(2024) Haiti Macro Poverty Outlook - Datasheet
Summary — Statistical datasheet accompanying the Annual Meetings 2024 World Bank Macro Poverty Outlook for Haiti: the full projection table of macroeconomic and poverty indicators.
Key Findings
- GDP is projected to contract 4.2 percent in 2024 as all sectors decline, with agriculture down 6.6 percent yoy and the ICAE index down 4.0 percent yoy at end-H1 2024.
- Extreme poverty (US$2.15/day 2017 PPP) is estimated at 36.4 percent in 2024, up from 29.9 percent in 2020, and projected at 36.6 percent by 2026.
- Modest growth of 0.5 percent in 2025 and 1.5 percent in 2026 is expected, contingent on improved political stability and security ahead of elections before end-2025.
- CPI inflation eased to 28.3 percent by end-May 2024 but food inflation rose to 40.5 percent, and 50 percent of the population faced acute food insecurity as of June 2024.
- The fiscal deficit is set to narrow from 2.3 percent of GDP in FY23 to 0.6 percent in 2024, and debt cancellation from Venezuela cuts debt from 24.2 to 15.2 percent of GDP.
Full Description
The statistical annex to the Annual Meetings 2024 edition of the World Bank Macro Poverty Outlook for Haiti. It presents the complete data table underlying the country brief: historical values and projections for real GDP growth, inflation, the fiscal balance and revenues, public debt, the current account, and poverty headcount rates at the international, lower-middle-income, and upper-middle-income lines, reported by fiscal year.
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SELECTED INDICATORS* Avg. '10-192014/152015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202020/21 2021/22 2022/23 E2023/24 F
INCOME AND ECONOMIC GROWTH
GDP growth (annual %) 1.3 1.4 1.8 2.5 1.7 -1.7 -3.3 -1.8 -1.7 -1.9 -4.2
GDP per capita growth (annual %, real) -0.1 0.0 0.4 1.1 0.3 -3.0 -4.5 -3.0 -2.8 -3.0 -5.3
GDP per capita (US$, nominal) 1369.81404.11311.21386.81485.4 1330.5 1369.4 1829.6 1745.9 1771.5 2097.3
Private consumption growth (annual %) 2.2 4.5 5.6 5.0 4.1 -1.0 -4.0 1.2 -0.7 0.1 -0.3
Gross investment ( % of nominal GDP) 17.7 14.0 13.6 16.9 16.1 18.7 21.3 18.0 15.9 13.9 4.5
Gross Investment - Public ( % of nominal GDP) 7.7 5.9 3.5 3.3 3.5 1.5 2.1 1.7 1.7 1.4 2.8
MONEY AND PRICES
Inflation, consumer prices (annual %, EOP or MRV)¹ 8.8 8.4 10.7 10.9 13.3 19.7 25.1 19.7 38.7 31.9 ..
Inflation, consumer prices (annual %, period average) 7.8 5.3 11.4 10.6 11.4 17.3 22.9 15.9 27.6 44.2 26.1
Nominal Base Money (% of GDP) 16.4 16.5 16.8 16.1 17.3 17.2 15.1 18.9 23.5 23.6 23.5
Domestic credit to the private sector (% of GDP)
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10.2 10.8 10.5 9.8 11.2 10.4 8.6 8.3 8.2 5.2 ..
