Health spending as a share of total government spending in Haiti
Haiti: Health spending as a share of total government spending was 4.6% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Health spending as a share of total government spending in Haiti, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Haiti recorded 4.6% for health spending as a share of total government spending in 2023.
That represents a change of up 11.1% on the previous year and up 52.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, health spending as a share of total government spending in Haiti peaked at 13.9% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 2.8%, in 2012.
That places Haiti 177th out of 195 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Health spending as a share of total government spending in Haiti, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 13.9% | — |
| 2001 | 11.9% | -14.6% |
| 2002 | 7.4% | -38.2% |
| 2003 | 6.6% | -10.3% |
| 2004 | 7.9% | +20.3% |
| 2005 | 6.7% | -16.1% |
| 2006 | 3.0% | -55.1% |
| 2007 | 7.1% | +137.6% |
| 2008 | 7.4% | +4.4% |
| 2009 | 6.8% | -8.8% |
| 2010 | 6.4% | -5.0% |
| 2011 | 3.0% | -53.6% |
| 2012 | 2.8% | -6.7% |
| 2013 | 3.0% | +7.7% |
| 2014 | 3.2% | +6.8% |
| 2015 | 4.4% | +37.4% |
| 2016 | 5.0% | +14.1% |
| 2017 | 4.5% | -9.5% |
| 2018 | 4.7% | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 4.2% | -9.1% |
| 2020 | 4.8% | +13.9% |
| 2021 | 4.4% | -9.2% |
| 2022 | 4.1% | -6.5% |
| 2023 | 4.6% | +11.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.9% | 3.0% | 13.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.1% | 2.8% | 6.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.5% | 4.1% | 4.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Haiti
- 174 Burundi 4.7% compare
- 175 Pakistan 4.7% compare
- 176 India 4.6% compare
- 178 Sierra Leone 4.5% compare
- 179 Guinea-Bissau 4.3% compare
- 180 Azerbaijan 4.3% 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)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0036 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 3.69 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per capita 0.0022 units per person (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled 6 (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is health spending as a share of total government spending in Haiti?
- Health spending as a share of total government spending in Haiti was 4.6% in 2023, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest health spending as a share of total government spending recorded in Haiti?
- The highest recorded value was 13.9% in 2000.
- What is the lowest health spending as a share of total government spending recorded in Haiti?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.8% in 2012.
- How does Haiti rank for health spending as a share of total government spending?
- Haiti ranks 177th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is health spending as a share of total government spending rising or falling in Haiti?
- Over the last ten years it is up 52.2%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Health spending as a share of total government spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Domestic general government health expenditure expressed as a percentage of total expenditure of the general government.