In 2014 the GDP was $18.41 billion, in 2015 the GDP was $18.83 billion, and in 2016 the GDP was $19.35 billion. In 2014, 2015, and 2016, the GDP real growth rates were 2.8%, 1.2%, and 1.4%, respectively. The composition of Haiti’s GDP can be broken down into 3 main contributors: agriculture, industry and services. Agriculture produces 22.2% of the country's GDP. Industry produces 20.3% of Haiti’s GDP, and services composes 57.5% of the country’s GDP. “Taxes and other revenues make up 17.9% of the GDP”(The World Factbook). As a most up to date figure, Haiti had a 6.3% deficit in 2016; in the same year, public debt was 33.5% of GDP (The World …show more content…
Out of all of the Latin American and Caribbean countries/territories, Haiti is in company of the least developed in telecommunications. There are about 5,692 subscriptions for fixed line telephones, which would mean that there is less than 1 subscription per 100 people residing in the country. Regarding to mobile telephones in Haiti, there are around 6,504,010 people who are currently subscribed to a mobile cellphone company, which means that there are about 62 subscriptions person 100 people that reside in the country. The pay-as-you-go plan has helped provide more affordable cell phone access in Haiti. Included in the technology and communication aspects of Haiti would be internet use. There are about 1,282,686 internet users in total in Haiti, this number equates to only around 12.2% of the population (The World Factbook). Lastly in the technology and communication aspect would be broadcast media. Broadcast media includes mainly television stations and radio stations. The CIA’s website also states that,
“130 television stations throughout the country, including 1 government-owned; cable TV subscription service available; 495 radio stations (of them, only 135 are licensed), including 1 government-owned; more than 250 private and community radio stations; over 50 FM stations in Port-au-Prince alone (2015)” (The World Factbook).
One situation that is now happening in Haiti is a struggle against