Food exports (% of merchandise exports) in Haiti
Haiti: Food exports (% of merchandise exports) was 23.3% in 2017. ▼ Falling
Food exports in Haiti, 1970–2017
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise exports.
Analysis
Haiti recorded 23.3% for food exports in 2017.
That represents a change of up 41.9% on the previous year and up 100.8% over five years.
Over the whole period, food exports in Haiti peaked at 53.7% in 1971 and was at its lowest, 11.6%, in 2013.
That places Haiti 73rd out of 196 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Food exports (% of merchandise exports) in Haiti, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 51.7% | — |
| 1971 | 53.7% | +3.9% |
| 1972 | 51.7% | -3.9% |
| 1973 | 52.6% | +1.7% |
| 1974 | 45.0% | -14.3% |
| 1975 | 42.3% | -6.1% |
| 1976 | 44.6% | +5.4% |
| 1977 | 50.8% | +13.9% |
| 1978 | 48.4% | -4.8% |
| 1979 | 35.7% | -26.2% |
| 1981 | 29.5% | -17.4% |
| 1988 | 22.0% | -25.5% |
| 1989 | 27.2% | +23.9% |
| 1990 | 13.9% | -48.9% |
| 1991 | 14.6% | +4.9% |
| 1992 | 16.6% | +13.9% |
| 1993 | 13.8% | -16.7% |
| 1994 | 24.4% | +76.6% |
| 1995 | 37.5% | +53.4% |
| 1996 | 22.3% | -40.4% |
| 1997 | 15.5% | -30.8% |
| 2013 | 11.6% | -24.9% |
| 2014 | 13.3% | +14.6% |
| 2015 | 19.0% | +42.8% |
| 2016 | 16.4% | -13.5% |
| 2017 | 23.3% | +41.9% |
Haiti compared with similar countries
- Haiti's 23.3% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 21.6%, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Haiti's 23.3% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 32.3%, 72% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 47.6% | 35.7% | 53.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 26.2% | 22.0% | 29.5% | 3 |
| 1990s | 19.8% | 13.8% | 37.5% | 8 |
| 2010s | 16.7% | 11.6% | 23.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Haiti
More private sector data for Haiti
- Merchandise trade 16.2% (2025)
- Food imports 31.9% (2017)
- Manufactures imports 54.9% (2017)
- Merchandise imports 4.63 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 517.50 million current US$ (2024)
- Manufactures exports 64.3% (2017)
- Merchandise exports 554.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 87.21 million current US$ (2024)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 46.53 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0173 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food exports in Haiti?
- Food exports in Haiti was 23.3% in 2017, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest food exports recorded in Haiti?
- The highest recorded value was 53.7% in 1971.
- What is the lowest food exports recorded in Haiti?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.6% in 2013.
- How does Haiti rank for food exports?
- Haiti ranks 73rd out of 196 countries with data for 2017.
- Where does this Haiti data come from?
- The figures come from Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as part of Food exports (% of merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Food comprises the commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 0 (food and live animals), 1 (beverages and tobacco), and 4 (animal and vegetable oils and fats) and division 22 (oil seeds, oil nuts, and oil kernels). This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise exports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a resident and a non-resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e.