Haiti's debt service to exports (%) was 59.73% in 2024, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 58.34 percentage points from 1.39% in 2014.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 59.73% | 2024 |
| Five years earlier | 1.18% | 2019 |
| Ten years earlier | 1.39% | 2014 |
| Highest | 59.73% | 2024 |
| Lowest | 0.38% | 2012 |
| Average since 2015 | 8.21% | 2015–2024 |
| First recorded | 10.02% | 1973 |
What the numbers say
In 2024, Haiti's debt service to exports (%) rose 54.07 percentage points on 2023 (from 5.67% to 59.73%).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1979 to 2023), the average change was −0.16 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 4.19 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 12.9 standard deviations above that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 54.07 percentage points in 2024 and the biggest yearly fall was 12.13 percentage points 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 29% 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 1st highest value of the 100 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 | 59.73% | 2024 |
| Latin America & Caribbean | 9.47% | 2024 |
| Lower middle income | 8.88% | 2024 |
Closest to Haiti in the 2024 ranking
- Egypt, Arab Rep. — 2nd of 100: 45.97%
- Pakistan — 3rd of 100: 32.78%
- El Salvador — 4th of 100: 27.73%
What this measures
Debt service, the sum of principal repayments and interest actually paid in currency, goods, or services, is expressed as a percentage of exports of goods and services--all transactions between residents of a country and the rest of the world involving a change of ownership from residents to nonresidents of general merchandise, net exports of goods under merchanting, nonmonetary gold, and services. This series differs from the standard debt to exports series in that it covers only long-term public and publicly guaranteed debt and repayments (repurchases and charges) to the IMF.
All 38 values
| Year | Debt service to exports (%) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 59.73 |
| 2023 | 5.67 |
| 2022 | 2.33 |
| 2021 | 1.7 |
| 2020 | 2.39 |
| 2019 | 1.18 |
| 2018 | 0.978 |
| 2017 | 0.9367 |
| 2016 | 5.22 |
| 2015 | 1.93 |
| 2014 |
Debt service to exports (%) in nearby economies
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)
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Questions people ask
- What is Haiti's debt service to exports (%)?
- 59.73% in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1973?
- It is up 49.71 percentage points from 10.02% in 1973. The highest value was 59.73% in 2024 and the lowest 0.38% in 2012.
- How does Haiti rank?
- 1st highest of 100 economies with data for 2024.
- Is the latest change in debt service to exports (%) unusual for Haiti?
- In 2024, Haiti's debt service to exports (%) rose 54.07 percentage points on 2023 (from 5.67% to 59.73%). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1979 to 2023), the average change was −0.16 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 4.19 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 12.9 standard deviations above that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.
- Where does this data come from?
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator DT.TDS.DPPF.XP.ZS, 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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