Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP (%) in Haiti
Haiti: Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP (%) was 0.1% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP in Haiti, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp in Haiti is 0.1%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 33.4% on the previous year and down 87.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp in Haiti peaked at 2.5% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2001.
Haiti ranks 190th of 214 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP (%) in Haiti, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.2% | — |
| 2001 | 0.1% | -64.3% |
| 2002 | 0.1% | +32.2% |
| 2003 | 0.3% | +196.2% |
| 2004 | 0.1% | -64.4% |
| 2005 | 0.4% | +281.6% |
| 2006 | 2.1% | +468.5% |
| 2007 | 0.8% | -61.6% |
| 2008 | 0.3% | -64.6% |
| 2009 | 0.5% | +67.5% |
| 2010 | 1.5% | +213.8% |
| 2011 | 0.9% | -39.1% |
| 2012 | 1.1% | +24.4% |
| 2013 | 1.1% | -4.5% |
| 2014 | 0.7% | -39.8% |
| 2015 | 0.7% | +8.9% |
| 2016 | 0.7% | +4.8% |
| 2017 | 2.5% | +233.1% |
| 2018 | 0.6% | -74.2% |
| 2019 | 0.5% | -22.0% |
| 2020 | 0.2% | -65.5% |
| 2021 | 0.2% | +42.1% |
| 2022 | 0.2% | -20.5% |
| 2023 | 0.1% | -38.8% |
| 2024 | 0.1% | -33.4% |
Haiti compared with similar countries
- Haiti's 0.1% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.1%, 4% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Haiti's 0.1% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3.4%, 2% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +468.5% | 0.4% | 2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.1% | 2.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 0.5% | 2.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Haiti
- 187 Afghanistan 0.1% compare
- 188 Nepal 0.1% compare
- 189 China 0.1% compare
- 191 Polynesia -0.1% compare
- 192 French Polynesia -0.2% compare
- 193 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland -0.4% compare
- 193 United Kingdom -0.4% 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 foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp in Haiti?
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp in Haiti was 0.1% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp recorded in Haiti?
- The highest recorded value was 2.5% in 2017.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp recorded in Haiti?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2001.
- How does Haiti rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp?
- Haiti ranks 190th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp rising or falling in Haiti?
- Over the last ten years it is down 87.9%. 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 Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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