External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health in Haiti
Haiti: External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health was 31.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
31.6%
Change on year
up 1.8%
World rank
22nd
of 194 countries
All-time high
64.7%
in 2011
All-time low
31.0%
in 2022
Years of data
24
2000–2023
External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health in Haiti, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health in Haiti is 31.6%, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and down 34.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health in Haiti peaked at 64.7% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 31.0%, in 2022.
Haiti ranks 22nd of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health in Haiti, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 31.5% | — |
| 2001 | 33.0% | +4.8% |
| 2002 | 34.9% | +5.6% |
| 2003 | 34.4% | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 33.4% | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 33.0% | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 45.2% | +37.0% |
| 2007 | 34.9% | -22.8% |
| 2008 | 35.8% | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 35.1% | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 46.2% | +31.4% |
| 2011 | 64.7% | +40.2% |
| 2012 | 60.7% | -6.1% |
| 2013 | 48.4% | -20.3% |
| 2014 | 54.9% | +13.5% |
| 2015 | 50.9% | -7.4% |
| 2016 | 49.4% | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 34.0% | -31.3% |
| 2018 | 40.9% | +20.4% |
| 2019 | 42.3% | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 38.8% | -8.2% |
| 2021 | 37.3% | -3.9% |
| 2022 | 31.0% | -16.9% |
| 2023 | 31.6% | +1.8% |
Haiti compared with similar countries
- Haiti's 31.6% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 11.9%, 2.7× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Haiti's 31.6% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.8%, 39.2× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 35.1% | 31.5% | 45.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.2% | 34.0% | 64.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.7% | 31.0% | 38.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Haiti
- 19 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 37.0% compare
- 20 Solomon Islands 33.9% compare
- 21 Vanuatu 32.0% compare
- 23 Sierra Leone 28.5% compare
- 24 Eritrea 28.5% compare
- 25 Eswatini 28.4% 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 external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health in Haiti?
- External health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health in Haiti was 31.6% in 2023, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health recorded in Haiti?
- The highest recorded value was 64.7% in 2011.
- What is the lowest external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health recorded in Haiti?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.0% in 2022.
- How does Haiti rank for external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health?
- Haiti ranks 22nd out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health rising or falling in Haiti?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Haiti data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health expenditure (CHE) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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