Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person (%) in Haiti
Haiti: Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person (%) was -4.3% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person in Haiti, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Haiti recorded -4.3% for annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.5% on the previous year and down 563.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Haiti peaked at 2.8% in 2007 and was at its lowest, -8.0%, in 2010.
That places Haiti 197th out of 201 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person (%) in Haiti, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.6% | — |
| 2001 | -1.6% | -358.7% |
| 2002 | -0.3% | -83.4% |
| 2003 | 2.0% | -825.9% |
| 2004 | -2.6% | -233.2% |
| 2005 | 1.6% | -160.5% |
| 2006 | 0.3% | -82.9% |
| 2007 | 2.8% | +929.6% |
| 2008 | -1.0% | -135.6% |
| 2009 | 1.9% | -296.0% |
| 2010 | -8.0% | -512.4% |
| 2011 | 2.2% | -127.1% |
| 2012 | -2.0% | -194.0% |
| 2013 | 1.5% | -175.0% |
| 2014 | 0.8% | -45.1% |
| 2015 | -0.7% | -177.4% |
| 2016 | -0.1% | -92.3% |
| 2017 | 0.6% | -1240.0% |
| 2018 | -0.2% | -133.3% |
| 2019 | -3.1% | +1547.4% |
| 2020 | -2.4% | -23.0% |
| 2021 | -4.5% | +84.6% |
| 2022 | -2.8% | -37.3% |
| 2023 | -3.1% | +12.2% |
| 2024 | -4.9% | +55.6% |
| 2025 | -4.3% | -11.5% |
Haiti compared with similar countries
- Haiti's -4.3% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.9%. (42 countries reporting)
- Haiti's -4.3% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.3%. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person (%) in Haiti changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | -1547.4% | -0.2% | -3.1% |
| 2017 | +1240.0% | -0.1% | 0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4% | -2.6% | 2.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.9% | -8.0% | 2.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | -3.7% | -4.9% | -2.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Haiti
- 194 New Caledonia -3.8% compare
- 195 Yemen -3.8% compare
- 196 Belize -4.0% compare
- 198 State of Palestine -5.0% compare
- 199 Syrian Arab Republic -5.8% compare
- 199 Syria -5.8% compare
More economy & growth data for Haiti
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate 35.17 % change on previous year (2025)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 0.3989 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 1.5 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate -27.58 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0019 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 5.08 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -31.04 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0014 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 3.71 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Haiti?
- Annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Haiti was -4.3% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person recorded in Haiti?
- The highest recorded value was 2.8% in 2007.
- What is the lowest annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person recorded in Haiti?
- The lowest recorded value was -8.0% in 2010.
- How does Haiti rank for annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person?
- Haiti ranks 197th out of 201 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person rising or falling in Haiti?
- Over the last ten years it is down 563.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Haiti data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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