Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports) in Haiti
Haiti: Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports) was 54.9% in 2017. ▼ Falling
Manufactures imports in Haiti, 1970–2017
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise imports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for manufactures imports in Haiti is 54.9%, measured in 2017.
The figure is up 25.2% on the previous year and up 20.5% over five years.
Over the whole period, manufactures imports in Haiti peaked at 68.3% in 1970 and was at its lowest, 43.9%, in 2016.
Haiti ranks 142nd of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports) in Haiti, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 68.3% | — |
| 1971 | 62.5% | -8.4% |
| 1972 | 61.9% | -1.1% |
| 1973 | 62.6% | +1.1% |
| 1974 | 56.1% | -10.3% |
| 1975 | 54.0% | -3.8% |
| 1976 | 52.8% | -2.2% |
| 1977 | 56.4% | +6.9% |
| 1978 | 57.8% | +2.6% |
| 1979 | 59.6% | +3.1% |
| 1981 | 58.7% | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 45.6% | -22.4% |
| 2014 | 45.1% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 46.5% | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 43.9% | -5.8% |
| 2017 | 54.9% | +25.2% |
Haiti compared with similar countries
- Haiti's 54.9% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 58.5%, 94% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Haiti's 54.9% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 64.2%, 85% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 59.2% | 52.8% | 68.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 58.7% | 58.7% | 58.7% | 1 |
| 2010s | 47.2% | 43.9% | 54.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Haiti
More private sector data for Haiti
- Merchandise trade 16.2% (2025)
- Food imports 31.9% (2017)
- Merchandise imports 4.63 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 517.50 million current US$ (2024)
- Food exports 23.3% (2017)
- 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 manufactures imports in Haiti?
- Manufactures imports in Haiti was 54.9% in 2017, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest manufactures imports recorded in Haiti?
- The highest recorded value was 68.3% in 1970.
- What is the lowest manufactures imports recorded in Haiti?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.9% in 2016.
- How does Haiti rank for manufactures imports?
- Haiti ranks 142nd 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 Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Manufactures comprise commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 5 (chemicals), 6 (basic manufactures), 7 (machinery and transport equipment), and 8 (miscellaneous manufactured goods), excluding division 68 (non-ferrous metals). This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise imports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a non-resident and a 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.