External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per capita in Haiti
Haiti: External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per capita was 10.98 DOD, current US$ per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per capita in Haiti, 1975–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in DOD, current US$ per person.
Analysis
Haiti recorded 10.98 DOD, current US$ per person for external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per capita in 2024.
That represents a change of down 67.4% on the previous year and down 23.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per capita in Haiti peaked at 33.64 DOD, current US$ per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0 DOD, current US$ per person, in 1976.
Haiti ranks 100th of 121 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per capita in Haiti, year by year
| Year | DOD, current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 0.1942 DOD, current US$ per person | — |
| 1976 | 0 DOD, current US$ per person | -100.0% |
| 1977 | 1.51 DOD, current US$ per person | — |
| 1978 | 1.11 DOD, current US$ per person | -26.4% |
| 1979 | 3.45 DOD, current US$ per person | +210.6% |
| 1980 | 2.49 DOD, current US$ per person | -27.7% |
| 1981 | 4.22 DOD, current US$ per person | +69.2% |
| 1982 | 12.69 DOD, current US$ per person | +200.8% |
| 1983 | 8.54 DOD, current US$ per person | -32.7% |
| 1984 | 14.62 DOD, current US$ per person | +71.2% |
| 1985 | 16.07 DOD, current US$ per person | +9.9% |
| 1986 | 8.9 DOD, current US$ per person | -44.6% |
| 1987 | 14.06 DOD, current US$ per person | +58.0% |
| 1988 | 13.32 DOD, current US$ per person | -5.3% |
| 1989 | 11.46 DOD, current US$ per person | -14.0% |
| 1990 | 14.72 DOD, current US$ per person | +28.4% |
| 1991 | 15.03 DOD, current US$ per person | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 15.78 DOD, current US$ per person | +5.0% |
| 1993 | 16.8 DOD, current US$ per person | +6.5% |
| 1994 | 6.58 DOD, current US$ per person | -60.8% |
| 1995 | 3.52 DOD, current US$ per person | -46.5% |
| 1996 | 4.71 DOD, current US$ per person | +33.7% |
| 1997 | 13.65 DOD, current US$ per person | +189.9% |
| 1998 | 3.72 DOD, current US$ per person | -72.7% |
| 1999 | 11.78 DOD, current US$ per person | +216.6% |
| 2000 | 11.09 DOD, current US$ per person | -5.9% |
| 2001 | 20.18 DOD, current US$ per person | +82.0% |
| 2002 | 16.79 DOD, current US$ per person | -16.8% |
| 2003 | 12.93 DOD, current US$ per person | -23.0% |
| 2004 | 7.39 DOD, current US$ per person | -42.8% |
| 2005 | 2.94 DOD, current US$ per person | -60.2% |
| 2006 | 13.68 DOD, current US$ per person | +364.8% |
| 2007 | 11.63 DOD, current US$ per person | -15.0% |
| 2008 | 13.33 DOD, current US$ per person | +14.6% |
| 2009 | 11.15 DOD, current US$ per person | -16.4% |
| 2010 | 8.78 DOD, current US$ per person | -21.2% |
| 2011 | 7.87 DOD, current US$ per person | -10.4% |
| 2012 | 10.63 DOD, current US$ per person | +35.1% |
| 2013 | 12.23 DOD, current US$ per person | +15.1% |
| 2014 | 14.26 DOD, current US$ per person | +16.6% |
| 2015 | 14.52 DOD, current US$ per person | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 13.03 DOD, current US$ per person | -10.2% |
| 2017 | 12.09 DOD, current US$ per person | -7.2% |
| 2018 | 22.08 DOD, current US$ per person | +82.6% |
| 2019 | 23.8 DOD, current US$ per person | +7.8% |
| 2020 | 26.09 DOD, current US$ per person | +9.6% |
| 2021 | 31.44 DOD, current US$ per person | +20.5% |
| 2022 | 32.64 DOD, current US$ per person | +3.8% |
| 2023 | 33.64 DOD, current US$ per person | +3.1% |
| 2024 | 10.98 DOD, current US$ per person | -67.4% |
Haiti compared with similar countries
- Haiti's 10.98 DOD, current US$ per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 82.26 DOD, current US$ per person, 13% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Haiti's 10.98 DOD, current US$ per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 343.67 DOD, current US$ per person, 3% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per capita in Haiti changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +364.8% | 2.94 DOD, current US$ per person | 13.68 DOD, current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.25 DOD, current US$ per person | 0 DOD, current US$ per person | 3.45 DOD, current US$ per person | 5 |
| 1980s | 10.64 DOD, current US$ per person | 2.49 DOD, current US$ per person | 16.07 DOD, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.63 DOD, current US$ per person | 3.52 DOD, current US$ per person | 16.8 DOD, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.11 DOD, current US$ per person | 2.94 DOD, current US$ per person | 20.18 DOD, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.93 DOD, current US$ per person | 7.87 DOD, current US$ per person | 23.8 DOD, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.96 DOD, current US$ per person | 10.98 DOD, current US$ per person | 33.64 DOD, current US$ per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Haiti
- 97 Eritrea 13.14 DOD, current US$ per person compare
- 98 Yemen 12.58 DOD, current US$ per person compare
- 99 Papua New Guinea 11.45 DOD, current US$ per person compare
- 101 Afghanistan 10.38 DOD, current US$ per person compare
- 102 Uganda 10.38 DOD, current US$ per person compare
- 103 Guatemala 9.27 DOD, current US$ per person compare
More external debt data for Haiti
- 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)
- 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)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per square kilometre -1,304 NFL, current US$ per square kilometre (2010)
- Use of IMF credit 544.63 million DOD, current US$ (2025)
- External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) 242.07 million DOD, current US$ (2025)
- External debt stocks, long-term 249.76 million DOD, current US$ (2025)
- External debt stocks, short-term 33.10 million DOD, current US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per capita in Haiti?
- External debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per capita in Haiti was 10.98 DOD, current US$ per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per capita recorded in Haiti?
- The highest recorded value was 33.64 DOD, current US$ per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per capita recorded in Haiti?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 DOD, current US$ per person in 1976.
- How does Haiti rank for external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per capita?
- Haiti ranks 100th out of 121 countries with data for 2024.
- Is external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per capita rising or falling in Haiti?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Haiti data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- External debt stocks, short-term International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.