Value of imported goods as a share of GDP (International Monetary) in Haiti
Haiti: Value of imported goods as a share of GDP (International Monetary) was 8.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Value of imported goods as a share of GDP in Haiti, 1960–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund (2026); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, value of imported goods as a share of gdp in Haiti stood at 8.9%. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 14.0% on the previous year and down 57.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, value of imported goods as a share of gdp in Haiti peaked at 37.7% in 1983 and was at its lowest, 8.9%, in 2025.
Haiti ranks 199th of 201 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Value of imported goods as a share of GDP (International Monetary) in Haiti, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 12.1% | — |
| 1961 | 10.4% | -13.7% |
| 1962 | 11.2% | +6.9% |
| 1963 | 10.1% | -9.8% |
| 1964 | 10.1% | +0.7% |
| 1965 | 9.7% | -4.6% |
| 1966 | 9.0% | -6.9% |
| 1967 | 9.4% | +4.0% |
| 1968 | 9.1% | -2.9% |
| 1969 | 10.3% | +13.1% |
| 1970 | 14.5% | +40.4% |
| 1971 | 15.0% | +4.1% |
| 1972 | 15.9% | +5.6% |
| 1973 | 14.7% | -7.2% |
| 1974 | 18.0% | +22.0% |
| 1975 | 19.6% | +8.8% |
| 1976 | 21.6% | +10.5% |
| 1977 | 20.7% | -4.2% |
| 1978 | 21.2% | +2.4% |
| 1979 | 23.6% | +11.0% |
| 1980 | 24.8% | +5.2% |
| 1981 | 24.7% | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 35.9% | +45.3% |
| 1983 | 37.7% | +5.0% |
| 1984 | 36.9% | -2.1% |
| 1985 | 29.2% | -21.0% |
| 1986 | 15.1% | -48.2% |
| 1987 | 25.7% | +69.7% |
| 1988 | 12.8% | -50.0% |
| 1989 | 10.4% | -19.2% |
| 1990 | 16.8% | +62.0% |
| 1991 | 19.7% | +17.3% |
| 1992 | 17.0% | -13.4% |
| 1993 | 22.7% | +33.2% |
| 1994 | 17.2% | -24.1% |
| 1995 | 34.2% | +98.5% |
| 1996 | 30.6% | -10.4% |
| 1997 | 29.5% | -3.8% |
| 1998 | 28.0% | -5.0% |
| 1999 | 27.8% | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 10.6% | -61.8% |
| 2001 | 11.8% | +11.0% |
| 2002 | 12.2% | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 14.6% | +19.4% |
| 2004 | 20.7% | +41.9% |
| 2005 | 20.9% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 23.6% | +13.1% |
| 2007 | 16.7% | -29.2% |
| 2008 | 19.7% | +18.1% |
| 2009 | 15.4% | -21.9% |
| 2010 | 20.4% | +32.6% |
| 2011 | 20.4% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 18.3% | -10.1% |
| 2013 | 26.8% | +46.0% |
| 2014 | 24.1% | -10.1% |
| 2015 | 21.0% | -12.6% |
| 2016 | 22.6% | +7.4% |
| 2017 | 14.4% | -36.2% |
| 2018 | 14.8% | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 16.7% | +12.8% |
| 2020 | 20.7% | +24.0% |
| 2021 | 15.2% | -26.5% |
| 2022 | 14.7% | -3.4% |
| 2023 | 14.8% | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 10.3% | -30.6% |
| 2025 | 8.9% | -14.0% |
Haiti compared with similar countries
- Haiti's 8.9% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 28.5%, 31% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Haiti's 8.9% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 29.0%, 31% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.1% | 9.0% | 12.1% | 10 |
| 1970s | 18.5% | 14.5% | 23.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 25.3% | 10.4% | 37.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 24.3% | 16.8% | 34.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.6% | 10.6% | 23.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.0% | 14.4% | 26.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.1% | 8.9% | 20.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Haiti
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 value of imported goods as a share of gdp in Haiti?
- Value of imported goods as a share of gdp in Haiti was 8.9% in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund (2026); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest value of imported goods as a share of gdp recorded in Haiti?
- The highest recorded value was 37.7% in 1983.
- What is the lowest value of imported goods as a share of gdp recorded in Haiti?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.9% in 2025.
- How does Haiti rank for value of imported goods as a share of gdp?
- Haiti ranks 199th out of 201 countries with data for 2025.
- Is value of imported goods as a share of gdp rising or falling in Haiti?
- Over the last ten years it is down 57.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Haiti data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund (2026); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Value of imported goods as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Value of a country’s total goods imports, including freight and insurance costs, as a percentage of a country’s gross domestic product (GDP).