Military spending as a share of GDP in Haiti
Haiti: Military spending as a share of GDP was 0.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Military spending as a share of GDP in Haiti, 1988–2025
Source: Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, military spending as a share of gdp in Haiti stood at 0.1%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 55.0% on the previous year and up 203.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military spending as a share of gdp in Haiti peaked at 0.2% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2013.
That places Haiti 163rd out of 166 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Military spending as a share of GDP in Haiti, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 0.1% | — |
| 1989 | 0.1% | -4.6% |
| 1990 | 0.1% | +12.4% |
| 1991 | 0.1% | +10.5% |
| 1992 | 0.1% | +8.0% |
| 1993 | 0.1% | -15.8% |
| 1994 | 0.1% | -20.5% |
| 1995 | 0.1% | +10.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | -63.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | +17.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | +12.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | +23.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | -11.3% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | +40.2% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | +40.4% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | +20.0% |
| 2021 | 0.2% | +49.3% |
| 2022 | 0.1% | -55.3% |
| 2023 | 0.1% | -13.6% |
| 2024 | 0.1% | +31.6% |
| 2025 | 0.1% | +55.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Haiti
- 160 Ireland 0.2% compare
- 161 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.2% compare
- 162 Mauritius 0.1% compare
- 164 Costa Rica 0.0%
- 164 Iceland 0.0%
- 164 Panama 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)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate -15.27 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.0174 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per capita 46.86 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 15.07 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1433 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per capita 385.96 current US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate 13.76 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 18.72 current LCU per US$ of GDP (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 2025, according to Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (2026) – 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 0.2% in 2021.
- What is the lowest military spending as a share of gdp recorded in Haiti?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2013.
- How does Haiti rank for military spending as a share of gdp?
- Haiti ranks 163rd out of 166 countries with data for 2025.
- Is military spending as a share of gdp rising or falling in Haiti?
- Over the last ten years it is up 203.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Haiti data come from?
- The figures come from Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (2026) – 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
Total military expenditure divided by gross domestic product, expressed as a percentage.