Dominican Republic vs Haiti
Dominican Republic vs Haiti: Inflation
Inflation: 3.9% a year in Dominican Republic in 2025 and 25.8% a year in Haiti in 2024, by IMF estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Haiti, by 22.5 percentage points, or 7.83 times that in Dominican Republic.
% a year · IMF
What the numbers say
- Haiti has been higher since 2012, when it overtook Dominican Republic.
- The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Dominican Republic at 4% a year and Haiti at 8% a year in 2031.
Every year
% a year · IMF
| Year | Dominican Republic | Haiti |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3.9 | 28.3 |
| 2024 | 3.3 | 25.8 |
| 2023 | 4.8 | 44.1 |
| 2022 | 8.8 | 27.6 |
| 2021 | 8.2 | 15.9 |
| 2020 | 3.8 | 23 |
| 2019 | 1.8 | 17.3 |
| 2018 | 3.6 | 11.4 |
| 2017 | 3.3 | 10.6 |
| 2016 | 1.6 | 11.4 |
| 2015 | 0.8 | 5.3 |
| 2014 | 3 | 3.2 |
| 2013 | 4.8 | 5.3 |
| 2012 | 3.7 | 5.7 |
| 2011 | 8.5 | 5.2 |
| 2010 | 6.3 | 2.9 |
| 2009 | 1.4 | 5.6 |
| 2008 | 10.6 | 12.5 |
| 2007 | 6.1 | 6.9 |
| 2006 | 7.6 | 13 |
| 2005 | 4.2 | 14.1 |
| 2004 | 51.5 | 25.7 |
| 2003 | 27.5 | 22.2 |
| 2002 | 5.2 | 6.6 |
| 2001 | 8.9 | 15.5 |
| 2000 | 7.7 | 6.4 |
| 1999 | 6.5 | 2.8 |
| 1998 | 4.8 | 6.6 |
| 1997 | 8.3 | 11.6 |
| 1996 | 5.4 | 20.6 |
| 1995 | 12.5 | 30.2 |
| 1994 | 8.3 | 42.6 |
| 1993 | 5.3 | 22.6 |
| 1992 | 4.3 | 19.4 |
| 1991 | 47.1 | 15.4 |
| 1990 | 50.5 | 21.3 |
| 1989 | 40.7 | 6.9 |
| 1988 | 43.9 | 4.1 |
| 1987 | 13.6 | -11.5 |
| 1986 | 7.6 | 3.3 |
| 1985 | 45.3 | 10.7 |
| 1984 | 20.2 | 6.4 |
| 1983 | 5.6 | 10.2 |
| 1982 | 7.6 | 7.4 |
| 1981 | 7.5 | 10.9 |
| 1980 | 21.7 | 19.1 |
- 12.3Projected
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
| Year | Dominican Republic | Haiti |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5.1 | 21.5 |
| 2027 | 5.3 | 15.8 |
| 2028 | 4.4 | 12.7 |
| 2029 | 4 | 9.4 |
| 2030 | 4 | 8 |
| 2031 | 4 | 8 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- How much consumer prices rose in a year, on average.
- 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 179 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