(2025) Haiti Economy Snapshot - Prosperity Data360
Summary — A comprehensive economic data snapshot of Haiti for 2024, showing key indicators including GDP, inflation, trade, finance, and competitiveness metrics. The document presents Haiti's economic performance compared to regional and global averages.
Key Findings
- Haiti's economy contracted by 4.17% in 2024, indicating severe economic challenges.
- Inflation reached an extremely high level of 26.95% in 2024, severely impacting purchasing power.
- GDP per capita remains low at $3,180 (PPP), reflecting limited economic development.
- Financial inclusion is very low, with only 6.85% using digital payments and 5.95% using cards.
- Haiti scores poorly on business competitiveness indicators, particularly in investor protection (18.0) and insolvency resolution (0.0).
Full Description
This World Bank Prosperity Data360 economy snapshot provides a comprehensive overview of Haiti's economic situation as of 2024. Haiti is classified as a lower middle-income country within the Latin America and Caribbean region, with a GDP per capita of $3,180 (PPP) and a population of 11.77 million people.
The economic indicators reveal significant challenges, with GDP growth showing a negative 4.17% in 2024 and inflation running extremely high at 26.95%. The employment to population ratio stands at 55.11% (2012 data), while 60.47% of the population lives in urban areas. The female to male labor force ratio is 73.33%, indicating gender disparities in employment.
In terms of financial inclusion and competitiveness, Haiti lags behind regional and global averages across most indicators. Only 6.85% of the population used mobile phones or internet to pay bills (2017), and 5.95% used debit or credit cards. The Doing Business score shows Haiti performing below Latin American and Caribbean averages in most categories, with particularly low scores in protecting minority investors (18.0) and resolving insolvency (0.0).
The data spans from 2012 to 2024, with most recent economic indicators from 2024, providing insights into Haiti's economic trajectory and highlighting areas where policy interventions may be needed to improve economic performance and competitiveness.
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Prosperity
Data360 Economy Snapshot
Finance, Competitiveness & Innovation
HAITI
LATIN AMERICA & CARIBBEAN (LCN) ; LOWER MIDDLE INCOME
GDP Per Capita, PPP (USD, thousands)3.18 (2024)
GDP Growth (annual %) -4.17 (2024)
Population (millions) 11.77 (2024)
Inflation, Consumer Prices (annual %)26.95 (2024)
Employment to Population Ratio (%) 55.11 (2012)
Urban Population (%) 60.47 (2024)
Female/Male Labor Force (%) 73.33 (2012)
Trade
Trade Balance and Current Account
SOURCE: WDI
Current US$, billion % of GDP
Top Exports, by % of total value
SOURCE: WITS
Top Imports, by % of total value
SOURCE: WITS
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Investment
FDI Investments Inv. with private participation (USD, bn.)
SOURCE: WDI
Sectoral composition
Value added, % GDP Employment, % of total
SOURCE: WDI
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Value Added in Manufacturing (%)
SOURCE: WDI
Finance - Access & Stability
Indicator YearOverallFemaleMale LCNLCN(F)LCN(M)WLDWLD(F)WLD(M)
Account (% age 15+) 2024 - - - 62.8259.5466.4670.5767.4573.69
Financial institution account (% age 15+) 2024 - - - 59.5456.1163.3463.4260.9566.67
Mobile money account (% age 15+) 2024 - - - 25.2927.0132.832.4932.740.85
Owns a debit or credit card (% age 15+) 2022 - - - 25.6420.5731.2117.2714.6120.19
Made or received a digital payment (% age 15+) 2024 - - - 48.4144.5252.7351.8847.5756.37
Used a mobile phone or the internet to pay
bills (% age 15+)
2017 6.85 - - 8.73 7.9713.3422.8633.837.04
Used a debit or credit card (% age 15+) 2017 5.95 - - 23.42 - - 26.32 - -
Commercial bank branches (per 100,000 adults) 2020 2.62 - - 2.62 - - 2.38 - -
Bank capital to assets ratio (%) 2023 - - - 11.87 - - 9.48 - -
Bank nonperforming loans to total gross loans (%) 2023 - - - 4.44 - - 5.48 - -
SOURCE: FINDEX & WDI
Competitiveness
Doing Business Categories
Indicator Year HTI LCN WLD
Doing Business 202040.7259.5163.05
Starting a business 202036.4379.9884.36
Dealing with construction permits 2020 44.2263.6265.85
Getting electricity 2020 57.1772.1169.66
Registering property 202030.3755.462.06
Getting credit 2020 35.052.1254.42
SOURCE: DOING BUSINESS
Indicator Year HTI LCN WLD
Protecting minority investors 2020 18.047.8851.57
Paying taxes 202057.5860.9169.46
Trading across borders 2020 76.969.4471.45
Enforcing contracts 2020 51.5753.8556.35
Resolving insolvency 2020 0.0 39.845.36
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Enterprise Survey - Constraints
SOURCE: ENTERPRISE SURVEYS
Global Competitiveness Index (2019) Enabling the Business of Agriculture (2019)
SOURCE: WEF GCI SOURCE: EBA
Logistics Performance Index (2023)
SOURCE: LPI
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Disclaimer
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mentioned data.
The World Bank’s Doing Business (DB) report was discontinued on September 16th, 2021 due to data irregularities.
Data rectification of affected historical DB data (2016-2020) was carried out. This historical data, including the sets
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Prosperity Data360 UPDATED ON: 2025-10-07