External health expenditure in Haiti
Haiti: External health expenditure was 31.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
External 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 31.6% for external health expenditure 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 in Haiti peaked at 64.7% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 31.0%, in 2022.
That places Haiti 21st out of 177 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
External health expenditure in Haiti, year by year
| Year | % of current health expenditure | 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 11.8%, 2.7× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Haiti's 31.6% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.9%, 37.0× 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
- 18 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 37.0% compare
- 19 Solomon Islands 33.9% compare
- 20 Vanuatu 32.0% compare
- 22 Sierra Leone 28.5% compare
- 23 Eritrea 28.5% compare
- 24 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 in Haiti?
- External health expenditure in Haiti was 31.6% in 2023, according to Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest external health expenditure recorded in Haiti?
- The highest recorded value was 64.7% in 2011.
- What is the lowest external health expenditure recorded in Haiti?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.0% in 2022.
- How does Haiti rank for external health expenditure?
- Haiti ranks 21st out of 177 countries with data for 2023.
- Is external health expenditure 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 Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of External 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 external sources. External sources compose of direct foreign transfers and foreign transfers distributed by government encompassing all financial inflows into the national health system from outside the country. External sources either flow through the government scheme or are channeled through non-governmental organizations or other schemes.