Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP in Haiti
Haiti: Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP was 0.1% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP in Haiti, 1970–2024
Source: IMF International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments; World Bank International Debt Statistics and GDP estimates; and OECD GDP estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp in Haiti is 0.1%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 31.8% on the previous year and down 87.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp in Haiti peaked at 2.5% in 2017 and was at its lowest, -0.1%, in 1993.
Haiti ranks 173rd of 198 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 share of GDP in Haiti, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.8% | — |
| 1971 | 0.9% | +10.9% |
| 1972 | 1.1% | +16.5% |
| 1973 | 1.5% | +37.0% |
| 1974 | 1.4% | -6.1% |
| 1975 | 0.4% | -72.4% |
| 1976 | 0.9% | +128.4% |
| 1977 | 0.8% | -4.6% |
| 1978 | 1.0% | +21.5% |
| 1979 | 1.1% | +8.2% |
| 1980 | 0.9% | -15.4% |
| 1981 | 0.6% | -40.0% |
| 1982 | 0.5% | -14.8% |
| 1983 | 0.5% | +8.0% |
| 1984 | 0.2% | -52.6% |
| 1985 | 0.2% | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 0.2% | -15.1% |
| 1987 | 0.2% | +9.9% |
| 1988 | 0.4% | +69.0% |
| 1989 | 0.3% | -11.5% |
| 1990 | 0.3% | -24.5% |
| 1991 | -0.1% | -120.1% |
| 1992 | -0.1% | +88.1% |
| 1993 | -0.1% | +52.9% |
| 1994 | -0.1% | -13.3% |
| 1995 | 0.3% | -303.6% |
| 1996 | 0.1% | -46.4% |
| 1997 | 0.1% | -15.0% |
| 1998 | 0.3% | +141.2% |
| 1999 | 0.7% | +150.0% |
| 2000 | 0.2% | -73.1% |
| 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% | +43.4% |
| 2022 | 0.2% | -20.7% |
| 2023 | 0.1% | -38.3% |
| 2024 | 0.1% | -31.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.0% | 0.4% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1% | -0.1% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.1% | 2.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 0.5% | 2.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 5 |
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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)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 1.45 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.1459 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita 393.21 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- External balance on goods and services (current US$), annual growth -18.27 % change on previous year (2025)
- External balance on goods and services (current LCU), annual growth -16.93 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), annual 25.23 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 20.66 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 55,658 current LCU per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp in Haiti?
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp in Haiti was 0.1% in 2024, according to IMF International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments; World Bank International Debt Statistics and GDP estimates; and OECD GDP estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp recorded in Haiti?
- The highest recorded value was 2.5% in 2017.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp recorded in Haiti?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.1% in 1993.
- How does Haiti rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp?
- Haiti ranks 173rd out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp rising or falling in Haiti?
- Over the last ten years it is down 87.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Haiti data come from?
- The figures come from IMF International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments; World Bank International Debt Statistics and GDP estimates; and OECD GDP estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Net inflows of foreign direct investment from foreign investors to the reporting economy.