Haiti
- Capital
- Port-au-Prince
- Region
- Latin America & Caribbean
- Income group
- Lower middle income
- Population
- 11.9 million (2025)
At a glance
- Prices in Haiti rose 28.6% in 2025, faster than in most countries.
- Haiti's economy shrank 2.7% in 2025, slower than most economies.
- Output per person in Haiti was US$2,694 in 2025, lower than in most countries.
- 14.9% of Haiti's labour force had no job in 2025, a higher share than in most countries.
- Haiti had 11.9 million people in 2025: about 0.1% of everyone on Earth, the 82nd largest population of 217 countries and territories.
- Haiti had a current account deficit of 0.6% of GDP in 2024, close to the middle of the range worldwide.
Inflation
2025Consumer prices, change over the year (yearly average)
Since 2000
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| Year | Haiti | World median |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 28.6% | 3.0% |
| 2024 | 27.0% | 3.0% |
| 2023 | 36.8% | 5.7% |
| 2022 | 34.0% | 8.0% |
| 2021 | 16.8% | 3.5% |
| 2020 | 22.8% | 1.9% |
| 2019 | 18.7% | 2.2% |
| 2018 | 12.5% | 2.5% |
| 2017 | 10.7% | 2.3% |
| 2016 | 11.5% | 1.6% |
Economic growth
2025Real GDP, change over the year
Since 2000
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| Year | Haiti | World median |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | −2.7% | 3.4% |
| 2024 | −4.2% | 3.4% |
| 2023 | −1.9% | 3.2% |
| 2022 | −1.7% | 4.3% |
| 2021 | −1.8% | 5.1% |
| 2020 | −3.3% | −3.8% |
| 2019 | −1.7% | 2.8% |
| 2018 | 1.7% | 3.2% |
| 2017 | 2.5% | 3.3% |
| 2016 | 1.8% | 3.1% |
GDP per person
2025GDP divided by population, in US dollars at current prices
Since 2000
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| Year | Haiti | World median |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | US$2,694 | US$7,882 |
| 2024 | US$2,060 | US$7,853 |
| 2023 | US$1,682 | US$7,862 |
| 2022 | US$1,748 | US$7,656 |
| 2021 | US$1,825 | US$7,269 |
| 2020 | US$1,290 | US$6,433 |
| 2019 | US$1,352 | US$7,037 |
| 2018 | US$1,496 | US$6,978 |
| 2017 | US$1,395 | US$6,548 |
| 2016 | US$1,318 | US$5,982 |
Unemployment
2025Share of the labour force without a job (ILO modelled estimate)
Since 2000
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| Year | Haiti | World median |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 14.9% | 5.1% |
| 2024 | 14.6% | 5.1% |
| 2023 | 14.5% | 5.2% |
| 2022 | 14.5% | 5.3% |
| 2021 | 15.3% | 6.0% |
| 2020 | 15.6% | 6.4% |
| 2019 | 14.1% | 5.4% |
| 2018 | 13.9% | 5.4% |
| 2017 | 13.9% | 5.6% |
| 2016 | 13.9% | 5.9% |
Population
2025Everyone living in the country, mid-year
Since 2000
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| Year | Haiti |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 11.9 million |
| 2024 | 11.8 million |
| 2023 | 11.6 million |
| 2022 | 11.5 million |
| 2021 | 11.4 million |
| 2020 | 11.2 million |
| 2019 | 11.1 million |
| 2018 | 11.0 million |
| 2017 | 10.8 million |
| 2016 | 10.7 million |
Current account balance, % of GDP
Since 2000
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| Year | Haiti | World median |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | −0.6% | −1.3% |
| 2023 | −3.5% | −1.2% |
| 2022 | −2.5% | −3.0% |
| 2021 | 0.4% | −2.4% |
| 2020 | 0.4% | −1.7% |
| 2019 | −1.1% | −2.1% |
| 2018 | −2.9% | −2.9% |
| 2017 | −2.2% | −2.1% |
| 2016 | −1.7% | −2.8% |
| 2015 | −1.8% | −2.8% |
No recent World Bank figure for Haiti: government debt.
About these figures
All numbers are yearly. The world median is the middle value of all countries with a figure for the same year: half of them are above it and half below. Sparklines show Haiti since 2000 or since its first figure.
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0), updated 2026-10-08. Original sources: Inflation: International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics; Economic growth: national statistical offices and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates; GDP per person: national statistical offices and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates; Unemployment: International Labour Organization, ILO modelled estimates (ILOSTAT); Population: United Nations Population Division (World Population Prospects) and national statistical offices; Current account balance: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics, with World Bank and OECD data. Yearly figures; recent years are often revised. All sources and terms.