Haiti Tourism Economy Snapshot - Prosperity Data360

This World Bank Prosperity Data360 economy snapshot provides a comprehensive overview of Haiti's tourism sector performance and key indicators. The document presents tourism's economic impact, showing that the sector contributes 4.1% to Haiti's GDP and accounts for 12.3% of total employment as of 2024. The report includes historical data on international arrivals and tourism receipts, with 0.94 million international arrivals recorded in 2019 and $0.62 billion in international tourism receipts in 2018. The snapshot covers multiple dimensions of tourism development including the enabling environment, policy conditions, infrastructure and services, tourism resources, and sustainability factors. However, Haiti lacks data for the Travel & Tourism Development Index (TTDI), which benchmarks countries' tourism development policies and factors across 17 component pillars organized into 5 dimensions. The document includes comparative data positioning Haiti within the Latin America and Caribbean region and lower middle-income country classification. It presents various tourism demand and supply indicators, though many specific metrics for Haiti are not available, highlighting potential data collection challenges in the country's tourism sector. Methodological notes explain the calculation methods for key indicators, emphasizing that tourism contribution to GDP includes direct visitor spending, government tourism expenditure, and wider economic impacts through indirect and induced effects. The data is compiled from multiple international sources including WTTC, UNWTO, World Bank WDI, and World Economic Forum.