Haiti Income Share Top 10%

Haiti’s share of national income captured by the top 10 percent of earners fell dramatically between the early‑2000s and the early 2010s, dropping from an all‑time peak of 47.70 % in 2001 to a trough of 31.20 % in 2012, the latter placing the country 65th globally. This 16.50‑percentage‑point decline over eleven years signals a substantial redistribution of economic gains, even as the absolute level remains comparable to peers such as China (31.50 %) and Mauritius (31.60 %) in 2012. The contraction coincides with a period of political instability, natural disasters and weak fiscal capacity that limited growth opportunities for the broader population while elite capture persisted. Although the share of the richest decile has contracted, the pace of decline suggests that without sustained reforms to broaden tax bases, improve public service delivery and enhance resilience to shocks, the downward trajectory may stall, leaving Haiti’s income concentration near its current low‑teens level.