Government spending as share of GDP vs. GDP per capita in Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Kitts and Nevis: Government spending as share of GDP vs. GDP per capita was 43.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Government spending as share of GDP vs. GDP per capita in Saint Kitts and Nevis, 1990–2024
Source: International Monetary Fund (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2024, government spending as share of gdp vs. gdp per capita in Saint Kitts and Nevis stood at 43.2%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 54.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government spending as share of gdp vs. gdp per capita in Saint Kitts and Nevis peaked at 49.5% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 18.2%, in 1991.
Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 35th of 151 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Government spending as share of GDP vs. GDP per capita in Saint Kitts and Nevis, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 19.3% | — |
| 1991 | 18.2% | -5.7% |
| 1992 | 19.8% | +8.6% |
| 1993 | 21.3% | +7.8% |
| 1994 | 22.2% | +4.3% |
| 1995 | 23.7% | +6.5% |
| 1996 | 26.8% | +13.3% |
| 1997 | 26.3% | -2.0% |
| 1998 | 29.1% | +10.8% |
| 1999 | 33.6% | +15.3% |
| 2000 | 34.6% | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 30.9% | -10.9% |
| 2002 | 35.4% | +14.8% |
| 2003 | 30.9% | -12.9% |
| 2004 | 33.7% | +9.1% |
| 2005 | 34.7% | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 32.5% | -6.2% |
| 2007 | 32.2% | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 29.5% | -8.2% |
| 2009 | 30.4% | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 31.2% | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 30.3% | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 27.2% | -10.2% |
| 2013 | 28.6% | +5.3% |
| 2014 | 28.0% | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 29.0% | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 26.1% | -10.3% |
| 2017 | 25.5% | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 33.7% | +32.2% |
| 2019 | 37.2% | +10.4% |
| 2020 | 36.5% | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 41.2% | +12.8% |
| 2022 | 49.5% | +20.0% |
| 2023 | 43.1% | -12.8% |
| 2024 | 43.2% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24.0% | 18.2% | 33.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 32.5% | 29.5% | 35.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.7% | 25.5% | 37.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.7% | 36.5% | 49.5% | 5 |
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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)
- Services, value added (current US$), annual growth rate 5.49 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.6616 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per capita 16,687 current US$ per person (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), annual growth rate 5.49 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), per unit of GDP 1.79 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), per capita 45,056 current LCU per person (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 2.77 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.6062 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government spending as share of gdp vs. gdp per capita in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- Government spending as share of gdp vs. gdp per capita in Saint Kitts and Nevis was 43.2% in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest government spending as share of gdp vs. gdp per capita recorded in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- The highest recorded value was 49.5% in 2022.
- What is the lowest government spending as share of gdp vs. gdp per capita recorded in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.2% in 1991.
- How does Saint Kitts and Nevis rank for government spending as share of gdp vs. gdp per capita?
- Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 35th out of 151 countries with data for 2024.
- Is government spending as share of gdp vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- Over the last ten years it is up 54.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saint Kitts and Nevis data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Government spending as share of GDP vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Sum of all the money spent by the government on goods and services, as a percentage of GDP. It includes interest paid on government debt.