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Browse additional economic indicators and data sets, selected by Global Finance editors, to learn more about Haiti economic outlook, debt to GDP ratio, international trade performance and population trends. Rankings of Haiti best banks and safest banks are also available.
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USD 2.4 billion (2018)
International Monetary Fund (IMF), data retrieved October 2019
2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 |
3.3% | 0.8% | 3.1% | -5.5% | 5.5% | 2.9% | 4.2% |
2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018* | ||
2.8% | 1.2% | 1.5% | 1.2% | 1.5% |
*Estimate
1980 | 1990 | 2000 | 2010 | 2019* |
0.05% | 0.04% | 0.02% | 0.02% | 0.02% |
*Estimate
(2017 estimate)
2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018* | 2019* |
7.5% | 13.4% | 14.7% | 12.9% | 17.6% |
*Estimate
2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
*Estimate
2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018* | 2019* |
30.3% | 33.7% | 31% | 33.3% | 36.5% |
*Estimate
2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018* | 2019* |
-2.5% | 0% | 0.2% | -2% | -2.6% |
*Estimate
Standard & Poor's: N/A
Moody's: N/A
Standard & Poor's / Moody's
2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
N/A | N/A | N/A |
-3.7 % (2018 estimate)
17.1% (2018)
0.01% (2018)
0.009% (2018)
Apparel, manufactures, oils, cocoa, mangoes, coffee
Food, manufactured goods, machinery and transport equipment, fuels, raw materials
US 80.6%, Dominican Republic 4.9% (2017)
US 20.7%, China 18.8%, Netherlands Antilles 15.7%, Indonesia 8.5% (2017)
2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
USD 105 million | USD 375 million | USD 105 million |
2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
N/A | N/A | N/A |
2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
N/A
N/A
Economies are ranked on their ease of doing business. A high ease of doing business ranking means the regulatory environment is more conducive to the starting and operation of a local firm.
Overall ranking:
179 out of 190 countries
Subcategories:
Starting a Business: 189 out of 190 countries
Dealing with Construction Permits: 179 out of 190 countries
Getting Electricity: 147 out of 190 countries
Registering Property: 182 out of 190 countries
Getting Credit: 144 out of 190 countries
Protecting Minority Investors: 183 out of 190 countries
Paying Taxes: 149 out of 190 countries
Trading across Borders: 85 out of 190 countries
Enforcing Contracts: 127 out of 190 countries
Resolving Insolvency: 168 out of 190 countries
138 out of 141 countries
Ranking: 143 / Score: 52.7 (Mostly unfree)
(100=totally free 0=totally repressed)
Roman Catholic 54.7%, Protestant 28.5% (Baptist 15.4%, Pentecostal 7.9%, Adventist 3%, Methodist 1.5%, other 0.7%), Vodou 2.1%, other 4.6%, none 10.2% (2003 est.)
1990* | 2000* | 2010* | 2015* | 2020* |
7.09 million | 8.55 million | 10 million | 10.71 million | 11.38 million |
*Estimate
1960 | 1980 | 2000 | 2018 |
15.6% | 20.5% | 35.6% | 55.3% |
Total population: 60.7%
Male: 64.3%
Female: 57.3%
Definition: age 15 and over can read and write (2015 est.)
50.8% (last available estimate, 2012)
41.1 (last available estimate, 2012)
Partly Free
Political Rights: 5
Civil Liberties: 5 (2019)
(1 represents the most free, 7 the least free rating)
Fixed: 0.1%
Mobile: 57.5%
(2018)
(fixed-telephone subscribers and mobile-cellular subscribers)