External balance on goods and services as a percent of GDP in Haiti
Haiti: External balance on goods and services as a percent of GDP was -12.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
External balance on goods and services as a percent of GDP in Haiti, 1988–2025
Source: National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for external balance on goods and services as a percent of gdp in Haiti is -12.8%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.6% on the previous year and up 30.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external balance on goods and services as a percent of gdp in Haiti peaked at -12.4% in 2002 and was at its lowest, -27.6%, in 2010.
Haiti ranks 138th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 38 years of available data.
External balance on goods and services as a percent of GDP in Haiti, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | -16.2% | — |
| 1989 | -14.5% | -10.2% |
| 1990 | -22.6% | +55.5% |
| 1991 | -19.2% | -15.1% |
| 1992 | -17.4% | -9.3% |
| 1993 | -27.1% | +55.6% |
| 1994 | -18.3% | -32.4% |
| 1995 | -19.6% | +7.0% |
| 1996 | -17.6% | -10.3% |
| 1997 | -16.0% | -9.0% |
| 1998 | -16.7% | +4.6% |
| 1999 | -17.5% | +4.4% |
| 2000 | -12.4% | -28.7% |
| 2001 | -13.5% | +8.7% |
| 2002 | -12.4% | -8.5% |
| 2003 | -18.7% | +50.8% |
| 2004 | -17.0% | -8.7% |
| 2005 | -17.8% | +4.2% |
| 2006 | -19.0% | +7.1% |
| 2007 | -17.4% | -8.5% |
| 2008 | -18.6% | +6.7% |
| 2009 | -15.3% | -17.8% |
| 2010 | -27.6% | +80.7% |
| 2011 | -24.0% | -13.0% |
| 2012 | -20.9% | -12.7% |
| 2013 | -19.3% | -7.9% |
| 2014 | -20.4% | +5.7% |
| 2015 | -18.4% | -9.8% |
| 2016 | -18.2% | -1.1% |
| 2017 | -20.1% | +10.2% |
| 2018 | -23.6% | +17.5% |
| 2019 | -23.5% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | -22.1% | -5.7% |
| 2021 | -24.7% | +11.7% |
| 2022 | -21.9% | -11.2% |
| 2023 | -18.8% | -14.1% |
| 2024 | -14.3% | -24.3% |
| 2025 | -12.8% | -10.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | -15.4% | -16.2% | -14.5% | 2 |
| 1990s | -19.2% | -27.1% | -16.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | -16.2% | -19.0% | -12.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | -21.6% | -27.6% | -18.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | -19.1% | -24.7% | -12.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Haiti
- 135 Cape Verde -11.4% compare
- 136 Madagascar -11.6% compare
- 137 Egypt -11.7% compare
- 139 Seychelles -13.0% compare
- 140 Bosnia and Herzegovina -13.1% compare
- 141 Guinea-Bissau -13.1% compare
More economy & growth data for Haiti
- 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)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps -1.00 million BoP, current US$ (1999)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit -0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (1999)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita -0.1227 BoP, current US$ per person (1999)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 20.00 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -15.42 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 1.7 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 25.01 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external balance on goods and services as a percent of gdp in Haiti?
- External balance on goods and services as a percent of gdp in Haiti was -12.8% in 2025, according to National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest external balance on goods and services as a percent of gdp recorded in Haiti?
- The highest recorded value was -12.4% in 2002.
- What is the lowest external balance on goods and services as a percent of gdp recorded in Haiti?
- The lowest recorded value was -27.6% in 2010.
- How does Haiti rank for external balance on goods and services as a percent of gdp?
- Haiti ranks 138th out of 191 countries with data for 2025.
- Is external balance on goods and services as a percent of gdp rising or falling in Haiti?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Haiti data come from?
- The figures come from National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of External balance on goods and services as a percent of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Exports of goods and services minus imports of goods and services divided by gross domestic product, expressed as a percentage.