Washington ( CNN ) -- The World Bank has canceled Haiti 's $ 36 million debt , the institution announced Friday . Haiti owed the money to the International Development Association , the World Bank 's fund for the poorest countries . The nation , wracked by a devastating earthquake on January 12 , now does not owe any more money to the World Bank . `` Relieving Haiti 's remaining debt is part of our effort to pursue every avenue to help Haiti 's reconstruction efforts , '' World Bank Group President Robert B. Zoellick said in a release . `` We will continue to work in close cooperation with the Haitian government and our international partners to support the country 's recovery and longer-term development . '' The debt cancellation was made possible by contributions from Belgium , Canada , Finland , France , Germany , Ireland , Italy , Japan , Netherlands , Norway , Spain , Sweden and Switzerland , the World Bank said . Since the earthquake , the World Bank has made $ 479 million available to Haiti to support recovery and development through June 2011 . In addition , a broad array of international donors pledged nearly $ 10 billion in long-term assistance to Haiti 's earthquake recovery efforts during a conference in March at United Nations headquarters . Last year , prior to the earthquake , Haiti obtained $ 1.2 billion in debt relief from the World Bank , the International Monetary Fund and other creditors . January 's 7.0-magnitude earthquake killed more than 200,000 people and leveled large parts of Port-au-Prince , Haiti 's capital .
World Bank cancels Haiti 's $ 36 million debt . Haiti now owes no money to World Bank . Contributions from 13 countries made debt cancellation possible . World Bank has previously made $ 479 million available to Haiti .