St. Kitts and Nevis — Health spending
Health Spending (% of GDP) for St. Kitts and Nevis, 2000–2023.
Health spending for St. Kitts and Nevis was 5.74% in 2023, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 24 years, from 2000 to 2023. The highest recorded value was 6.17% in 2021. The lowest was 4.40% in 2001 (about 1.3× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 0.78% per year.
St. Kitts and Nevis ranks 109 of 189 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 58%. The median for Latin America & Caribbean is 6.87%, so St. Kitts and Nevis sits below it. It peaked in 2021 and has fallen 7% since. Over the last decade (2013–2023) the figure moved up 14%. Within Latin America & Caribbean it ranks 19 of 32 economies; Peru (5.64%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 11% in 2008. That is 7% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
Doubling roughly every 89 years at that pace.
World ranking. Slipped: 95th of 184 in 2000 → 105th of 188 in 2010 → 124th of 189 in 2020 → 108th of 188 in 2023.
Key figures
Full history — 2000 to 2023
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 5.74% | +0.2 pp |
| 2022 | 5.53% | -0.6 pp |
| 2021 | 6.17% | +0.5 pp |
| 2020 | 5.66% | +0.5 pp |
| 2019 | 5.19% | +0.3 pp |
| 2018 | 4.9% | -0.4 pp |
| 2017 | 5.27% | -0.2 pp |
| 2016 | 5.43% | +0.3 pp |
| 2015 | 5.13% | +0.4 pp |
| 2014 | 4.75% | -0.3 pp |
| 2013 | 5.05% | +0.0 pp |
| 2012 | 5.02% | -0.2 pp |
| 2011 | 5.17% | -0.0 pp |
| 2010 | 5.22% | -0.1 pp |
| 2009 | 5.29% | -0.0 pp |
| 2008 | 5.31% | +0.5 pp |
| 2007 | 4.8% | -0.2 pp |
| 2006 | 4.98% | +0.3 pp |
| 2005 | 4.73% | +0.2 pp |
| 2004 | 4.49% | -0.3 pp |
| 2003 | 4.75% | +0.3 pp |
| 2002 | 4.45% | +0.1 pp |
| 2001 | 4.4% | -0.4 pp |
| 2000 | 4.8% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was St. Kitts and Nevis’s Health spending in 2001?
4.4% (2001). 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 % of GDP, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is St. Kitts and Nevis’s Health spending growing or shrinking?
Between 2000 and 2023 the series was growing overall: +19.5% in total — about 0.8% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SH.XPD.CHEX.GD.ZS. 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: 2023: 5.74%; 2022: 5.53%; 2021: 6.17%; 2020: 5.66%; 2019: 5.19%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SH.XPD.CHEX.GD.ZS — Health Spending (% of GDP). 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.