Latin America & Caribbean · Lower middle income

Haiti: the economy in numbers

Per person: $2,694, or $3,134 at purchasing power parity. Population: 11.9 million (2025).

$32.1B−2.7%real GDP growth, 2025

GDP in 2025, current US dollars: #112 of 204 economies. IMF forecast for 2026: −1.7%.

GDP per capita

$2,694

2025 · #162 of 204

GDP per capita, PPP

$3,134

2025 · #183 of 197

Inflation

28.6%

2025 · IMF forecast 2026: 21.5%

Government debt

12.3%

2025 · % of GDP, general government

Population

11.9M

2025 · #82 of 217

Unemployment

14.9%

2025 · ILO estimate

Life expectancy

65.1 years

2024

GDP

Adjusted for US inflation, in 2025 dollars: $2.98 billion in 1960, $32.1 billion in 2025.

Current US dollars; “In 2025 dollars” removes US inflationSource: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)

GDP per capita

In 2025 dollars: $771 per person in 1960, $2,694 in 2025.

GDP per capitaGDP per capita, PPP (international $)

PPP: purchasing power parity, international dollarsSource: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)

Real GDP growth

Average over 2016–2025: −1.2% a year. Years of falling GDP since 1961: 23 of 65.

Shaded: IMF forecasts from 2026Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
Source: International Monetary Fund, World Economic Outlook (October 2026)

Inflation

Consumer prices rose 28.3 times from 2000 to 2025. Highest annual inflation: 39.3% in 1994.

Shaded: IMF forecasts from 2026Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
Source: International Monetary Fund, World Economic Outlook (October 2026)

Government debt, % of GDP

Highest since 1997: 37.8% of GDP in 2003. IMF forecast for 2031: 10.3%.

Shaded: IMF forecasts from 2026Source: International Monetary Fund, World Economic Outlook (October 2026)

Population

1960: 3.86 million · 2025: 11.9 million.

Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)

Unemployment rate

1991: 7.3% · 2025: 14.9%.

% of the labor force, ILO modeled estimatesSource: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)

Life expectancy at birth

1960: 43.4 years · 2024: 65.1 years.

Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)

Exports of goods and services

1988: 16.3% · 2025: 1.6%.

% of GDPSource: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)

