It is explained here in French: https://www.francetvinfo.fr/monde/ameriques/haiti-le-poids-d-une-dette-vieille-de-200-ans_3073211.html https://www.francetvinfo.

It is explained here in French: https://www.francetvinfo.fr/monde/ameriques/haiti-le-poids-d-une-dette-vieille-de-200-ans_3073211.html https://www.francetvinfo.fr/monde/ameriques/haiti-le-poids-d... The price was 150 millions francs, or one year of revenue. They took private loans to pay it. Later the debt was lowered to 90 millions and was paid in full in 1883. The private loans however were paid back in 1947.