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Haiti is the poorest in Per-Capita GDP terms nationin the Western Hemisphere, with 80 per cent of the general populace living under the poverty line and 54 per cent in abject poverty. Two-thirds of all Haitians depend on the agricultural, agrarian, fisheries and farming sector, mainly small-scale subsistence farming, and remain vulnerable to damage from frequent natural disasters, exacerbated by the country's widespread deforestation. While its economy has recovered in recent years, registering positive growth since 2005, four tropical storms in 2008 severely damaged the transportation infrastructure and facilities and agricultural, agrarian, fisheries and farming sector. USA economic engagement under the Haitian Hemispheric Opportunity through Partnership Encouragement (HOPE) Act, passed in December 2006, has boosted apparel exports and investment by providing tariff-open or free access to the USA. HOPE II, passed in October 2008, has further improved the export environment for the apparel sector by extending preferences to 2018; the apparel sector accounts for two-thirds of Haitian exports and nearly one-tenth of Gross Domestic Product (GDP). remittance inflows are the primary source of foreign currency exchange, equaling nearly a quarter of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and more than twice the revenues from exports. Haiti suffers from high inflation rates, a lack of investment because of insecurity and put a ceiling on infrastructure and facilities, and a severe trade (imports and exports) deficit. In 2005, Haiti paid its debts to the World Bank (WB), paving the way for reengagement with the Bank. Haiti is expected to receive public debt relief for approximately US$525 mn of its public debt through the Highly-Inpublic debted Poor nation(HIPC) initiative by mid-2009. The government relies on formal international economic aid for financial maintainability.

Damn...these poor people are well and truly fucked.