Haiti
Republic of Haiti
U.S. sanctions — Haiti-related sanctions. Targeted designations of gang leaders and political enablers.
As of August 2026 — verify with OFAC and screen counterparties with the xin.bz OFAC search.
- Region
- Americas · Caribbean
- Capital
- Port-au-Prince
- Population
- 11,906,095 (2025)
- Government
- semi-presidential republic
- Currency
- Haitian gourde (HTG)
- Official languages
- French, Haitian Creole
- Spoken languages
- French (official), Creole (official)
- Written scripts
- Latin
- Area
- 27,750 km²
- Coastline
- Coastal
- UN member
- Yes
- Affiliations
- CARICOM, IMF, WCO, WTO
- Borders
- Dominican Republic
Political stability
45 / 100
Economic stability
16 / 100
Population stability
63 / 100
0–100, higher is more stable. Political: World Bank governance score. Economic: government effectiveness, regulatory quality, and inflation proximity to 2% (World Bank). Population: stability of growth and net migration rates (World Bank).
Trade profile
- Key exports
- garments, essential oils, scrap iron, industrial acids/oils/alcohols, bedding (2023)
- Key imports
- refined petroleum, rice, garments, cotton fabric, plastic products (2023)
- Natural resources
- bauxite, copper, calcium carbonate, gold, marble, hydropower, arable land
- Primary route
- U.S. Gulf and East Coast services, with Caribbean transshipment hubs (Kingston, Caucedo, Freeport)
- Secondary route
- Panama Canal connections to Asia-Pacific markets
The xin.bz view
- Haiti is the clearest regional stability exposure: heavy dependence on imported food, declining household inventories, and internal transport costs elevated by insecurity mean staple inflation moves rapidly from a trade issue to a food-security issue.
xin.bz coverage
El Niño's Caribbean Chain Reaction: How Water Stress Could Become a Food, Freight and Stability Shock
El Niño connects Caribbean water stress, falling U.S. rice stocks, a weak Indian monsoon, and Panama Canal limits into one food, freight, and stability risk through mid-2027.
Trade research
- WTO trade profile — tariffs, trade in goods and services, top partners
- World Bank country data — GDP, trade share of GDP, logistics indicators
- OEC trade profile — export/import composition and partners, visualized
- ITC Trade Map — detailed trade statistics by product (ITC/UN Comtrade)
- CIA World Factbook — geography, economy, transportation infrastructure
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Sources: mledoze/countries (ODbL), CIA World Factbook (public domain), World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), flag-icons (MIT). Stability scores are xin.bz composites of the cited World Bank indicators; routes and commodity notes are xin.bz assessments. Informational only — verify with official sources.