Travel services in Haiti
Haiti: Travel services was 2.6% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Travel services in Haiti, 1971–2024
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of service imports, BoP.
Analysis
In 2024, travel services in Haiti stood at 2.6%. That is the lowest value across all 50 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 57.1% on the previous year and down 60.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, travel services in Haiti peaked at 51.4% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 2.6%, in 2024.
Haiti ranks 194th of 198 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Travel services in Haiti, year by year
| Year | % of service imports, BoP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 20.7% | — |
| 1972 | 23.0% | +11.2% |
| 1973 | 23.3% | +1.0% |
| 1974 | 15.9% | -31.8% |
| 1975 | 11.0% | -30.8% |
| 1976 | 9.0% | -17.9% |
| 1977 | 9.5% | +5.1% |
| 1978 | 27.7% | +192.3% |
| 1979 | 30.2% | +8.9% |
| 1980 | 25.1% | -16.9% |
| 1981 | 19.9% | -20.7% |
| 1982 | 24.7% | +24.1% |
| 1983 | 23.0% | -6.8% |
| 1984 | 21.2% | -8.0% |
| 1985 | 20.2% | -4.5% |
| 1986 | 21.4% | +6.1% |
| 1987 | 22.0% | +2.8% |
| 1988 | 17.5% | -20.8% |
| 1989 | 17.3% | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 51.4% | +196.2% |
| 1991 | 41.9% | -18.5% |
| 1992 | 30.7% | -26.8% |
| 1993 | 34.4% | +12.2% |
| 1994 | 21.4% | -37.7% |
| 1995 | 12.2% | -43.1% |
| 1996 | 13.1% | +7.1% |
| 1997 | 10.5% | -19.6% |
| 2000 | 6.4% | -39.2% |
| 2001 | 6.9% | +8.3% |
| 2004 | 20.5% | +196.0% |
| 2005 | 10.2% | -50.3% |
| 2006 | 9.4% | -7.8% |
| 2007 | 8.3% | -11.5% |
| 2008 | 8.5% | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 8.1% | -5.1% |
| 2010 | 5.0% | -38.9% |
| 2011 | 5.5% | +11.2% |
| 2012 | 5.7% | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 5.7% | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 6.6% | +15.9% |
| 2015 | 6.8% | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 17.6% | +158.0% |
| 2017 | 13.7% | -22.1% |
| 2018 | 15.4% | +12.7% |
| 2019 | 16.8% | +9.0% |
| 2020 | 3.2% | -80.9% |
| 2021 | 3.6% | +12.0% |
| 2022 | 4.7% | +30.5% |
| 2023 | 6.0% | +27.9% |
| 2024 | 2.6% | -57.1% |
Haiti compared with similar countries
- Haiti's 2.6% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 17.0%, 15% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Haiti's 2.6% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 19.1%, 13% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +196.2% | 17.3% | 51.4% |
| 2004 | +196.0% | 6.9% | 20.5% |
| 1978 | +192.3% | 9.5% | 27.7% |
| 2016 | +158.0% | 6.8% | 17.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 18.9% | 9.0% | 30.2% | 9 |
| 1980s | 21.2% | 17.3% | 25.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 27.0% | 10.5% | 51.4% | 8 |
| 2000s | 9.8% | 6.4% | 20.5% | 8 |
| 2010s | 9.9% | 5.0% | 17.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.0% | 2.6% | 6.0% | 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)
- 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 2.6% 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 51.4% in 1990.
- What is the lowest travel services recorded in Haiti?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.6% in 2024.
- How does Haiti rank for travel services?
- Haiti ranks 194th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is travel services rising or falling in Haiti?
- Over the last ten years it is down 60.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 imports, 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 imports which are services provided by non-residents to residents.