Dominican Republic vs Haiti
Dominican Republic vs Haiti: GDP per person
GDP per person in 2025: $9,287 in Dominican Republic and $1,111 in Haiti, by World Bank estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Dominican Republic, by $8,176, or 8.36 times that in Haiti.
US dollars at 2015 prices · World Bank
What the numbers say
- Dominican Republic has been higher since 1970, when it overtook Haiti.
- In 2025, Dominican Republic ranked 76 and Haiti ranked 166 of 186 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: $12,130 in 2025.
Every year
US dollars at 2015 prices · World Bank
| Year | Dominican Republic | Haiti | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $9,287 | $1,111 | $12,130 |
| 2024 | $9,168 | $1,155 | $11,890 |
| 2023 | $8,810 | $1,219 | $11,670 |
| 2022 | $8,698 | $1,257 | $11,450 |
| 2021 | $8,345 | $1,293 | $11,170 |
| 2020 | $7,396 | $1,332 | $10,580 |
| 2019 | $8,117 | $1,394 | $11,000 |
| 2018 | $7,819 | $1,437 | $10,820 |
| 2017 | $7,379 | $1,433 | $10,590 |
| 2016 | $7,178 | $1,417 | $10,360 |
| 2015 | $6,801 | $1,411 | $10,190 |
| 2014 | $6,430 | $1,412 | $10,000 |
| 2013 | $6,075 | $1,392 | $9,811 |
| 2012 | $5,860 | $1,355 | $9,654 |
| 2011 | $5,774 | $1,369 | $9,515 |
| 2010 | $5,666 | $1,318 | $9,322 |
| 2009 | $5,295 | $1,413 | $9,028 |
| 2008 | $5,309 | $1,357 | $9,266 |
| 2007 | $5,205 | $1,344 | $9,191 |
| 2006 | $4,905 | $1,305 | $8,913 |
| 2005 | $4,549 | $1,304 | $8,639 |
| 2004 | $4,212 | $1,287 | $8,409 |
| 2003 | $4,163 | $1,326 | $8,151 |
| 2002 | $4,281 | $1,305 | $8,011 |
| 2001 | $4,159 | $1,314 | $7,932 |
| 2000 | $4,123 | $1,343 | $7,880 |
| 1999 | $4,004 | $1,356 | $7,639 |
| 1998 | $3,841 | $1,345 | $7,479 |
| 1997 | $3,660 | $1,341 | $7,382 |
| 1996 | $3,420 | $1,331 | $7,203 |
| 1995 | $3,286 | $1,302 | $7,058 |
| 1994 | $3,168 | $1,208 | $6,944 |
| 1993 | $3,148 | $1,398 | $6,819 |
| 1992 | $2,990 | $1,508 | $6,801 |
| 1991 | $2,742 | $1,624 | $6,773 |
| 1990 | $2,773 | $1,627 | $6,804 |
| 1989 | $2,995 | $1,644 | $6,741 |
| 1988 | $2,930 | $1,729 | $6,620 |
| 1987 | $2,930 | $1,761 | $6,446 |
| 1986 | $2,718 | $1,811 | $6,326 |
| 1985 | $2,683 | $1,857 | $6,233 |
| 1984 | $2,802 | $1,883 | $6,120 |
| 1983 | $2,832 | $1,914 | $5,947 |
| 1982 | $2,769 | $1,935 | $5,903 |
| 1981 | $2,788 | $2,045 | $5,986 |
| 1980 | $2,738 | $2,146 | $5,980 |
| 1979 | $2,599 | $2,038 | $5,978 |
| 1978 | $2,549 | $1,931 | $5,843 |
| 1977 | $2,560 | $1,854 | $5,710 |
| 1976 | $2,502 | $1,822 | $5,591 |
| 1975 | $2,407 | $1,713 | $5,410 |
| 1974 | $2,349 | $1,727 | $5,467 |
| 1973 | $2,278 | $1,664 | $5,465 |
| 1972 | $2,074 | $1,620 | $5,236 |
| 1971 | $1,932 | $1,635 | $5,061 |
| 1970 | $1,792 | $1,564 | $4,964 |
| 1969 | $1,559 | $1,584 | $4,885 |
| 1968 | $1,446 | $1,554 | $4,707 |
| 1967 | $1,485 | $1,534 | $4,535 |
| 1966 | $1,480 | $1,597 | $4,461 |
| 1965 | $1,343 | $1,636 | $4,321 |
| 1964 | $1,581 | $1,632 | $4,176 |
| 1963 | $1,526 | $1,689 | $3,999 |
| 1962 | $1,477 | $1,752 | $3,889 |
| 1961 | $1,302 | $1,654 | $3,759 |
| 1960 | $1,376 | $1,735 | $3,667 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The value of everything produced in the country in a year, divided by its people, in 2015 US dollars so that years compare.
- Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators.
- Ranks count the 186 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Dominican Republic vs Haiti
Health
- Life expectancyDominican Republic: 73.7 years in 2023Haiti: 64.9 years in 2023
- Child mortalityDominican Republic: 3.1 per 100 live births in 2024Haiti: 5.3 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityDominican Republic: 25.6 per 1,000 live births in 2023Haiti: 43.4 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionDominican Republic: 2.98% in 2017Haiti: 2.96% in 2017
- Suicide rateDominican Republic: 8.9 per 100,000 people in 2017Haiti: 8.6 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationDominican Republic: 11.3 million people in 2023Haiti: 11.6 million people in 2023
- Population growthDominican Republic: 0.86% a year in 2023Haiti: 1.17% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateDominican Republic: 2.24 births per woman in 2023Haiti: 2.66 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationDominican Republic: 72.5% in 2025Haiti: 55.6% in 2025
- Median ageDominican Republic: 27.7 years in 2023Haiti: 23.5 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overDominican Republic: 7.6% in 2023Haiti: 4.6% in 2023
- Net migration rateDominican Republic: -3.1 per 1,000 people in 2023Haiti: -2.7 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingDominican Republic: 0.8% of GDP in 2025Haiti: 0.12% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsDominican Republic: $1.04B in 2025Haiti: $30.4M in 2025
- Military spending per personDominican Republic: $90 in 2025Haiti: $3 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingDominican Republic: 4.1% of government spending in 2025Haiti: 2.4% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelDominican Republic: 71,000 people in 2020Haiti: 1,000 people in 2020
- National powerDominican Republic: 0.11% of world capability in 2022Haiti: 0.05% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersDominican Republic: 1.48% of the labour force in 2020Haiti: 0.02% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsDominican Republic: 13 million TIV in 2025Haiti: 1 million TIV in 2025