Haiti
Government debt in Haiti
Government debt in Haiti: 26.2% of GDP in 1997 and 15.1% of GDP in 2024, by IMF estimates.
- Latest, 2024
- 15.1% of GDP
- Since 1997
- −11.1 percentage points
- Projected, 2031
- 10.3% of GDP
- IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)
% of GDP · IMF
What the numbers say
- The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts it at 10.3% of GDP in 2031.
- The highest was 37.8% of GDP in 2003, the lowest 15.1% of GDP in 2024.
Every year
% of GDP · IMF
| Year | Haiti |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 15.1 |
| 2023 | 27.9 |
| 2022 | 29.2 |
| 2021 | 28.4 |
| 2020 | 22.3 |
| 2019 | 26.5 |
| 2018 | 24.1 |
| 2017 | 22.5 |
| 2016 | 24.4 |
| 2015 | 23.9 |
| 2014 | 21.4 |
| 2013 | 25.1 |
| 2012 | 24.1 |
| 2011 | 22.3 |
| 2010 | 24.9 |
| 2009 | 19.4 |
| 2008 | 33.9 |
| 2007 | 24.4 |
| 2006 | 32.2 |
| 2005 | 29.7 |
| 2004 | 30.5 |
| 2003 | 37.8 |
| 2002 | 32 |
| 2001 | 28.8 |
| 2000 | 32.5 |
| 1999 | 24.2 |
| 1998 | 24 |
| 1997 | 26.2 |
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2025–2031
| Year | Haiti |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 12.4 |
| 2026 | 10.5 |
| 2027 | 9.4 |
| 2028 | 9.3 |
| 2029 | 9.5 |
| 2030 | 9.9 |
| 2031 | 10.3 |
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.
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- Military spending0.12% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollars$30.4M in 2025
- Military spending per person$3 in 2025
- Military share of state spending2.4% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnel1,000 people in 2020
- National power0.05% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workers0.02% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms imports1 million TIV in 2025