Haiti Health Spending
Current health expenditure as % of GDP SH.XPD.CHEX.GD.ZS
Haiti's health spending was 2.73% in 2025, ranked 178th globally. This represents a 14.5% decrease from 2024. Data from World Bank, covering 2000–2025.
Overview
Haiti's health spending stood at 2.73% in 2025, a decline of +0.46% from 2023. Based on recent trends, this figure is projected to reach 2.73% by 2025. Haiti ranked 178th globally.
Haiti’s health expenditure has fallen to 2.73 percent of GDP in 2025, ranking 178th globally and marking the all‑time trough after a 25‑year series that began at 3.99 percent in 2000. The indicator peaked at 5.91 percent in 2011, a level more than double the current share, before a steady decline accelerated after the 2010 earthquake and subsequent cholera outbreak. The downward trajectory places Haiti alongside peers such as Angola (2.77) and Lebanon (2.69), both of which are marginally higher but similarly constrained by limited fiscal capacity and fragile health systems. Persistent macro‑economic challenges, low tax revenues and recurring natural disasters have limited the government’s ability to sustain health financing, while external aid has become increasingly volatile. If fiscal reforms expand the revenue base and international assistance stabilises, Haiti could arrest the decline and modestly raise its health spending share, offering a potential shift in the long‑term trend.
Data & projection
| Year | Health Spending | YoY change | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026* trend | 2.53% | - | - |
| 2025* trend | 2.73% | - | - |
| 2025 | 2.73% | −0.46% | #178 |
| 2023 | 3.19% | −0.02% | #19 |
| 2022 | 3.21% | −0.37% | #19 |
| 2021 | 3.58% | −0.21% | #21 |
| 2020 | 3.79% | −0.12% | #23 |
| 2019 | 3.91% | −0.41% | #38 |
| 2018 | 4.32% | +0.50% | #51 |
| 2017 | 3.82% | −0.99% | #30 |
| 2016 | 4.81% | −0.27% | #63 |
| 2015 | 5.08% | +0.55% | #72 |
| 2014 | 4.52% | +0.42% | #57 |
| 2013 | 4.11% | −1.46% | #43 |
| 2012 | 5.56% | −0.35% | #89 |
| 2011 | 5.91% | +1.36% | #99 |
| 2010 | 4.55% | +1.05% | #57 |
Detected Pattern
Analysis
Haiti matched the Stagflation Risk pattern in 2024. Historically, 38% of countries showing this pattern (117 out of 307) saw health spending improve within 24 months. View full analysis →
Frequently Asked Questions
Haiti's health spending was 2.73% in 2025. Ranked 178th globally. This represents a 14.5% decrease from the previous year.
Haiti's health spending peaked at 5.91% in 2011.
The lowest health spending in Haiti was 2.73% in 2025.
Haiti ranks 178th globally in health spending as of 2025.
The World Bank indicator code is SH.XPD.CHEX.GD.ZS. Data sourced from World Bank.
Haiti's health spending is projected to reach 2.73% by 2025 based on trend extrapolation.
The health spending of Haiti in 2025 was 2.73%. This ranks 178th in the world.
Cite this page
@misc{historysaid_haiti_health-spending,
title = {Haiti Health Spending},
url = {https://historysaid.com/haiti/health-spending/},
publisher = {HistorySaid},
year = {2026}
}