Domestic general government health expenditure in Haiti
Haiti: Domestic general government health expenditure was 0.3% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Domestic general government health expenditure in Haiti, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2023, domestic general government health expenditure in Haiti stood at 0.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.9% on the previous year and down 37.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, domestic general government health expenditure in Haiti peaked at 0.9% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2006.
Haiti ranks 192nd of 193 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 in Haiti, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.9% | — |
| 2001 | 0.7% | -16.5% |
| 2002 | 0.5% | -32.8% |
| 2003 | 0.5% | +5.7% |
| 2004 | 0.6% | +13.4% |
| 2005 | 0.6% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.3% | -50.4% |
| 2007 | 0.8% | +173.7% |
| 2008 | 0.8% | +5.0% |
| 2009 | 0.8% | -6.0% |
| 2010 | 0.8% | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 0.4% | -48.1% |
| 2012 | 0.5% | +8.5% |
| 2013 | 0.5% | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 0.5% | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 0.6% | +19.8% |
| 2016 | 0.5% | -5.5% |
| 2017 | 0.5% | -12.2% |
| 2018 | 0.5% | +13.2% |
| 2019 | 0.4% | -22.6% |
| 2020 | 0.5% | +19.1% |
| 2021 | 0.4% | -15.7% |
| 2022 | 0.3% | -16.4% |
| 2023 | 0.3% | -12.9% |
Haiti compared with similar countries
- Haiti's 0.3% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.9%, 16% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Haiti's 0.3% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3.4%, 9% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Domestic general government health expenditure 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% | 0.3% | 0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.3% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Haiti
- 189 Benin 0.5% compare
- 190 Syria 0.4% compare
- 191 Bangladesh 0.3% compare
- 193 Afghanistan 0.2% 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 in Haiti?
- Domestic general government health expenditure in Haiti was 0.3% in 2023, according to Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest domestic general government health expenditure recorded in Haiti?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2000.
- What is the lowest domestic general government health expenditure recorded in Haiti?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2006.
- How does Haiti rank for domestic general government health expenditure?
- Haiti ranks 192nd out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is domestic general government health expenditure 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 Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Domestic general government health expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Public expenditure on health from domestic sources as a share of the economy as measured by GDP.