Haiti's secondary income receipts (BoP, current US$) was US$4.35 billion in 2024, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 120.08% from US$1.98 billion in 2014 (8.21% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | US$4.35 billion | 2024 |
| Five years earlier | US$2.98 billion | 2019 |
| Ten years earlier | US$1.98 billion | 2014 |
| Highest | US$4.35 billion | 2021 |
| Lowest | US$25.1 million | 1971 |
| Average since 2015 | US$3.34 billion | 2015–2024 |
| First recorded | US$25.1 million |
What the numbers say
In 2024, Haiti's secondary income receipts (BoP, current US$) rose 8.3% on 2023 (from US$4.02 billion to US$4.35 billion).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was +15.4% and a typical year strayed about 46.2% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.2 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 254% in 1995 and the biggest yearly fall was 33.8% in 1992. 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 the straight-line trend is upward, about US$266.98 million a year. A straight line explains 91% of the movement over 10 observed years.
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 5th highest value of the 29 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$4.35 billion | 2024 |
| World | US$1.66 trillion | 2024 |
| Latin America & Caribbean | US$205.87 billion | 2024 |
| Lower middle income | US$361.22 billion | 2024 |
Closest to Haiti in the 2024 ranking
- Ethiopia — 1st of 29: US$8.37 billion
- Jordan — 2nd of 29: US$6.47 billion
- Nicaragua — 3rd of 29: US$5.27 billion
- Zimbabwe — 5th of 29: US$3.51 billion
- Kyrgyz Republic — 6th of 29: US$3.25 billion
- Côte d'Ivoire — 7th of 29: US$2.34 billion
What this measures
Secondary income refers to transfers recorded in the balance of payments whenever an economy provides or receives goods, services, income, or financial items without a quid pro quo. All transfers not considered to be capital are current. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.
All 54 values
| Year | Secondary income receipts (BoP, current US$) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 4,351,007,534 |
| 2023 | 4,018,266,132 |
| 2022 | 4,116,196,449 |
| 2021 | 4,354,698,664 |
| 2020 | 3,546,897,895 |
| 2019 | 2,983,034,459 |
| 2018 | 3,012,695,541 |
| 2017 | 2,600,223,093 |
| 2016 | 2,235,064,355 |
| 2015 | 2,195,560,227 |
Secondary income receipts (BoP, current US$) in nearby economies
- Antigua and Barbuda — US$41.24 million (2025)
- Argentina — US$4.65 billion (2025)
- Aruba — US$130.61 million (2023)
- Bahamas, The — US$368.57 million (2024)
- Barbados — US$52.5 million (2017)
- Belize — US$199.08 million (2025)
- Bolivia — US$1.32 billion (2025)
- Brazil — US$8.63 billion (2025)
- Chile — US$5.05 billion (2025)
- Colombia — US$17.99 billion (2025)
More economic policy & debt data for Haiti
- Total reserves, including gold (current US$) — 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$1,111 (2025)
- GDP per capita (constant LCU) — 46,405 (2025)
- GDP (annual % growth)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Haiti's secondary income receipts (BoP, current US$)?
- US$4.35 billion in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1971?
- It is up 17,235% from US$25.1 million in 1971 (10.22% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$4.35 billion in 2021 and the lowest US$25.1 million in 1971.
- How does Haiti rank?
- 5th highest of 29 economies with data for 2024.
- Is the latest change in secondary income receipts (BoP, current US$) unusual for Haiti?
- In 2024, Haiti's secondary income receipts (BoP, current US$) rose 8.3% on 2023 (from US$4.02 billion to US$4.35 billion). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was +15.4% and a typical year strayed about 46.2% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.2 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator BX.TRF.CURR.CD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF) 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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