Latin America & Caribbean · High income
Saint Kitts and Nevis: the economy in numbers
Per person: $25,223, or $36,777 at purchasing power parity. Population: 46,922 (2025).
GDP in 2025, current US dollars: #195 of 204 economies. IMF forecast for 2026: +1.8%.
GDP
Adjusted for US inflation, in 2025 dollars: $135 million in 1960, $1.18 billion in 2025.
GDP per capita
In 2025 dollars: $2,414 per person in 1960, $25,223 in 2025.
Real GDP growth
Average over 2016–2025: 0.9% a year. Years of falling GDP since 1978: 7 of 48.
Source: International Monetary Fund, World Economic Outlook (October 2026)
Inflation
Consumer prices rose by 53.7% from 2000 to 2023. Highest annual inflation: 17.7% in 1980.
Source: International Monetary Fund, World Economic Outlook (October 2026)
Government debt, % of GDP
Highest since 1996: 147.2% of GDP in 2004. IMF forecast for 2031: 79.3%.
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
Population
1960: 55,810 · 2025: 46,922.
Life expectancy at birth
1960: 56.8 years · 2024: 72.3 years.
Data by year
Show the year-by-year table
| Year | GDP | GDP per capita | Per capita, PPP | Real growth | Inflation | Gov. debt, % GDP | Population | Life expectancy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2031 | 2.5%f | 2.0%f | 79.3%f | |||||
| 2030 | 2.5%f | 2.0%f | 76.6%f | |||||
| 2029 | 2.6%f | 2.0%f | 74.0%f | |||||
| 2028 | 2.4%f | 2.5%f | 71.6%f | |||||
| 2027 | 2.3%f | 3.2%f | 69.2%f | |||||
| 2026 | 1.8%f | 3.6%f | 65.1%f | |||||
| 2025 | $1.18B | $25,223 | $36,777 | 2.7% | 0.8% | 58.7% | 46.9K | |
| 2024 | $1.12B | $23,961 | $34,897 | 0.3% | 1.1% | 58.1% | 46.8K | 72.3 |
| 2023 | $1.06B | $22,577 | $34,008 | 3.0% | 3.6% | 60.0% | 46.8K | 72.1 |
| 2022 | $981M | $21,012 | $31,866 | 10.5% | 2.7% | 64.5% | 46.7K | 70.3 |
| 2021 | $859M | $18,361 | $26,897 | 0.4% | 1.2% | 73.0% | 46.8K | 69.3 |
| 2020 | $884M | $18,859 | $27,326 | −15.3% | −1.2% | 71.7% | 46.9K | 71.2 |
| 2019 | $1.11B | $23,595 | $32,482 | 2.9% | −0.3% | 57.2% | 47K | 71.5 |
| 2018 | $1.08B | $22,901 | $30,795 | 2.0% | −1.0% | 54.7% | 47K | 71.3 |
| 2017 | $1.06B | $22,465 | $29,579 | 0.2% | 0.7% | 56.2% | 47K | 71.3 |
| 2016 | $1.01B | $21,388 | $28,215 | 3.9% | −0.7% | 57.4% | 47.1K | 71.2 |
| 2015 | $957M | $20,329 | $26,877 | 0.7% | −2.3% | 62.2% | 47.1K | 71.2 |
| 2014 | $952M | $20,219 | $26,756 | 7.6% | 0.2% | 67.9% | 47.1K | 71.2 |
| 2013 | $875M | $18,580 | $24,624 | 5.7% | 1.1% | 89.3% | 47.1K | 71.3 |
| 2012 | $825M | $17,532 | $23,458 | −0.7% | 0.8% | 118.0% | 47K | 71.4 |
| 2011 | $836M | $17,832 | $24,550 | 1.6% | 5.8% | 127.1% | 46.9K | 71.4 |
| 2010 | $779M | $16,623 | $23,691 | −0.1% | 0.9% | 134.9% | 46.8K | 71.5 |
| 2009 | $774M | $16,503 | $23,385 | −3.4% | 2.1% | 129.1% | 46.9K | 71.5 |
| 2008 | $778M | $16,605 | $24,102 | 11.3% | 5.3% | 123.4% | 46.8K | 71.5 |
