Tax revenue vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Haiti
Haiti: Tax revenue vs. Electoral Democracy Index was 0.238 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Tax revenue vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Haiti, 1789–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Haiti recorded 0.238 for tax revenue vs. electoral democracy index in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 44.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenue vs. electoral democracy index in Haiti peaked at 0.469 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.021, in 1799.
Haiti ranks 133rd of 176 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Tax revenue vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Haiti, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1789 | 0.037 | — |
| 1790 | 0.059 | +59.5% |
| 1791 | 0.067 | +13.6% |
| 1792 | 0.059 | -11.9% |
| 1793 | 0.059 | +0.0% |
| 1794 | 0.067 | +13.6% |
| 1795 | 0.072 | +7.5% |
| 1796 | 0.072 | +0.0% |
| 1797 | 0.062 | -13.9% |
| 1798 | 0.042 | -32.3% |
| 1799 | 0.021 | -50.0% |
| 1800 | 0.021 | +0.0% |
| 1801 | 0.021 | +0.0% |
| 1802 | 0.023 | +9.5% |
| 1803 | 0.023 | +0.0% |
| 1804 | 0.039 | +69.6% |
| 1805 | 0.039 | +0.0% |
| 1806 | 0.039 | +0.0% |
| 1807 | 0.041 | +5.1% |
| 1808 | 0.041 | +0.0% |
| 1809 | 0.041 | +0.0% |
| 1810 | 0.041 | +0.0% |
| 1811 | 0.041 | +0.0% |
| 1812 | 0.041 | +0.0% |
| 1813 | 0.041 | +0.0% |
| 1814 | 0.041 | +0.0% |
| 1815 | 0.041 | +0.0% |
| 1816 | 0.088 | +114.6% |
| 1817 | 0.091 | +3.4% |
| 1818 | 0.068 | -25.3% |
| 1819 | 0.06 | -11.8% |
| 1820 | 0.064 | +6.7% |
| 1821 | 0.092 | +43.7% |
| 1822 | 0.092 | +0.0% |
| 1823 | 0.092 | +0.0% |
| 1824 | 0.092 | +0.0% |
| 1825 | 0.092 | +0.0% |
| 1826 | 0.092 | +0.0% |
| 1827 | 0.092 | +0.0% |
| 1828 | 0.092 | +0.0% |
| 1829 | 0.092 | +0.0% |
| 1830 | 0.092 | +0.0% |
| 1831 | 0.092 | +0.0% |
| 1832 | 0.092 | +0.0% |
| 1833 | 0.092 | +0.0% |
| 1834 | 0.092 | +0.0% |
| 1835 | 0.092 | +0.0% |
| 1836 | 0.092 | +0.0% |
| 1837 | 0.092 | +0.0% |
| 1838 | 0.092 | +0.0% |
| 1839 | 0.092 | +0.0% |
| 1840 | 0.092 | +0.0% |
| 1841 | 0.092 | +0.0% |
| 1842 | 0.092 | +0.0% |
| 1843 | 0.085 | -7.6% |
| 1844 | 0.085 | +0.0% |
| 1845 | 0.085 | +0.0% |
| 1846 | 0.085 | +0.0% |
| 1847 | 0.067 | -21.2% |
| 1848 | 0.056 | -16.4% |
| 1849 | 0.056 | +0.0% |
| 1850 | 0.056 | +0.0% |
| 1851 | 0.056 | +0.0% |
| 1852 | 0.056 | +0.0% |
| 1853 | 0.056 | +0.0% |
| 1854 | 0.056 | +0.0% |
| 1855 | 0.056 | +0.0% |
| 1856 | 0.056 | +0.0% |
| 1857 | 0.056 | +0.0% |
| 1858 | 0.056 | +0.0% |
| 1859 | 0.056 | +0.0% |
| 1860 | 0.097 | +73.2% |
| 1861 | 0.097 | +0.0% |
| 1862 | 0.097 | +0.0% |
| 1863 | 0.097 | +0.0% |
| 1864 | 0.097 | +0.0% |
| 1865 | 0.097 | +0.0% |
| 1866 | 0.097 | +0.0% |
| 1867 | 0.097 | +0.0% |
| 1868 | 0.097 | +0.0% |
| 1869 | 0.097 | +0.0% |
| 1870 | 0.097 | +0.0% |
| 1871 | 0.097 | +0.0% |
| 1872 | 0.097 | +0.0% |
| 1873 | 0.097 | +0.0% |
| 1874 | 0.097 | +0.0% |
| 1875 | 0.097 | +0.0% |
| 1876 | 0.097 | +0.0% |
| 1877 | 0.097 | +0.0% |
| 1878 | 0.097 | +0.0% |
| 1879 | 0.097 | +0.0% |
| 1880 | 0.097 | +0.0% |
| 1881 | 0.097 | +0.0% |
| 1882 | 0.097 | +0.0% |
| 1883 | 0.097 | +0.0% |
| 1884 | 0.097 | +0.0% |
| 1885 | 0.097 | +0.0% |
| 1886 | 0.097 | +0.0% |
| 1887 | 0.097 | +0.0% |
| 1888 | 0.097 | +0.0% |
| 1889 | 0.136 | +40.2% |
| 1890 | 0.144 | +5.9% |
| 1891 | 0.144 | +0.0% |
| 1892 | 0.144 | +0.0% |
| 1893 | 0.144 | +0.0% |
| 1894 | 0.144 | +0.0% |
| 1895 | 0.144 | +0.0% |
| 1896 | 0.144 | +0.0% |
| 1897 | 0.144 | +0.0% |
| 1898 | 0.144 | +0.0% |
| 1899 | 0.144 | +0.0% |
| 1900 | 0.145 | +0.7% |
| 1901 | 0.145 | +0.0% |
| 1902 | 0.143 | -1.4% |
| 1903 | 0.098 | -31.5% |
| 1904 | 0.098 | +0.0% |
