3% in 2023, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest domestic general government health expenditure (gghe-d) as percentage recorded in Haiti?
- The highest recorded value was 22.3% in 2009.
- What is the lowest domestic general government health expenditure (gghe-d) as percentage recorded in Haiti?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.1% in 2011.
- How does Haiti rank for domestic general government health expenditure (gghe-d) as percentage?
- Haiti ranks 191st out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is domestic general government health expenditure (gghe-d) as percentage rising or falling in Haiti?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Haiti data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Domestic general government health expenditure (GGHE-D) as percentage of current health expenditure (CHE) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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