| 2007 | $689M | $14,758 | $21,301 | 0.6% | 4.5% | 130.1% | 46.7K | 71.4 |
| 2006 | $644M | $13,838 | $20,676 | 3.2% | 8.5% | 134.8% | 46.6K | 71.4 |
| 2005 | $547M | $11,784 | $19,500 | 9.7% | 3.4% | 124.0% | 46.4K | 71.2 |
| 2004 | $507M | $10,945 | $17,276 | 4.0% | 2.3% | 147.2% | 46.3K | 70.9 |
| 2003 | $470M | $10,176 | $16,226 | −3.9% | 2.2% | 136.6% | 46.2K | 70.6 |
| 2002 | $481M | $10,454 | $16,619 | 1.4% | 2.0% | 115.2% | 46K | 70.2 |
| 2001 | $459M | $10,023 | $16,235 | 5.3% | 2.3% | 100.5% | 45.8K | 69.8 |
| 2000 | $422M | $9,320 | $15,256 | 10.0% | 2.1% | 92.9% | 45.2K | 69.2 |
| 1999 | $407M | $9,116 | $13,754 | 3.2% | 3.4% | 89.2% | 44.6K | 68.7 |
| 1998 | $383M | $8,711 | $13,319 | −0.5% | 3.4% | 79.0% | 44K | 67.9 |
| 1997 | $375M | $8,627 | $13,409 | 6.8% | 8.9% | 67.2% | 43.4K | 67.8 |
| 1996 | $334M | $7,788 | $12,498 | 5.8% | 2.1% | 50.7% | 42.9K | 67.5 |
| 1995 | $313M | $7,406 | $11,747 | 5.4% | 3.0% | 42.3K | 67.2 | |
| 1994 | $295M | $7,065 | $11,062 | 5.3% | 1.4% | 41.8K | 67.0 | |
| 1993 | $264M | $6,395 | $10,418 | 6.8% | 1.8% | 41.2K | 66.7 | |
| 1992 | $242M | $5,947 | $9,652 | 4.3% | 2.9% | 40.7K | 66.3 | |
| 1991 | $221M | $5,465 | $9,131 | −1.9% | 4.3% | 40.4K | 66.0 | |
| 1990 | $217M | $5,373 | $8,983 | 4.9% | 4.0% | 40.4K | 65.6 | |
| 1989 | $193M | $4,723 | 5.5% | 5.2% | 40.8K | 65.5 | ||
| 1988 | $173M | $4,206 | 9.2% | 0.2% | 41.1K | 65.5 | ||
| 1987 | $148M | $3,573 | 6.6% | 1.0% | 41.3K | 65.5 | ||
| 1986 | $131M | $3,140 | 10.9% | −0.0% | 41.6K | 65.6 | ||
| 1985 | $111M | $2,651 | 8.6% | 2.6% | 41.9K | 65.5 | ||
| 1984 | $98.6M | $2,341 | 8.9% | 2.7% | 42.1K | 65.3 | ||
| 1983 | $86.9M | $2,052 | 1.2% | 2.3% | 42.3K | 65.1 | ||
| 1982 | $86M | $2,023 | 0.5% | 5.9% | 42.5K | 64.9 | ||
| 1981 | $80.9M | $1,894 | 1.5% | 10.5% | 42.7K | 64.6 | ||
| 1980 | $68.5M | $1,598 | 8.4% | 17.7% | 42.9K | 64.4 | ||
| 1979 | $58.8M | $1,367 | 7.6% | 43K | 64.2 | |||
| 1978 | $49.4M | $1,144 | 3.9% | 43.2K | 64.0 | |||
| 1977 | $44.5M | $1,026 | 43.4K | 63.7 | ||||
| 1976 | $30.1M | $692 | 43.5K | 63.5 | ||||
| 1975 | $33.4M | $765 | 43.6K | 63.2 | ||||
| 1974 | $31.5M | $721 | 43.7K | 62.9 | ||||
| 1973 | $24.2M | $551 | 43.9K | 62.5 | ||||
| 1972 | $22.9M | $521 | 44K | 62.1 | ||||
| 1971 | $19.6M | $444 | 44.2K | 61.7 | ||||
| 1970 | $16.3M | $365 | 44.6K | 61.4 | ||||
| 1969 | $15.8M | $347 | 45.7K | 61.1 | ||||
| 1968 | $14.6M | $309 | 47.2K | 60.8 | ||||
| 1967 | $16.7M | $344 | 48.6K | 60.4 | ||||
| 1966 | $14.5M | $290 | 49.9K | 60.1 | ||||
| 1965 | $13.6M | $266 | 51.1K | 59.6 | ||||
| 1964 | $13.4M | $256 | 52.3K | 59.0 | ||||
| 1963 | $12.8M | $240 | 53.4K | 58.4 | ||||
| 1962 | $12.5M | $230 | 54.5K | 57.8 | ||||
| 1961 | $12.5M | $226 | 55.3K | 57.3 | ||||
| 1960 | $12.4M | $222 | 55.8K | 56.8 |
