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St. Kitts and Nevis

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52/80 indicators · percentile vs world (IMF / WB / WHO)underover
GDP
$1.14B
2026▲ 5.6%
Population
46,922
2025▲ 0.2%
GDP per Capita
$22,146
2026▲ 5.4%
Life Expectancy
72.3 years
2024▲ 0.2%
St. Kitts and Nevis in world space2000–2024
1k10k100k505560657075808590GDP per capita (USD, log)Life expectancy (years)20002024
192 countries · log scale on X world St. Kitts and Nevis· trajectory line: 1980 → today
▶About St. Kitts and Nevis

St. Kitts and Nevis's GDP is $1.14B (2026), with a population of 46,922, and GDP per capita of $22,146. Key indicators include real GDP growth of 2.0%, inflation at 2.2%, government debt at 64.0% of GDP, life expectancy of 72.3 years. Data sourced from the IMF World Economic Outlook and World Bank World Development Indicators.

▶Economy23 indicators · 2021–2026 · IMF / WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
GDP (Current USD)$1.14B2026▲ 5.6%IMF
Real GDP Growth (%)2.0%2026▲ 33.3%IMF
GDP per Capita (USD)$22,1462026▲ 5.4%IMF
GDP, PPP (Intl $)$1.81B2026▲ 4.9%IMF
GDP per Capita, PPP (Intl $)$35,1202026▲ 4.8%IMF
Share of World GDP, PPP (%)0.00%2026▲ 0.0%IMF
GNI (Current USD)$1.17B2025▲ 8.1%WB
GNI per Capita, Atlas Method (Current US$)$24,5302025▲ 11.7%WB
GNI per Capita, PPP (Current Intl $)$36,4302025▲ 8.0%WB
Industry Value Added (% of GDP)20.8%2025▼ 0.0%WB
Services Value Added (% of GDP)66.2%2025▲ 0.0%WB
Agriculture Value Added (% of GDP)1.3%2025▲ 0.1%WB
GDP Deflator Inflation (Annual %)2.7%2025▼ 55.2%WB
Manufacturing Value Added (% of GDP)4.0%2025▲ 1.6%WB
Coal Rents (% of GDP)0.00%2021—WB
Mineral Rents (% of GDP)0.00%2021—WB
Oil Rents (% of GDP)0.00%2021—WB
Natural Gas Rents (% of GDP)0.00%2021—WB
Total Natural Resources Rents (% of GDP)0.0%2021—WB
Forest Rents (% of GDP)0.00%2021—WB
Industry Value Added (Current USD)$246.7M2025▲ 5.4%WB
GDP per Capita, PPP (Constant 2021 Intl $)$31,4282025▲ 2.5%WB
GDP per Capita (Constant 2015 US$)$22,2382025▲ 2.5%WB
▶Fiscal & Monetary20 indicators · 2020–2026 · IMF / WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Inflation, Consumer Prices (%)2.2%2026▲ 69.2%IMF
Govt Gross Debt (% of GDP)64.0%2026▲ 9.6%IMF
Fiscal Balance (% of GDP)-8.7%2026▲ 25.6%IMF
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)-15.4%2026▼ 5.5%IMF
Inflation, CPI (%, World Bank)3.6%2023▲ 33.3%WB
Real Interest Rate (%)3.7%2025▲ 761.9%WB
Lending Interest Rate (%)6.5%2025▲ 1.1%WB
Deposit Interest Rate (%)2.1%2025▲ 2.5%WB
Government Revenue Excluding Grants (% of GDP)28.5%2020—WB
Government Expense (% of GDP)26.7%2020—WB
Tax Revenue (% of GDP)15.0%2020—WB
Taxes on Goods & Services (% of revenue)21.0%2020—WB
Taxes on International Trade (% of revenue)12.9%2020—WB
Taxes on Income, Profits & Capital Gains (% of rev)15.5%2020—WB
Net Investment in Nonfinancial Assets (% of GDP)5.1%2020—WB
Total Reserves incl. Gold (USD)$282.1M2025▼ 4.3%WB
Total Reserves (months of imports)4.42025▼ 4.4%WB
Official Exchange Rate (per USD)2.72025▲ 0.0%WB
PPP Conversion Factor1.852025▼ 0.1%WB
Broad Money (% of GDP)103.7%2025▼ 0.2%WB
▶Trade9 indicators · 2025 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Merchandise Exports (USD)$34.0M2025▲ 9.7%WB
Merchandise Imports (USD)$410.0M2025▲ 11.4%WB
FDI Inflows (% of GDP)2.4%2025▼ 36.1%WB
FDI Outflows (% of GDP)0.8%2025▲ 4.6%WB
FDI Net Inflows (USD)$28.4M2025▼ 32.6%WB
Personal Remittances Received (USD)$39.7M2025▲ 2.5%WB
Personal Remittances Received (% of GDP)3.4%2025▼ 2.8%WB
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)-13.7%2025▼ 12.5%WB
Current Account Balance (USD)$-162.3M2025▼ 18.6%WB
