Ethiopia vs Haiti: Government spending as share of GDP vs. GDP per capita

Ethiopia
9.5%
in 2024
Haiti
5.2%
in 2024
Ethiopia rank
148th
Haiti rank
151st

Government spending as share of GDP vs. GDP per capita over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Haiti
0102030192419742024

How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 9.5% against 5.2% in Haiti, a difference of 4.3%.

That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.8 times Haiti's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Haiti ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 148th and Haiti ranks 151st of 151 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 4 and Haiti in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Haiti Difference Ahead
1980s 17.8% 19.9% 2.1% Haiti
1990s 22.0% 5.9% 16.0% Ethiopia
2000s 22.4% 8.7% 13.8% Ethiopia
2010s 17.3% 12.8% 4.5% Ethiopia
2020s 12.3% 7.9% 4.4% Ethiopia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher government spending as share of gdp vs. gdp per capita, Ethiopia or Haiti?
Ethiopia, at 9.5% against 5.2% in Haiti as of 2024.
What is the difference in government spending as share of gdp vs. gdp per capita between Ethiopia and Haiti?
4.3%, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Haiti?
36 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
How do Ethiopia and Haiti rank globally for government spending as share of gdp vs. gdp per capita?
Ethiopia ranks 148th and Haiti ranks 151st of 151 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Monetary Fund (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Government spending as share of GDP vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Government spending as share of GDP vs. GDP per capita
Unit
% of GDP
Source
International Monetary Fund (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
151 places, 9,265 data points, 1800–2024
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Sum of all the money spent by the government on goods and services, as a percentage of GDP. It includes interest paid on government debt.