Haiti's total debt service (% of exports of goods, services and primary income) was 63.16% in 2024, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 61.54 percentage points from 1.62% in 2014.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 63.16% | 2024 |
| Five years earlier | 1.52% | 2019 |
| Ten years earlier | 1.62% | 2014 |
| Highest | 63.16% | 2024 |
| Lowest | 0.46% | 2011 |
| Average since 2015 | 8.81% | 2015–2024 |
| First recorded | 13.25% | 1971 |
What the numbers say
In 2024, Haiti's total debt service (% of exports of goods, services and primary income) rose 56.8 percentage points on 2023 (from 6.36% to 63.16%).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was −0 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 12.28 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 4.6 standard deviations above that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 56.8 percentage points in 2024 and the biggest yearly fall was 38.49 percentage points in 1996. 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 3rd highest value of the 109 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 | 63.16% | 2024 |
| Lower middle income | 14.54% | 2024 |
Closest to Haiti in the 2024 ranking
- El Salvador — 1st of 109: 96.2%
- Egypt, Arab Rep. — 3rd of 109: 49.23%
- Kazakhstan — 4th of 109: 48.43%
- Mozambique — 5th of 109: 46.51%
What this measures
Total debt service to exports of goods, services and primary income. 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.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.
All 54 values
| Year | Total debt service (% of exports of goods, services and primary income) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 63.16 |
| 2023 | 6.36 |
| 2022 | 2.52 |
| 2021 | 1.85 |
| 2020 | 2.7 |
| 2019 | 1.52 |
| 2018 | 1.3 |
| 2017 | 1.27 |
| 2016 | 5.38 |
| 2015 | 2.06 |
| 2014 |
Total debt service (% of exports of goods, services and primary income) in nearby economies
- Argentina — 38.25% (2024)
- Belize — 7.67% (2024)
- Bolivia — 17.79% (2024)
- Brazil — 26.74% (2024)
- Colombia — 43% (2024)
- Dominica — 29.42% (2024)
- Dominican Republic — 22.04% (2024)
- Ecuador — 21.86% (2024)
- El Salvador
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 total debt service (% of exports of goods, services and primary income)?
- 63.16% in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1971?
- It is up 49.91 percentage points from 13.25% in 1971. The highest value was 63.16% in 2024 and the lowest 0.46% in 2011.
- How does Haiti rank?
- 3rd highest of 109 economies with data for 2024.
- Is the latest change in total debt service (% of exports of goods, services and primary income) unusual for Haiti?
- In 2024, Haiti's total debt service (% of exports of goods, services and primary income) rose 56.8 percentage points on 2023 (from 6.36% to 63.16%). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was −0 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 12.28 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 4.6 standard deviations above that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator DT.TDS.DECT.EX.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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