Domestic credit to private sector by banks in Haiti
Haiti: Domestic credit to private sector by banks was 3.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Domestic credit to private sector by banks in Haiti, 1960–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for domestic credit to private sector by banks in Haiti is 3.1%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 25.5% on the previous year and down 70.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, domestic credit to private sector by banks in Haiti peaked at 15.4% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 1.4%, in 1960.
That places Haiti 186th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Domestic credit to private sector by banks in Haiti, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1.4% | — |
| 1961 | 1.5% | +4.4% |
| 1962 | 1.5% | -1.0% |
| 1963 | 1.6% | +10.4% |
| 1964 | 1.6% | +0.1% |
| 1965 | 2.2% | +38.1% |
| 1966 | 2.4% | +5.4% |
| 1967 | 2.8% | +17.6% |
| 1968 | 2.5% | -9.5% |
| 1969 | 2.8% | +10.4% |
| 1970 | 3.9% | +39.1% |
| 1971 | 3.8% | -2.7% |
| 1972 | 4.8% | +27.5% |
| 1973 | 7.2% | +51.0% |
| 1974 | 10.0% | +37.8% |
| 1975 | 10.6% | +6.6% |
| 1976 | 10.3% | -3.4% |
| 1977 | 11.4% | +10.5% |
| 1978 | 13.2% | +16.3% |
| 1979 | 13.4% | +1.7% |
| 1980 | 11.5% | -14.1% |
| 1981 | 12.3% | +7.0% |
| 1982 | 12.6% | +1.9% |
| 1983 | 11.5% | -8.3% |
| 1984 | 10.9% | -5.4% |
| 1985 | 10.0% | -8.4% |
| 1986 | 8.7% | -13.3% |
| 1987 | 9.4% | +8.0% |
| 1988 | 9.6% | +2.3% |
| 1989 | 11.0% | +14.8% |
| 1990 | 11.6% | +5.8% |
| 1991 | 10.3% | -11.4% |
| 1992 | 10.1% | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 10.9% | +7.1% |
| 1994 | 10.2% | -6.3% |
| 1995 | 12.5% | +22.3% |
| 1996 | 12.5% | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 15.4% | +23.2% |
| 1998 | 13.8% | -10.5% |
| 1999 | 14.0% | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 8.7% | -37.6% |
| 2001 | 8.0% | -8.1% |
| 2002 | 9.5% | +18.2% |
| 2003 | 9.3% | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 7.9% | -15.6% |
| 2005 | 8.5% | +7.5% |
| 2006 | 8.0% | -5.5% |
| 2007 | 7.5% | -5.6% |
| 2008 | 8.2% | +8.3% |
| 2009 | 7.8% | -4.8% |
| 2010 | 7.3% | -6.1% |
| 2011 | 8.0% | +10.3% |
| 2012 | 10.3% | +28.5% |
| 2013 | 10.3% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 10.9% | +5.8% |
| 2015 | 10.2% | -5.9% |
| 2016 | 10.0% | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 9.4% | -5.7% |
| 2018 | 10.8% | +14.7% |
| 2019 | 10.0% | -7.6% |
| 2020 | 8.2% | -17.6% |
| 2021 | 8.1% | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 8.1% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 5.1% | -37.3% |
| 2024 | 4.1% | -18.7% |
| 2025 | 3.1% | -25.5% |
Haiti compared with similar countries
- Haiti's 3.1% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 23.4%, 13% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Haiti's 3.1% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 42.9%, 7% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.0% | 1.4% | 2.8% | 10 |
| 1970s | 8.9% | 3.8% | 13.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 10.7% | 8.7% | 12.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.1% | 10.1% | 15.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.3% | 7.5% | 9.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.7% | 7.3% | 10.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.1% | 3.1% | 8.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Haiti
- 183 Somalia 5.4% compare
- 184 Kuwait 4.9% compare
- 185 South Sudan 3.2% compare
- 187 Afghanistan 3.0% compare
More financial sector data for Haiti
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0009 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 2.36 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 1.73 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0009 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 2.36 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is domestic credit to private sector by banks in Haiti?
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks in Haiti was 3.1% in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest domestic credit to private sector by banks recorded in Haiti?
- The highest recorded value was 15.4% in 1997.
- What is the lowest domestic credit to private sector by banks recorded in Haiti?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.4% in 1960.
- How does Haiti rank for domestic credit to private sector by banks?
- Haiti ranks 186th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is domestic credit to private sector by banks rising or falling in Haiti?
- Over the last ten years it is down 70.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Haiti data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Domestic credit to private sector by banks (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Domestic credit to private sector by banks refers to financial resources provided to the private sector by other depository corporations (deposit taking corporations except central banks), such as through loans, purchases of nonequity securities, and trade credits and other accounts receivable, that establish a claim for repayment. For some countries these claims include credit to public enterprises. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.