St. Kitts and Nevis — GDP growth
GDP Growth (Annual %) for St. Kitts and Nevis, 1978–2025.
GDP growth for St. Kitts and Nevis was 2.69% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 48 years, from 1978 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 11.32% in 2008. The lowest was -15.30% in 2020 (about -5.7× the latest value). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -0.79% per year.
St. Kitts and Nevis ranks 128 of 212 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 60%. The median for Latin America & Caribbean is 3.38%, so St. Kitts and Nevis sits below it. It peaked in 2008 and has fallen 76% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved up 287%. Within Latin America & Caribbean it ranks 24 of 40 economies; Colombia (2.64%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 3083% in 2011. That is 160% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
From its 1978 level: doubled by 1980.
World ranking. Slipped: 90th of 151 in 1978 → 26th of 152 in 1980 → 56th of 176 in 1990 → 12th of 199 in 2000 → 182nd of 209 in 2010 → 191st of 209 in 2020 → 117th of 186 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1978 to 2025
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2.69% | +2.4 pp |
| 2024 | 0.31% | -2.7 pp |
| 2023 | 3.02% | -7.5 pp |
| 2022 | 10.48% | +10.1 pp |
| 2021 | 0.37% | +15.7 pp |
| 2020 | -15.3% | -18.2 pp |
| 2019 | 2.94% | +0.9 pp |
| 2018 | 2% | +1.8 pp |
| 2017 | 0.22% | -3.7 pp |
| 2016 | 3.93% | +3.2 pp |
| 2015 | 0.69% | -6.9 pp |
| 2014 | 7.58% | +1.8 pp |
| 2013 | 5.73% | +6.5 pp |
| 2012 | -0.74% | -2.4 pp |
| 2011 | 1.62% | +1.7 pp |
| 2010 | -0.05% | +3.4 pp |
| 2009 | -3.4% | -14.7 pp |
| 2008 | 11.32% | +10.7 pp |
| 2007 | 0.6% | -2.5 pp |
| 2006 | 3.15% | -6.6 pp |
| 2005 | 9.73% | +5.7 pp |
| 2004 | 4% | +7.9 pp |
| 2003 | -3.93% | -5.3 pp |
| 2002 | 1.37% | -3.9 pp |
| 2001 | 5.25% | -4.8 pp |
| 2000 | 10.04% | +6.8 pp |
| 1999 | 3.22% | +3.7 pp |
| 1998 | -0.49% | -7.3 pp |
| 1997 | 6.82% | +1.0 pp |
| 1996 | 5.84% | +0.5 pp |
| 1995 | 5.38% | +0.1 pp |
| 1994 | 5.3% | -1.5 pp |
| 1993 | 6.8% | +2.5 pp |
| 1992 | 4.27% | +6.1 pp |
| 1991 | -1.86% | -6.7 pp |
| 1990 | 4.88% | -0.6 pp |
| 1989 | 5.48% | -3.7 pp |
| 1988 | 9.23% | +2.7 pp |
| 1987 | 6.55% | -4.3 pp |
| 1986 | 10.86% | +2.3 pp |
| 1985 | 8.55% | -0.3 pp |
| 1984 | 8.87% | +7.7 pp |
| 1983 | 1.19% | +0.6 pp |
| 1982 | 0.55% | -1.0 pp |
| 1981 | 1.55% | -6.9 pp |
| 1980 | 8.44% | +0.8 pp |
| 1979 | 7.6% | +3.7 pp |
| 1978 | 3.91% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was St. Kitts and Nevis’s GDP growth in 1979?
7.6% (1979). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in annual %, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is St. Kitts and Nevis’s GDP growth growing or shrinking?
Between 1978 and 2025 the series was shrinking overall: -31.2% in total — about 0.8% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: 2.69%; 2024: 0.31%; 2023: 3.02%; 2022: 10.48%; 2021: 0.37%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG — GDP Growth (Annual %). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.