Prime Minister Jean-Henry Céant indicated that the economy in Haiti was stagnant due to economic growth lower than that of the population "From 1998 to 2018 the average growth of our economy was 1.3% per year while the average annual growth rate of the population over this period was 1.8% [...] More inhabitants, fewer resources, reduced domestic production, hence an increase in imports and pressure on the Gourde."

He also mentioned that per capita gross domestic product in Haiti is US $ 765 (per annum) while it is US $ 5,109 in Jamaica and US $ 7,552 in the Dominican Republic, recalling that 80% of the Haitian population lived on less than $ 2 a day.

In addition, on ont ait of a radio of the capital, he recently declared that only 120,000 taxpayers in the country out of 11 million inhabitants paid taxes... (In 2012 only 3% of Haitians paid taxes https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-5720-haiti-economy-income-from-smuggling-and-taxes-to-fill-the-coffers.html )

As the Prime Minister says "[...] This situation is absolutely not normal. We can not continue in this direction."

See also :

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-25898-haiti-economy-top-200-companies-that-have-paid-the-most-taxes.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-5720-haiti-economy-income-from-smuggling-and-taxes-to-fill-the-coffers.html

TB/ HaitiLibre