ECONDEX

Economic and development data for every country, explained with the numbers checked.

St. Kitts and Nevis

Latin America & Caribbean. High income. Capital: Basseterre. Population 46,922 (2025).

Key trends

GDP per person (PPP) (constant international $)
16,894 24,054 31,214 1995 2025 31,428
GDP growth (%)
−14.8 −2.0 10.8 1995 2025 2.7
Inflation, consumer prices (% annual)
−2.1 3.3 8.7 1995 2023 3.6
Life expectancy at birth (years)
67.3 69.8 72.2 1995 2024 72.3

Indicators

Each country reports for different years, so check the year beside every figure. Rank 1 is the highest value among countries with recent data.

Economy

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
GDP per person (PPP)constant international $ 31,428 2025 +4,691 +2,698 69 of 199
GDP growth% 2.7% 2025 +18.0 pp +2.0 pp 127 of 209
GDP per person growth% 2.5% 2025 +17.7 pp +1.8 pp 101 of 209
GNI per person (Atlas method)current US$ 24,530 2025 +5,190 +5,860 59 of 201
Foreign direct investment, net inflows% of GDP 2.4% 2025 +2.1 pp −11.0 pp 88 of 195
Central government debt% of GDP 57.7% 2014 * −43.1 pp −33.2 pp –

Prices and jobs

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Inflation, consumer prices% annual 3.6% 2023 +4.6 pp +2.5 pp 75 of 180

People and health

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Populationpeople 46,922 2025 +52 −165 203 of 217
Population growth% annual 0.2% 2025 +0.3 pp +0.2 pp 163 of 217
Urban population% of total 31.9% 2025 +0.4 pp +0.6 pp 193 of 217
Life expectancy at birthyears 72.3 2024 +0.7 +1.1 136 of 217
Infant mortalityper 1,000 live births 13.9 2024 −2.0 −2.9 91 of 196
Health spending% of GDP 5.7% 2023 +0.8 pp +0.7 pp 110 of 193

Education

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Government spending on education% of GDP 3.5% 2023 +0.5 pp +0.2 pp 111 of 171

Access and infrastructure

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Internet users% of population 76.9% 2024 +7.4 pp +11.5 pp 109 of 185
Access to electricity% of population 100.0% 2024 0.0 pp 0.0 pp 88 of 215

Environment and energy

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Renewable energy% of final energy consumption 1.5% 2022 +0.2 pp +0.2 pp 183 of 212

* Latest figure is too old to be included in rankings or peer medians.

Advanced metrics

Indicator Own history Versus peers (latest) Growth and catch-up
10-yr meanZ-score Income group medianRegion medianVolatility (σ) 10-yr CAGR% of high-income median10 yrs earlier
GDP per person (PPP) 29,529 +1.2 49,305 23,315 1,605 +0.9% 64% 64%
GDP growth 0.9% +0.3 2.2% 3.2% 6.5 – – –
GDP per person growth 0.9% +0.3 1.7% 2.2% 6.4 – – –
GNI per person (Atlas method) 20,799 +2.3 37,020 12,705 1,617 +2.8% 68% 68%
Foreign direct investment, net inflows 5.3% −0.7 2.1% 2.5% 4.2 – – –
Central government debt 93.0% −3.2 – – 10.9 – – –
Inflation, consumer prices 0.0% +2.5 2.3% 2.5% 1.4 – – –
Population 46,912 +0.1 2,930,494 3,010,956 142 0.0% 2% 2%
Population growth −0.1% +1.8 0.4% 0.5% 0.1 – – –
Urban population 31.5% +2.3 81.3% 72.0% 0.2 – – –
Life expectancy at birth 71.1 +1.6 81.3 75.7 0.8 – – –
Infant mortality 15.9 −2.3 3.6 12.0 0.9 – – –
Health spending 5.3% +1.0 8.0% 6.8% 0.4 – – –
Government spending on education 3.0% +1.8 4.5% 3.9% 0.3 – – –
Internet users 70.1% +1.7 93.5% 79.9% 4.1 – – –
Access to electricity 100.0% – 100.0% 99.8% 0.0 – – –
Renewable energy 1.5% +0.2 11.4% 12.8% 0.2 – – –

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