ECONDEX

Economic and development data for every country, explained with the numbers checked.

Haiti

Latin America & Caribbean. Lower middle income. Capital: Port-au-Prince. Population 11,906,095 (2025).

Key trends

GDP per person (PPP) (constant international $)
2,694 3,072 3,449 1995 2025 2,678
GDP growth (%)
−5.3 2.1 9.6 1995 2025 −2.7
Inflation, consumer prices (% annual)
4.0 20.2 36.4 1995 2025 28.6
Life expectancy at birth (years)
46.0 55.3 64.7 1995 2024 65.1

Indicators

Each country reports for different years, so check the year beside every figure. Rank 1 is the highest value among countries with recent data.

Economy

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
GDP per person (PPP)constant international $ 2,678 2025 −533 −724 185 of 199
GDP growth% −2.7% 2025 +0.6 pp −4.1 pp 205 of 209
GDP per person growth% −3.8% 2025 +0.7 pp −3.8 pp 204 of 209
GNI per person (Atlas method)current US$ 2,010 2025 +670 +580 166 of 201
Trade% of GDP 15.9% 2025 −21.5 pp −26.1 pp 182 of 183
Foreign direct investment, net inflows% of GDP 0.0% 2025 −0.1 pp −0.7 pp 173 of 195

Prices and jobs

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Inflation, consumer prices% annual 28.6% 2025 +5.8 pp +21.9 pp 8 of 180
Unemployment (modelled ILO estimate)% of labour force 14.9% 2025 −0.6 pp +1.2 pp 17 of 186

People and health

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Populationpeople 11,906,095 2025 +662,247 +1,382,853 82 of 217
Population growth% annual 1.1% 2025 −0.1 pp −0.3 pp 94 of 217
Urban population% of total 55.6% 2025 +3.0 pp +6.2 pp 143 of 217
Life expectancy at birthyears 65.1 2024 +0.8 +2.2 190 of 217
Infant mortalityper 1,000 live births 39.0 2024 −5.7 −11.9 27 of 196
Health spending% of GDP 3.2% 2023 −1.1 pp −0.9 pp 174 of 193

Education

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Adult literacy rate% of people aged 15+ 68.0% 2017 * −5.9 pp – –
Government spending on education% of GDP 1.0% 2023 −0.7 pp −0.8 pp 167 of 171

Access and infrastructure

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Internet users% of population 47.9% 2024 +12.1 pp +36.5 pp 149 of 185
Access to electricity% of population 53.9% 2024 +8.5 pp +14.3 pp 195 of 215

Inequality and poverty

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Gini index (inequality)index, 0 to 100 41.1 2012 * – −17.9 –
Poverty headcount ratio% of population, at the World Bank international poverty line 40.4% 2012 * – −34.7 pp –

Environment and energy

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Renewable energy% of final energy consumption 76.7% 2021 +0.6 pp −2.3 pp 22 of 212

* Latest figure is too old to be included in rankings or peer medians.

Advanced metrics

Indicator Own history Versus peers (latest) Growth and catch-up
10-yr meanZ-score Income group medianRegion medianVolatility (σ) 10-yr CAGR% of high-income median10 yrs earlier
GDP per person (PPP) 3,218 −2.2 6,095 23,315 241 −2.4% 5% 8%
GDP growth −0.7% −0.9 4.3% 3.2% 2.4 – – –
GDP per person growth −2.0% −0.8 2.7% 2.2% 2.2 – – –
GNI per person (Atlas method) 1,489 +3.5 2,750 12,705 149 +3.5% 6% 5%
Trade 36.0% −2.2 69.0% 74.0% 9.0 – – –
Foreign direct investment, net inflows 0.6% −0.8 1.9% 2.5% 0.7 – – –
Inflation, consumer prices 19.7% +0.9 3.6% 2.5% 10.2 – – –
Unemployment (modelled ILO estimate) 14.4% +0.9 5.1% 6.0% 0.6 – – –
Population 11,161,197 +1.8 12,348,573 3,010,956 418,675 +1.2% 406% 401%
Population growth 1.3% −1.2 1.7% 0.5% 0.1 – – –
Urban population 52.3% +1.8 50.9% 72.0% 1.9 – – –
Life expectancy at birth 63.7 +2.1 67.9 75.7 0.7 – – –
Infant mortality 45.5 −1.8 28.7 12.0 3.6 – – –
Health spending 4.1% −1.6 4.5% 6.8% 0.6 – – –
Government spending on education 1.4% −1.4 4.0% 3.9% 0.3 – – –
Internet users 32.2% +1.2 57.9% 79.9% 13.1 – – –
Access to electricity 44.8% +2.3 88.7% 99.8% 3.9 – – –
Renewable energy 77.7% −0.5 42.5% 12.8% 2.2 – – –

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