Which has higher short-term debt, Dominican Republic or Haiti?

Haiti, at 14.4% against 13.8% in Dominican Republic as of 2024.

How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Haiti?

38 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as Short-term debt (% of exports of goods, services and primary income). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Dominican Republic vs Haiti: Short-term debt

Dominican Republic

13.8%

in 2024

Haiti

14.4%

in 2024

Dominican Republic rank

57th

Haiti rank

55th

Short-term debt over time

Dominican Republic
Haiti

How they compare

Haiti currently reports 14.4% against 13.8% in Dominican Republic, a difference of 0.6%.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 38 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Haiti ahead.

Dominican Republic ranks 57th and Haiti ranks 55th of 119 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Dominican Republic averaged higher in 4 and Haiti in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Dominican Republic	Haiti	Difference	Ahead
1970s	15.2%	3.4%	11.8%	Dominican Republic
1980s	28.6%	22.5%	6.1%	Dominican Republic
1990s	33.1%	70.2%	37.1%	Haiti
2000s	19.8%	13.7%	6.1%	Dominican Republic
2010s	12.9%	9.0%	3.9%	Dominican Republic
2020s	13.1%	26.0%	12.9%	Haiti

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher short-term debt, Dominican Republic or Haiti?: Haiti, at 14.4% against 13.8% in Dominican Republic as of 2024.
What is the difference in short-term debt between Dominican Republic and Haiti?: 0.6%, with Haiti ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Haiti?: 38 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2024.
How do Dominican Republic and Haiti rank globally for short-term debt?: Dominican Republic ranks 57th and Haiti ranks 55th of 119 countries.
Where does this data come from?: International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as Short-term debt (% of exports of goods, services and primary income). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Short-term debt (% of exports of goods, services and primary income)
Unit: % of exports of goods, services and primary income
Source: International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 151 places, 5,838 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

Short-term external debt is defined as debt that has an original maturity of one year or less. Available data permit no distinction between public and private nonguaranteed short-term debt. Exports of goods, services and primary income is the sum of goods (merchandise) exports, exports of (nonfactor) services and income (factor) receipts.