Merchandise imports from high-income economies in Haiti
Haiti: Merchandise imports from high-income economies was 42.3% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Merchandise imports from high-income economies in Haiti, 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise imports.
Analysis
In 2023, merchandise imports from high-income economies in Haiti stood at 42.3%.
That represents a change of up 10.5% on the previous year and down 11.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports from high-income economies in Haiti peaked at 99.7% in 1963 and was at its lowest, 37.3%, in 2021.
Haiti ranks 159th of 206 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Merchandise imports from high-income economies in Haiti, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 97.8% | — |
| 1961 | 98.6% | +0.8% |
| 1962 | 98.8% | +0.3% |
| 1963 | 99.7% | +0.8% |
| 1964 | 98.5% | -1.2% |
| 1965 | 98.0% | -0.5% |
| 1966 | 96.9% | -1.1% |
| 1967 | 97.8% | +1.0% |
| 1968 | 98.0% | +0.2% |
| 1969 | 97.9% | -0.2% |
| 1970 | 96.1% | -1.8% |
| 1971 | 95.8% | -0.4% |
| 1972 | 95.4% | -0.3% |
| 1973 | 96.0% | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 94.5% | -1.5% |
| 1975 | 96.0% | +1.6% |
| 1976 | 94.5% | -1.6% |
| 1977 | 93.2% | -1.4% |
| 1978 | 90.8% | -2.6% |
| 1979 | 90.3% | -0.6% |
| 1980 | 91.6% | +1.5% |
| 1981 | 93.7% | +2.3% |
| 1982 | 97.1% | +3.6% |
| 1983 | 93.2% | -4.0% |
| 1984 | 94.6% | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 93.5% | -1.2% |
| 1986 | 93.7% | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 90.0% | -3.9% |
| 1988 | 93.7% | +4.1% |
| 1989 | 93.7% | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 92.4% | -1.4% |
| 1991 | 89.4% | -3.3% |
| 1992 | 86.7% | -3.0% |
| 1993 | 85.0% | -2.0% |
| 1994 | 86.7% | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 87.9% | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 82.1% | -6.6% |
| 1997 | 81.5% | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 82.7% | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 82.1% | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 73.9% | -10.0% |
| 2001 | 70.3% | -4.9% |
| 2002 | 65.3% | -7.0% |
| 2003 | 64.6% | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 63.2% | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 62.1% | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 59.2% | -4.7% |
| 2007 | 56.9% | -3.8% |
| 2008 | 55.5% | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 55.7% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 54.4% | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 46.1% | -15.2% |
| 2012 | 47.9% | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 47.8% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 47.1% | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 44.7% | -5.1% |
| 2016 | 43.5% | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 43.9% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 42.5% | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 39.3% | -7.4% |
| 2020 | 38.3% | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 37.3% | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 38.2% | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 42.3% | +10.5% |
Haiti compared with similar countries
- Haiti's 42.3% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 43.4%, 97% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Haiti's 42.3% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 58.3%, 73% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 98.2% | 96.9% | 99.7% | 10 |
| 1970s | 94.2% | 90.3% | 96.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 93.5% | 90.0% | 97.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 85.6% | 81.5% | 92.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 62.7% | 55.5% | 73.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.7% | 39.3% | 54.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.0% | 37.3% | 42.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Haiti
- 156 Democratic Republic of Congo 43.8% compare
- 157 Solomon Islands 43.4% compare
- 158 Mozambique 42.4% compare
- 160 Niger 41.9% compare
- 161 Burkina Faso 41.7% compare
- 162 Tanzania 41.7% compare
More private sector data for Haiti
- Merchandise trade 16.2% (2025)
- Food imports 37.3% (2016)
- Manufactures imports 43.9% (2016)
- Merchandise imports 4.63 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 16.4% (2016)
- Manufactures exports 79.1% (2016)
- Merchandise exports 554.00 million current US$ (2025)
- 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)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -18.53 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise imports from high-income economies in Haiti?
- Merchandise imports from high-income economies in Haiti was 42.3% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise imports from high-income economies recorded in Haiti?
- The highest recorded value was 99.7% in 1963.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports from high-income economies recorded in Haiti?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.3% in 2021.
- How does Haiti rank for merchandise imports from high-income economies?
- Haiti ranks 159th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise imports from high-income economies rising or falling in Haiti?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Haiti data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Merchandise imports from high-income economies (% of total merchandise imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise imports from high-income economies are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from high-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.