Hurricane Matthew, the fiercest Caribbean storm in nearly a decade, made landfall in Haiti on 4 October 2016, with 140 mile-per-hour winds, creating a new humanitarian emergency. Exchange rates: gourdes (HTG) per US dollar - $2.17 billion Exchange rates: gourdes (HTG) per US dollar - (2017) 50.71 [see also: Debt - external country ranks ] Market value of publicly traded shares: (2016 est. Reserves of foreign exchange and gold: Public debt: (2016 est. (2016 est. Exports: Stock of broad money: 13.1% [see also: Current account balance country ranks ] $1.46 billion 31.1% of GDP [see also: Imports country ranks ] $1.273 billion [see also: Stock of direct foreign investment - at home country ranks ] $1.049 billion Debt - external: )country comparison to the world (CIA rank, may be based on non-current data): $1.049 billion (31 December 2016 est. (31 December 2017 est.) 160 (2016 est. Current account balance: )country comparison to the world (CIA rank, may be based on non-current data): The Haiti Economic Lift Program (HELP) Act of 2010 extended the CBTPA and HOPE II until 2020, while the Trade Preferences Extension Act of 2015 extended trade benefits provided to Haiti in the HOPE and HELP Acts through September 2025. (31 December 2017 est.) $1.273 billion (31 December 2016 est. (2017 est.) $2.11 billion (2017 est.) ), Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-): -1% (of GDP) (31 December 2017 est.) $1.37 billion [see also: Public debt country ranks ] [see also: Debt - external country ranks ] Reserves of foreign exchange and gold: 156 $3.112 billion (2017 est.) imports of goods and services: -60.3% services: 50.4% Stock of direct foreign investment - at home: $2.361 billion 13.1% )country comparison to the world (CIA rank, may be based on non-current data): services: 57.6% $3.183 billion (2014 est.) (2017 est. (2013 est. 40.6% Population below poverty line: 58.5% 63.34 (2016 est. note: data are in 2017 dollarscountry comparison to the world (CIA rank, may be based on non-current data): )country comparison to the world (CIA rank, may be based on non-current data): Although Haiti's resources are limited, the government response needs to incorporate economic relief for the population, especially for street vendors, factory workers, and small business owners, many of whom rely on the informal economy … GDP - composition, by sector of origin: $1.37 billion 50.71 -$348 million )country comparison to the world (CIA rank, may be based on non-current data): (2017 est.) )country comparison to the world (CIA rank, may be based on non-current data): investment in fixed capital: 32.6% [see also: Inflation rate (consumer prices) country ranks ] )country comparison to the world (CIA rank, may be based on non-current data): )country comparison to the world (CIA rank, may be based on non-current data): (2016 est. )country comparison to the world (CIA rank, may be based on non-current data): Haiti News Today-June 25, 2020. 122 Inflation rate (consumer prices): [see also: GDP - real growth rate country ranks ] (2016 est. (31 December 2016 est. Unemployment rate: [see also: Stock of broad money country ranks ] (2017 est.) $1.049 billion note: widespread unemployment and underemployment; more than two-thirds of the labor force do not have formal jobscountry comparison to the world (CIA rank, may be based on non-current data): highest 10%: 47.7% (2017) Economy - overview: (2013 est. industry: 11.5% $2.17 billion )country comparison to the world (CIA rank, may be based on non-current data): (31 December 2017 est.) $2.11 billion $3.112 billion $2.762 billion (2016 est. The Haiti Economic Lift Program (HELP) Act of 2010 extended the CBTPA and HOPE II until 2020, while the Trade Preferences Extension Act of 2015 extended trade benefits provided to Haiti in the HOPE and HELP Acts through September 2025. $2.253 billion (2015 est. $3.618 billion [see also: GDP - composition, by end use - investment in inventories country ranks ] (2016 est. (31 December 2016 est. expenditures: 1.65 billion $2.11 billion 13.1% Haiti's major trading partner is the United States, which provides the country with preferential trade access to the US market through the Haiti Hemispheric Opportunity through Partnership Encouragement and the Haiti Economic Lift Program Encouragement Acts legislation. )country comparison to the world (CIA rank, may be based on non-current data): 79 ), Stock of broad money: (2013 est. 63.34 [see also: Population below poverty line country ranks ] $2.11 billion $995 million -$348 million $1.46 billion Debt - external: $980.2 million Exports - commodities: apparel, manufactures, oils, cocoa, mangoes, coffee Stock of direct foreign investment - at home: )country