General profile: Haiti

GENERAL INFORMATION FOR 2021
Population
Population
Exchange rates
Exchange rate
GDP
GDP
11.448 Millions
89.227 HTG/US$
19 208 Millions current US$
Land area
Land area¹
CPI growth (%)
CPI growth
GDP growth
GDP growth
(q) 27 560 km²
15.94 %
-0.95 %
INTERNATIONAL MERCHANDISE TRADE
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+33.1 %
Merchandise exports growth rate in 2021
Total merchandise trade
(millions of US$)
2005
2010
2015
2021
Merchandise exports
470
579
882
(e) 960
Merchandise imports
1 454
3 146
3 683
(e) 3 232
Merchandise trade balance
-984
-2 567
-2 802
(e) -2 272
Export structure by product group in 2021
(as % of total exports)
4 %4 %86 %86 %10 %10 %
Top 5 partners in 2021
(exports, millions of US$)
7815922121178159221211
INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN SERVICES
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Total trade in services²
(millions of US$)
2005
2010
2015
2021
Services exports
145
453
724
111
Services imports
544
1 277
1 042
618
Services trade balance
-399
-824
-318
-507
Services exports by main category²
(as % of total services)
2005
2010
2015
2021
Transport
0.0
0.0
-
2.1
Travel
54.7
84.6
84.2
71.8
Other services
45.3
15.4
(e) 15.8
26.1
TRADE INDICES
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93781291161091151009790838478795688918980766463719210110099100991009592989511411891127131136141145147149147
ECONOMIC TRENDS
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-0.9 %
Gross domestic product growth rate in 2021
Economic indicators
(millions of US$ unless otherwise specified)
2005
2010
2015
2021
GDP, current
6 980
11 812
14 228
19 208
GDP per capita, current US$
766
1 200
1 347
1 678
Real GDP growth, y-on-y, %
3.62
-3.81
1.62
-0.95
Current account balance, % of GDP
0.10
-0.86
-1.90
0.74
Exchange rate (/US$)
40.449
39.797
50.706
89.227
GDP by expenditure in 2020
(as % of total GDP)
97.17.317.77.729.897.17.317.77.729.8
FDI AND EXTERNAL FINANCIAL RESOURCES
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FDI outflows as % of GDP in 2021
Financial flows
(millions of US$ unless otherwise specified)
2005
2010
2015
2021
FDI inflows
26.00
178.00
105.68
50.00
FDI outflows
..
..
..
..
Personal remittances, % of GDP
24.37
21.97
26.28
..
Financial flows trends
(millions of US$)
3 110.53 326.93 142.32 721.82 358.72 195.61 977.01 781.01 612.31 551.41 473.81 375.51 369.81 222.11 062.9986.2931.5811.0675.7623.6578.050237510537510510699162156119178553075161266146513FDI Inwards flowsFDI Inwards flowsFDI Inwards flowsMigrant's remittances receiptsMigrant's remittances receiptsMigrant's remittances receipts
TRADE IN GOODS AND SERVICES
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Trade balance indicators²
(as % and index)
2005
2010
2015
2021
Balance, % of GDP
-17.88
-27.69
-19.28
-20.72
Balance, % of imports
-67.34
-76.29
-61.08
-76.23
Normalized balance
-0.508
-0.617
-0.440
-0.616
Trade openness²
(sum of imports and exports as % of GDP)
3434494743454444424144453437333735
LIVING AREA
Population by living area in 2021
(% of population)
Urban 58%Urban 58%Rural 42%Rural 42%
OTHER INDICATORS
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0 %
Share of the total world merchant fleet in 2021
Maritime transport indicators
 
2005
2010
2015
2021
Merchant fleet, national flag (thousands of DWT)
1
2
1
1
Liner shipping connectivity index (maximum 2006 = 100 for China)
..
5.84
8.68
9.52
Container port throughput (TEU)
..
176 874
178 452
..
Information economy indicators
(as % of)
2005
2010
2015
2021
Share of ICT goods, % of total exports
..
..
..
..
Share of ICT goods, % of total imports
..
..
..
..
Share of workforce involved in the ICT sector
..
..
..
..
Source: UNCTADstat (http://unctadstat.unctad.org)
Notes:
1
Land area refers to the total area of a country excluding area under inland water bodies. It differs from the country area, that includes area under inland water bodies, but excludes offshore territorial waters.
2
Statistics presented correspond to the 6th edition of the IMF Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Manual (BPM6, 2009).
e
Estimated.
q
Estimated. Data refers to 2020.
Symbols for missing values:
0
Zero means that the amount is nil or negligible
..
Not available or not separately reported
_
Not applicable
...
Not available, including no quotation
#
Non-relevant calculation
-
Not publishable
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Negative accumulation of flows; Value included in regional and global totals
Abbreviations & acronyms:
DWT:
Dead weight tons
FDI:
Foreign direct investment
GDP:
Gross domestic product
ICT:
Information and communication technology
TEU:
Twenty foot equivalent unit
US$:
United States dollar
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Generation date: 20 October 2022