Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. GDP per capita in Haiti
Haiti: Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. GDP per capita was 4.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. GDP per capita in Haiti, 1990–2023
Source: UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Haiti recorded 4.0% for tax revenue as share of gdp vs. gdp per capita in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.0% on the previous year and down 42.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenue as share of gdp vs. gdp per capita in Haiti peaked at 7.9% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 1.8%, in 1994.
Haiti ranks 182nd of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. GDP per capita in Haiti, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 7.3% | — |
| 1991 | 7.5% | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 4.4% | -41.0% |
| 1993 | 5.5% | +25.1% |
| 1994 | 1.8% | -67.7% |
| 1995 | 3.2% | +80.2% |
| 1996 | 4.0% | +24.2% |
| 1997 | 5.1% | +27.6% |
| 1998 | 4.8% | -4.6% |
| 1999 | 5.1% | +5.0% |
| 2000 | 4.6% | -9.5% |
| 2001 | 4.2% | -8.9% |
| 2002 | 4.7% | +12.3% |
| 2003 | 5.4% | +14.3% |
| 2004 | 5.2% | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 5.8% | +11.5% |
| 2006 | 6.6% | +12.9% |
| 2007 | 6.6% | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 6.6% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 6.6% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 6.6% | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 7.4% | +12.9% |
| 2012 | 7.4% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 6.9% | -6.7% |
| 2014 | 7.0% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 7.9% | +13.1% |
| 2016 | 7.8% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 7.6% | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 7.4% | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 5.9% | -20.0% |
| 2020 | 5.1% | -14.1% |
| 2021 | 4.4% | -14.1% |
| 2022 | 3.8% | -12.6% |
| 2023 | 4.0% | +5.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.9% | 1.8% | 7.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.6% | 4.2% | 6.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.2% | 5.9% | 7.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.3% | 3.8% | 5.1% | 4 |
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)
- Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.202 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per capita 544.31 current US$ per person (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (current LCU), per unit of GDP 26.4 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (current LCU), per capita 71,136 current LCU per person (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.0591 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 US$), per capita 159.22 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant LCU), per capita 6,864 constant LCU per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), annual 28.68 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenue as share of gdp vs. gdp per capita in Haiti?
- Tax revenue as share of gdp vs. gdp per capita in Haiti was 4.0% in 2023, according to UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tax revenue as share of gdp vs. gdp per capita recorded in Haiti?
- The highest recorded value was 7.9% in 2015.
- What is the lowest tax revenue as share of gdp vs. gdp per capita recorded in Haiti?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.8% in 1994.
- How does Haiti rank for tax revenue as share of gdp vs. gdp per capita?
- Haiti ranks 182nd out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tax revenue as share of gdp vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Haiti?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Haiti data come from?
- The figures come from UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Taxes include direct and indirect taxes as well as social contributions. GDP per capita is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.