Travel services in Haiti
Haiti: Travel services was 37.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Travel services in Haiti, 1971–2024
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of service exports, BoP.
Analysis
Haiti recorded 37.7% for travel services in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 54 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 41.1% on the previous year and down 54.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, travel services in Haiti peaked at 88.5% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 37.7%, in 2024.
That places Haiti 95th out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 54 years of available data.
Travel services in Haiti, year by year
| Year | % of service exports, BoP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 54.8% | — |
| 1972 | 68.0% | +24.2% |
| 1973 | 82.8% | +21.7% |
| 1974 | 85.1% | +2.8% |
| 1975 | 85.9% | +0.9% |
| 1976 | 85.8% | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 81.7% | -4.8% |
| 1978 | 86.5% | +5.9% |
| 1979 | 86.3% | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 85.0% | -1.4% |
| 1981 | 82.9% | -2.6% |
| 1982 | 83.1% | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 82.7% | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 81.0% | -2.1% |
| 1985 | 81.6% | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 80.9% | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 81.8% | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 78.3% | -4.3% |
| 1989 | 79.1% | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 64.6% | -18.4% |
| 1991 | 69.6% | +7.8% |
| 1992 | 76.6% | +10.1% |
| 1993 | 64.5% | -15.8% |
| 1994 | 67.2% | +4.1% |
| 1995 | 86.6% | +29.0% |
| 1996 | 87.6% | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 61.7% | -29.6% |
| 1998 | 73.2% | +18.7% |
| 1999 | 71.8% | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 74.4% | +3.6% |
| 2001 | 75.5% | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 73.6% | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 70.3% | -4.6% |
| 2004 | 64.0% | -9.0% |
| 2005 | 54.7% | -14.5% |
| 2006 | 64.9% | +18.8% |
| 2007 | 73.9% | +13.7% |
| 2008 | 84.3% | +14.1% |
| 2009 | 86.1% | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 84.6% | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 84.0% | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 81.4% | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 83.8% | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 82.4% | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 84.2% | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 86.1% | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 87.4% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 88.5% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 84.8% | -4.1% |
| 2020 | 76.7% | -9.5% |
| 2021 | 77.9% | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 72.1% | -7.4% |
| 2023 | 64.0% | -11.3% |
| 2024 | 37.7% | -41.1% |
Haiti compared with similar countries
- Haiti's 37.7% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 36.8%, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Haiti's 37.7% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 54.7%, 69% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Travel services in Haiti changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | -41.1% | 64.0% | 37.7% |
| 1997 | -29.6% | 87.6% | 61.7% |
| 1995 | +29.0% | 67.2% | 86.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 79.7% | 54.8% | 86.5% | 9 |
| 1980s | 81.7% | 78.3% | 85.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 72.3% | 61.7% | 87.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 72.2% | 54.7% | 86.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 84.7% | 81.4% | 88.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.7% | 37.7% | 77.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Haiti
- 92 Côte d'Ivoire 38.9% compare
- 93 Italy 38.4% compare
- 94 South Africa 38.0% compare
- 96 Myanmar 37.2% compare
- 97 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 36.8% compare
- 98 Trinidad and Tobago 36.8% compare
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 travel services in Haiti?
- Travel services in Haiti was 37.7% in 2024, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest travel services recorded in Haiti?
- The highest recorded value was 88.5% in 2018.
- What is the lowest travel services recorded in Haiti?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.7% in 2024.
- How does Haiti rank for travel services?
- Haiti ranks 95th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is travel services rising or falling in Haiti?
- Over the last ten years it is down 54.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Haiti data come from?
- The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Travel services (% of service exports, BoP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Travel services cover goods and services for own use or to give away acquired from an economy by nonresidents during visits to that economy, or acquired from other economies by residents during visits to these other economies. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service exports which are services provided by residents to non-residents.