Gross capital formation in Haiti
Haiti: Gross capital formation was -15.3% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Gross capital formation in Haiti, 1989–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual % growth.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross capital formation in Haiti is -15.3%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 58.5% on the previous year and down 36.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross capital formation in Haiti peaked at 123.5% in 1995 and was at its lowest, -36.8%, in 2024.
Haiti ranks 160th of 168 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross capital formation in Haiti, year by year
| Year | annual % growth | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | -7.6% | — |
| 1990 | 10.6% | -239.0% |
| 1991 | 4.6% | -56.1% |
| 1992 | -0.5% | -111.8% |
| 1993 | -26.0% | +4641.4% |
| 1994 | -34.9% | +34.0% |
| 1995 | 123.5% | -454.3% |
| 1996 | 11.7% | -90.5% |
| 1997 | 7.6% | -34.8% |
| 1998 | -3.2% | -142.4% |
| 1999 | 24.0% | -839.1% |
| 2000 | 18.7% | -22.1% |
| 2001 | -12.2% | -165.4% |
| 2002 | -9.7% | -20.6% |
| 2003 | 14.1% | -245.2% |
| 2004 | 6.2% | -56.2% |
| 2005 | -0.6% | -109.0% |
| 2006 | 37.3% | -6777.0% |
| 2007 | -11.7% | -131.5% |
| 2008 | 22.8% | -294.3% |
| 2009 | -9.6% | -142.1% |
| 2010 | 49.2% | -612.1% |
| 2011 | -20.6% | -141.8% |
| 2012 | -17.3% | -16.0% |
| 2013 | 10.0% | -157.8% |
| 2014 | 6.1% | -38.5% |
| 2015 | -11.2% | -282.3% |
| 2016 | -1.2% | -89.4% |
| 2017 | 7.9% | -765.6% |
| 2018 | 2.3% | -71.5% |
| 2019 | 13.4% | +493.6% |
| 2020 | -30.1% | -324.9% |
| 2021 | -21.8% | -27.7% |
| 2022 | -9.9% | -54.6% |
| 2023 | -17.6% | +78.6% |
| 2024 | -36.8% | +108.6% |
| 2025 | -15.3% | -58.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | -7.6% | -7.6% | -7.6% | 1 |
| 1990s | 11.7% | -34.9% | 123.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.5% | -12.2% | 37.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.9% | -20.6% | 49.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | -21.9% | -36.8% | -9.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Haiti
- 157 Qatar -10.4% compare
- 158 Iran, Islamic Republic of -10.5% compare
- 159 Bolivia, Plurinational State of -10.5% compare
- 161 Equatorial Guinea -17.5% compare
- 162 Kuwait -18.3% compare
- 163 Eswatini -22.4% 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)
- Services, value added (current US$), annual growth rate 36.07 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.5419 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per capita 1,460 current US$ per person (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), annual growth rate 34.53 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), per unit of GDP 70.82 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), per capita 190,809 current LCU per person (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate -2.7 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.2401 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross capital formation in Haiti?
- Gross capital formation in Haiti was -15.3% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gross capital formation recorded in Haiti?
- The highest recorded value was 123.5% in 1995.
- What is the lowest gross capital formation recorded in Haiti?
- The lowest recorded value was -36.8% in 2024.
- How does Haiti rank for gross capital formation?
- Haiti ranks 160th out of 168 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gross capital formation rising or falling in Haiti?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Haiti data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of Gross capital formation (annual % growth). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Gross capital formation includes acquisitions less disposals of produced assets for purposes of fixed capital formation, inventories or valuables. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.