Domestic credit to private sector in Haiti
Haiti: Domestic credit to private sector was 8.6% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Domestic credit to private sector in Haiti, 1960–2020
Source: World Development Indicators (WDI), World Bank. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2020, domestic credit to private sector in Haiti stood at 8.6%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 18.2% on the previous year and up 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, domestic credit to private sector in Haiti peaked at 20.8% in 1978 and was at its lowest, 3.7%, in 1960.
That places Haiti 179th out of 187 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 61 years of available data.
Domestic credit to private sector in Haiti, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 3.7% | — |
| 1961 | 4.1% | +12.4% |
| 1962 | 4.1% | -0.9% |
| 1963 | 4.3% | +4.9% |
| 1964 | 4.1% | -5.6% |
| 1965 | 4.0% | -0.2% |
| 1966 | 4.0% | -0.8% |
| 1967 | 4.5% | +13.2% |
| 1968 | 4.4% | -3.7% |
| 1969 | 4.6% | +4.8% |
| 1970 | 6.0% | +30.0% |
| 1971 | 6.0% | +1.3% |
| 1972 | 7.9% | +30.9% |
| 1973 | 10.9% | +37.6% |
| 1974 | 13.9% | +28.0% |
| 1975 | 15.0% | +7.9% |
| 1976 | 14.5% | -3.6% |
| 1977 | 16.1% | +11.5% |
| 1978 | 20.8% | +28.9% |
| 1979 | 19.3% | -7.4% |
| 1980 | 16.5% | -14.2% |
| 1981 | 17.7% | +6.8% |
| 1982 | 17.7% | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 14.8% | -16.1% |
| 1984 | 14.4% | -3.0% |
| 1985 | 13.6% | -5.3% |
| 1986 | 11.6% | -15.0% |
| 1987 | 12.7% | +9.5% |
| 1988 | 11.8% | -6.8% |
| 1989 | 13.4% | +13.2% |
| 1990 | 11.6% | -12.9% |
| 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 | 12.8% | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 15.7% | +22.7% |
| 1998 | 14.1% | -9.9% |
| 1999 | 14.5% | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 9.0% | -37.6% |
| 2001 | 8.3% | -7.5% |
| 2002 | 10.1% | +20.7% |
| 2003 | 10.2% | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 8.4% | -17.9% |
| 2005 | 8.7% | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 8.6% | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 7.8% | -9.2% |
| 2008 | 8.6% | +10.6% |
| 2009 | 8.2% | -5.0% |
| 2010 | 7.8% | -5.0% |
| 2011 | 8.5% | +9.3% |
| 2012 | 10.8% | +27.0% |
| 2013 | 10.8% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 11.4% | +6.1% |
| 2015 | 10.8% | -5.6% |
| 2016 | 10.5% | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 9.9% | -6.2% |
| 2018 | 11.2% | +13.3% |
| 2019 | 10.5% | -5.7% |
| 2020 | 8.6% | -18.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.2% | 3.7% | 4.6% | 10 |
| 1970s | 13.0% | 6.0% | 20.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 14.4% | 11.6% | 17.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.3% | 10.1% | 15.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.8% | 7.8% | 10.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.2% | 7.8% | 11.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.6% | 8.6% | 8.6% | 1 |
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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 in Haiti?
- Domestic credit to private sector in Haiti was 8.6% in 2020, according to World Development Indicators (WDI), World Bank.
- What is the highest domestic credit to private sector recorded in Haiti?
- The highest recorded value was 20.8% in 1978.
- What is the lowest domestic credit to private sector recorded in Haiti?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.7% in 1960.
- How does Haiti rank for domestic credit to private sector?
- Haiti ranks 179th out of 187 countries with data for 2020.
- Is domestic credit to private sector rising or falling in Haiti?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Haiti data come from?
- The figures come from World Development Indicators (WDI), World Bank, published as part of Domestic credit to private sector (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Domestic credit to private sector refers to financial resources provided to the private sector, 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.