Haiti's debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$) was US$543 million in 2024, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 1,841% from US$27.98 million in 2014 (34.52% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | US$543 million | 2024 |
| Five years earlier | US$27.45 million | 2019 |
| Ten years earlier | US$27.98 million | 2014 |
| Highest | US$543 million | 2024 |
| Lowest | US$3.9 million | 1994 |
| Average since 2015 | US$90.72 million | 2015–2024 |
| First recorded | US$4.43 million |
What the numbers say
In 2024, Haiti's debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$) rose 644.4% on 2023 (from US$72.95 million to US$543 million).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was +105.7% and a typical year strayed about 475.1% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.1 standard deviations above that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 2,598% in 1995 and the biggest yearly fall was 95.3% in 2011. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2015 to 2024 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 26% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2024, Haiti had the 74th highest value of the 120 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Haiti | US$543 million | 2024 |
| Lower middle income | US$313.35 billion | 2024 |
Closest to Haiti in the 2024 ranking
- Kyrgyz Republic — 71st of 120: US$817.34 million
- Guyana — 72nd of 120: US$599.44 million
- Tajikistan — 73rd of 120: US$573.62 million
- Nepal — 75th of 120: US$536.99 million
- Maldives — 76th of 120: US$501.52 million
- Congo, Dem. Rep. — 77th of 120: US$471.11 million
What this measures
Total debt service is the sum of principal repayments and interest actually paid in currency, goods, or services on long-term debt, interest paid on short-term debt, and repayments (repurchases and charges) to the IMF. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.
All 55 values
| Year | Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 543,003,063 |
| 2023 | 72,945,120 |
| 2022 | 35,195,997 |
| 2021 | 24,274,627 |
| 2020 | 28,806,121 |
| 2019 | 27,452,756 |
| 2018 | 23,990,505 |
| 2017 | 22,085,248 |
| 2016 | 92,212,165 |
| 2015 | 37,199,224 |
Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$) in nearby economies
- Argentina — US$39.48 billion (2024)
- Belize — US$127.49 million (2024)
- Bolivia — US$1.84 billion (2024)
- Brazil — US$114.11 billion (2024)
- Colombia — US$33.84 billion (2024)
- Dominica — US$65.94 million (2024)
- Dominican Republic — US$6.61 billion (2024)
- Ecuador — US$8.49 billion (2024)
- El Salvador — US$11.58 billion (2024)
More economic policy & debt data for Haiti
- Total reserves, including gold (current US$) — US$3.39 billion (2025)
- Total reserves, excluding gold (current US$) — US$3.14 billion (2025)
- GDP (current US$) — US$32.08 billion (2025)
- GDP (current LCU) — 4.19 trillion (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$) — US$13.22 billion (2025)
- GDP (constant LCU) — 552.51 billion (2025)
- GDP per capita (current US$) — US$2,694 (2025)
- GDP per capita (current LCU) — 352,104 (2025)
- GDP per capita (constant 2015 US$) — US$1,111 (2025)
- GDP per capita (constant LCU) — 46,405 (2025)
- GDP (annual % growth)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Haiti's debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$)?
- US$543 million in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1970?
- It is up 12,155% from US$4.43 million in 1970 (9.31% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$543 million in 2024 and the lowest US$3.9 million in 1994.
- How does Haiti rank?
- 74th highest of 120 economies with data for 2024.
- Is the latest change in debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$) unusual for Haiti?
- In 2024, Haiti's debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$) rose 644.4% on 2023 (from US$72.95 million to US$543 million). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was +105.7% and a typical year strayed about 475.1% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.1 standard deviations above that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator DT.TDS.DECT.CD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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