Haiti Economy 5-5-25

Haiti's nominal GDP in 2025 is projected to be around $20.05 billion. This is based on data from Trading Economics, which uses global macro models and analysts' expectations. In 2024, Haiti's nominal GDP was estimated to be $17.97 billion.  

The estimated population of Haiti for 2025 is 11,906,095. This represents an increase of approximately 135,000 people compared to the estimated population in 2024. 

Haiti’s Unemployment Rate is 14.62%.

The IMF projects a GDP per capita of $2,434.52 for Haiti in 2025.

Haiti's major exports include apparel (especially knit t-shirts and sweaters), followed by fruit, vegetable oils, and other agricultural products. The United States is the largest export destination, accounting for over 80% of total exports. In 2023, Haiti's total exports reached $1.03 billion.

https://www.google.com/search?q=haiti+exports+2020+to+present

In 2025, Haiti's debt to GDP ratio is projected to be around 11.32% Statista Trading Economics. This is a significant decrease from 28.46% in 2023. 

https://www.google.com/search?q=haiti+debt+to+nominal+gdp+2020+to+2025

What is the main problem in Haiti?

Widespread poverty: Haiti, the most impoverished nation in the Latin American and Caribbean region, faces severe economic challenges. Food insecurity: Nearly half of the Haitian population (5.4 million people) are affected by acute hunger, with 2 million facing emergency levels of hunger.Jan 17, 2025

https://www.google.com/search?q=haiti+political+instability

Port-au-Prince, HaitiAP — Gangs have attacked another town in Haiti’s central region, killing at least four people, including an 11-year-old child, a human rights activist told The Associated Press on Monday.

At least 15 other people were injured by gunfire, and more than a dozen homes were burned in Petite Rivière, said Bertide Horace, spokesperson for the Commission for Dialogue, Reconciliation and Awareness to Save the Artibonite.

https://www.cnn.com/2025/04/28/americas/haiti-gang-attack-dominican-republic-intl

Comments

Missionaries are helping Haitian families add vegetable gardens and fruit trees to their properties. Voodoo continues as its national health system. Haiti is on an island shared by the Dominican Republic.

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