Diagnostic Trade Integration Study: Strengthening Competitiveness and Promoting Diversification in Haiti
- Exports of goods and services were about 12 percent of GDP in 2010 and imports near 57 percent, a trade deficit of 45.2 percent of GDP.
- Textiles and apparel made up 88 percent of exports over 2008 to 2010, and the United States took 85.4 percent of exports.
- Remittances averaged close to 22 percent of GDP a year over 2005 to 2010.
- Doing Business 2013 ranked Haiti 174th of 185 countries.
- Foreign direct investment was $30 million in 2008 and $38 million in 2009, compared with $2.8 billion and $2.1 billion for the Dominican Republic.
- Only 24 percent of the 4,000 km road network is paved.
The study has three parts. Part one covers the economy, trade and competitiveness: exports of goods and services were about 12 percent of GDP in 2010 and imports near 57 percent, a trade deficit of 45.2 percent of GDP, and textiles and apparel made up 88 percent of exports over 2008 to 2010, with 85.4 percent of exports going to the United States. It reviews trade agreements (CARICOM, HOPE and HELP, the EU Economic Partnership Agreement, the WTO), the investment climate, labor, credit, electricity, ports, airports, roads and free zones. Part two takes the main growth sectors in turn, including apparel, agriculture and tourism. Part three asks whether international trade matters for the poor, with a poverty profile and micro simulations of trade expansion and reform. An action matrix closes the study.
How to cite
Government of Haiti; World Bank, 2013, Diagnostic Trade Integration Study: Strengthening Competitiveness and Promoting Diversification in Haiti, https://enhancedif.org/en/country-profile/haiti