| 1905 | 0.105 | +7.1% |
| 1906 | 0.107 | +1.9% |
| 1907 | 0.107 | +0.0% |
| 1908 | 0.107 | +0.0% |
| 1909 | 0.107 | +0.0% |
| 1910 | 0.107 | +0.0% |
| 1911 | 0.107 | +0.0% |
| 1912 | 0.124 | +15.9% |
| 1913 | 0.152 | +22.6% |
| 1914 | 0.152 | +0.0% |
| 1915 | 0.131 | -13.8% |
| 1916 | 0.158 | +20.6% |
| 1917 | 0.158 | +0.0% |
| 1918 | 0.095 | -39.9% |
| 1919 | 0.095 | +0.0% |
| 1920 | 0.095 | +0.0% |
| 1921 | 0.095 | +0.0% |
| 1922 | 0.095 | +0.0% |
| 1923 | 0.095 | +0.0% |
| 1924 | 0.095 | +0.0% |
| 1925 | 0.095 | +0.0% |
| 1926 | 0.095 | +0.0% |
| 1927 | 0.095 | +0.0% |
| 1928 | 0.095 | +0.0% |
| 1929 | 0.095 | +0.0% |
| 1930 | 0.112 | +17.9% |
| 1931 | 0.175 | +56.2% |
| 1932 | 0.156 | -10.9% |
| 1933 | 0.156 | +0.0% |
| 1934 | 0.151 | -3.2% |
| 1935 | 0.15 | -0.7% |
| 1936 | 0.165 | +10.0% |
| 1937 | 0.162 | -1.8% |
| 1938 | 0.162 | +0.0% |
| 1939 | 0.162 | +0.0% |
| 1940 | 0.163 | +0.6% |
| 1941 | 0.166 | +1.8% |
| 1942 | 0.166 | +0.0% |
| 1943 | 0.166 | +0.0% |
| 1944 | 0.166 | +0.0% |
| 1945 | 0.148 | -10.8% |
| 1946 | 0.135 | -8.8% |
| 1947 | 0.163 | +20.7% |
| 1948 | 0.161 | -1.2% |
| 1949 | 0.161 | +0.0% |
| 1950 | 0.094 | -41.6% |
| 1951 | 0.213 | +126.6% |
| 1952 | 0.213 | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 0.213 | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 0.213 | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 0.21 | -1.4% |
| 1956 | 0.176 | -16.2% |
| 1957 | 0.128 | -27.3% |
| 1958 | 0.149 | +16.4% |
| 1959 | 0.148 | -0.7% |
| 1960 | 0.148 | +0.0% |
| 1961 | 0.146 | -1.4% |
| 1962 | 0.145 | -0.7% |
| 1963 | 0.145 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.144 | -0.7% |
| 1965 | 0.144 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.144 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.144 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.144 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.144 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.144 | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.148 | +2.8% |
| 1972 | 0.15 | +1.4% |
| 1973 | 0.15 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.15 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.15 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.15 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.15 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.15 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.151 | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 0.148 | -2.0% |
| 1981 | 0.15 | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 0.15 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.115 | -23.3% |
| 1984 | 0.146 | +27.0% |
| 1985 | 0.151 | +3.4% |
| 1986 | 0.121 | -19.9% |
| 1987 | 0.196 | +62.0% |
| 1988 | 0.263 | +34.2% |
| 1989 | 0.208 | -20.9% |
| 1990 | 0.202 | -2.9% |
| 1991 | 0.327 | +61.9% |
| 1992 | 0.18 | -45.0% |
| 1993 | 0.207 | +15.0% |
| 1994 | 0.232 | +12.1% |
| 1995 | 0.348 | +50.0% |
| 1996 | 0.427 | +22.7% |
| 1997 | 0.441 | +3.3% |
| 1998 | 0.442 | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.442 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.437 | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 0.417 | -4.6% |
| 2002 | 0.41 | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 0.408 | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.249 | -39.0% |
| 2005 | 0.247 | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 0.386 | +56.3% |
| 2007 | 0.469 | +21.5% |
| 2008 | 0.468 | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.459 | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 0.459 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.431 | -6.1% |
