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Overview In 2022 Haiti was the number 156 economy in the world in terms of total exports and the number 150 in total imports.

Exports The top exports of Haiti are Knit T-shirts ($529M), Knit Sweaters ($220M), Knit Women's Suits ($107M), Non-Knit Men's Suits ($66.2M), and Non-Knit Men's Shirts ($43.3M), exporting mostly to United States ($1.08B), Canada ($51M), Mexico ($29.4M), Thailand ($16.4M), and France ($15.9M).

Imports The top imports of Haiti are Refined Petroleum ($525M), Rice ($256M), Other Cotton Fabrics ($142M), Light Rubberized Knitted Fabric ($133M), and Palm Oil ($126M), importing mostly from United States ($1.2B), Dominican Republic ($1.02B), China ($625M), Indonesia ($111M), and India ($92.6M).

In 2022, Haiti was the world's biggest importer of Other Cotton Fabrics ($142M)

Location Haiti borders Dominican Republic by land and Bahamas, Colombia, Cuba, Jamaica, and Turks and Caicos Islands by sea.

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The following section uses the most recent trade data from partners of Haiti.

Disclaimer: data is presented based on availability and only countries that use the harmonized system are being shown.

* Trade values are converted to USD using each month's exchange rate. For December 2023 data, the exchange rate from December 30, 2023 is used.

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The data obtained is mirror data. The trade of countries that do not report current data can be reconstructed based on data reported by partner countries with current data available.

*All data is converted to USD using January 2020 exchange rates when data is reported in local currency.

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Historical Data

Yearly Trade

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Top Export (2022)Knit T-shirts$529M
Top Destination (2022)United States$1.08B

In 2022, Haiti exported a total of $1.28B, making it the number 156 exporter in the world. During the last five reported years the exports of Haiti have changed by $153M from $1.13B in 2017 to $1.28B in 2022.

The most recent exports are led by Knit T-shirts ($529M), Knit Sweaters ($220M), Knit Women's Suits ($107M), Non-Knit Men's Suits ($66.2M), and Non-Knit Men's Shirts ($43.3M). The most common destination for the exports of Haiti are United States ($1.08B), Canada ($51M), Mexico ($29.4M), Thailand ($16.4M), and France ($15.9M).

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Market Growth

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Fastest Growing Export Markets (2021 - 2022)
Dominican Republic$7.58M (+ 176%)
France$3.36M (+ 26.8%)
Switzerland$2.6M (+ 89.1%)
Fastest Growing Import Markets (2021 - 2022)
United States$125M (+ 11.6%)
Dominican Republic$63.9M (+ 6.69%)
Canada$20.4M (+ 40.7%)

Total Export Growth by Market (2021 - 2022)

Service Trade

Service Trade

Haiti Exports Services (2019)$529M
Haiti Imports Services (2019)$1.02B

In 2019, Haiti exported $529M worth of services. The top services exported by Haiti in 2019 were Personal travel ($450M), Government services, n.i.e. ($40.4M), Computer and information services ($21.2M), Financial services ($16.7M), and Personal, cultural, and recreational services ($240k).

The top services imported by Haiti in 2019 were Transportation ($653M), Personal travel ($217M), Other business services ($72.6M), Personal, cultural, and recreational services ($37M), and Computer and information services ($25.5M).

Service Exports (2019)

Service Imports (2019)

Economic Complexity

Most Specialized Products by RCA Index

Haiti has a high level of specialization in Knit T-shirts (175), Essential Oils (110), Non-Knit Men's Shirts (59.3), Knit Sweaters (57.1), and Live Fish (54.7). Specialization is measured using RCA, an index that takes the ratio between Haiti observed and expected exports in each product.

Most Complex Products by PCI

Export Opportunities by Relatedness

The top export opportunities for Haiti according to the relatedness index, were Non-Knit Babies' Garments (0.11), Packing Bags (0.11), Knit Babies' Garments (0.1), Pepper (0.1), and Jute and Other Textile Fibers (0.1). Relatedness measures the distance between a country's current exports and each product. The barchart show only products that Haiti is not specialized in.

Product Space

The product space is a network connecting products that are likely to be co-exported. The product space can be used to predict future exports, since countries are more likely to start exporting products that are related to current exports. Relatedness measures the distance between a product, and all of the products a country currently specializes in.

Relatedness Space

This network shows the products most related to the production structure of Haiti. These are products that tend to be co-exported with the products that Haiti exports. Higher relatedness values ​​indicate greater knowledge, which predicts a greater probability of exporting that product in the future.

Diversification Frontier

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The Complexity-Relatedness diagram compares the risk vs strategic value of a country's potential export oppotunities. Relatedness is predictive of the probability that a country increases its exports in a product. Complexity, is associated with higher levels of income, economic growth, less income inequality, and lower greenhouse emissions.

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