Value of imported goods as a share of GDP in Haiti
Haiti: Value of imported goods as a share of GDP was 7.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Value of imported goods as a share of GDP in Haiti, 1960–2024
Source: International Monetary Fund (2025); 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 2024, value of imported goods as a share of gdp in Haiti stood at 7.2%. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 34.8% on the previous year and down 41.2% 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, 7.2%, in 2024.
Haiti ranks 200th of 201 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Value of imported goods as a share of GDP 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% | +19.3% |
| 2004 | 14.8% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 14.1% | -4.8% |
| 2006 | 15.5% | +10.6% |
| 2007 | 11.3% | -27.5% |
| 2008 | 13.5% | +20.1% |
| 2009 | 10.7% | -21.2% |
| 2010 | 13.3% | +24.7% |
| 2011 | 12.9% | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 10.9% | -15.5% |
| 2013 | 11.6% | +6.6% |
| 2014 | 12.2% | +4.7% |
| 2015 | 11.8% | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 12.7% | +7.1% |
| 2017 | 14.8% | +16.8% |
| 2018 | 14.4% | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 13.6% | -5.4% |
| 2020 | 16.9% | +23.7% |
| 2021 | 12.1% | -28.1% |
| 2022 | 11.5% | -5.2% |
| 2023 | 11.0% | -4.4% |
| 2024 | 7.2% | -34.8% |
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 | 12.9% | 10.6% | 15.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.8% | 10.9% | 14.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.7% | 7.2% | 16.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Haiti
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)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps -1.00 million BoP, current US$ (1999)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit -0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (1999)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita -0.1227 BoP, current US$ per person (1999)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 20.00 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -15.42 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 1.7 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 25.01 % 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 7.2% in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund (2025); 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 7.2% in 2024.
- How does Haiti rank for value of imported goods as a share of gdp?
- Haiti ranks 200th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is value of imported goods as a share of gdp rising or falling in Haiti?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Haiti data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund (2025); 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).