Public and publicly guaranteed debt service in Haiti
Haiti: Public and publicly guaranteed debt service was 57.2% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Public and publicly guaranteed debt service in Haiti, 1973–2024
Source: International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of exports of goods, services and primary income.
Analysis
Haiti recorded 57.2% for public and publicly guaranteed debt service in 2024. That is the highest value across all 40 years on record.
The figure is up 1,499.3% on the previous year and up 4,018.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public and publicly guaranteed debt service in Haiti peaked at 57.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2011.
Haiti ranks 1st of 120 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Public and publicly guaranteed debt service in Haiti, year by year
| Year | % of exports of goods, services and primary income | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 8.6% | — |
| 1974 | 7.6% | -11.4% |
| 1975 | 8.2% | +7.9% |
| 1976 | 8.4% | +2.2% |
| 1977 | 13.4% | +58.9% |
| 1978 | 10.9% | -18.3% |
| 1979 | 8.0% | -27.1% |
| 1980 | 8.2% | +3.2% |
| 1981 | 10.3% | +25.5% |
| 1982 | 6.9% | -32.9% |
| 1983 | 6.0% | -12.6% |
| 1984 | 6.4% | +6.4% |
| 1985 | 6.5% | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 6.3% | -1.8% |
| 1987 | 8.5% | +33.3% |
| 1988 | 10.0% | +18.2% |
| 1989 | 12.3% | +23.5% |
| 1990 | 5.3% | -57.2% |
| 1991 | 7.6% | +44.1% |
| 1992 | 3.2% | -58.4% |
| 1993 | 2.7% | -16.1% |
| 2006 | 7.2% | +169.4% |
| 2007 | 5.7% | -20.5% |
| 2008 | 6.1% | +7.1% |
| 2009 | 3.9% | -36.7% |
| 2010 | 12.4% | +222.8% |
| 2011 | 0.4% | -97.0% |
| 2012 | 0.4% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.8% | +110.2% |
| 2014 | 1.4% | +75.8% |
| 2015 | 1.9% | +38.9% |
| 2016 | 5.0% | +159.7% |
| 2017 | 0.6% | -88.1% |
| 2018 | 0.5% | -23.6% |
| 2019 | 0.5% | +16.4% |
| 2020 | 0.9% | +71.9% |
| 2021 | 0.9% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 1.1% | +24.6% |
| 2023 | 3.6% | +215.4% |
| 2024 | 57.2% | +1499.3% |
Haiti compared with similar countries
- Haiti's 57.2% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6.4%, 9.0× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Haiti's 57.2% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 9.7%, 5.9× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 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 | +1499.3% | 3.6% | 57.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9.3% | 7.6% | 13.4% | 7 |
| 1980s | 8.1% | 6.0% | 12.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.7% | 2.7% | 7.6% | 4 |
| 2000s | 5.7% | 3.9% | 7.2% | 4 |
| 2010s | 2.4% | 0.4% | 12.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.7% | 0.9% | 57.2% | 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)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per square kilometre -1,304 NFL, current US$ per square kilometre (2010)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), annual growth rate -227.58 % change on previous year (2010)
Frequently asked questions
- What is public and publicly guaranteed debt service in Haiti?
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service in Haiti was 57.2% in 2024, according to International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest public and publicly guaranteed debt service recorded in Haiti?
- The highest recorded value was 57.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest public and publicly guaranteed debt service recorded in Haiti?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2011.
- How does Haiti rank for public and publicly guaranteed debt service?
- Haiti ranks 1st out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is public and publicly guaranteed debt service rising or falling in Haiti?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4,018.2%. 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 Public and publicly guaranteed debt service (% of exports of goods, services and primary income). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Public and publicly guaranteed debt service to exports of goods, services, and income. Public and publicly guaranteed debt service is the sum of principal repayments and interest actually paid in currency, goods, or services on long-term obligations of public debtors and long-term private obligations guaranteed by a public entity. Exports of goods, services and primary income is the sum of goods (merchandise) exports, exports of (nonfactor) services and income (factor) receipts.