Personal remittances, received in Haiti
Haiti: Personal remittances, received was 16.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Personal remittances, received in Haiti, 1971–2024
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Haiti recorded 16.9% for personal remittances, received in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.6% on the previous year and up 29.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, personal remittances, received in Haiti peaked at 22.5% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 3.8%, in 1974.
That places Haiti 20th out of 196 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
Personal remittances, received in Haiti, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 4.9% | — |
| 1972 | 6.1% | +23.0% |
| 1973 | 4.8% | -20.4% |
| 1974 | 3.8% | -20.7% |
| 1975 | 8.7% | +126.9% |
| 1976 | 8.5% | -2.2% |
| 1977 | 7.9% | -6.8% |
| 1978 | 7.8% | -1.5% |
| 1979 | 7.8% | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 7.7% | -2.0% |
| 1981 | 8.6% | +11.3% |
| 1982 | 6.6% | -23.1% |
| 1983 | 5.5% | -15.9% |
| 1984 | 5.0% | -10.5% |
| 1985 | 4.8% | -3.8% |
| 1986 | 4.5% | -4.6% |
| 1987 | 5.5% | +21.5% |
| 1988 | 4.7% | -14.1% |
| 1989 | 4.5% | -5.5% |
| 1998 | 8.8% | +95.8% |
| 1999 | 10.2% | +15.6% |
| 2000 | 8.5% | -16.5% |
| 2001 | 9.8% | +16.1% |
| 2002 | 10.9% | +10.6% |
| 2003 | 16.0% | +46.9% |
| 2004 | 15.3% | -4.3% |
| 2005 | 14.0% | -8.3% |
| 2006 | 13.9% | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 13.2% | -4.8% |
| 2008 | 13.1% | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 11.9% | -9.7% |
| 2010 | 12.4% | +4.8% |
| 2011 | 11.9% | -4.0% |
| 2012 | 11.8% | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 12.0% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 13.1% | +9.2% |
| 2015 | 14.8% | +13.3% |
| 2016 | 15.8% | +7.1% |
| 2017 | 16.0% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 16.7% | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 17.9% | +7.6% |
| 2020 | 22.5% | +25.1% |
| 2021 | 19.2% | -14.3% |
| 2022 | 18.9% | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 19.2% | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 16.9% | -11.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.7% | 3.8% | 8.7% | 9 |
| 1980s | 5.7% | 4.5% | 8.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.5% | 8.8% | 10.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 12.7% | 8.5% | 16.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.2% | 11.8% | 17.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.3% | 16.9% | 22.5% | 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)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 1.45 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.1459 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita 393.21 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- External balance on goods and services (current US$), annual growth -18.27 % change on previous year (2025)
- External balance on goods and services (current LCU), annual growth -16.93 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), annual 25.23 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 20.66 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 55,658 current LCU per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is personal remittances, received in Haiti?
- Personal remittances, received in Haiti was 16.9% in 2024, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest personal remittances, received recorded in Haiti?
- The highest recorded value was 22.5% in 2020.
- What is the lowest personal remittances, received recorded in Haiti?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.8% in 1974.
- How does Haiti rank for personal remittances, received?
- Haiti ranks 20th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is personal remittances, received rising or falling in Haiti?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Haiti data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Personal remittances, received (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Personal remittances comprise personal transfers and compensation of employees. Personal transfers consist of all current transfers in cash or in kind made or received by resident households to or from nonresident households. Personal transfers thus include all current transfers between resident and nonresident individuals. Compensation of employees refers to the income of border, seasonal, and other short-term workers who are employed in an economy where they are not resident and of residents employed by nonresident entities. Data are the sum of two items defined in the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual: personal transfers and compensation of employees.