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Saint Kitts and Nevis
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ANNUAL ECONOMIC SNAPSHOT
Population & economic scale
The most recent non-empty observations returned by the World Bank when this snapshot was collected. Read the year on each card: these are annual statistics, not live measurements.
World Bank reporting entity: St. Kitts and Nevis · 3 of 3 indicators available.
Population
46,922
people
observation
Definition, value & source
Total population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. The values shown are midyear estimates.
Received value: 46922 people. The main card rounds for readability.
- Collected
- Oct 7, 2026
- Dataset update reported by API
- Jul 13, 2026; separate from the observation year
World Bank indicator ↗ · API record ↗
World Bank, World Development Indicators. CC BY 4.0. Underlying sources: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), uri: https://population.un.org/wpp/, publisher: UN Population Division; Statistical databases and publications from national statistical offices, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), uri: https://unstats.un.org/home/nso_sites/, publisher: National Statistical Offices; Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, Eurostat (ESTAT), uri: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/data/database?node_code=earn_ses_monthly, publisher: Eurostat; Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), United Nations (UN), uri: https://unstats.un.org, publisher: UN Statistics Division
GDP
$1.18 billion
current US$
observation
Definition, value & source
Gross domestic product is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period. It can be measured in three different ways: using either the expenditure approach, the income approach, or the production approach. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.
Received value: 1183514814.81481 current US$. The main card rounds for readability.
- Collected
- Oct 7, 2026
- Dataset update reported by API
- Jul 13, 2026; separate from the observation year
World Bank indicator ↗ · API record ↗
World Bank, World Development Indicators. CC BY 4.0. Underlying sources: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks; National Accounts data files, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD); Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
GDP per capita
$25,223
current US$ per person
observation
Definition, value & source
Gross domestic product is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period. It can be measured in three different ways: using either the expenditure approach, the income approach, or the production approach. The core indicator has been divided by the general population to achieve a per capita estimate.This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.
Received value: 25223.0257622185 current US$ per person. The main card rounds for readability.
- Collected
- Oct 7, 2026
- Dataset update reported by API
- Jul 13, 2026; separate from the observation year
World Bank indicator ↗ · API record ↗
World Bank, World Development Indicators. CC BY 4.0. Underlying sources: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks; National Accounts data files, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD); Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
GDP and GDP per capita use current US dollars, without an inflation or purchasing-power-parity adjustment. Source years can differ. Missing data is not zero; earlier archive figures below are retained as a separate historical reference.
THE REFERENCE FILE
Saint Kitts and Nevis at a glance
These are historical reference facts from the 2025 World Factbook archive. Each estimate keeps its own period; an archive edition does not make every figure a measurement from that year.
Government type
federal parliamentary democracy under a constitutional monarchy; a Commonwealth realm
Population
total: 55,434 (2025 est.) male: 27,748 female: 27,686
Area
total : 261 sq km (Saint Kitts 168 sq km; Nevis 93 sq km) land: 261 sq km water: 0 sq km
Real GDP (purchasing power parity)
$1.465 billion (2024 est.) $1.448 billion (2023 est.) $1.388 billion (2022 est.) note: data in 2021 dollars
GDP (official exchange rate)
$1.067 billion (2024 est.) note: data in current dollars at official exchange rate
Real GDP growth rate
1.2% (2024 est.) 4.3% (2023 est.) 10.3% (2022 est.) note: annual GDP % growth based on constant local currency
Real GDP per capita
$31,300 (2024 est.) $31,000 (2023 est.) $29,700 (2022 est.) note: data in 2021 dollars
Inflation rate (consumer prices)
3.6% (2023 est.) 2.7% (2022 est.) 1.2% (2021 est.) note: annual % change based on consumer prices
Public debt
62.9% of GDP (2017 est.) note: central government debt as a % of GDP
Budget
revenues: $262 million (2020 est.) expenditures: $281.889 million (2020 est.) note: central government revenues and expenses (excluding grants/extrabudgetary units/social security funds) converted to US dollars at average official exchange rate for year indicated
Current account balance
-$169.221 million (2024 est.) -$122.386 million (2023 est.) -$111.685 million (2022 est.) note: balance of payments - net trade and primary/secondary income in current dollars
Exports
$504.391 million (2024 est.) $579.568 million (2023 est.) $542.983 million (2022 est.) note: balance of payments - exports of goods and services in current dollars
Imports
$642.934 million (2024 est.) $669.168 million (2023 est.) $606.856 million (2022 est.) note: balance of payments - imports of goods and services in current dollars
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold
$294.748 million (2024 est.) $286.075 million (2023 est.) $293.98 million (2022 est.) note: holdings of gold (year-end prices)/foreign exchange/special drawing rights in current dollars
Electricity access
electrification - total population: 100% (2022 est.)
