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Saint Kitts and Nevis Economy 2020

SOURCE: 2020 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK AND OTHER SOURCES











Saint Kitts and Nevis Economy 2020
SOURCE: 2020 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK AND OTHER SOURCES


Page last updated on January 27, 2020

Economy - overview:
The economy of Saint Kitts and Nevis depends on tourism; since the 1970s, tourism has replaced sugar as the economy’s traditional mainstay. Roughly 200,000 tourists visited the islands in 2009, but reduced tourism arrivals and foreign investment led to an economic contraction in the 2009-2013 period, and the economy returned to growth only in 2014. Like other tourist destinations in the Caribbean, Saint Kitts and Nevis is vulnerable to damage from natural disasters and shifts in tourism demand.

Following the 2005 harvest, the government closed the sugar industry after several decades of losses. To compensate for lost jobs, the government has embarked on a program to diversify the agricultural sector and to stimulate other sectors of the economy, such as export-oriented manufacturing and offshore banking. The government has made notable progress in reducing its public debt, from 154% of GDP in 2011 to 83% in 2013, although it still faces one of the highest levels in the world, largely attributable to public enterprise losses. Saint Kitts and Nevis is among other countries in the Caribbean that supplement their economic activity through economic citizenship programs, whereby foreigners can obtain citizenship from Saint Kitts and Nevis by investing there.

GDP (purchasing power parity):
$1.55 billion (2017 est.)
$1.518 billion (2016 est.)
$1.476 billion (2015 est.)
note: data are in 2017 dollars
country comparison to the world (CIA rank, may be based on non-current data): 199
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GDP (official exchange rate):
$964 million (2017 est.)
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GDP - real growth rate:
2.1% (2017 est.)
2.9% (2016 est.)
2.7% (2015 est.)
country comparison to the world (CIA rank, may be based on non-current data): 147
[see also: GDP - real growth rate country ranks ]

GDP - per capita (PPP):
$28,200 (2017 est.)
$27,600 (2016 est.)
$27,300 (2015 est.)
note: data are in 2017 dollars
country comparison to the world (CIA rank, may be based on non-current data): 73
[see also: GDP - per capita country ranks ]

Gross national saving:
19.9% of GDP (2017 est.)
19.3% of GDP (2016 est.)
15.4% of GDP (2015 est.)
country comparison to the world (CIA rank, may be based on non-current data): 98
[see also: Gross national saving country ranks ]

GDP - composition, by end use:
household consumption: 41.4% (2017 est.)
[see also: GDP - composition, by end use - household consumption country ranks ]
government consumption: 25.9% (2017 est.)
[see also: GDP - composition, by end use - government consumption country ranks ]
investment in fixed capital: 30.8% (2017 est.)
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investment in inventories: 0% (2017 est.)
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exports of goods and services: 62.5% (2017 est.)
[see also: GDP - composition, by end use - exports of goods and services country ranks ]
imports of goods and services: -60.4% (2017 est.)
[see also: GDP - composition, by end use - imports of goods and services country ranks ]

GDP - composition, by sector of origin:
agriculture: 1.1% (2017 est.)
[see also: GDP - composition, by sector of origin - agriculture country ranks ]
industry: 30% (2017 est.)
[see also: GDP - composition, by sector of origin - industry country ranks ]
services: 68.9% (2017 est.)
[see also: GDP - composition, by sector of origin - services country ranks ]

Agriculture - products:
sugarcane, rice, yams, vegetables, bananas; fish

Industries:
tourism, cotton, salt, copra, clothing, footwear, beverages

Industrial production growth rate:
5% (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world (CIA rank, may be based on non-current data): 56
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Labor force:
18,170 (June 1995 est.)
country comparison to the world (CIA rank, may be based on non-current data): 212
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Unemployment rate:
4.5% (1997)
country comparison to the world (CIA rank, may be based on non-current data): 65
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Population below poverty line:
NA
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Household income or consumption by percentage share:
lowest 10%: NA
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highest 10%: NA
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Budget:
revenues: 307 million (2017 est.)
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expenditures: 291.1 million (2017 est.)
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Taxes and other revenues:
31.9% (of GDP) (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world (CIA rank, may be based on non-current data): 70
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Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-):
1.7% (of GDP) (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world (CIA rank, may be based on non-current data): 18
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Public debt:
62.9% of GDP (2017 est.)
61.5% of GDP (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world (CIA rank, may be based on non-current data): 67
[see also: Public debt country ranks ]

Fiscal year:
calendar year

Inflation rate (consumer prices):
0% (2017 est.)
-0.3% (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world (CIA rank, may be based on non-current data): 12
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Central bank discount rate:
6.5% (31 December 2009)
6.5% (31 December 2008)
country comparison to the world (CIA rank, may be based on non-current data): 62
[see also: Central bank discount rate country ranks ]

Commercial bank prime lending rate:
9.09% (31 December 2017 est.)
9.23% (31 December 2016 est.)
country comparison to the world (CIA rank, may be based on non-current data): 93
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Stock of narrow money:
$196.1 million (31 December 2017 est.)
$210.1 million (31 December 2016 est.)
country comparison to the world (CIA rank, may be based on non-current data): 184
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Stock of broad money:
$196.1 million (31 December 2017 est.)
$210.1 million (31 December 2016 est.)
country comparison to the world (CIA rank, may be based on non-current data): 187
[see also: Stock of broad money country ranks ]

Stock of domestic credit:
$721.5 million (31 December 2017 est.)
$704.8 million (31 December 2016 est.)
country comparison to the world (CIA rank, may be based on non-current data): 171
[see also: Stock of domestic credit country ranks ]

Market value of publicly traded shares:
$598.4 million (31 December 2011)
$623.9 million (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world (CIA rank, may be based on non-current data): 111
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Current account balance:
-$97 million (2017 est.)
-$102 million (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world (CIA rank, may be based on non-current data): 85
[see also: Current account balance country ranks ]

Exports:
$57.4 million (2017 est.)
$53.9 million (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world (CIA rank, may be based on non-current data): 202
[see also: Exports country ranks ]

Exports - partners:
US 49.6%, Poland 15.2%, Turkey 11.6% (2016)

Exports - commodities:
machinery, food, electronics, beverages, tobacco

Imports:
$335.3 million (2017 est.)
$307.9 million (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world (CIA rank, may be based on non-current data): 202
[see also: Imports country ranks ]

Imports - commodities:
machinery, manufactures, food, fuels

Imports - partners:
US 56.8%, Trinidad and Tobago 6.8%, Cyprus 6.2%, Japan 4% (2016)

Reserves of foreign exchange and gold:
$365.1 million (31 December 2017 est.)
$320.5 million (31 December 2016 est.)
country comparison to the world (CIA rank, may be based on non-current data): 162
[see also: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold country ranks ]

Debt - external:
$201.8 million (31 December 2017 est.)
$187.9 million (31 December 2016 est.)
country comparison to the world (CIA rank, may be based on non-current data): 187
[see also: Debt - external country ranks ]

Exchange rates:
East Caribbean dollars (XCD) per US dollar -
2.7 (2017 est.)
2.7 (2016 est.)
2.7 (2015 est.)
2.7 (2014 est.)
2.7 (2013 est.)


NOTE: 1) The information regarding Saint Kitts and Nevis on this page is re-published from the 2020 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Saint Kitts and Nevis Economy 2020 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Saint Kitts and Nevis Economy 2020 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.
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