Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Kitts and Nevis: Proportion of total government spending on essential services was 11.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Saint Kitts and Nevis, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of total government spending on essential services in Saint Kitts and Nevis is 11.0%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.8% on the previous year and up 25.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services in Saint Kitts and Nevis peaked at 14.4% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 6.8%, in 2021.
That places Saint Kitts and Nevis 111th out of 170 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Saint Kitts and Nevis, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 13.7% | — |
| 2001 | 14.3% | +4.6% |
| 2002 | 11.1% | -22.8% |
| 2003 | 12.3% | +11.1% |
| 2004 | 11.8% | -4.1% |
| 2005 | 11.1% | -6.2% |
| 2006 | 12.5% | +12.9% |
| 2007 | 13.1% | +4.6% |
| 2010 | 8.7% | -33.7% |
| 2011 | 10.7% | +23.1% |
| 2012 | 11.4% | +7.3% |
| 2013 | 13.3% | +16.5% |
| 2014 | 12.2% | -8.2% |
| 2015 | 8.8% | -28.2% |
| 2016 | 14.4% | +63.7% |
| 2017 | 13.3% | -7.6% |
| 2018 | 10.1% | -23.8% |
| 2019 | 8.6% | -14.5% |
| 2020 | 9.6% | +11.3% |
| 2021 | 6.8% | -29.7% |
| 2022 | 7.7% | +14.3% |
| 2023 | 9.1% | +17.5% |
| 2024 | 10.2% | +12.4% |
| 2025 | 11.0% | +7.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.5% | 11.1% | 14.3% | 8 |
| 2010s | 11.1% | 8.6% | 14.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.1% | 6.8% | 11.0% | 6 |
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More education data for Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 5,110 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.3732 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1093 units per person (2023)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5,110 (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.3732 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.1093 units per person (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2,488 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of total government spending on essential services in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Saint Kitts and Nevis was 11.0% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- The highest recorded value was 14.4% in 2016.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.8% in 2021.
- How does Saint Kitts and Nevis rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 111th out of 170 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services rising or falling in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Saint Kitts and Nevis data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of total government spending on essential services, education [UIS methodology] (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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