Internet users
percent of population: 76% (2022 est.)
THE HISTORICAL REFERENCE LIBRARY
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Location
Caribbean, islands in the Caribbean Sea, about one-third of the way from Puerto Rico to Trinidad and Tobago
archive edition 2025 · Archive source ↗
Capital
name: Basseterre geographic coordinates: 17 18 N, 62 43 W time difference: UTC-4 (1 hour ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time) etymology: the French name translates as "low land" in English; the reference is probably to the city's location in a valley
archive edition 2025 · Archive source ↗
Economic overview
high-income, tourism-based Caribbean OECS economy; better debt balancing; CARICOM and ECCU member; growing offshore financial and telecommunications hub; environmentally fragile; unique citizenship-driven growth model
archive edition 2025 · Archive source ↗
Natural resources
arable land
archive edition 2025 · Archive source ↗
Agricultural products
coconuts, tropical fruits, root vegetables, vegetables, eggs, pulses, sweet potatoes, watermelons, cucumbers/gherkins, tomatoes (2023) note: top ten agricultural products based on tonnage
2023 source periods; archive edition 2025 · Archive source ↗
Industries
tourism, cotton, salt, copra, clothing, footwear, beverages
archive edition 2025 · Archive source ↗
Exports - partners
Malta 49%, USA 21%, Turkey 7%, St. Vincent & the Grenadines 5%, Guyana 3% (2023) note: top five export partners based on percentage share of exports
2023 source periods; archive edition 2025 · Archive source ↗
Exports - commodities
ships, measuring instruments, beer, electrical transformers, electrical control boards (2023) note: top five export commodities based on value in dollars
2023 source periods; archive edition 2025 · Archive source ↗
Imports - partners
USA 50%, Italy 11%, China 8%, Japan 2%, UK 2% (2023) note: top five import partners based on percentage share of imports
2023 source periods; archive edition 2025 · Archive source ↗
Imports - commodities
refined petroleum, ships, cars, jewelry, poultry (2023) note: top five import commodities based on value in dollars
2023 source periods; archive edition 2025 · Archive source ↗
Climate
tropical, tempered by constant sea breezes; little seasonal temperature variation; rainy season (May to November)
archive edition 2025 · Archive source ↗
Terrain
volcanic with mountainous interiors
archive edition 2025 · Archive source ↗
Land use
agricultural land: 23.1% (2023 est.) arable land: 19.2% (2023 est.) permanent crops: 0.4% (2023 est.) permanent pasture: 3.5% (2023 est.) forest: 42.3% (2023 est.) other: 34.6% (2023 est.)
2023 dates in source text; archive edition 2025 · Archive source ↗
Natural hazards
hurricanes (July to October) volcanism: Mount Liamuiga (1,156 m) on Saint Kitts and Nevis Peak (985 m) on Nevis are part of the volcanic-island arc of the Lesser Antilles, which extends from Saba in the north to Grenada in the south
archive edition 2025 · Archive source ↗
Languages
English (official)
archive edition 2025 · Archive source ↗
Age structure
0-14 years: 19.2% (male 5,314/female 5,277) 15-64 years: 68.1% (male 18,944/female 18,575) 65 years and over: 12.7% (2024 est.) (male 3,341/female 3,682)
2024 dates in source text; archive edition 2025 · Archive source ↗
Urbanization
urban population: 31.1% of total population (2023) rate of urbanization: 1.06% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
2023, 2020 dates in source text; archive edition 2025 · Archive source ↗
Life expectancy at birth
total population: 77.6 years (2024 est.) male: 75.2 years female: 80.1 years
2024 dates in source text; archive edition 2025 · Archive source ↗
Electricity
installed generating capacity: 72,000 kW (2023 est.) consumption: 182.455 million kWh (2023 est.) transmission/distribution losses: 39.522 million kWh (2023 est.)
