Haiti — GDP growth
GDP Growth (Annual %) for Haiti, 1961–2025.
GDP growth for Haiti was -2.71% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 65 years, from 1961 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 9.90% in 1995. The lowest was -11.95% in 1994 (about 4.4× the latest value).
Haiti ranks 208 of 212 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 98%. The median for Latin America & Caribbean is 3.38%, so Haiti sits below it. It peaked in 1995 and has fallen 127% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved down 294%. Within Latin America & Caribbean it ranks 40 of 40 economies; Bolivia (-1.58%) is just above it. Its sharpest one-year move was down 1554% in 1989. That is 202% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
World ranking. Slipped: 99th of 107 in 1961 → 108th of 119 in 1970 → 35th of 152 in 1980 → 115th of 176 in 1990 → 169th of 199 in 2000 → 205th of 209 in 2010 → 93rd of 209 in 2020 → 184th of 186 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1961 to 2025
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | -2.71% | +1.5 pp |
| 2024 | -4.18% | -2.3 pp |
| 2023 | -1.86% | -0.2 pp |
| 2022 | -1.68% | +0.1 pp |
| 2021 | -1.8% | +1.5 pp |
| 2020 | -3.31% | -1.6 pp |
| 2019 | -1.72% | -3.4 pp |
| 2018 | 1.67% | -0.8 pp |
| 2017 | 2.51% | +0.7 pp |
| 2016 | 1.81% | +0.4 pp |
| 2015 | 1.4% | -1.5 pp |
| 2014 | 2.89% | -1.4 pp |
| 2013 | 4.32% | +3.8 pp |
| 2012 | 0.5% | -4.6 pp |
| 2011 | 5.1% | +10.7 pp |
| 2010 | -5.65% | -11.5 pp |
| 2009 | 5.89% | +3.2 pp |
| 2008 | 2.66% | -2.0 pp |
| 2007 | 4.71% | +2.9 pp |
| 2006 | 1.77% | -1.3 pp |
| 2005 | 3.07% | +4.4 pp |
| 2004 | -1.32% | -4.8 pp |
| 2003 | 3.48% | +2.4 pp |
| 2002 | 1.05% | +1.4 pp |
| 2001 | -0.34% | -1.2 pp |
| 2000 | 0.87% | -1.8 pp |
| 1999 | 2.71% | +0.5 pp |
| 1998 | 2.18% | -0.5 pp |
| 1997 | 2.7% | -1.4 pp |
| 1996 | 4.14% | -5.8 pp |
| 1995 | 9.9% | +21.8 pp |
| 1994 | -11.95% | -6.5 pp |
| 1993 | -5.43% | -0.1 pp |
| 1992 | -5.31% | -7.2 pp |
| 1991 | 1.88% | +0.8 pp |
| 1990 | 1.04% | +4.0 pp |
| 1989 | -2.91% | -3.1 pp |
| 1988 | 0.2% | +1.0 pp |
| 1987 | -0.79% | -0.3 pp |
| 1986 | -0.5% | -1.1 pp |
| 1985 | 0.6% | +0.3 pp |
| 1984 | 0.3% | -0.6 pp |
| 1983 | 0.91% | +4.5 pp |
| 1982 | -3.56% | -0.7 pp |
| 1981 | -2.85% | -10.2 pp |
| 1980 | 7.37% | -0.2 pp |
| 1979 | 7.56% | +1.4 pp |
| 1978 | 6.21% | +2.5 pp |
| 1977 | 3.71% | -4.7 pp |
| 1976 | 8.44% | +7.3 pp |
| 1975 | 1.12% | -4.7 pp |
| 1974 | 5.78% | +1.0 pp |
| 1973 | 4.76% | +3.8 pp |
| 1972 | 0.98% | -5.5 pp |
| 1971 | 6.48% | +5.8 pp |
| 1970 | 0.65% | -3.2 pp |
| 1969 | 3.81% | +0.6 pp |
| 1968 | 3.18% | +5.3 pp |
| 1967 | -2.12% | -1.5 pp |
| 1966 | -0.58% | -2.7 pp |
| 1965 | 2.16% | +3.8 pp |
| 1964 | -1.65% | +0.2 pp |
| 1963 | -1.89% | -9.8 pp |
| 1962 | 7.89% | +10.8 pp |
| 1961 | -2.93% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Haiti’s GDP growth in 1962?
7.89% (1962). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in annual %, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Haiti’s GDP growth growing or shrinking?
Between 1961 and 2025 the series was growing overall: +7.5% in total.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: -2.71%; 2024: -4.18%; 2023: -1.86%; 2022: -1.68%; 2021: -1.8%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG — GDP Growth (Annual %). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.