St. Kitts and Nevis: Goods imports (current US$, BoP)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2025, St. Kitts and Nevis' goods imports (current US$, BoP) rose 6.4% on 2024 (from US$421.03 million to US$448.1 million).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +5.7% and a typical year strayed about 12.9% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.1 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 46.8% in 2022 and the biggest yearly fall was 21.4% in 2020. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2016 to 2025 the straight-line trend is upward, about US$11.54 million a year. A straight line explains 34% of the movement over 10 observed years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2025, St. Kitts and Nevis had the 131st highest value of the 136 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to St. Kitts and Nevis in the 2025 ranking

• Antigua and Barbuda — 128th of 136: US$792.94 million
• Grenada — 129th of 136: US$612.17 million
• St. Vincent and the Grenadines — 130th of 136: US$457.75 million
• Samoa — 132nd of 136: US$440.09 million
• Dominica — 133rd of 136: US$274.59 million
• Kiribati — 134th of 136: US$270.56 million

What this measures

Imports of goods occur when there are changes in the economic ownership of goods from non-residents to residents of the compiling economy, irrespective of physical movement of goods across national borders. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a gap-filled total.

All 46 values

Goods imports (current US$, BoP) in nearby economies

• Antigua and Barbuda — US$792.94 million (2025)
• Argentina — US$71.79 billion (2025)
• Aruba — US$1.39 billion (2023)
• Bahamas, The — US$4.6 billion (2024)
• Barbados — US$1.53 billion (2017)
• Belize — US$1.38 billion (2025)
• Bolivia — US$9.26 billion (2025)
• Brazil — US$290.77 billion (2025)
• Chile — US$86.52 billion (2025)
• Colombia — US$66.33 billion (2025)
• Costa Rica

More economic policy & debt data for St. Kitts and Nevis

• GDP (current US$) — US$1.18 billion (2025)
• GDP (current LCU) — 3.2 billion (2025)
• GDP per capita (current US$) — US$25,223 (2025)
• GDP per capita (current LCU) — 68,102 (2025)
• Adjusted savings, education expenditure (% of GNI) — 1.63% (2021)
• Adjusted savings, consumption of fixed capital (current US$) — US$110.97 million (2021)
• Adjusted savings, mineral depletion (current US$) — US$0 (2021)
• Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$) — US$15.26 million (2025)
• Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU)

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Questions people ask

What is St. Kitts and Nevis's goods imports (current US$, BoP)?

US$448.1 million in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1980?

It is up 998.19% from US$40.8 million in 1980 (5.47% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$448.1 million in 2025 and the lowest US$39.82 million in 1982.

How does St. Kitts and Nevis rank?

131st highest of 136 economies with data for 2025.

Is the latest change in goods imports (current US$, BoP) unusual for St. Kitts and Nevis?

In 2025, St. Kitts and Nevis' goods imports (current US$, BoP) rose 6.4% on 2024 (from US$421.03 million to US$448.1 million). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +5.7% and a typical year strayed about 12.9% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.1 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator BM.GSR.MRCH.CD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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