Haiti (HTI) and China (CHN) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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Haiti-China Trade: In 2023, Haiti exported $7.73M to China. The main products that Haiti exported to China were Scrap Copper ($5.73M), Tanned Goat Hides ($1.05M), and Essential Oils ($370k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Haiti to China have increased at an annualized rate of 0.71%, from $7.46M in 2018 to $7.73M in 2023.

In 2023, Haiti did not export any services to China.

China-Haiti Trade: In 2023, China exported $525M to Haiti. The main products that China exported to Haiti were Rubber Footwear ($44.5M), Light Rubberized Knitted Fabric ($31.4M), and Toilet Paper ($25.4M). Over the past 5 years the exports of China to Haiti have decreased at an annualized rate of 3.13%, from $616M in 2018 to $525M in 2023.

In 2023, China did not export any services to Haiti.

Comparison In 2023, Haiti ranked 162 in total exports ($1.03B), and does not have data regarding Economic Complexity Index. That same year, China ranked 21 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.16), and 1 in total exports ($3.42T).

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In 2023, Haiti exported $7.73M to China. The main products exported from Haiti to China were Scrap Copper ($5.73M), Tanned Goat Hides ($1.05M), and Essential Oils ($370k). During the last 5 years the exports of Haiti to China have increased at an annualized rate of 0.71%, from $7.46M in 2018 to $7.73M in 2023.

In 2018, China exported $525M to Haiti. The main products exported from China to Haiti were Rubber Footwear ($44.5M), Light Rubberized Knitted Fabric ($31.4M), and Toilet Paper ($25.4M). During the last 5 years the exports of China to Haiti have decreased at an annualized rate of 3.13%, from $616M in 2023 to $525M in 2018.

Exports from Haiti () to China () (2023)

Exports from China () to Haiti () (2023)

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Trade between Haiti () and China ()

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Haiti
Top DestinationUnited States$844M

China
Top DestinationUnited States$436B

This map shows whether countries import more from Haiti or China. Each country is colored based on the difference in imports they receive from Haiti and China or the difference in the growth in imports.

In 2023, no countries were registered that imported more from Haiti than from China.

In 2023, countries that imported more from China than Haiti included United States ($436B), Hong Kong ($259B), and Japan ($169B).

Difference in imports from China () and Haiti () (2023)

Comparative Advantage Haiti - China

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This chart compares trade between Haiti and China by product, considering products traded by both, Haiti and China.

During 2023, Haiti had a large net trade with China in the exports of Metals ($5.97M), Animal Hides ($1.05M), and Chemical Products ($373k).

During 2018, China had a large net trade with Haiti in the exports of Machines ($99M), Textiles ($96.5M), and Metals ($56.6M).

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Top Product Potential Haiti China+$1.52MScrap Copper

Top Product Potential China Haiti+$12MTelephones

We estimate the export potential of an economy for each product and destination using an extension of the bilateral relatedness model of Jun et al. (2019).This extended gravity model considers similarities among products and geographies and explains more than 50% of the variance in future trade flows.

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This visualization shows the product space at the HS4 level with the flags of Haiti and China. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Haiti indicates it has a comparative advantage over China. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of China indicates it has a comparative advantage over Haiti.

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Haiti () to China () (2023)

Exports from China () to Haiti () (2023)

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Trade between Haiti () and China ()

China Exports

Market Competitiveness

Difference in imports from China () and Haiti () (2023)

Comparative Advantage Haiti - China

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Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

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Product Space of Haiti () and China () (2023)

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