▶Finance3 indicators · 2025 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Domestic Credit to Private Sector (% of GDP)65.0%2025▲ 1.1%WB
Bank Capital to Assets Ratio (%)13.1%2025▲ 23.4%WB
Bank Nonperforming Loans (%)15.8%2025▼ 10.3%WB
▶People23 indicators · 2023–2025 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Population46,9222025▲ 0.2%WB
Population Growth (%)0.2%2025▼ 7.2%WB
Population Density (per km²)1802023▲ 0.1%WB
Surface Area (sq km)2602023▲ 0.0%WB
Land Area (sq km)2602023▲ 0.0%WB
Urban Population (%)31.9%2025▲ 0.3%WB
Urban Population (total)14,9682025▲ 0.5%WB
Rural Population (%)68.1%2025▼ 0.2%WB
Life Expectancy at Birth72.3 years2024▲ 0.2%WB
Life Expectancy, Male68.7 years2024▲ 0.2%WB
Life Expectancy, Female76.2 years2024▲ 0.2%WB
Fertility Rate (births per woman)1.52024▲ 1.4%WB
Birth Rate (per 1,000)11.72024▼ 0.0%WB
Death Rate (per 1,000)102024▲ 0.1%WB
Net Migration182025▲ 357.1%WB
Population Ages 0–14 (%)18.3%2025▲ 0.8%WB
Population Ages 15–64 (%)69.9%2025▼ 0.9%WB
Population Ages 65+ (%)11.7%2025▲ 4.4%WB
Age Dependency Ratio (%)43.0%2025▲ 3.1%WB
Old-Age Dependency Ratio (%)16.8%2025▲ 5.4%WB
Youth Dependency Ratio (%)26.2%2025▲ 1.7%WB
Mortality Rate, Adult Male (per 1,000)2142024▼ 0.7%WB
Mortality Rate, Adult Female (per 1,000)102.72024▼ 1.0%WB
▶Education14 indicators · 2014–2025 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Education Spending (% of GDP)3.5%2023▼ 1.7%WB
Education Spending (% of govt expenditure)11.0%2025▲ 7.8%WB
Primary School Enrollment (%)121.1%2023▼ 5.1%WB
Secondary School Enrollment (%)137.5%2023▲ 14.7%WB
Primary Completion Rate (%)124.3%2023▼ 19.9%WB
Lower Secondary Completion Rate (%)119.7%2023▲ 2.9%WB
Primary School Teachers4082023▲ 3.3%WB
Secondary School Teachers5312023▼ 2.9%WB
Pupil-Teacher Ratio, Primary142016—WB
Pupil-Teacher Ratio, Secondary82016—WB
Primary Education Spending (% of Education Budget)21.4%2015—WB
Persistence to Last Primary Grade (% of Cohort)95.4%2014—WB
Secondary Education Spending (% of Education Budget)40.2%2015—WB
Tertiary Education Spending (% of Education Budget)15.4%2015—WB
▶Health32 indicators · 2018–2025 · WHO
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Health Spending (% of GDP)5.7%2023▲ 3.8%WHO
Health Spending per Capita (USD)$1,2952023▲ 11.5%WHO
Government Health Spending (% of GDP)3.1%2023▲ 7.1%WHO
Out-of-Pocket Health Spending (% of total)41.8%2023▼ 3.6%WHO
Nurses & Midwives (per 1,000)6.62023—WHO
Hospital Beds (per 1,000)42023▲ 0.0%WHO
Under-5 Mortality (per 1,000 live births)15.92024▼ 3.0%WHO
Neonatal Mortality (per 1,000)102024▼ 2.9%WHO
Maternal Mortality (per 100,000)742023▼ 25.3%WHO
Under-5 Mortality, Female (per 1,000)14.22024▼ 2.7%WHO
Under-5 Mortality, Male (per 1,000)17.42024▼ 3.3%WHO
Measles Immunization (% of children)95.0%2024▲ 0.0%WHO
DPT Immunization (% of children)97.0%2024▲ 1.0%WHO
HIV Incidence (per 1,000)0.262024▲ 0.0%WHO
Tuberculosis Incidence (per 100,000)12024▼ 47.6%WHO
Alcohol Consumption (liters per capita)4.72020—WHO
Infant Mortality, Under Age 1 (WHO)13.9449668792024—WHO
Under-5 Mortality (WHO)15.8542868032024—WHO
Neonatal Mortality, 0–27 Days (WHO)9.9964854392024—WHO
Maternal Deaths (WHO Estimates)0.4036028912023—WHO
Estimated Tuberculosis Incidence (WHO)1.12024—WHO
People Living with HIV<5002025—WHO
Diabetes Prevalence, Age 18+ (age-standardized, %)20.250932022—WHO
DTP3 Immunization Coverage (WHO/UNICEF)952025—WHO
Measles First-Dose Coverage (MCV1, WHO/UNICEF)932025—WHO
Hepatitis B Three-Dose Coverage (HepB3, WHO/UNICEF)952025—WHO
Physicians (total)1452018—WHO
Nursing & Midwifery Personnel3082023—WHO
Dentists (total)122018—WHO
UHC Service Coverage Index (SDG 3.8.1)802023—WHO
Road Traffic Death Rate (per 100K)23.12021—WHO
Current Health Expenditure per Capita (WHO, US$)1294.883911132023—WHO
