How does Saint Kitts and Nevis rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit?

Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 88th out of 200 countries with data for 2025.

Is foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit rising or falling in Saint Kitts and Nevis?

Over the last ten years it is down 82.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit in Saint Kitts and Nevis

Name: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit in Saint Kitts and Nevis
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
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Saint Kitts and Nevis: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit was 0.024 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)

0.024 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

Change on year

down 36.1%

World rank

88th

of 200 countries

All-time high

0.2245 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 1990

All-time low

0.0032 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2020

Years of data

1980–2025

Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit in Saint Kitts and Nevis, 1980–2025

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

Saint Kitts and Nevis recorded 0.024 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit in 2025.

That represents a change of down 36.1% on the previous year and down 82.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit in Saint Kitts and Nevis peaked at 0.2245 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0032 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2020.

That places Saint Kitts and Nevis 88th out of 200 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit in Saint Kitts and Nevis, year by year

Annual values for Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Saint Kitts and Nevis, 1980 to 2025.
Year	BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Change
1980	0.0146 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	—
1981	0.0111 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-23.8%
1982	0.0256 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+129.9%
1983	0.1554 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+507.6%
1984	0.0608 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-60.8%
1985	0.0721 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+18.4%
1986	0.0704 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.3%
1987	0.1127 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+60.0%
1988	0.0761 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-32.5%
1989	0.2119 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+178.7%
1990	0.2245 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+6.0%
1991	0.0973 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-56.7%
1992	0.0517 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-46.8%
1993	0.0522 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.8%
1994	0.052 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.3%
1995	0.0653 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+25.6%
1996	0.1053 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+61.3%
1997	0.0525 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-50.2%
1998	0.0833 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+58.7%
1999	0.142 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+70.5%
2000	0.2043 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+43.9%
2001	0.1822 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-10.8%
2002	0.1574 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-13.6%
2003	0.1607 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.1%
2004	0.0907 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-43.5%
2005	0.099 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+9.1%
2006	0.156 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+57.5%
2007	0.1823 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+16.9%
2008	0.1926 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+5.6%
2009	0.1726 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-10.4%
2010	0.158 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-8.5%
2011	0.1059 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-33.0%
2012	0.1379 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+30.3%
2013	0.1649 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+19.5%
2014	0.1645 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.2%
2015	0.134 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-18.6%
2016	0.1206 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-10.0%
2017	0.0454 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-62.3%
2018	0.0372 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-18.1%
2019	0.0564 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+51.5%
2020	0.0032 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-94.3%
2021	0.0224 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+596.0%
2022	0.0419 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+87.3%
2023	0.0283 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-32.5%
2024	0.0375 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+32.7%
2025	0.024 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-36.1%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1980s	0.0811 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0111 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2119 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.0926 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0517 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2245 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.1598 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0907 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2043 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.1125 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0372 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1649 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.0262 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0032 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0419 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	6

Countries ranked near Saint Kitts and Nevis

85 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.0252 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
86 Aruba 0.0248 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
87 Botswana 0.0242 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
89 Paraguay 0.024 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
90 Mexico 0.0235 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
91 Malawi 0.0228 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare

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Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0084 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 210.86 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions

What is foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit in Saint Kitts and Nevis?: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit in Saint Kitts and Nevis was 0.024 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit recorded in Saint Kitts and Nevis?: The highest recorded value was 0.2245 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1990.
What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit recorded in Saint Kitts and Nevis?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0032 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2020.
How does Saint Kitts and Nevis rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit?: Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 88th out of 200 countries with data for 2025.
Is foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit rising or falling in Saint Kitts and Nevis?: Over the last ten years it is down 82.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Saint Kitts and Nevis data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit: BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 247 places, 11,888 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed: 11 September 2026

Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.