Data by year

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Year	GDP	GDP per capita	Per capita, PPP	Real growth	Inflation	Gov. debt, % GDP	Population	Unemployment	Life expectancy	Exports, % GDP
2031				1.5%^f	8.0%^f	10.3%^f
2030				1.2%^f	8.0%^f	9.9%^f
2029				0.9%^f	9.4%^f	9.5%^f
2028				0.7%^f	12.7%^f	9.3%^f
2027				−0.5%^f	15.7%^f	9.4%^f
2026				−1.7%^f	21.5%^f	10.5%^f
2025	$32.1B	$2,694	$3,134	−2.7%	28.6%	12.3%	11.9M	14.9%		1.6%
2024	$24.3B	$2,060	$3,169	−4.2%	26.9%	15.1%	11.8M	14.6%	65.1	2.2%
2023	$19.6B	$1,682	$3,265	−1.9%	36.8%	27.9%	11.6M	14.5%	64.9	3.2%
2022	$20.1B	$1,748	$3,245	−1.7%	34.0%	29.2%	11.5M	14.5%	63.9	3.9%
2021	$20.8B	$1,825	$3,117	−1.8%	16.8%	28.4%	11.4M	15.3%	62.6	4.4%
2020	$14.5B	$1,290	$3,103	−3.3%	22.8%	22.3%	11.2M	15.6%	63.8	7.7%
2019	$15B	$1,352	$3,237	−1.7%	18.7%	26.5%	11.1M	14.1%	64.3	10.6%
2018	$16.4B	$1,496	$3,197	1.7%	12.5%	24.1%	11M	13.9%	64.1	10.8%
2017	$15.1B	$1,395	$3,339	2.5%	10.7%	22.5%	10.8M	13.9%	63.8	11.0%
2016	$14.1B	$1,318	$3,253	1.8%	11.5%	24.4%	10.7M	13.9%	63.3	11.6%
2015	$14.8B	$1,411	$3,026	1.4%	6.7%	23.9%	10.5M	13.8%	63.2	11.8%
2014	$15.1B	$1,460	$3,076	2.9%	3.4%	21.4%	10.4M	13.8%	63.0	11.0%
2013	$14.9B	$1,458	$3,042	4.3%	4.8%	25.1%	10.2M	13.7%	62.6	10.5%
2012	$13.7B	$1,361	$2,830	0.5%	5.0%	24.1%	10.1M	14.1%	62.3	9.7%
2011	$13B	$1,312	$2,858	5.1%	6.3%	22.3%	9.91M	14.5%	61.6	10.1%
2010	$11.9B	$1,210	$2,695	−5.7%	4.8%	24.9%	9.8M	15.2%	45.6	8.6%
2009	$11.6B	$1,197	$2,855	5.9%	0.4%	19.4%	9.69M	15.4%	61.7	8.9%
2008	$10.4B	$1,095	$2,724	2.7%	15.3%	33.9%	9.53M	16.2%	61.3	8.8%
2007	$9.23B	$985	$2,647	4.7%	6.6%	24.4%	9.37M	16.8%	61.1	8.4%
2006	$7.64B	$829	$2,504	1.8%	11.3%	32.2%	9.22M	15.9%	60.7	9.0%
2005	$7.03B	$776	$2,427	3.1%	14.0%	29.7%	9.06M	14.6%	60.3	8.6%
2004	$6.09B	$683	$2,322	−1.3%	21.0%	30.4%	8.91M	13.4%	58.5	8.4%
2003	$5.07B	$579	$2,331	3.5%	28.7%	37.8%	8.76M	12.2%	59.4	9.3%
2002	$6.21B	$721	$2,248	1.1%	7.0%	32.0%	8.61M	11.0%	59.0	6.3%
2001	$6.33B	$749	$2,230	−0.3%	13.3%	28.8%	8.46M	9.7%	58.6	7.0%
2000	$6.81B	$821	$2,229	0.9%	9.3%	32.5%	8.3M	8.4%	58.2	7.4%
1999	$4.15B	$510	$2,201	2.7%	3.0%	24.1%	8.15M	7.2%	57.7	12.2%
1998	$3.72B	$465	$2,152	2.2%	5.3%	24.0%	8.0M	7.2%	57.1	9.9%
1997	$3.34B	$425	$2,122	2.7%	20.6%	26.2%	7.85M	7.0%	56.7	10.5%
1996	$2.91B	$377	$2,070	4.1%	20.6%		7.71M	7.3%	56.1	11.3%
1995	$2.81B	$372	$1,989	9.9%	27.6%		7.56M	7.5%	55.6	9.1%
1994	$2.17B	$292	$1,807	−12.0%	39.3%		7.42M	7.9%	54.7	6.4%
1993	$1.88B	$258	$2,048	−5.4%	29.7%		7.28M	7.5%	54.5	10.8%
1992	$2.26B	$316	$2,158	−5.3%	19.4%		7.14M	7.4%	54.0	7.6%
1991	$3.47B	$497	$2,273	1.9%	15.4%		7.0M	7.3%	53.5	10.3%
1990	$3.1B	$452	$2,202	1.0%	21.3%		6.85M		53.2	11.9%
1989	$2.74B	$407		−2.9%	6.9%		6.71M		52.9	13.0%
1988	$2.61B	$397		0.2%	4.1%		6.58M		52.6	16.3%
1987	$2.05B	$318		−0.8%	−11.4%		6.45M		52.2
1986	$2.32B	$367		−0.5%	3.3%		6.32M		51.9
1985	$2.01B	$325		0.6%	10.6%		6.19M		51.6
1984	$1.82B	$299		0.3%	6.4%		6.07M		51.3
1983	$1.62B	$273		0.9%	10.2%		5.95M		50.9
1982	$1.47B	$253		−3.6%	7.4%		5.84M		50.6
1981	$1.48B	$258		−2.9%	10.9%		5.72M		50.3
1980	$1.38B	$246		7.4%	17.8%		5.61M		50.0
1979	$1.08B	$196		7.6%	13.1%		5.51M		49.7
1978	$974M	$180		6.2%	−2.7%		5.4M		49.5
1977	$947M	$179		3.7%	6.5%		5.3M		49.2
1976	$879M	$169		8.4%	7.0%		5.2M		49.0
1975	$681M	$134		1.1%	16.8%		5.1M		48.7
1974	$565M	$113		5.8%	15.0%		5.0M		48.5
1973	$467M	$95		4.8%	22.7%		4.91M		48.2
1972	$372M	$77		1.0%	3.2%		4.81M		47.9
1971	$363M	$77		6.5%	9.6%		4.72M		47.6
1970	$331M	$71		0.7%	1.4%		4.64M		47.3
1969	$392M	$86		3.8%	1.4%		4.55M		46.9
1968	$368M	$82		3.2%	1.3%		4.47M		46.5
1967	$369M	$84		−2.1%	−2.9%		4.38M		46.1
1966	$369M	$86		−0.6%	8.3%		4.3M		45.6
1965	$353M	$84		2.2%	2.3%		4.22M		45.4
1964	$325M	$78		−1.6%	9.2%		4.15M		44.9
1963	$295M	$72		−1.9%	4.3%		4.07M		42.7
1962	$282M	$70		7.9%	−0.6%		4.0M		44.2
1961	$271M	$69		−2.9%	3.8%		3.93M		43.8
1960	$273M	$71			−5.0%		3.86M		43.4

