Haiti is a free market economy that enjoys the advantages of low labor costs and tariff-free access to the US for many of its exports. Poverty, corruption, vulnerability to natural disasters, and low levels of education for much of the population are among Haiti’s most serious impediments to economic growth.

After a 5.5% contraction in GDP in 2010 due to the earthquake, Haiti experienced from 2011 to 2015 a real growth rate averaging 3.4% and a per capita GDP growth of 2.0%, spurred in part by high levels of reconstruction aid and remittances.

Discussion of the Haiti Public-Private Program

An economic overview that provides the basis for the current business climate

This site provides a detailed summary of the bureaucratic and legal hurdles faced by entrepreneurs wishing to incorporate and register a new firm in Haiti.

This site provides a detailed summary of the bureaucratic and legal hurdles faced by entrepreneurs wishing to incorporate and register a new firm in Haiti.

A brief summary of registration requirements from a Haiti law firm.

This site provides a detailed summary of the taxes and mandatory contributions that a medium-size company must pay or withhold in a given year, as well as administrative burden in paying taxes.

Current Haiti Corporate Tax Rate: 40.30%

The Sales Tax Rate in Haiti stands at 10 percent.

This site provides a table for the tax obligations in Haiti including VAT

Full detail on passports, visas and entry requirements for Haiti, including types and costs.

Comprehensive Information on Haiti Visa Requirements

Before you visit Haiti, visit TripAdvisor for the latest info and advice, written for travelers by travelers.

Tips on getting to and getting around Haiti from real travelers and locals.

Telecommunications in Haiti include radio, television, fixed and mobile telephones, and the Internet.

Article describing the push to make Haiti a cellular country post-earthwake

Summary of the labor law in Haiti

This site provides a detailed summary of some of the labor regulations that would apply to local entrepreneurs wishing to hire workers, organize working schedules, improve job quality for workers, or make workers redundant for economic reasons in Haiti. 

This site provides a detailed summary of some of the labor regulations that would apply to local entrepreneurs wishing to hire workers, organize working schedules, improve job quality for workers, or make workers redundant for economic reasons in Haiti. 

Haiti has a warm, humid tropical climate characterized by diurnal temperature variations that are greater than the annual variations

Guide to travel, doing business, and studying in Haiti – culture, greetings, gestures,etiquette, taboos, negotiations, gift-giving, and more.

To be successful, you need to learn some business etiquettes from Haiti.

Average daily temperatures in Port-au-Prince, Haiti’s capital, almost always fall between 70 and 80 degrees Fahrenheit. However, record high temperatures have topped 100 degrees, and lows have dipped to 60. 

Average prices of more than 40 products and services in Haiti. Prices of restaurants, food, transportation, utilities and housing are included.

Cost of living comparisons in more than 1,600 cities all over the world

The general security situation is unpredictable and crime levels increased in June 2016. Violent muggings, including 2 fatalities, have increased in areas popular with foreign residents, like Petionville.

The school system in Haiti remains in shambles after the 2010 earthquake damaged or destroyed the majority of schools. Literacy rates hover around 55% for both sexes and most of the 15,200 primary schools are community run or funded by religious institutions.

This site provides the most popular international and bilingual schools in Haiti: nurseryschools, primary and secondary (high) schools

A complete list of Haiti’s public holidays for 2016 and 2017

Haiti holidays 2016, bank holidays, national holidays, official holiday calendar, religious festivals and celebrations for the year 2016

See “People and Society” on this site

On this site you will find some basic information about Haiti’s Demographics, like its major demographic characteristics, settlement patterns and population problems

Generally Haiti is safe. There are areas of Port au Prince and certain times when folks need to be more alert.

Haiti Customs regulations and procedures for importing and exporting goods at border.

Import guidelines from the US Embassy in Haiti

This site provides key information on Haiti’s participation in the WTO. Haiti has been a member of WTO since 30 January 1996 and  a member of GATT since 1 January 1950.

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Find 5,694 traveler reviews, candid photos, and prices for 62 hotels in Haiti.

TripAdvisor has 13,321 reviews of Haiti Hotels, Attractions, and Restaurants making it your best Haiti resource.

Five years on from the devastating earthquake that shook Haiti to its foundations, the country is still rocked by an ongoing political crisis and struggling to haul itself out of the rubble. But there’s a change in the air, and Haiti is loudly proclaiming itself ready to welcome tourists back to its shores.