Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Haiti
Haiti: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita was 1.7 BoP, current US$ per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Haiti, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per person.
Analysis
In 2024, foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Haiti stood at 1.7 BoP, current US$ per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 16.4% on the previous year and down 82.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Haiti peaked at 34.65 BoP, current US$ per person in 2017 and was at its lowest, -0.3847 BoP, current US$ per person, in 1993.
That places Haiti 176th out of 202 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 (BoP, current US$), per capita in Haiti, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.6041 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.7198 BoP, current US$ per person | +19.2% |
| 1972 | 0.8434 BoP, current US$ per person | +17.2% |
| 1973 | 1.42 BoP, current US$ per person | +68.7% |
| 1974 | 1.59 BoP, current US$ per person | +11.6% |
| 1975 | 0.5177 BoP, current US$ per person | -67.4% |
| 1976 | 1.5 BoP, current US$ per person | +189.1% |
| 1977 | 1.51 BoP, current US$ per person | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 1.85 BoP, current US$ per person | +22.6% |
| 1979 | 2.18 BoP, current US$ per person | +17.7% |
| 1980 | 2.32 BoP, current US$ per person | +6.3% |
| 1981 | 1.46 BoP, current US$ per person | -37.1% |
| 1982 | 1.21 BoP, current US$ per person | -16.7% |
| 1983 | 1.41 BoP, current US$ per person | +16.6% |
| 1984 | 0.7349 BoP, current US$ per person | -48.1% |
| 1985 | 0.7947 BoP, current US$ per person | +8.1% |
| 1986 | 0.7631 BoP, current US$ per person | -4.0% |
| 1987 | 0.7261 BoP, current US$ per person | -4.8% |
| 1988 | 1.54 BoP, current US$ per person | +111.4% |
| 1989 | 1.39 BoP, current US$ per person | -9.2% |
| 1990 | 1.17 BoP, current US$ per person | -16.3% |
| 1991 | -0.2573 BoP, current US$ per person | -122.0% |
| 1992 | -0.3083 BoP, current US$ per person | +19.8% |
| 1993 | -0.3847 BoP, current US$ per person | +24.8% |
| 1994 | -0.3774 BoP, current US$ per person | -1.9% |
| 1995 | 0.9785 BoP, current US$ per person | -359.3% |
| 1996 | 0.5319 BoP, current US$ per person | -45.6% |
| 1997 | 0.5093 BoP, current US$ per person | -4.3% |
| 1998 | 1.34 BoP, current US$ per person | +164.0% |
| 1999 | 3.68 BoP, current US$ per person | +173.7% |
| 2000 | 1.6 BoP, current US$ per person | -56.6% |
| 2001 | 0.5203 BoP, current US$ per person | -67.4% |
| 2002 | 0.6622 BoP, current US$ per person | +27.3% |
| 2003 | 1.58 BoP, current US$ per person | +137.9% |
| 2004 | 0.6622 BoP, current US$ per person | -58.0% |
| 2005 | 2.87 BoP, current US$ per person | +333.3% |
| 2006 | 17.43 BoP, current US$ per person | +507.3% |
| 2007 | 7.95 BoP, current US$ per person | -54.4% |
| 2008 | 3.13 BoP, current US$ per person | -60.7% |
| 2009 | 5.72 BoP, current US$ per person | +83.1% |
| 2010 | 18.16 BoP, current US$ per person | +217.2% |
| 2011 | 12 BoP, current US$ per person | -33.9% |
| 2012 | 15.49 BoP, current US$ per person | +29.1% |
| 2013 | 15.84 BoP, current US$ per person | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 9.54 BoP, current US$ per person | -39.7% |
| 2015 | 10.04 BoP, current US$ per person | +5.2% |
| 2016 | 9.83 BoP, current US$ per person | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 34.65 BoP, current US$ per person | +252.5% |
| 2018 | 9.58 BoP, current US$ per person | -72.4% |
| 2019 | 6.75 BoP, current US$ per person | -29.5% |
| 2020 | 2.22 BoP, current US$ per person | -67.1% |
| 2021 | 4.51 BoP, current US$ per person | +102.8% |
| 2022 | 3.43 BoP, current US$ per person | -24.0% |
| 2023 | 2.03 BoP, current US$ per person | -40.7% |
| 2024 | 1.7 BoP, current US$ per person | -16.4% |
Haiti compared with similar countries
- Haiti's 1.7 BoP, current US$ per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 49.3 BoP, current US$ per person, 3% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Haiti's 1.7 BoP, current US$ per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 395.98 BoP, current US$ per person, 0% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Haiti changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +507.3% | 2.87 BoP, current US$ per person | 17.43 BoP, current US$ per person |
| 1995 | +359.3% | -0.3774 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.9785 BoP, current US$ per person |
| 2005 | +333.3% | 0.6622 BoP, current US$ per person | 2.87 BoP, current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.27 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.5177 BoP, current US$ per person | 2.18 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.23 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.7261 BoP, current US$ per person | 2.32 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6884 BoP, current US$ per person | -0.3847 BoP, current US$ per person | 3.68 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.21 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.5203 BoP, current US$ per person | 17.43 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.19 BoP, current US$ per person | 6.75 BoP, current US$ per person | 34.65 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.78 BoP, current US$ per person | 1.7 BoP, current US$ per person | 4.51 BoP, current US$ per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Haiti
- 173 Bhutan 3.56 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 174 Burundi 2.44 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 175 Nepal 1.92 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 177 Belize 0.5675 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 178 Afghanistan 0.515 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 179 Lesotho -2.44 BoP, current US$ per person 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)
- 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)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0061 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Haiti?
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Haiti was 1.7 BoP, current US$ per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita recorded in Haiti?
- The highest recorded value was 34.65 BoP, current US$ per person in 2017.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita recorded in Haiti?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.3847 BoP, current US$ per person in 1993.
- How does Haiti rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Haiti ranks 176th out of 202 countries with data for 2024.
- Is foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita rising or falling in Haiti?
- Over the last ten years it is down 82.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Haiti data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows Balance of Payments database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), note: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and D
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.