Debt service (PPG and IMF only, % of exports of goods, services and) in Haiti
Haiti: Debt service (PPG and IMF only, % of exports of goods, services and) was 59.7% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Debt service (PPG and IMF only, % of exports of goods, services and) in Haiti, 1973–2024
Source: International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB).
Analysis
Haiti recorded 59.7% for debt service (ppg and imf only, % of exports of goods, services and) in 2024. That is the highest value across all 38 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 954.2% on the previous year and up 4,190.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, debt service (ppg and imf only, % of exports of goods, services and) in Haiti peaked at 59.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2012.
Haiti ranks 1st of 118 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Debt service (PPG and IMF only, % of exports of goods, services and) in Haiti, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 10.0% | — |
| 1974 | 8.5% | -15.0% |
| 1975 | 9.0% | +5.8% |
| 1976 | 12.2% | +35.5% |
| 1977 | 18.2% | +49.5% |
| 1978 | 12.9% | -29.3% |
| 1979 | 10.7% | -16.8% |
| 1980 | 9.3% | -13.1% |
| 1981 | 13.3% | +42.4% |
| 1982 | 8.3% | -37.6% |
| 1983 | 7.6% | -8.2% |
| 1984 | 8.8% | +15.6% |
| 1985 | 12.1% | +37.0% |
| 1986 | 16.2% | +34.4% |
| 1987 | 18.8% | +15.6% |
| 1988 | 20.6% | +9.9% |
| 1989 | 21.7% | +5.5% |
| 1990 | 9.9% | -54.6% |
| 1991 | 10.5% | +6.4% |
| 2006 | 8.1% | -23.2% |
| 2007 | 10.0% | +24.1% |
| 2008 | 6.1% | -38.7% |
| 2009 | 4.2% | -31.2% |
| 2010 | 12.5% | +196.2% |
| 2011 | 0.4% | -96.9% |
| 2012 | 0.4% | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 0.8% | +111.2% |
| 2014 | 1.4% | +74.1% |
| 2015 | 1.9% | +38.8% |
| 2016 | 5.2% | +169.9% |
| 2017 | 0.9% | -82.0% |
| 2018 | 1.0% | +4.4% |
| 2019 | 1.2% | +20.8% |
| 2020 | 2.4% | +102.2% |
| 2021 | 1.7% | -28.9% |
| 2022 | 2.3% | +37.3% |
| 2023 | 5.7% | +142.8% |
| 2024 | 59.7% | +954.2% |
Haiti compared with similar countries
- Haiti's 59.7% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 8.4%, 7.1× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Haiti's 59.7% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 10.0%, 5.9× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Debt service (PPG and IMF only, % of exports of goods, services and) in Haiti changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | +954.2% | 5.7% | 59.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11.7% | 8.5% | 18.2% | 7 |
| 1980s | 13.7% | 7.6% | 21.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.2% | 9.9% | 10.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 7.1% | 4.2% | 10.0% | 4 |
| 2010s | 2.6% | 0.4% | 12.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.4% | 1.7% | 59.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Haiti
More external debt data for Haiti
- IFC, private nonguaranteed -304,546 NFL, US$ (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per capita -0.0259 NFL, US$ per person (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per unit of GDP -0 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per square kilometre -69.31 NFL, US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 2.1% (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA -35.94 million NFL, current US$ (2010)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per capita -3.67 NFL, current US$ per person (2010)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per unit of GDP -0.003 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2010)
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 57.2% (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per square kilometre -1,304 NFL, current US$ per square kilometre (2010)
Frequently asked questions
- What is debt service (ppg and imf only, % of exports of goods, services and) in Haiti?
- Debt service (ppg and imf only, % of exports of goods, services and) in Haiti was 59.7% in 2024, according to International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest debt service (ppg and imf only, % of exports of goods, services and) recorded in Haiti?
- The highest recorded value was 59.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest debt service (ppg and imf only, % of exports of goods, services and) recorded in Haiti?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2012.
- How does Haiti rank for debt service (ppg and imf only, % of exports of goods, services and)?
- Haiti ranks 1st out of 118 countries with data for 2024.
- Is debt service (ppg and imf only, % of exports of goods, services and) rising or falling in Haiti?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4,190.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Haiti data come from?
- The figures come from International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as part of Debt service (PPG and IMF only, % of exports of goods, services and primary income). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.