10-year interest rate (annual average)¹ .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Nominal exchange rate (local currency per USD) 53.4 48.6 60.4 65.6 65.4 84.1 99.9 81.1 107.2 134.7 132.2
Real exchange rate index (2015=100) 96.6 100.0 89.5 88.7 94.4 84.4 84.6 115.6 107.1 107.2 131.6
FISCAL
Revenue (% of GDP) 12.9 11.4 10.8 10.4 10.0 7.5 7.0 6.9 6.6 7.4 7.4
Expenditure (% of GDP) 15.5 13.8 11.2 10.9 12.1 9.5 9.7 9.6 9.8 9.7 8.0
Interest payments (% of GDP) 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3
Non-interest expenditure (% of GDP) 15.3 13.7 11.1 10.7 12.0 9.2 9.4 9.3 9.5 9.4 7.7
Overall fiscal balance (% of GDP) -2.6 -2.4 -0.5 -0.5 -2.2 -2.0 -2.7 -2.7 -3.2 -2.3 -0.6
Primary fiscal balance (% of GDP) -2.4 -2.3 -0.3 -0.3 -2.0 -1.7 -2.4 -2.4 -2.9 -2.0 -0.3
General government debt (% of GDP) 16.2 17.8 21.3 19.9 23.6 26.1 22.0 28.4 27.6 24.2 15.2
External public debt (% of GDP) 11.3 14.3 14.3 14.1 13.0 15.7 9.5 12.9 12.3 11.3 2.9
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EXTERNAL ACCOUNTS
Export growth, G&S (nominal US$, annual %) 5.7 5.2 -5.9 1.2 6.9 -2.6 -41.2 24.9 6.6 -25.2 -10.9
Import growth, G&S (nominal US$, annual %) 6.7 -5.5 -5.0 13.1 12.3 -10.8 -14.0 21.5 8.0 1.2 -14.9
Merchandise exports (% of GDP) 6.4 6.9 7.2 6.6 6.6 8.1 5.7 5.4 6.2 4.6 2.9
Merchandise imports (% of GDP) 25.1 23.3 25.3 26.3 28.1 28.4 23.8 21.1 23.5 18.3 15.1
Services, net (% of GDP) -2.6 -2.1 -0.5 -1.3 -0.7 -0.6 -2.2 -2.3 -2.9 -8.0 -3.0
Current account balance (current US$ millions) -341.1-265.3-237.9-324.9-474.1 -168.6 74.0 87.7 -492.0 -680.5 -57.8
Current account balance (% of GDP) -2.3 -1.8 -1.7 -2.2 -2.9 -1.1 0.5 0.4 -2.4 -3.3 -0.2
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP) 1.0 0.7 0.7 2.5 0.6 0.5 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.2
Multilateral debt (% of total external debt)
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SELECTED INDICATORS* Avg. '10-192014/152015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202020/21 2021/22 2022/23 E2023/24 F
HAITI
POPULATION, EMPLOYMENT AND POVERTY
Population, total (millions) 10.5 10.6 10.7 10.9 11.0 11.2 11.3 11.4 11.6 11.7 11.9
Population growth (annual %) 1.4 1.5 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.3 1.3 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2
Unemployment Rate 15.4 15.2 15.7 16.0 16.3 16.6 19.0 18.4 17.8 19.0 19.0
International poverty rate ($2.15 in 2017 PPP)
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29.2 .. .. .. .. .. 29.9 31.3 32.3 34.2 36.4
Lower middle-income poverty rate ($3.65 in 2017 PPP)
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58.0 .. .. .. .. .. 58.9 60.1 61.6 62.8 65.6
Upper middle-income poverty rate ($6.85 in 2017 PPP)
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85.8 .. .. .. .. .. 86.4 87.5 88.0 88.6 89.6
OTHER
GDP (current LCU, millions) 776979.8720255.0848104.9988912.41070166.11249214.01547377.81699208.62168222.92798324.03289474.0
GDP (current US$, millions) 14383.414832.314048.415065.716358.414848.615483.120944.420226.0 20769.9 24888.6
GDP per capita LCU (real) 57992.258727.958954.659601.859776.757967.555348.553662.852134.4 50552.8 47856.1
Human development index ranking
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158.3 157 156 157 158 159 158 158 158 .. ..
CPIA (overall rating)
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2.9 2.9 2.9 2.9 2.8 2.8 2.7 2.6 2.5 2.2 ..
Economic management
2
3.3 3.5 3.3 3.5 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 2.8 2.2 ..
Structural policies
2
3.1 3.0 3.2 3.0 3.0 3.2 3.0 3.0 2.8 2.5 ..
Policies for social inclusion and equity
2
2.6 2.7 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.5 2.4 2.3 ..
Public sector management and institutions
2
2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.5 2.3 2.2 2.0 2.0 1.9 ..
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Notes: ".." indicates not available. E = estimate, F = forecast. Data from MFMOD unless otherwise noted. Poverty data are expressed in 2017 PPP, versus 2011 PPP in previous editions - resulting in major changes. See pip.worldbank.org
1/ Haver Analytics database; MRV = Most recent value.
2/ World Development Indicators Database and World Bank Staff Estimates.
3/ Calculations based on SEDLAC harmonization, using 2012-ECVMAS.Projection using neutral distribution (2012) with pass-through = 0.87 (Med (0.87)) based on GDP per capita in constant LCU. Actual data: 2012. Nowcast: 2013-2023. Forecasts are from 2024 to 2026.
4/ The HDI ranking in 2001 is in relation to 175 countries and in 2010 in relation to 169 countries. Methodological enhancements in HDI calculations have resulted in notable improvements in the countries' rankings.
Sources: MFMOD Database, World Bank WDI and Haver Analytics databases, IMF.