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Latin America & Caribbean · Country statistics

St. Kitts and Nevis

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At a glance

Latest published figures · reporting years differ
Population46.92K2025 · peopleGross domestic product$1.18B2025 · current US$GDP per capita$25.22K2025 · current US$ / personLife expectancy at birth72.32024 · yearsInternet use76.9%2024 · % of populationForest area42.3%2023 · % of land area
Health expenditure
5.7%

% of GDP·2023

Published observation

Over time

Full published history
St. Kitts and Nevis2023 · 5.7%
01.543.084.636.171960199320252000: 4.8%2001: 4.4%2002: 4.5%2003: 4.8%2004: 4.5%2005: 4.7%2006: 5%2007: 4.8%2008: 5.3%2009: 5.3%2010: 5.2%2011: 5.2%2012: 5%2013: 5.1%2014: 4.8%2015: 5.1%2016: 5.4%2017: 5.3%2018: 4.9%2019: 5.2%2020: 5.7%2021: 6.2%2022: 5.5%2023: 5.7%

Level of current health expenditure expressed as a percentage of GDP. Estimates of current health expenditures include healthcare goods and services consumed during each year. This indicator does not include capital health expenditures such as buildings, machinery, IT and stocks of vaccines for emergency or outbreaks.

Country context

St. Kitts and Nevis in perspective

Region
Latin America & Caribbean
Capital
Basseterre
Country code
KNA

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