Military spending as a share of GDP in Haiti
Haiti: Military spending as a share of GDP was 0.1% in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2019)
0.1%
Change on year
up 40.7%
World rank
171st
of 172 countries
All-time high
2.7%
in 1859
All-time low
0.0%
in 2011
Years of data
143
1859–2019
Military spending as a share of GDP in Haiti, 1859–2019
Source: Barnum et al. - Global Military Spending Dataset (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2019, military spending as a share of gdp in Haiti stood at 0.1%.
That represents a change of up 40.7% on the previous year and up 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military spending as a share of gdp in Haiti peaked at 2.7% in 1859 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2011.
That places Haiti 171st out of 172 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Military spending as a share of GDP in Haiti, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1859 | 2.7% | — |
| 1860 | 2.7% | -2.6% |
| 1861 | 2.2% | -17.5% |
| 1862 | 2.1% | -4.9% |
| 1863 | 1.7% | -17.8% |
| 1864 | 1.6% | -5.3% |
| 1865 | 1.3% | -21.0% |
| 1866 | 1.2% | -5.6% |
| 1867 | 1.3% | +5.1% |
| 1868 | 1.4% | +11.5% |
| 1869 | 1.4% | -1.4% |
| 1870 | 1.3% | -10.5% |
| 1871 | 1.3% | +3.6% |
| 1872 | 1.3% | -0.8% |
| 1873 | 1.3% | +2.8% |
| 1874 | 1.3% | -0.7% |
| 1875 | 1.3% | -0.4% |
| 1876 | 1.4% | +4.4% |
| 1877 | 1.3% | -5.3% |
| 1878 | 1.4% | +5.2% |
| 1879 | 1.5% | +6.6% |
| 1880 | 1.4% | -5.4% |
| 1881 | 1.4% | -2.0% |
| 1882 | 1.5% | +9.9% |
| 1883 | 1.5% | +3.3% |
| 1884 | 1.6% | +5.2% |
| 1885 | 1.5% | -7.7% |
| 1886 | 1.6% | +8.7% |
| 1887 | 1.5% | -7.9% |
| 1888 | 1.7% | +14.2% |
| 1889 | 1.7% | +1.9% |
| 1890 | 1.9% | +8.6% |
| 1891 | 1.8% | -4.6% |
| 1892 | 2.0% | +9.7% |
| 1893 | 2.0% | +1.2% |
| 1894 | 2.0% | +1.0% |
| 1895 | 2.1% | +6.4% |
| 1896 | 2.1% | +0.0% |
| 1897 | 2.0% | -7.0% |
| 1898 | 2.0% | +0.4% |
| 1899 | 1.8% | -8.1% |
| 1900 | 1.7% | -5.1% |
| 1901 | 1.7% | -1.2% |
| 1902 | 1.7% | -1.8% |
| 1903 | 1.6% | -5.9% |
| 1904 | 1.6% | +1.3% |
| 1905 | 1.6% | +2.0% |
| 1906 | 1.8% | +7.2% |
| 1907 | 1.7% | -5.3% |
| 1908 | 1.8% | +4.7% |
| 1909 | 1.9% | +9.4% |
| 1910 | 1.9% | -0.2% |
| 1911 | 2.1% | +8.1% |
| 1912 | 2.1% | +2.4% |
| 1913 | 2.2% | +5.8% |
| 1914 | 0.7% | -69.0% |
| 1915 | 0.8% | +9.1% |
| 1934 | 0.5% | -35.1% |
| 1935 | 0.5% | +7.9% |
| 1936 | 0.5% | -1.5% |
| 1937 | 0.5% | +3.1% |
| 1938 | 0.6% | +8.4% |
| 1939 | 0.6% | +2.6% |
| 1940 | 0.6% | +1.3% |
| 1941 | 0.5% | -9.6% |
| 1942 | 0.5% | -4.4% |
| 1943 | 0.5% | -5.9% |
| 1944 | 0.5% | +5.7% |
| 1945 | 0.6% | +14.3% |
| 1946 | 0.5% | -15.2% |
| 1947 | 0.5% | -0.5% |
| 1948 | 0.5% | -3.2% |
| 1949 | 0.6% | +32.5% |
| 1950 | 0.6% | +0.5% |
| 1951 | 0.7% | +9.8% |
| 1952 | 0.8% | +16.8% |
| 1953 | 0.9% | +10.9% |
| 1954 | 0.9% | +1.2% |
| 1955 | 0.9% | -5.3% |
| 1956 | 1.0% | +8.2% |
| 1957 | 1.0% | +2.5% |
| 1958 | 1.0% | +6.1% |
| 1959 | 1.0% | -4.8% |
| 1960 | 0.9% | -10.9% |
| 1961 | 0.9% | +2.5% |
| 1962 | 0.9% | +0.3% |
| 1963 | 0.9% | -2.1% |
| 1964 | 0.9% | +5.4% |
| 1965 | 0.9% | +0.7% |
| 1966 | 0.9% | -3.5% |
| 1967 | 0.9% | +3.5% |
| 1968 | 0.9% | -3.7% |
| 1969 | 0.8% | -7.7% |
| 1970 | 0.9% | +3.5% |
| 1971 | 0.9% | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 0.8% | -5.1% |
| 1973 | 0.7% | -18.8% |
| 1974 | 0.6% | -10.4% |
| 1975 | 0.5% | -10.0% |
| 1976 | 0.5% | -5.8% |
| 1977 | 0.5% | -1.0% |
| 1978 | 0.5% | -3.9% |
| 1979 | 0.5% | +3.7% |
| 1980 | 0.5% | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 0.6% | +24.9% |
| 1982 | 0.7% | +9.8% |
| 1983 | 0.7% | -2.2% |
| 1984 | 0.7% | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 0.7% | -1.5% |
| 1986 | 0.7% | +4.6% |
| 1987 | 0.7% | +3.0% |
| 1988 | 0.4% | -42.2% |
| 1989 | 0.4% | -1.5% |
