Proportion of total government spending on essential services … UIS in Haiti
Haiti: Proportion of total government spending on essential services … UIS was 13.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Haiti, 2014–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of total government spending on essential services in Haiti is 13.2%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and down 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services in Haiti peaked at 16.1% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 10.0%, in 2020.
That places Haiti 91st out of 197 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services … UIS in Haiti, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 12.0% | — |
| 2015 | 14.6% | +21.6% |
| 2016 | 13.2% | -9.2% |
| 2017 | 14.7% | +11.0% |
| 2018 | 14.5% | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 12.9% | -11.2% |
| 2020 | 10.0% | -22.2% |
| 2021 | 16.1% | +61.0% |
| 2022 | 13.1% | -18.5% |
| 2023 | 11.2% | -14.4% |
| 2024 | 13.0% | +15.9% |
| 2025 | 13.2% | +1.2% |
Haiti compared with similar countries
- Haiti's 13.2% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 14.5%, 91% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Haiti's 13.2% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 13.4%, 98% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 13.6% | 12.0% | 14.7% | 6 |
| 2020s | 12.8% | 10.0% | 16.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Haiti
- 88 United Republic of Tanzania 13.4% compare
- 89 Argentina 13.2% compare
- 90 Ghana 13.2% compare
- 92 Democratic Republic of the Congo 13.1%
- 93 Estonia 13.0% compare
- 94 San Marino 13.0% compare
More education data for Haiti
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5,619 (1984)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 241,622 (1997)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 143,758 (1986)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.63 million (2016)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 3.95 % change on previous year (1998)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2016)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.246 units per person (2016)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.63 million (2016)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of total government spending on essential services in Haiti?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Haiti was 13.2% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Haiti?
- The highest recorded value was 16.1% in 2021.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Haiti?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.0% in 2020.
- How does Haiti rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Haiti ranks 91st out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services rising or falling in Haiti?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Haiti data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of total government spending on essential services, education [UIS methodology] (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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