St. Kitts and Nevis

Latin America & Caribbean·High income

Population: 46.8K; 204th of 217
GDP: $1.07B; 203rd of 214 · 2024
GDP per capita: $22,771; 70th of 214 · 2024
Life expectancy: 72.1; 133rd of 217
Human development: 0.777; 74th of 189 · 2021

Benchmarked against

St. Kitts and Nevis

Antigua and Barbuda

Uruguay

St. Martin (French part)

Curaçao

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Score card

quartile grades among all countries with data

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Topic

KNA

ATG

URY

MAF

GDP

current US$

$1.07B–––

GDP per capita

current US$

–––

GDP per capita, PPP

international $

–––

GDP growth

annual %

–––

GNI per capita

Atlas method, US$

–––

Inflation

GDP deflator, annual %

–––

FDI inflows

current US$

$21.9M–––

Merchandise trade

% of GDP

30.6%–––

Agriculture value added

% of GDP

1.3%–––

Industry value added

% of GDP

21.1%–––

Population

people

46.8K–––

Population density

people per km²

179.7–––

Urban population

% of total

31.1%–––

Life expectancy

years at birth

–––

Fertility rate

births per woman

1.5–––

Net migration

people

-7–––

Population under 15

% of total

18.2%–––

Population 65+

% of total

11.2%–––

Infant mortality

per 1,000 live births

–––

Under-5 mortality

per 1,000 live births

–––

Health expenditure

% of GDP

5.6%–––

Physicians

per 1,000 people

–––

Education expenditure

% of GDP

3.6%–––

Tertiary enrollment

% gross

–––

Internet users

% of population

–––

Mobile subscriptions

per 100 people

–––

Fixed broadband

per 100 people

–––

Secure internet servers

per 1M people

–––

Access to electricity

% of population

–––

Energy use per capita

kWh

23.9K–––

Electricity per capita

kWh

4,707.7–––

Electricity generation

TWh

0.2–––

Renewable electricity

% of generation

–––

Fossil electricity

% of generation

–––

CO₂ emissions

Mt per year

–––

CO₂ per capita

t per person

–––

Share of global CO₂

0%–––

GHG per capita

t CO₂e per person

–––

Top 1% income share

% of pre-tax income

–––

Top 10% income share

% of pre-tax income

–––

Bottom 50% income share

% of pre-tax income

–––

Top 1% wealth share

% of net wealth

–––

Gini, pre-tax income

0–1

–––

Control of corruption

WGI, −2.5 to 2.5

–––

Government effectiveness

WGI, −2.5 to 2.5

–––

Rule of law

WGI, −2.5 to 2.5

–––

Political stability

WGI, −2.5 to 2.5

–––

Human Development Index

UNDP, 0–1

–––

Economy & Trade

Output, growth, prices, and openness

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GDP

current US$

#203/214

$1.07B2024

GDP per capita

current US$

#70/214

$22,7712024

GDP per capita, PPP

international $

#69/203

$34,368latest

GDP growth

annual %

#168/214

1.2%2024

GNI per capita

Atlas method, US$

#58/207

$22,3102024

Inflation

GDP deflator, annual %

#15/213

-0.2%2024

FDI inflows

current US$

#167/201

$21.9M2024

Merchandise trade

% of GDP

#177/205

30.6%2024

Agriculture value added

% of GDP

#169/206

1.3%2024

Industry value added

% of GDP

#127/208

21.1%2024

People & Society

Population structure, urbanization, and migration

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Population

people

#204/217

46.8Klatest

Population density

people per km²

#68/216

179.7latest

Urban population

% of total

#188/215

31.1%latest

Life expectancy

years at birth

#133/217

72.1latest

Fertility rate

births per woman

#154/217

1.5latest

Net migration

people

#91/217

-72024

Population under 15

% of total

#141/217

18.2%2024

Population 65+

% of total

#90/217

11.2%2024

Health & Education

Longevity, mortality, learning, and public spending

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Infant mortality

per 1,000 live births

#105/196

14.3latest

Under-5 mortality

per 1,000 live births

#104/196

16.3latest

Health expenditure

% of GDP

#117/192

5.6%latest

Physicians

per 1,000 people

#55/195

3latest

Education expenditure

% of GDP

#127/199

3.6%latest

Tertiary enrollment

% gross

#16/194

92.2%latest

Connectivity

Internet, mobile, and digital infrastructure

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Internet users

% of population

#120/210

76.4%latest

Mobile subscriptions

per 100 people

#93/214

118.92023

Fixed broadband

per 100 people

#8/208

46.72022

Secure internet servers

per 1M people

#57/215

11.7K2024

Access to electricity

% of population

#105/215

100%latest

Energy & Climate

Energy use, electricity mix, and emissions

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Energy use per capita

kWh

#70/198

23.9K2023

Electricity per capita

kWh

#63/202

4,707.72022

Electricity generation

TWh

#185/202

0.22022

Renewable electricity

% of generation

#168/202

4.5%2022

Fossil electricity

% of generation

#169/202

95.5%2022

CO₂ emissions

Mt per year

#15/204

0.32024

CO₂ per capita

t per person

#152/204

5.52024

Share of global CO₂

#185/204

0%2024

GHG per capita

t CO₂e per person

#112/193

5.72023

Inequality

Who gets what — top and bottom shares of income and wealth, from tax data and national accounts

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Top 1% income share

% of pre-tax income

#165/210

0.2%2024

Top 10% income share

% of pre-tax income

#122/210

0.5%2024

Bottom 50% income share

% of pre-tax income

#127/210

0.1%2024

Top 1% wealth share

% of net wealth

#183/210

0.3%2024

Gini, pre-tax income

0–1

#130/210

0.5862024

Governance & Democracy

Democratic institutions, corruption, and rule of law

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Control of corruption

WGI, −2.5 to 2.5

#61/193

0.392022

Government effectiveness

WGI, −2.5 to 2.5

#60/193

0.3922022

Rule of law

WGI, −2.5 to 2.5

#56/193

0.5022022

Political stability

WGI, −2.5 to 2.5

#29/193

0.9442022

Development & Wellbeing

Composite measures of how life is going

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Human Development Index

UNDP, 0–1

#74/189

0.7772021

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