Haiti is the poorest country in the Latin-American and Caribbean (LAC) region with a Gross Domestic
Product (GDP) per capita almost 12 times lower than the average GDP per capita in LAC.1 Since 1998,
GDP per capita followed a negative trend reaching its low in 2010 and then quickly recovering after
the 2010 earthquake. Nevertheless, its level (in constant gourde) is still lower than in 1998 and 59
percent of the population lives below the national poverty line.2