| 1990 | 0.3% | -15.9% |
| 1991 | 0.3% | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.3% | -10.0% |
| 1993 | 0.1% | -54.3% |
| 1994 | 0.1% | -35.7% |
| 1995 | 0.2% | +160.5% |
| 1996 | 1.0% | +308.5% |
| 1997 | 0.9% | -11.2% |
| 1998 | 0.7% | -14.0% |
| 1999 | 0.7% | -8.8% |
| 2000 | 0.6% | -16.4% |
| 2001 | 0.5% | -11.1% |
| 2002 | 0.4% | -17.5% |
| 2003 | 0.3% | -24.9% |
| 2004 | 0.3% | -14.1% |
| 2005 | 0.2% | -23.4% |
| 2006 | 0.2% | -16.6% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | -21.5% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | -19.2% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | -16.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | -67.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | +18.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | +19.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | +10.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | +10.1% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | +15.0% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | +5.8% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | +15.4% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | +40.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 2.7% | 2.7% | 2.7% | 1 |
| 1860s | 1.7% | 1.2% | 2.7% | 10 |
| 1870s | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 1880s | 1.5% | 1.4% | 1.7% | 10 |
| 1890s | 2.0% | 1.8% | 2.1% | 10 |
| 1900s | 1.7% | 1.6% | 1.9% | 10 |
| 1910s | 1.6% | 0.7% | 2.2% | 6 |
| 1930s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 6 |
| 1940s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.9% | 0.6% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5% | 0.1% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Haiti
- 168 Iceland 0.2% compare
- 169 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.2% compare
- 170 Cuba 0.1% compare
- 172 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 0.0% compare
More economy & growth data for Haiti
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 0.3989 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 1.5 Percent per annum (2029)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant LCU), per capita 6,864 constant LCU per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), annual 28.68 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), per 0.275 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), per 740.85 current US$ per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current LCU), annual 27.22 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current LCU), per 35.94 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current LCU), per 96,822 current LCU per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) -5.11 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military spending as a share of gdp in Haiti?
- Military spending as a share of gdp in Haiti was 0.1% in 2019, according to Barnum et al. - Global Military Spending Dataset (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest military spending as a share of gdp recorded in Haiti?
- The highest recorded value was 2.7% in 1859.
- What is the lowest military spending as a share of gdp recorded in Haiti?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2011.
- How does Haiti rank for military spending as a share of gdp?
- Haiti ranks 171st out of 172 countries with data for 2019.
- Is military spending as a share of gdp rising or falling in Haiti?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Haiti data come from?
- The figures come from Barnum et al. - Global Military Spending Dataset (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Military spending as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Military spending measured as a percentage of gross domestic product (GDP).