Merchandise trade as a proportion of GDP (%) in Haiti
Haiti: Merchandise trade as a proportion of GDP (%) was 14.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Merchandise trade as a proportion of GDP in Haiti, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Haiti recorded 14.9% for merchandise trade as a proportion of gdp in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 31.1% on the previous year and down 52.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise trade as a proportion of gdp in Haiti peaked at 36.0% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 14.9%, in 2024.
Haiti ranks 218th of 220 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Merchandise trade as a proportion of GDP (%) in Haiti, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 19.9% | — |
| 2001 | 20.3% | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 22.7% | +11.8% |
| 2003 | 30.3% | +33.2% |
| 2004 | 27.9% | -7.9% |
| 2005 | 27.4% | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 27.9% | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 23.9% | -14.3% |
| 2008 | 26.8% | +12.2% |
| 2009 | 23.3% | -13.1% |
| 2010 | 31.4% | +34.9% |
| 2011 | 29.1% | -7.3% |
| 2012 | 29.1% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 30.0% | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 30.9% | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 30.7% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 31.3% | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 32.3% | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 36.0% | +11.5% |
| 2019 | 35.9% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 30.6% | -14.8% |
| 2021 | 25.9% | -15.1% |
| 2022 | 29.2% | +12.4% |
| 2023 | 21.5% | -26.1% |
| 2024 | 14.9% | -31.1% |
Haiti compared with similar countries
- Haiti's 14.9% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 56.4%, 26% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Haiti's 14.9% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 43.3%, 34% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.0% | 19.9% | 30.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.7% | 29.1% | 36.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.4% | 14.9% | 30.6% | 5 |
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 merchandise trade as a proportion of gdp in Haiti?
- Merchandise trade as a proportion of gdp in Haiti was 14.9% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest merchandise trade as a proportion of gdp recorded in Haiti?
- The highest recorded value was 36.0% in 2018.
- What is the lowest merchandise trade as a proportion of gdp recorded in Haiti?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.9% in 2024.
- How does Haiti rank for merchandise trade as a proportion of gdp?
- Haiti ranks 218th out of 220 countries with data for 2024.
- Is merchandise trade as a proportion of gdp rising or falling in Haiti?
- Over the last ten years it is down 52.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Haiti data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Merchandise trade as a proportion of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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