e: IMF estimate; f: IMF forecast.

Nearby economies in Latin America & Caribbean

Nearest by distance between capitals, with GDP per capita.

Dominican Republic

$11,059 per person (2025)

Turks and Caicos Islands

$37,507 per person (2024)

Jamaica

$8,003 per person (2025)

Puerto Rico

$40,620 per person (2025)

Aruba

$38,591 per person (2024)

U.S. Virgin Islands

$44,321 per person (2022)

Curaçao

$22,833 per person (2024)

British Virgin Islands

no GDP data

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Rankings

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Data and methods

GDP: gross domestic product in current US dollars, converted from the local currency at market exchange rates (World Bank); not adjusted for inflation.
Purchasing power parity (PPP): GDP per person in international dollars, which buy the same basket of goods and services in every country. It compares living standards across countries in the same year; it is not adjusted for inflation over time.
In 2025 dollars: the charts can remove US inflation (US consumer price index, annual average) so that dollar amounts from different years compare in today's money. Exchange rate swings still show.
Growth and inflation: World Bank data (calendar years). Years the World Bank does not cover yet, and the estimates and forecasts, come from the IMF World Economic Outlook (October 2026): its forecasts start in 2026, and the years after a country's last actual year are IMF estimates.
Government debt: gross debt of the general government (central, state and local government and social security funds) as a percentage of GDP, IMF. The World Bank's central government debt is narrower and covers fewer countries.
Stock market capitalization: the end-of-year value of domestic companies listed on the country's exchanges (World Federation of Exchanges via the World Bank; before 2016, Standard & Poor's), as a percentage of GDP: the “Buffett indicator”. Investment funds are excluded, and so are companies listed only abroad; companies from elsewhere that list on an exchange count for its country (Hong Kong lists many mainland Chinese companies).
Unemployment: ILO modeled estimates (share of the labor force); comparable across countries, but they may differ from national figures.
Fiscal year: the IMF reports this economy by fiscal year (latest actual: FY2024/25), so IMF numbers can differ from calendar-year World Bank figures.

Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
Source: International Monetary Fund, World Economic Outlook (October 2026)