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US AID 1996
Latin American and the Caribbean Selected Economic and Social Data
Country Economic Data


 HAITI: SELECTED ECONOMIC DATA

[a]

1984

1985

1986

1987

1988

1989

1990

1991

1992

1993

1994

1995

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

POPULATION

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thousands

5815

5922

6031

6142

6254

6367

6481

6598

6717

6838

6961

7086

Growth Rate (%)

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NATIONAL ACCOUNTS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GDP, curr. prices (mill. Gourdes)

9082

10019

11272

11037

11095

12173

14954

17026

16786

19301

24775

34115

GDP, 1976 prices (mill. Gourdes) [b]

5071

5083

5112

5143

5064

4989

5139

4969

4234

4123

3687

3855

Real GDP Growth Rate (%) [b]

0.3

0.2

0.6

0.6

-1.5

-1.5

3.0

-3.3

-14.8

-2.6

-10.6

4.6

Real Per Capita GDP (1976 Gourdes)

872.1

858.3

847.6

837.3

809.7

783.6

792.9

753.1

630.3

603.0

529.7

544.0

Real Per Capita GDP Growth Rate (%)

-1.5

-1.6

-1.2

-1.2

-3.3

-3.2

1.1

-5.0

-16.3

-4.3

-12.2

2.7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross Domestic Investment/GDP (%)

11.6

11.5

10.3

13.9

13.7

13.5

12.2

11.2

3.7

3.8

1.7

8.7

Private

3.0

2.1

1.9

2.1

2.9

3.0

5.7

6.6

3.3

2.8

1.1

3.1

Public

8.6

9.4

8.4

11.8

10.8

10.5

6.5

4.6

0.4

1.0

0.6

5.6

Gross National Savings/GDP (%)

7.5

8.9

9.4

5.5

6.9

8.3

2.0

-1.6

-3.2

-7.7

-5.2

-10.2

Private

8.6

8.7

9.4

4.7

5.9

8.1

3.0

-1.6

-1.3

-6.2

-1.4

-7.6

Public

-1.1

0.2

0.0

0.8

1.0

0.2

-1.0

0.0

-1.9

-1.5

-3.8

-2.6

Foreign Savings/GDP (%)

4.1

2.6

0.9

8.4

6.8

5.2

10.2

12.8

6.9

11.5

6.9

18.9

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PRICES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GDP Price Deflator (1976=100)

179.1

197.1

220.5

214.6

219.1

244.0

291.0

342.6

396.5

468.1

672.0

885.0

Annual Change (%)

11.1

10.1

11.9

-2.7

2.1

11.4

19.3

17.7

15.7

18.1

43.6

31.7

Consumer Prices (End FY1980=100) [c]

185.1

200.7

217.8

206.8

212.8

236.1

284.2

336.0

396.2

470.9

657.2

812.1

Annual Change (%)

8.0

8.4

8.5

-5.1

2.9

10.9

20.4

18.2

17.9

18.9

39.6

23.6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BALANCE OF PAYMENTS ($ m.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current Account Balance

-181

-191

-139

-153

-131

-148

-220

-288

-127

-178

-109

-445

Exports, f.o.b.

215

223

218

208

200

200

266

202

76

82

57

85

Imports, f.o.b. [b]

-338

-345

-319

-328

-299

-295

-443

-449

-215

-267

-141

-436

Trade Balance

-123

-122

-101

-120

-99

-95

-177

-247

-139

-185

-84

-352

Services, net

-103

-118

-90

-89

-96

-112

-104

-111

-58

-66

-68

-201

Private Transfers

45

49

52

56

64

59

61

70

70

73

43

108

Capital Account Balance

149

117

168

177

149

158

192

302

121

167

72

643

Official Transfers, net

79

88

114

131

117

114

132

165

85

100

113

377

Private, net [d]

-9

-3

40

17

6

-8

34

124

60

113

-23

178

Financial Intermeds, net

-8

14

-12

-7

2

31

-23

-16

-13

-31

-6

-24

Official, net

87

18

26

36

24

21

49

29

-11

-15

-12

112

Overall Balance

-32

-74

29

24

18

10

-28

14

-6

-11

-37

-199

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EXTERNAL PUBLIC DEBT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Debt Outstanding, 12/31 ($m) [e]

665

717

716

844

818

802

883

747

773

804

866

 

Debt/GDP(%)

37

37

33

43

46

46

45

37

45

41

 

 

Debt Service/Exports (%)

7.5

10.1

11.6

13.9

14.6

14.2

9.5

13.3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CONSOL. N.F. PUBLIC SECTOR (% of GDP)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current Revenues and Transfers [f]

16.3

17.4

16.5

16.1

15.1

13.8

10.8

11.0

6.5

7.7

4.6

7.2

Current Expenditures

12.3

12.8

11.9

11.6

11.1

10.7

9.8

8.2

8.4

9.2

8.4

10.9

Current Surplus/Deficit

4.0

4.6

4.6

4.5

4.0

3.1

1.0

2.8

-1.9

-1.5

-3.8

-3.7

Capital Expenditures/Net Lending

11.2

8.2

6.1

7.2

6.3

6.1

5.1

4.5

0.4

1.0

0.4

5.6

Overall Surplus/ Deficit

-7.2

-3.6

-1.5

-2.7

-2.3

-3.0

-4.1

-1.7

-2.3

-2.5

-4.2

-9.3

[a] Years refer to Haitian fiscal years which beginning October 1. For example, 1994 refers to the 1993/94 Haitian fiscal year.
[b] Some inconsistencies appear in the GDP and import data for 1984-90. The growth rate for 1990 is lower and
import levels for the late 1980's may be understated in some series.
[c] Figures for 1992 and later are for all of Haiti. Prior to 1992, the index covers Port-au-Prince only.
[d] Includes errors and omissions.
[e] The 1994 figure is as of September 30.
[f] Includes public enterprises' current surplus or deficit.

 

U.S. Agency for International Development
Washington D.C. 1996.


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