Haiti — Country Profile
Population, GDP, natural resources, leaders and history of Haiti: the Magna Factbook country file, with its Magna Power score (--/100, ranked #-- of 195).
Last updated: October 2026
Haiti — in Caribbean, western one-third of the island of Hispaniola, between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, west of the Dominican Republic. Political status: semi-presidential republic. It covers 27,750 sq km. Terrain: mostly rough and mountainous. Climate: tropical; semiarid where mountains in east cut off trade winds.
| Capital | Port-au-Prince |
|---|---|
| Population | 11,898,812 (2025 est.) |
| GDP (PPP) | $32.971 billion (2024 est.) |
| GDP per capita (PPP) | $2,800 (2024 est.) |
| Real GDP growth | -4.2% (2024 est.) |
| Inflation | 26.9% (2024 est.) |
| Unemployment | 15.1% (2024 est.) |
| Public debt | 33.9% of GDP (2016 est.) |
| Exports | $1.095 billion (2023 est.) |
| Imports | $5.303 billion (2023 est.) |
| Life expectancy | 65.6 years (2024 est.) |
| Median age | 25.3 years (2025 est.) |
| Urbanization | 59.7% of total population (2023) |
| Government | semi-presidential republic |
| Independence | 1 January 1804 (from France) |
| Languages | French (official), Creole (official) |
Haiti’s GDP is $32.971 billion (2024 est.) in purchasing-power-parity terms. At official exchange rates it stands at $25.224 billion (2024 est.). Real GDP grew -4.2% (2024 est.). See where Haiti ranks among all 195 countries by GDP.
POWER --/100 — The Magna Power score is our 0–100 composite of structural national power — nine components, 135 indicators. It is the Bureau's own assessment, not a mirror of World Bank or CIA figures.
Momentum 0 — Quarterly momentum: the Bureau's read on the country's trajectory over the last quarter, from −10 (deteriorating fast) to +10 (accelerating).
An uneventful quarter, recorded without embellishment: no breakthrough to celebrate, no setback to mourn.
The longer forces — demographics, trade routes, regional balances — kept doing what they do, and the country rode them steadily.
- What our model rewards: public debt under 34% of GDP — room to maneuver
- What drags it down: unemployment at 15.1%; inflation running at 26.9% — eating paychecks
Bauxite, Copper, Gold, Marble, Hydropower.
Energy is the physical base of economic power — what a country can generate, move and burn decides what it can build, sell and defend.
| Electricity access | 49.3% (2022 est.) |
|---|---|
| Installed capacity mix (CIA) | fossil fuels: 81.3% of total installed capacity (2023 est.); solar: 0.4% of total installed capacity (2023 est.); hydroelectricity: 18.3% of total installed capacity (2023 est.) |
| Energy consumption per capita (CIA) | 3.486 million Btu/person (2023 est.) |
| Primary energy consumption (OWID) | 11.9 TWh (2023) |
| Energy per capita (OWID) | 1,022 kWh per person (2023) |
Sources: CIA World Factbook, Energy section; Our World in Data (IEA/Ember), 2023.
Trade shows what the world buys from a country and what the country must buy from the world — the balance between the two is a direct measure of economic leverage.
| Exports | $1.095 billion (2023 est.) |
|---|---|
| Imports | $5.303 billion (2023 est.) |
| Trade balance (calculated) | Deficit of $4.2 billion (2023), calculated from the CIA export and import figures above. |
| Key industries | textiles, sugar refining, flour milling, cement, light assembly using imported parts |
Source: CIA World Factbook, Economy section.
Alix Didier Fils-Aimé — Transitional Prime Minister. President (vacant)
Haiti maintains 25 embassies and 18 consulates abroad, hosts 19 foreign diplomatic missions, holds permanent missions to UN New York, OAS Washington. The breadth of a diplomatic network is a direct measure of diplomatic power — it shows how far a country’s influence, alliances and interests reach.
| Embassies abroad | 25 |
|---|---|
| Consulates abroad | 18 |
| Foreign missions hosted | 19 |
| Multilateral missions | UN New York, OAS Washington |
Source: Consular Affairs Center, diplomatic & consular networks database, Mar 2026 report (of-country ranking) https://zenodo.org/records/18917562 ; Jan 2026 report (in-country ranking) https://zenodo.org/records/18109976
Transport networks are economic power made physical — ports, runways, railways and pipelines decide what a country can move, sell and defend.
| Sea access | Coastal — 1771 km of coastline. |
|---|---|
| Airports (total) | 17 + 2 heliports (registration prefix HH) |
| Major seaports | Cap Haitien, Jacmel, Miragoane, Petit Goave, Port au Prince |
Major airports
Cap Haitien International Airport (CAP) — Cap Haitien; Toussaint Louverture International Airport (PAP) — Port-au-Prince; Antoine-Simon International Airport (CYA) — Les Cayes; Jérémie Airport (JEE) — Carrefour Sanon.
Sources: OurAirports public-domain extract (2026-10-02); per-entry Wikipedia links included; CIA World Factbook via cia_factbook snapshot (2026-09-28)
| Political system | semi-presidential republic |
|---|---|
| Next election | No election currently scheduled. |
POWER --/100 Ranked #-- of 195 countries in the Magna Country Rankings. Full ranking breakdown for Haiti.
This profile covers the population, economy, natural resources, leaders, and history of Haiti — with the Bureau’s live national-power score of --/100, ranking #-- of 195 countries.
What is Haiti's power score?
Haiti has a Magna Power score of --/100. The score measures structural power — the proven capacity to shape events — across nine components.