Dominican Republic vs Haiti: GDP growth
GDP growth: 2.1% a year in Dominican Republic in 2025 and -4.2% a year in Haiti in 2024, by IMF estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Dominican Republic, by 9.1 percentage points.
Dominican RepublicHaiti
Watch it change on the mapChange since 1980, percentage points · IMF
Latest figures
% a year · IMF
| Country | Latest | 10 years before | Rank in 2025 | Projected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dominican Republic | 2.1 2025 | 7 | 100 of 143 | 5 2031 |
| Haiti | -4.2 2024 | 1.7 | — | 1.5 2031 |
What the numbers say
- Dominican Republic has been higher since 2021, when it overtook Haiti.
- The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Dominican Republic at 5% a year and Haiti at 1.5% a year in 2031.
Every year
% a year · IMF
| Year | Dominican Republic | Haiti |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2.1 | -2.7 |
| 2024 | 5 | -4.2 |
| 2023 | 2.2 | -1.9 |
| 2022 | 5.2 | -1.7 |
| 2021 | 14 | -1.8 |
| 2020 | -7.9 | -3.3 |
| 2019 | 4.9 | -1.7 |
| 2018 | 7.1 | 1.7 |
| 2017 | 3.9 | 2.5 |
| 2016 | 6.7 | 1.8 |
| 2015 | 7 | 2.6 |
| 2014 | 7.1 | 1.7 |
| 2013 | 4.9 | 4.3 |
| 2012 | 2.8 | 0.5 |
| 2011 | 3.2 | 5.1 |
| 2010 | 8.4 | -5.7 |
| 2009 | 1 | 5.9 |
| 2008 | 3.3 | 2.7 |
| 2007 | 7.4 | 4.7 |
| 2006 | 9.2 | 1.8 |
| 2005 | 9.4 | 3.1 |
| 2004 | 2.6 | -1.3 |
| 2003 | -1.3 | 3.5 |
| 2002 | 4.5 | 1.1 |
| 2001 | 2.5 | -0.3 |
| 2000 | 4.7 | 0.9 |
| 1999 | 6 | 2.7 |
| 1998 | 6.7 | 2.2 |
| 1997 | 8.9 | 2.7 |
| 1996 | 6 | 4.1 |
| 1995 | 5.7 | 9.9 |
| 1994 | 2.6 | -11.6 |
| 1993 | 7.4 | -4.9 |
| 1992 | 11.2 | -2.3 |
| 1991 | 0.9 | 1.3 |
| 1990 | -5.5 | -0.4 |
| 1989 | 4.4 | -1.1 |
| 1988 | 2.2 | 0.6 |
| 1987 | 10.1 | -0.4 |
| 1986 | 3.5 | 0.3 |
| 1985 | -2.1 | 0.8 |
| 1984 | 1.3 | 0.2 |
| 1983 | 4.6 | -1.5 |
| 1982 | 1.7 | -2.8 |
| 1981 | 4.3 | 1.1 |
| 1980 | 8 | 7.3 |
- 12.3Projected
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
| Year | Dominican Republic | Haiti |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4.6 | -1.7 |
| 2027 | 4.4 | -0.5 |
| 2028 | 4.6 | 0.7 |
| 2029 | 4.7 | 0.9 |
| 2030 | 4.8 | 1.2 |
| 2031 | 5 | 1.5 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- How much the economy grew or shrank in a year, after inflation.
- Source: IMF, World Economic Outlook, October 2026.
- The dashed line is the IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026), a scenario rather than a forecast.
- Ranks count the 143 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time