St. Kitts and Nevis's portfolio investment, net (current US$, BoP) was −US$160.25 million in 2025, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 335.92% from US$67.93 million in 2015.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | −US$160.25 million | 2025 |
| Five years earlier | US$28.96 million | 2020 |
| Ten years earlier | US$67.93 million | 2015 |
| Highest | US$100.7 million | 2019 |
| Lowest | −US$160.25 million | 2025 |
| Average since 2016 | US$13.07 million | 2016–2025 |
| First recorded | US$3,704 |
What the numbers say
In 2025, St. Kitts and Nevis' portfolio investment, net (current US$, BoP) fell US$157.1 million on 2024 (from −US$3.15 million to −US$160.25 million).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was −US$97,258 and a typical year strayed about US$49.91 million from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 3.1 standard deviations below that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was US$117.84 million in 2022 and the biggest yearly fall was US$157.1 million in 2025. 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 downward, about US$13.73 million a year. A straight line explains 32% 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 92nd highest value of the 133 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
- Montenegro — 88th of 133: −US$145.42 million
- Cambodia — 89th of 133: −US$146.84 million
- Trinidad and Tobago — 90th of 133: −US$146.92 million
- Honduras — 92nd of 133: −US$215.82 million
- Armenia — 93rd of 133: −US$226.27 million
- Estonia — 94th of 133: −US$397.06 million
What this measures
Portfolio investment includes cross-border flows and positions involving debt or equity securities, other than those included in direct investment or reserve assets. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.
All 35 values
| Year | Portfolio investment, net (current US$, BoP) |
|---|---|
| 2025 | -160,254,097 |
| 2024 | -3,151,076 |
| 2023 | -10,654,045 |
| 2022 | 100,427,810 |
| 2021 | -17,409,118 |
| 2020 | 28,961,798 |
| 2019 | 100,704,562 |
| 2018 | 12,414,947 |
| 2017 | 39,595,345 |
| 2016 | 40,093,470 |
| 2015 |
Portfolio investment, net (current US$, BoP) in nearby economies
- Antigua and Barbuda — US$57.56 million (2025)
- Argentina — US$278.16 million (2025)
- Aruba — US$168.32 million (2023)
- Bahamas, The — US$238.61 million (2024)
- Barbados — US$67.99 million (2017)
- Belize — US$648.52 (2025)
- Bolivia — US$256.61 million (2025)
- Brazil — US$7.01 billion (2025)
- Chile — US$7.36 billion (2025)
- Colombia — −US$7.56 billion (2025)
More economic policy & debt data for St. Kitts and Nevis
- GDP (current US$) — 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$15.26 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is St. Kitts and Nevis's portfolio investment, net (current US$, BoP)?
- −US$160.25 million in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1991?
- It is down 4.33 million% from US$3,704 in 1991. The highest value was US$100.7 million in 2019 and the lowest −US$160.25 million in 2025.
- How does St. Kitts and Nevis rank?
- 92nd highest of 133 economies with data for 2025.
- Is the latest change in portfolio investment, net (current US$, BoP) unusual for St. Kitts and Nevis?
- In 2025, St. Kitts and Nevis' portfolio investment, net (current US$, BoP) fell US$157.1 million on 2024 (from −US$3.15 million to −US$160.25 million). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was −US$97,258 and a typical year strayed about US$49.91 million from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 3.1 standard deviations below that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator BN.KLT.PTXL.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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