Public healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Haiti
Haiti: Public healthcare spending as a share of GDP was 0.3% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Public healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Haiti, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Haiti recorded 0.3% for public healthcare spending as a share of gdp in 2023.
The figure is down 12.9% on the previous year and down 37.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Haiti peaked at 0.9% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2006.
That places Haiti 192nd out of 193 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.
Public healthcare spending as a share of GDP 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% |
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)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -0.1428 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1527 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -0.1929 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1551 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is public healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Haiti?
- Public healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Haiti was 0.3% in 2023, according to Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest public healthcare spending as a share of gdp recorded in Haiti?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2000.
- What is the lowest public healthcare spending as a share of gdp recorded in Haiti?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2006.
- How does Haiti rank for public healthcare spending as a share of gdp?
- Haiti ranks 192nd out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is public healthcare spending as a share of gdp 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, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Public healthcare spending as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Domestic general government expenditure on health from domestic sources, expressed as a share of GDP.