Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Kitts and Nevis: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita was 210.86 BoP, current US$ per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Saint Kitts and Nevis, 1980–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Saint Kitts and Nevis is 210.86 BoP, current US$ per person, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 10.2% on the previous year and up 301.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Saint Kitts and Nevis peaked at 597.87 BoP, current US$ per person in 2018 and was at its lowest, -325.1 BoP, current US$ per person, in 2021.
Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 44th of 192 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Saint Kitts and Nevis, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1981 | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1982 | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1983 | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1984 | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1985 | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1986 | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1987 | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1988 | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1989 | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 2000 | -0.2424 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 2001 | -0.149 BoP, current US$ per person | -38.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0008 BoP, current US$ per person | -100.5% |
| 2003 | 0.1362 BoP, current US$ per person | +17571.4% |
| 2004 | 0.9679 BoP, current US$ per person | +610.5% |
| 2005 | 0.3425 BoP, current US$ per person | -64.6% |
| 2006 | -1.93 BoP, current US$ per person | -664.1% |
| 2007 | -1.28 BoP, current US$ per person | -33.8% |
| 2008 | 39.73 BoP, current US$ per person | -3208.2% |
| 2009 | -14.48 BoP, current US$ per person | -136.4% |
| 2010 | 16.99 BoP, current US$ per person | -217.4% |
| 2011 | 75.57 BoP, current US$ per person | +344.8% |
| 2012 | 123.78 BoP, current US$ per person | +63.8% |
| 2013 | 245.27 BoP, current US$ per person | +98.2% |
| 2014 | 114.8 BoP, current US$ per person | -53.2% |
| 2015 | -104.81 BoP, current US$ per person | -191.3% |
| 2016 | -64.4 BoP, current US$ per person | -38.6% |
| 2017 | 130.32 BoP, current US$ per person | -302.4% |
| 2018 | 597.87 BoP, current US$ per person | +358.8% |
| 2019 | 261.83 BoP, current US$ per person | -56.2% |
| 2020 | 84.25 BoP, current US$ per person | -67.8% |
| 2021 | -325.1 BoP, current US$ per person | -485.9% |
| 2022 | -162.06 BoP, current US$ per person | -50.2% |
| 2023 | -26.04 BoP, current US$ per person | -83.9% |
| 2024 | 191.42 BoP, current US$ per person | -835.0% |
| 2025 | 210.86 BoP, current US$ per person | +10.2% |
Saint Kitts and Nevis compared with similar countries
- Saint Kitts and Nevis's 210.86 BoP, current US$ per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 365.76 BoP, current US$ per person, 58% of the median. (70 countries reporting)
- Saint Kitts and Nevis's 210.86 BoP, current US$ per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 44.07 BoP, current US$ per person, 4.8× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Saint Kitts and Nevis changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +17571.4% | 0.0008 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.1362 BoP, current US$ per person |
| 2008 | +3208.2% | -1.28 BoP, current US$ per person | 39.73 BoP, current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.31 BoP, current US$ per person | -14.48 BoP, current US$ per person | 39.73 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 139.72 BoP, current US$ per person | -104.81 BoP, current US$ per person | 597.87 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | -4.45 BoP, current US$ per person | -325.1 BoP, current US$ per person | 210.86 BoP, current US$ per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Saint Kitts and Nevis
- 41 Poland 229.86 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 42 North Macedonia 219.71 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 43 Greece 213.34 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 45 Serbia 203.25 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 46 Norway 198.35 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 47 Uruguay 195.3 BoP, current US$ per person compare
More economy & growth data for Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.74 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.85 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 4.31 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0188 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 473.81 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -0.6676 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0137 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 345.97 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0133 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Saint Kitts and Nevis was 210.86 BoP, current US$ per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita recorded in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- The highest recorded value was 597.87 BoP, current US$ per person in 2018.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita recorded in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- The lowest recorded value was -325.1 BoP, current US$ per person in 2021.
- How does Saint Kitts and Nevis rank for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 44th out of 192 countries with data for 2025.
- Is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita rising or falling in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- Over the last ten years it is up 301.2%. 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 outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows Balance of Payments database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), note: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and D
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.