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 -12.77 in 2025. ▼ Falling
External balance on goods and services as a percent of gdp in Haiti, 1988–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for external balance on goods and services as a percent of gdp in Haiti is -12.77, 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 -12.37 in 2002 and was at its lowest, -27.58, 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 | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | -16.17 | — |
| 1989 | -14.53 | -10.2% |
| 1990 | -22.59 | +55.5% |
| 1991 | -19.18 | -15.1% |
| 1992 | -17.39 | -9.3% |
| 1993 | -27.06 | +55.6% |
| 1994 | -18.29 | -32.4% |
| 1995 | -19.58 | +7.0% |
| 1996 | -17.57 | -10.3% |
| 1997 | -15.99 | -9.0% |
| 1998 | -16.72 | +4.6% |
| 1999 | -17.45 | +4.4% |
| 2000 | -12.44 | -28.7% |
| 2001 | -13.52 | +8.7% |
| 2002 | -12.37 | -8.5% |
| 2003 | -18.65 | +50.8% |
| 2004 | -17.03 | -8.7% |
| 2005 | -17.75 | +4.2% |
| 2006 | -19.01 | +7.1% |
| 2007 | -17.4 | -8.5% |
| 2008 | -18.56 | +6.7% |
| 2009 | -15.26 | -17.8% |
| 2010 | -27.58 | +80.7% |
| 2011 | -24 | -13.0% |
| 2012 | -20.95 | -12.7% |
| 2013 | -19.3 | -7.9% |
| 2014 | -20.4 | +5.7% |
| 2015 | -18.41 | -9.8% |
| 2016 | -18.21 | -1.1% |
| 2017 | -20.07 | +10.2% |
| 2018 | -23.58 | +17.5% |
| 2019 | -23.45 | -0.5% |
| 2020 | -22.11 | -5.7% |
| 2021 | -24.71 | +11.7% |
| 2022 | -21.95 | -11.2% |
| 2023 | -18.85 | -14.1% |
| 2024 | -14.27 | -24.3% |
| 2025 | -12.77 | -10.6% |
Haiti compared with similar countries
- Haiti's -12.77 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is -9.16, 1.4× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Haiti's -12.77 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is -2.12, 6.0× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where External balance on goods and services as a percent of gdp 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | -80.7% | -15.26 | -27.58 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | -15.35 | -16.17 | -14.53 | 2 |
| 1990s | -19.18 | -27.06 | -15.99 | 10 |
| 2000s | -16.2 | -19.01 | -12.37 | 10 |
| 2010s | -21.59 | -27.58 | -18.21 | 10 |
| 2020s | -19.11 | -24.71 | -12.77 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Haiti
- 135 Cape Verde -11.38 compare
- 136 Madagascar -11.57 compare
- 137 Egypt -11.69 compare
- 139 Seychelles -13.05 compare
- 140 Bosnia and Herzegovina -13.12 compare
- 141 Guinea-Bissau -13.15 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 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 -12.77 in 2025, according to 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 -12.37 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 -27.58 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 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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