| 2012 | 0.438 | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 0.434 | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.434 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.425 | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 0.42 | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 0.418 | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.429 | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 0.421 | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 0.4 | -5.0% |
| 2021 | 0.33 | -17.5% |
| 2022 | 0.233 | -29.4% |
| 2023 | 0.231 | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 0.237 | +2.6% |
| 2025 | 0.238 | +0.4% |
Haiti compared with similar countries
- Haiti's 0.238 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3475, 68% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Haiti's 0.238 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.667, 36% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.037 | 0.037 | 0.037 | 1 |
| 1790s | 0.058 | 0.021 | 0.072 | 10 |
| 1800s | 0.0328 | 0.021 | 0.041 | 10 |
| 1810s | 0.0553 | 0.041 | 0.091 | 10 |
| 1820s | 0.0892 | 0.064 | 0.092 | 10 |
| 1830s | 0.092 | 0.092 | 0.092 | 10 |
| 1840s | 0.0795 | 0.056 | 0.092 | 10 |
| 1850s | 0.056 | 0.056 | 0.056 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.097 | 0.097 | 0.097 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.097 | 0.097 | 0.097 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.1009 | 0.097 | 0.136 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.144 | 0.144 | 0.144 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.1162 | 0.098 | 0.145 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.1279 | 0.095 | 0.158 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.095 | 0.095 | 0.095 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.1551 | 0.112 | 0.175 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.1595 | 0.135 | 0.166 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.1757 | 0.094 | 0.213 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.1448 | 0.144 | 0.148 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1493 | 0.144 | 0.151 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1648 | 0.115 | 0.263 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3248 | 0.18 | 0.442 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.395 | 0.247 | 0.469 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4309 | 0.418 | 0.459 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2782 | 0.231 | 0.4 | 6 |
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)
- 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)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0061 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenue vs. electoral democracy index in Haiti?
- Tax revenue vs. electoral democracy index in Haiti was 0.238 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tax revenue vs. electoral democracy index recorded in Haiti?
- The highest recorded value was 0.469 in 2007.
- What is the lowest tax revenue vs. electoral democracy index recorded in Haiti?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.021 in 1799.
- How does Haiti rank for tax revenue vs. electoral democracy index?
- Haiti ranks 133rd out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is tax revenue vs. electoral democracy index rising or falling in Haiti?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Haiti data come from?
- The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Tax revenue vs. Electoral Democracy Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Central estimate of the extent to which political leaders are elected under comprehensive suffrage in free and fair elections, and freedoms of association and expression are guaranteed.