Haiti

Americas · Caribbean · HTI

A state in acute crisis, where armed-group control of the capital and its logistics arteries makes conventional commercial operation unviable.

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Haiti is not an investable market under present conditions. Gang coalitions control much of Port-au-Prince including access to the main port and airport, governance sits with a transitional arrangement rather than an elected government, and a multinational security mission is still working to restore basic order. We cover Haiti because clients with apparel supply chain exposure, diaspora-facing operations or humanitarian mandates need clear-eyed analysis — the work is exposure mapping, contingency planning and responsible exit or continuity design.

Intelligence sections

Government structure
Transitional presidential council and appointed government; no sitting elected parliament for an extended period.
Political stability
Severely compromised; state authority in the capital is contested by armed coalitions.
Security response
A UN-authorised multinational security support mission has deployed to reinforce the Haitian National Police, with contested effectiveness.
Elections
Restoration of an electoral timetable is the central political question and repeatedly delayed.
International response
UN Security Council authorisation with Kenyan-led deployment, US and Canadian financing, and CARICOM political mediation.
Sanctions regime
UN, US and Canadian designations target gang leaders and political and business figures accused of financing them — screening is mandatory for any counterparty.
Dominican relations
Border closures, migration enforcement and a water-canal dispute have repeatedly strained relations with the Dominican Republic.
Arms and finance flows
Weapons trafficking primarily from the United States and informal financial flows sustain armed groups, drawing AML and export-control attention.
Trajectory to watch
Security mission consolidation, whether port and airport access normalises, and the credibility of an electoral roadmap.

Risk assessment

Every risk dimension is elevated. Armed-group control of logistics arteries, sanctions exposure among political and business elites, kidnapping risk and infrastructure collapse make normal commercial operation impossible in the capital. For clients with existing exposure, the deliverables are supply chain mapping, staff duty-of-care planning, sanctions screening and a documented continuity or exit decision.

Political risk
High
Economic risk
High
Currency risk
High
Supply chain risk
High
Security
High
Reputation
High
ESG
Not rated

We publish dimension-level ratings only where our analysts have completed an assessment. Unrated dimensions are issued as part of a commissioned country assessment.

Strategic opportunities

Supply chain exposure mapping

Identifying and de-risking apparel and agricultural sourcing dependencies for buyers with Haitian tiers.

Humanitarian and reconstruction logistics

Support to multilateral and NGO programmes operating under security constraints.

Diaspora-facing services

Remittance, fintech and trade services structured outside the domestic security perimeter.

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References & last update

Last updated 2026-09-03. Compiled from official and institutional sources, including: