St. Kitts and Nevis's gross Value Added (GVA) at basic prices (current US$) was US$1.03 billion in 2025, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 24.8% from US$827.6 million in 2015 (2.24% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | US$1.03 billion | 2025 |
| Five years earlier | US$773.14 million | 2020 |
| Ten years earlier | US$827.6 million | 2015 |
| Highest | US$1.03 billion | 2025 |
| Lowest | US$40.23 million | 1977 |
| Average since 2016 | US$904.37 million | 2016–2025 |
| First recorded | US$40.23 million |
What the numbers say
In 2025, St. Kitts and Nevis' gross Value Added (GVA) at basic prices (current US$) rose 5.5% on 2024 (from US$979.11 million to US$1.03 billion).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +4.6% and a typical year strayed about 6.7% 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 19.4% in 1981 and the biggest yearly fall was 20.7% 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 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 6% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.
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 156th highest value of the 158 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.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| St. Kitts and Nevis | US$1.03 billion | 2025 |
| World | US$97.78 trillion | 2024 |
| Latin America & Caribbean | US$6.85 trillion | 2025 |
| High income | US$58.99 trillion | 2021 |
Closest to St. Kitts and Nevis in the 2025 ranking
- Grenada — 152nd of 158: US$1.17 billion
- Samoa — 153rd of 158: US$1.1 billion
- St. Vincent and the Grenadines — 154th of 158: US$1.07 billion
- São Tomé and Principe — 156th of 158: US$915.64 million
- Dominica — 157th of 158: US$603.96 million
- Micronesia, Fed. Sts. — 158th of 158: US$457.34 million
What this measures
Gross value added at basic prices reflects the price of products receivable by the producer exclusive of taxes payable on products and inclusive of subsidies receivable on products, less intermediate consumption valued at purchasers' prices. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a gap-filled total.
All 49 values
| Year | Gross Value Added (GVA) at basic prices (current US$) |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,032,825,926 |
| 2024 | 979,107,407 |
| 2023 | 920,114,815 |
| 2022 | 853,911,111 |
| 2021 | 753,125,926 |
| 2020 | 773,144,444 |
| 2019 | 975,233,333 |
| 2018 | 945,877,778 |
| 2017 | 932,700,000 |
| 2016 | 877,666,667 |
Gross Value Added (GVA) at basic prices (current US$) in nearby economies
- Antigua and Barbuda — US$2.07 billion (2025)
- Argentina — US$577.63 billion (2025)
- Aruba — US$3.27 billion (2023)
- Bahamas, The — US$13.83 billion (2024)
- Barbados — US$7.18 billion (2025)
- Belize — US$2.72 billion (2024)
- Bolivia — US$51.29 billion (2024)
- Brazil — US$1.96 trillion (2025)
- Cayman Islands — US$7.35 billion (2024)
More economic policy & debt data for St. Kitts and Nevis
- GDP (current US$) — 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$15.26 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is St. Kitts and Nevis's gross Value Added (GVA) at basic prices (current US$)?
- US$1.03 billion in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1977?
- It is up 2,467% from US$40.23 million in 1977 (7% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$1.03 billion in 2025 and the lowest US$40.23 million in 1977.
- How does St. Kitts and Nevis rank?
- 156th highest of 158 economies with data for 2025.
- Is the latest change in gross Value Added (GVA) at basic prices (current US$) unusual for St. Kitts and Nevis?
- In 2025, St. Kitts and Nevis' gross Value Added (GVA) at basic prices (current US$) rose 5.5% on 2024 (from US$979.11 million to US$1.03 billion). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +4.6% and a typical year strayed about 6.7% 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 NY.GDP.FCST.CD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs); National Accounts data files, Central Banks; Staff estimates, World Bank (WB) 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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