e: IMF estimate; f: IMF forecast. Inflation: IMF data for 2024–2025, World Bank for the other years.
Nearby economies in Latin America & Caribbean
Nearest by distance between capitals, with GDP per capita.
Antigua and Barbuda · Argentina · Aruba · Bahamas · Barbados · Belize · Bolivia · Brazil · British Virgin Islands · Cayman Islands · Chile · Colombia · Costa Rica · Cuba · Curaçao · Dominica · Dominican Republic · Ecuador · El Salvador · Grenada · Guatemala · Guyana · Haiti · Honduras · Jamaica · Mexico · Nicaragua · Panama · Paraguay · Peru · Puerto Rico · Saint Kitts and Nevis · Saint Lucia · Saint Martin (French part) · Saint Vincent and the Grenadines · Sint Maarten · Suriname · Trinidad and Tobago · Turks and Caicos Islands · U.S. Virgin Islands · Uruguay · Venezuela
Rankings
GDP by country · GDP per capita · Real GDP growth · Inflation by country · Government debt to GDP · Stock market to GDP · Population by country · Unemployment by country
Data and methods
- GDP: gross domestic product in current US dollars, converted from the local currency at market exchange rates (World Bank); not adjusted for inflation.
- Purchasing power parity (PPP): GDP per person in international dollars, which buy the same basket of goods and services in every country. It compares living standards across countries in the same year; it is not adjusted for inflation over time.
- In 2025 dollars: the charts can remove US inflation (US consumer price index, annual average) so that dollar amounts from different years compare in today's money. Exchange rate swings still show.
- Growth and inflation: World Bank data (calendar years). Years the World Bank does not cover yet, and the estimates and forecasts, come from the IMF World Economic Outlook (October 2026): its forecasts start in 2026, and the years after a country's last actual year are IMF estimates.
- Government debt: gross debt of the general government (central, state and local government and social security funds) as a percentage of GDP, IMF. The World Bank's central government debt is narrower and covers fewer countries.
- Stock market capitalization: the end-of-year value of domestic companies listed on the country's exchanges (World Federation of Exchanges via the World Bank; before 2016, Standard & Poor's), as a percentage of GDP: the “Buffett indicator”. Investment funds are excluded, and so are companies listed only abroad; companies from elsewhere that list on an exchange count for its country (Hong Kong lists many mainland Chinese companies).
- Unemployment: ILO modeled estimates (share of the labor force); comparable across countries, but they may differ from national figures.
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
Source: International Monetary Fund, World Economic Outlook (October 2026)