▶Energy & Environment13 indicators · 2021–2025 · WB / WHO
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
CO₂ Emissions per Capita, Excluding LULUCF (t CO2e)2.92024▲ 3.3%WB
CO₂ Emissions, Excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e)02024▲ 3.5%WB
Renewable Electricity Output (%)4.5%2021▲ 2.5%WB
Renewable Energy Consumption (%)1.5%2022▼ 6.3%WB
Access to Electricity (%)100.0%2024▲ 0.0%WB
Access to Clean Fuels for Cooking (%)100.0%2023▲ 0.0%WB
PM2.5 Air Pollution (µg/m³)8.92023▲ 7.3%WB
Forest Area (%)42.3%2023▲ 0.0%WB
Forest Area (sq km)1102023▲ 0.0%WB
Arable Land (%)19.2%2023▲ 0.0%WB
Terrestrial and Marine Protected Areas (%)4.8%2025▲ 0.0%WB
Marine Protected Areas (%)4.5%2025▲ 0.0%WB
Urban PM2.5 Concentration (WHO)7.7985324022023—WHO
▶Agriculture7 indicators · 2022–2024 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Agricultural Land (%)23.1%2023▲ 0.0%WB
Food Production Index (2014–2016=100)115.12022▲ 8.7%WB
Crop Production Index (2014–2016=100)108.42022▼ 1.3%WB
Livestock Production Index (2014–2016=100)131.12022▲ 35.6%WB
Total Fisheries Production (metric tonnes)6752024▲ 0.0%WB
Fertilizer Consumption (kg per hectare)5.42023▲ 0.0%WB
Annual Freshwater Withdrawals (% of internal)50.8%2022▲ 0.0%WB
▶Technology8 indicators · 2018–2025 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Internet Users (%)76.9%2024▲ 0.4%WB
Mobile Subscriptions (per 100 people)1192023▲ 1.7%WB
Fixed Broadband Subscriptions (per 100)46.72022▲ 8.6%WB
Secure Internet Servers (per million)11,7202024▲ 42.3%WB
Patent Applications, Non-Residents42018—WB
Scientific Journal Articles362023▼ 11.6%WB
ICT Service Exports (% of service exports)0.4%2025▲ 11.4%WB
ICT Service Exports (USD)$1.9M2025▲ 7.4%WB
▶Infrastructure3 indicators · 2020–2021 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Container Port Traffic (TEU)13,5602020▼ 0.5%WB
Electricity from Oil (%)95.5%2021▼ 0.1%WB
Electricity from Nuclear (%)0.0%2021—WB
▶Gender6 indicators · 2016–2025 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Women in Parliament (%)31.3%2025▲ 0.0%WB
Gross Intake to First Primary Grade, Female (%)99.7%2016—WB
Adolescent Fertility Rate (per 1,000)36.42024▲ 3.5%WB
Gross Intake to First Primary Grade, Total (%)105.1%2016—WB
Gender Parity Index, Secondary0.992021—WB
Gender Parity in Primary Education0.952021▲ 3.3%WB
▶Governance10 indicators · 2023 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Control of Corruption0.412023▲ 6.0%WB
Government Effectiveness0.382023▼ 2.9%WB
Political Stability0.922023▼ 1.6%WB
Regulatory Quality0.542023▼ 7.3%WB
Rule of Law0.482023▼ 4.4%WB
Voice & Accountability0.772023▲ 0.9%WB
Control of Corruption (percentile rank)64.6%2023▼ 0.7%WB
Government Effectiveness (percentile rank)63.7%2023▼ 1.5%WB
Rule of Law (percentile rank)66.0%2023▼ 1.4%WB
Political Stability (percentile rank)80.6%2023▼ 0.7%WB
▶Military1 indicator · 2023 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Intentional Homicides (per 100,000)64.22023▲ 172.4%WB
▶Social Protection4 indicators · 2020 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Human Capital Index (0–1)0.592020—WB
Human Capital Index, Female0.602020—WB
Human Capital Index, Male0.572020—WB
Learning-Adjusted Years of School8.5 years2020—WB
▶Tourism4 indicators · 2018–2020 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
International Tourism, Arrivals301,4002020▼ 72.8%WB
Tourism Receipts (USD)$367.0M2018—WB
Tourism Expenditures (USD)$18.0M2020▼ 70.0%WB
Tourism Receipts (% of total exports)61.8%2018—WB
▶Urban Development2 indicators · 2025 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Urban Population Growth (%)0.5%2025▲ 3.7%WB
Rural Population Growth (%)0.0%2025▼ 64.3%WB

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