In 2023, exports of essential oils (vetiver and citrus) and seafood showed a positive trend compared to the previous year, at a time when Haiti's overall exports declined by -9.6%, totaling 40.5 billion gourdes in 2023 compared to 44.8 billion gourdes in 2022, according to the 2023 economic accounts from IHSI.
According to IHSI, "a glimmer of hope was perceived as a kind of brightness in the gloom, as some products managed to fare well despite the extremely bleak economic conditions. This is evident in the case of (i) esse