Travel services in Haiti
Haiti: Travel services was 2.6% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Travel services in Haiti, 1971–2024
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service imports.
Analysis
In 2024, travel services in Haiti stood at 2.6%. That is the lowest value across all 50 years on record.
That represents a change of down 57.1% on the previous year and down 61.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, travel services in Haiti peaked at 52.1% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 2.6%, in 2024.
That places Haiti 194th out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Travel services in Haiti, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 26.6% | — |
| 1972 | 26.1% | -1.6% |
| 1973 | 28.3% | +8.1% |
| 1974 | 19.9% | -29.8% |
| 1975 | 13.6% | -31.6% |
| 1976 | 10.8% | -20.3% |
| 1977 | 11.8% | +8.6% |
| 1978 | 33.4% | +183.9% |
| 1979 | 38.2% | +14.4% |
| 1980 | 31.4% | -17.7% |
| 1981 | 24.5% | -22.0% |
| 1982 | 32.4% | +32.2% |
| 1983 | 28.7% | -11.4% |
| 1984 | 25.9% | -9.8% |
| 1985 | 24.6% | -5.2% |
| 1986 | 27.9% | +13.7% |
| 1987 | 27.1% | -3.0% |
| 1988 | 23.0% | -15.3% |
| 1989 | 22.9% | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 52.1% | +127.8% |
| 1991 | 47.6% | -8.6% |
| 1992 | 30.7% | -35.6% |
| 1993 | 34.4% | +12.2% |
| 1994 | 21.4% | -37.7% |
| 1995 | 14.7% | -31.3% |
| 1996 | 15.3% | +4.2% |
| 1997 | 10.9% | -29.2% |
| 2000 | 6.7% | -38.6% |
| 2001 | 7.1% | +7.2% |
| 2004 | 21.4% | +199.7% |
| 2005 | 10.5% | -51.0% |
| 2006 | 9.7% | -7.6% |
| 2007 | 11.5% | +18.6% |
| 2008 | 10.8% | -6.3% |
| 2009 | 9.9% | -8.1% |
| 2010 | 8.7% | -12.5% |
| 2011 | 8.2% | -5.7% |
| 2012 | 8.3% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 5.9% | -29.0% |
| 2014 | 6.7% | +15.1% |
| 2015 | 7.1% | +5.2% |
| 2016 | 18.6% | +162.4% |
| 2017 | 14.9% | -20.1% |
| 2018 | 16.3% | +9.7% |
| 2019 | 16.9% | +3.9% |
| 2020 | 3.4% | -79.9% |
| 2021 | 3.8% | +11.4% |
| 2022 | 4.7% | +23.6% |
| 2023 | 6.0% | +27.9% |
| 2024 | 2.6% | -57.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 23.2% | 10.8% | 38.2% | 9 |
| 1980s | 26.8% | 22.9% | 32.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 28.4% | 10.9% | 52.1% | 8 |
| 2000s | 10.9% | 6.7% | 21.4% | 8 |
| 2010s | 11.1% | 5.9% | 18.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.1% | 2.6% | 6.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Haiti
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 travel services in Haiti?
- Travel services in Haiti was 2.6% in 2024, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest travel services recorded in Haiti?
- The highest recorded value was 52.1% in 1990.
- What is the lowest travel services recorded in Haiti?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.6% in 2024.
- How does Haiti rank for travel services?
- Haiti ranks 194th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is travel services rising or falling in Haiti?
- Over the last ten years it is down 61.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Haiti data come from?
- The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Travel services (% of commercial service imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Travel services cover goods and services for own use or to give away acquired from an economy by nonresidents during visits to that economy, or acquired from other economies by residents during visits to these other economies. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service imports which are commercial services provided by non-residents to residents.