Growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Haiti
Haiti: Growth rate of real gdp per employed person was -4.31 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Haiti, 2000–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Haiti recorded -4.31 for growth rate of real gdp per employed person in 2025.
That represents a change of up 11.5% on the previous year and down 563.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Haiti peaked at 2.78 in 2007 and was at its lowest, -8, in 2010.
That places Haiti 184th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Haiti, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.63 | — |
| 2001 | -1.63 | -358.7% |
| 2002 | -0.27 | -83.4% |
| 2003 | 1.96 | -825.9% |
| 2004 | -2.61 | -233.2% |
| 2005 | 1.58 | -160.5% |
| 2006 | 0.27 | -82.9% |
| 2007 | 2.78 | +929.6% |
| 2008 | -0.99 | -135.6% |
| 2009 | 1.94 | -296.0% |
| 2010 | -8 | -512.4% |
| 2011 | 2.17 | -127.1% |
| 2012 | -2.04 | -194.0% |
| 2013 | 1.53 | -175.0% |
| 2014 | 0.84 | -45.1% |
| 2015 | -0.65 | -177.4% |
| 2016 | -0.05 | -92.3% |
| 2017 | 0.57 | -1240.0% |
| 2018 | -0.19 | -133.3% |
| 2019 | -3.13 | +1547.4% |
| 2020 | -2.41 | -23.0% |
| 2021 | -4.45 | +84.6% |
| 2022 | -2.79 | -37.3% |
| 2023 | -3.13 | +12.2% |
| 2024 | -4.87 | +55.6% |
| 2025 | -4.31 | -11.5% |
Haiti compared with similar countries
- Haiti's -4.31 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.77. (46 countries reporting)
- Haiti's -4.31 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.23. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Growth rate of real gdp per employed person 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | -1547.4% | -0.19 | -3.13 |
| 2017 | +1240.0% | -0.05 | 0.57 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.366 | -2.61 | 2.78 | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.895 | -8 | 2.17 | 10 |
| 2020s | -3.66 | -4.87 | -2.41 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Haiti
More work & labour data for Haiti
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.2679 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.2706 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.2655 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.31 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.86 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 10,520 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 3,521 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 7,869 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 7,282 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 15,151 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Haiti?
- Growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Haiti was -4.31 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest growth rate of real gdp per employed person recorded in Haiti?
- The highest recorded value was 2.78 in 2007.
- What is the lowest growth rate of real gdp per employed person recorded in Haiti?
- The lowest recorded value was -8 in 2010.
- How does Haiti rank for growth rate of real gdp per employed person?
- Haiti ranks 184th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is growth rate of real gdp per employed person rising or falling in Haiti?
- Over the last ten years it is down 563.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Haiti data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Growth rate of real gdp per employed person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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