External Public Debt, October 2008-September 2009
- Total public external debt rose from 1,856.0 million USD (Oct-08) to a peak of 2,016.8 million USD (Jun-09).
- Debt stock fell sharply to 1,184.2 million USD in Jul-09 and stood at 1,196.0 million USD by Sep-09, consistent with HIPC completion-point relief.
- Multilateral creditors held the largest share, around 74-76% of the total through Jun-09, dominated by IDB (about 41%) and IBRD/IDA (about 25-27%) before the July 2009 drop.
- Bilateral share rose to about 38-39% after July 2009, with Venezuela becoming the largest single bilateral creditor (244.9 million USD by Sep-09).
This BRH-sourced statistical table, issued by the Ministry of Economy and Finance, tracks Haiti's aggregate public external debt (including payment arrears) on a monthly basis from October 2008 to September 2009. It presents both levels (in millions of USD) and percentage shares of total external debt, broken out by bilateral creditors (United States, France, Spain, Italy, Taiwan/Chinese Taipei, Venezuela, European Economic Community) and multilateral creditors (IBRD/IDA, IFAD, IMF, IDB, OPEC Fund), plus a separate 'rescheduled debt' (dette réaménagée) line and arrears. Total external debt rose steadily from 1,856.0 million USD in October 2008 to a peak of 2,016.8 million USD in June 2009, then fell sharply to 1,184.2 million USD in July 2009 and stood at 1,196.0 million USD by September 2009. The drop is driven mainly by a large reduction in IBRD/IDA and IDB exposure between June and July 2009, consistent with the debt relief Haiti received upon reaching the HIPC Initiative completion point in June 2009.
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Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF), External Public Debt, October 2008-September 2009, https://www.mef.gouv.ht/storage/app/uploads/public/648/75d/0dc/64875d0dc014b331418274.pdf