Dominican Republic vs Haiti
Dominican Republic vs Haiti: Government debt
Government debt: 59% of GDP in Dominican Republic in 2025 and 15.1% of GDP in Haiti in 2024, by IMF estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Dominican Republic, by 43.7 percentage points, or 3.89 times that in Haiti.
% of GDP · IMF
What the numbers say
- Dominican Republic has been higher since 2009, when it overtook Haiti.
- The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Dominican Republic at 50.4% of GDP and Haiti at 10.3% of GDP in 2031.
Every year
% of GDP · IMF
| Year | Dominican Republic | Haiti |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 59 | 12.4 |
| 2024 | 58.8 | 15.1 |
| 2023 | 60.5 | 27.9 |
| 2022 | 59.6 | 29.2 |
| 2021 | 62.8 | 28.4 |
| 2020 | 71.8 | 22.3 |
| 2019 | 53.5 | 26.5 |
| 2018 | 50.8 | 24.1 |
| 2017 | 49.5 | 22.5 |
| 2016 | 46.7 | 24.4 |
| 2015 | 44.8 | 23.9 |
| 2014 | 45 | 21.4 |
| 2013 | 46.8 | 25.1 |
| 2012 | 42.4 | 24.1 |
| 2011 | 39.1 | 22.3 |
| 2010 | 37.4 | 24.9 |
| 2009 | 36.8 | 19.4 |
| 2008 | 33.6 | 33.9 |
| 2007 | 32.9 | 24.4 |
| 2006 | 36 | 32.2 |
| 2005 | 38.3 | 29.7 |
| 2004 | 34.4 | 30.5 |
| 2003 | 48.2 | 37.8 |
| 2002 | 21.5 | 32 |
| 2001 | 20.4 | 28.8 |
| 2000 | 16.7 | 32.5 |
| 1999 | 16 | 24.2 |
| 1998 | 13.3 | 24 |
| 1997 | 13.9 | 26.2 |
- 12.3Projected
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
| Year | Dominican Republic | Haiti |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 57.2 | 10.5 |
| 2027 | 55.3 | 9.4 |
| 2028 | 54.3 | 9.3 |
| 2029 | 53.4 | 9.5 |
| 2030 | 52.3 | 9.9 |
| 2031 | 50.4 | 10.3 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- What the government owes, as a share of the economy’s yearly output.
- 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 149 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
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