2023 dates in source text; archive edition 2025 · Archive source ↗
Electricity generation sources
fossil fuels: 95% of total installed capacity (2023 est.) solar: 2.3% of total installed capacity (2023 est.) wind: 2.7% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)
2023 dates in source text; archive edition 2025 · Archive source ↗
Petroleum
refined petroleum consumption: 2,000 bbl/day (2023 est.)
2023 dates in source text; archive edition 2025 · Archive source ↗
Carbon dioxide emissions
269,000 metric tonnes of CO2 (2023 est.) from petroleum and other liquids: 269,000 metric tonnes of CO2 (2023 est.)
2023 dates in source text; archive edition 2025 · Archive source ↗
Telephones - mobile cellular
total subscriptions: 56,600 (2023 est.) subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 119 (2023 est.)
2023 dates in source text; archive edition 2025 · Archive source ↗
Broadband - fixed subscriptions
total: 22,000 (2022 est.) subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 47 (2022 est.)
2022 dates in source text; archive edition 2025 · Archive source ↗
Airports
2 (2025)
2025 dates in source text; archive edition 2025 · Archive source ↗
Railways
total: 50 km (2008) narrow gauge: 50 km (2008) 0.762-m gauge on Saint Kitts for tourists
2008 dates in source text; archive edition 2025 · Archive source ↗
Ports
total ports: 2 (2024) large: 0 medium: 0 small: 0 very small: 2 ports with oil terminals: 2 key ports: Basseterre, Charlestown
2024 dates in source text; archive edition 2025 · Archive source ↗
GDP - composition, by sector of origin
agriculture: 1.3% (2024 est.) industry: 21.1% (2024 est.) services: 65.5% (2024 est.) note: figures may not total 100% due to non-allocated consumption not captured in sector-reported data
2024 dates in source text; archive edition 2025 · Archive source ↗
Remittances
3.4% of GDP (2024 est.) 3.5% of GDP (2023 est.) 3.8% of GDP (2022 est.) note: personal transfers and compensation between resident and non-resident individuals/households/entities
2024, 2023, 2022 dates in source text; archive edition 2025 · Archive source ↗
CURRENCY OBSERVATIONS
Money & exchange rates
The latest verified daily references are separate from the historical country profile. Values are currency units per US$1.
East Caribbean Dollar
XCD per US$1
Published reference snapshot; its original observation date is preserved.
1 XCD = US$0.3657644
2.7248–2.7359 XCD per US$1 across the displayed observations. The vertical scale follows this range.
View dated observations
| Observation date | XCD per US$1 |
|---|---|
| Oct 6, 2026 | 2.734 |
| Oct 5, 2026 | 2.7358 |
| Oct 2, 2026 | 2.7333 |
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.7317 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | 2.7255 |
| Sep 29, 2026 | 2.7323 |
| Sep 28, 2026 | 2.7338 |
| Sep 25, 2026 | 2.7299 |
| Sep 24, 2026 | 2.7331 |
| Sep 23, 2026 | 2.7253 |
| Sep 22, 2026 | 2.7319 |
| Sep 21, 2026 | 2.7311 |
| Sep 18, 2026 | 2.7316 |
| Sep 17, 2026 | 2.7328 |
| Sep 16, 2026 | 2.7248 |
| Sep 15, 2026 | 2.7333 |
| Sep 14, 2026 | 2.7359 |
| Sep 11, 2026 | 2.7284 |
| Sep 10, 2026 | 2.7251 |
| Sep 9, 2026 | 2.7255 |
| Sep 8, 2026 | 2.7273 |
| Sep 7, 2026 | 2.7258 |
Daily references are not live execution prices. A check time does not change a source observation date.
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- Oct 6, 2026 · retrieval date, not an observation period
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