comparison to the world (CIA rank, may be based on non-current data): Reserves of foreign exchange and gold: [see also: Debt - external country ranks ] (2017) (2017 est.) All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Haiti Economy 2020 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page. [see also: Public debt country ranks ] services: 57.6% Investment in Haiti is hampered by the difficulty of doing business and weak infrastructure, including access to electricity. Exports - commodities: apparel, manufactures, oils, cocoa, mangoes, coffee [see also: Inflation rate (consumer prices) country ranks ] 13.4% )country comparison to the world (CIA rank, may be based on non-current data): (31 December 2016 est. Reserves of foreign exchange and gold: 211 [see also: Labor force - by occupation - agriculture country ranks ] Stock of narrow money: $1.049 billion [see also: Population below poverty line country ranks ] [see also: Stock of direct foreign investment - at home country ranks ] [see also: Stock of broad money country ranks ] 65.21 agriculture: 22.1% Imports - partners: US 20.7%, China 18.8%, Netherlands Antilles 15.7%, Indonesia 8.5% government consumption: 10% (2016 est. (2001) [see also: Debt - external country ranks ] Exports - commodities: apparel, manufactures, oils, cocoa, mangoes, coffee (2017 est. )country comparison to the world (CIA rank, may be based on non-current data): Fiscal year: 1 October - 30 September Imports - commodities: food, manufactured goods, machinery and transport equipment, fuels, raw materials -$348 million 13.4% Public debt: $1.37 billion Stock of broad money: )country comparison to the world (CIA rank, may be based on non-current data): (2015 est.) [see also: Labor force country ranks ] )country comparison to the world (CIA rank, may be based on non-current data): Stock of direct foreign investment - at home: (31 December 2016 est. (2017 est.) By Caitlin Hu, CNN. )country comparison to the world (CIA rank, may be based on non-current data): )country comparison to the world (CIA rank, may be based on non-current data): $2.11 billion Current account balance: 29.3% of GDP (2017 est.) (31 December 2016 est. country comparison to the world (CIA rank, may be based on non-current data): [see also: Market value of publicly traded shares country ranks ] iciHaiti - Economy : Haiti 4th export country for the Dominican Republic in 2020, iciHaiti - Social : The FDDM-H won the prestigious Emilio Mignone International Human Rights Prize, iciHaiti - DR : Claude Joseph thanks for the hospitality of the people and the Dominican government, iciHaiti - Environment : 60 earthquakes in November 2020, iciHaiti - Culture : The work of Haitian poet Roussan Camille will fall into the public domain in 2021, iciHaiti - Education : Automatic transfer to upper class of the Fundamental School, Haiti - COVID-19 : Haiti Special Report #265, Haiti - New Constitution : A project will be ready first week of January 2021, Haiti - Social : Reintegration of detainees, the Haitian prison system is deficient, Haiti - Politic : «Corruption undermines the foundations of the rule of law» dixit Jovenel Moïse. [see also: Household income or consumption by percentage share - lowest 10% country ranks ] Updated 5:18 PM ET, Mon December 30, 2019 . [see also: Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-) country ranks ] Stock of direct foreign investment - at home: Stock of broad money: (2017) 181, country comparison to the world (CIA rank, may be based on non-current data): )country comparison to the world (CIA rank, may be based on non-current data): )country comparison to the world (CIA rank, may be based on non-current data): The economy of Haiti is a free market economy with low labor costs. (2014 est.) ), Market value of publicly traded shares: Population below poverty line: 58.5% Industries: textiles, sugar refining, flour milling, cement, light assembly using imported parts Stock of domestic credit: In the last five years trade between the Dominican Republic and Haiti reached US$4.5 billion, but so far this year until September exports have dropped 14.8% compared to … (31 December 2016 est. [see also: Population below poverty line country ranks ] investment in inventories: -1.4% Distribution of family income - Gini index: $3.618 billion Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-): -1% (of GDP) [see also: Stock of direct foreign investment - at home country ranks ] )country comparison to the world (CIA rank, may be based on non-current data): [see also: Stock of broad money country ranks ] (2012 est.) $3.618 billion $2.11 billion $1.049 billion $2.11 billion Industrial production growth rate: 0.9% (31 December 2016 est.