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Saint Kitts and Nevis · data for latest available · data as of 26 October 2026 · printed 27 Oct 2026
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Saint Kitts and Nevis

Latin America & Caribbean Capital Basseterre High income Nation age 59 years (since 1967) i KNA · KN
NationsTree Index 2025 i48.994th of 196 Tree height 2025 i0.8 msee ranking Military strength i—percentile
Population i46,922203rd of 217 Area i261 km²202nd of 216 GDP i$1.18 bn198th of 210 GDP (PPP) i$1.73 bn intl.189th of 199 GDP per person (PPP) i$36,777 intl.70th of 199 Life expectancy i72.3 years136th of 217
Index pillars
Foundations · roots i73
Strength · trunk i10
Quality of life · crown i50
Problems (higher = fewer) · dry branches i57
Direction (5-year change) · new shoots i49
CSV

In short

Saint Kitts and Nevis is 94th of 196 countries in the NationsTree Index, with a score of 48.9 out of 100; its tree is 0.8 m tall.

It has 46,922 people and an economy of $1.73 bn at purchasing power parity, 189th of 199 in the world.

Its strongest positions: Access to electricity (1st of 215), Secondary enrolment (5th of 173) and Fixed broadband (11th of 208).

Its weakest positions: Homicide rate (144th of 145), Government budget balance (184th of 192) and Renewable energy (183rd of 212).

Over five years it fell from 80th to 94th in the index.

All data

Data as of 26 October 2026

Latest available value for each indicator, with its year. World rank is among countries with recent data (last 5 years of the series).

Land & people

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Surface area ikm² 261 202nd/216
Land area ikm² 261 200th/216
Population ipeople 46,922 203rd/217
Population growth i% 0.17% 163rd/217
Population density ipeople/km² 179.5 68th/216
Urban population i% 31.9% 193rd/217
Population aged 0–14 i% 18.3% 135th/217
Population aged 65+ i% 11.7% 89th/217

Economy

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GDP iUSD $1.18 bn 198th/210
GDP (PPP) iintl. USD $1.73 bn 189th/199
Real GDP (PPP, constant 2021 prices) iintl. USD 2021 $1.47 bn 189th/199
GDP per person iUSD $25,223 66th/210
GDP per person (PPP) iintl. USD $36,777 70th/199
GNI per person (Atlas) iUSD $24,530 59th/201
GDP growth i% 2.7% 128th/210
Inflation i% 3.6% 106th/180
Central government debt i% of GDP 57.7%2014
General government gross debt i% of GDP 58.7% 108th/189
Government budget balance i% of GDP -11.8% 184th/192

Main industries

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Agriculture, forestry, fishing i% of GDP 1.3% 162nd/197
Industry incl. construction i% of GDP 20.8% 123rd/200
Manufacturing i% of GDP 4.0% 163rd/192
Services i% of GDP 66.2% 50th/200

Trade

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Fuel exports i% of merchandise exports 0.0%2017
Manufactures exports i% of merchandise exports 86.4%2017
Food exports i% of merchandise exports 13.5%2017
Ores & metals exports i% of merchandise exports 0.0%2017
High-tech exports i% of manufactured exports 34.6%2017
Current account balance i% of GDP -14.4% 176th/191
Foreign direct investment, inflows i% of GDP 2.4% 88th/196

Natural resources

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Natural resource rents i% of GDP 0.0% 187th/209
Oil rents i% of GDP 0.00% 120th/197
Natural gas rents i% of GDP 0.00% 100th/197
Coal rents i% of GDP 0.00% 68th/195
Mineral rents i% of GDP 0.00% 91st/209
Forest rents i% of GDP 0.00% 183rd/209
Arable land i% of land area 19.2% 56th/206
Renewable freshwater per person im³ 514 155th/183

Tourism

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International tourist arrivals iarrivals 301,400 144th/194
Tourism receipts iUSD $367.0 m 103rd/175
Tourism receipts i% of exports 61.8% 12th/168

Society & health

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Life expectancy iyears 72.3 136th/217
Under-5 mortality iper 1,000 births 15.9 105th/196
Physicians iper 1,000 people 3.092018
Hospital beds iper 1,000 people 4.0 38th/145
DPT immunization i% of children 12–23 months 97% 29th/193
Secondary enrolment i% gross 137.5% 5th/173
Old-age dependency ratio i% of working-age population 16.8% 90th/217
Health spending i% of GDP 5.7% 110th/193
Tertiary enrolment i% gross 93.9%2015
Human Development Index iindex 0–1 0.840 58th/193

Infrastructure & digital

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Access to electricity i% of population 100.0% 1st/215
Internet users i% of population 76.9% 109th/186
Mobile subscriptions iper 100 people 119 92nd/210
Fixed broadband iper 100 people 46.7 11th/208

Environment & energy

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CO₂ emissions per person it CO₂e 2.88 110th/203
Renewable energy i% of final energy use 1.5% 183rd/212
Air pollution (PM2.5) iµg/m³ 8.9 39th/200
Forest area i% of land area 42.1% 73rd/214
Energy use per person ikg oil eq. 1,7772007

Institutions & safety

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Government effectiveness iscore 0–100 66.7 57th/205
Control of corruption iscore 0–100 54.5 75th/207
Rule of law iscore 0–100 68.2 61st/207
Political stability iscore 0–100 85.3 32nd/207
Regulatory quality iscore 0–100 65.5 53rd/205
Voice & accountability iscore 0–100 68.3 65th/205
Homicide rate iper 100,000 64.2 144th/145

Science & innovation

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Scientific articles iarticles 36 163rd/197

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Sources

Figures on this page come from: World Bank — World Development Indicators, International Monetary Fund — World Economic Outlook (DataMapper), Global Change Data Lab (Our World in Data) — Our World in Data, World Bank — Worldwide Governance Indicators . Nation age: Wikidata P571 (inception) (source). Every value is stored with its year and source series; see Sources & licences and Methodology.

Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Saint Kitts and Nevis — country profile. https://nationstree.org/countries/saint-kitts-and-nevis. Data as of 26 October 2026.

All figures come from official statistics published by public institutions (World Bank WDI and WGI, compiling UN agencies, IMF, WHO and national statistical offices). Each value carries its year; ranks are positions among countries with data.
Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Saint Kitts and Nevis — country profile. https://nationstree.org/countries/saint-kitts-and-nevis. Data as of 26 October 2026.
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