Domestic private health expenditure in Haiti
Haiti: Domestic private health expenditure was 59.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Domestic private health expenditure in Haiti, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of current health expenditure.
Analysis
Haiti recorded 59.1% for domestic private health expenditure in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 47.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, domestic private health expenditure in Haiti peaked at 59.1% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 28.2%, in 2011.
Haiti ranks 29th of 193 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Domestic private health expenditure in Haiti, year by year
| Year | % of current health expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 46.7% | — |
| 2001 | 47.6% | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 50.9% | +6.9% |
| 2003 | 51.0% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 49.5% | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 49.3% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 46.5% | -5.8% |
| 2007 | 43.4% | -6.6% |
| 2008 | 42.0% | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 42.5% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 36.0% | -15.4% |
| 2011 | 28.2% | -21.7% |
| 2012 | 31.0% | +10.1% |
| 2013 | 40.0% | +29.0% |
| 2014 | 34.7% | -13.3% |
| 2015 | 38.1% | +9.7% |
| 2016 | 39.5% | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 53.9% | +36.2% |
| 2018 | 46.9% | -12.9% |
| 2019 | 47.3% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 48.4% | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 51.3% | +6.0% |
| 2022 | 58.3% | +13.8% |
| 2023 | 59.1% | +1.3% |
Haiti compared with similar countries
- Haiti's 59.1% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 46.9%, 1.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Haiti's 59.1% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 39.2%, 1.5× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 46.9% | 42.0% | 51.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 39.6% | 28.2% | 53.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.3% | 48.4% | 59.1% | 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 private health expenditure in Haiti?
- Domestic private health expenditure in Haiti was 59.1% in 2023, according to Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest domestic private health expenditure recorded in Haiti?
- The highest recorded value was 59.1% in 2023.
- What is the lowest domestic private health expenditure recorded in Haiti?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.2% in 2011.
- How does Haiti rank for domestic private health expenditure?
- Haiti ranks 29th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is domestic private health expenditure rising or falling in Haiti?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 private health expenditure (% of current health expenditure). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of current health expenditures funded from domestic private sources. Domestic private sources include funds from households, corporations and non-profit organizations. Such expenditures can be either prepaid to voluntary health insurance or paid directly to healthcare providers.