Travel services (% of commercial service imports) in Haiti
Haiti: Travel services (% of commercial service imports) 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 (% of commercial service imports) 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% |
Haiti compared with similar countries
- Haiti's 2.6% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 17.1%, 15% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Haiti's 2.6% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 18.1%, 14% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Travel services (% of commercial service imports) in Haiti changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +199.7% | 7.1% | 21.4% |
| 1978 | +183.9% | 11.8% | 33.4% |
| 2016 | +162.4% | 7.1% | 18.6% |
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 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)
- 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)
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.