Domestic credit to private sector in Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Kitts and Nevis: Domestic credit to private sector was 65.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Domestic credit to private sector in Saint Kitts and Nevis, 1979–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, domestic credit to private sector in Saint Kitts and Nevis stood at 65.0%.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 20.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, domestic credit to private sector in Saint Kitts and Nevis peaked at 68.2% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 27.2%, in 1979.
Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 51st of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 47 years of available data.
Domestic credit to private sector in Saint Kitts and Nevis, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 27.2% | — |
| 1980 | 28.5% | +4.9% |
| 1981 | 30.9% | +8.1% |
| 1982 | 32.6% | +5.6% |
| 1983 | 36.2% | +10.9% |
| 1984 | 30.4% | -15.8% |
| 1985 | 31.6% | +3.8% |
| 1986 | 29.1% | -7.9% |
| 1987 | 31.8% | +9.2% |
| 1988 | 36.5% | +14.8% |
| 1989 | 43.1% | +18.1% |
| 1990 | 39.5% | -8.3% |
| 1991 | 44.1% | +11.6% |
| 1992 | 51.1% | +16.0% |
| 1993 | 52.8% | +3.2% |
| 1994 | 52.2% | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 52.1% | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 51.6% | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 51.6% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 54.5% | +5.7% |
| 1999 | 55.6% | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 59.8% | +7.5% |
| 2001 | 54.6% | -8.7% |
| 2002 | 50.8% | -7.0% |
| 2003 | 54.2% | +6.8% |
| 2004 | 54.7% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 54.5% | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 51.7% | -5.1% |
| 2007 | 54.7% | +5.9% |
| 2008 | 55.1% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 58.8% | +6.8% |
| 2010 | 60.2% | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 58.4% | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 59.2% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 55.4% | -6.5% |
| 2014 | 52.4% | -5.4% |
| 2015 | 53.9% | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 51.5% | -4.5% |
| 2017 | 49.3% | -4.3% |
| 2018 | 49.2% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 48.5% | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 61.5% | +26.8% |
| 2021 | 68.2% | +10.9% |
| 2022 | 63.1% | -7.5% |
| 2023 | 61.7% | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 64.3% | +4.3% |
| 2025 | 65.0% | +1.1% |
Saint Kitts and Nevis compared with similar countries
- Saint Kitts and Nevis's 65.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 65.0%, 1.0× the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Saint Kitts and Nevis's 65.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 45.9%, 1.4× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 27.2% | 27.2% | 27.2% | 1 |
| 1980s | 33.1% | 28.5% | 43.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 50.5% | 39.5% | 55.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 54.9% | 50.8% | 59.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.8% | 48.5% | 60.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.0% | 61.5% | 68.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Saint Kitts and Nevis
- 49 Samoa 65.5% compare
- 50 United Arab Emirates 65.5% compare
- 52 El Salvador 64.4% compare
- 53 Oman 63.2% compare
- 54 Malta 61.7% compare
More financial sector data for Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0011 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 28.67 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 20.93 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0011 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 28.67 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is domestic credit to private sector in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- Domestic credit to private sector in Saint Kitts and Nevis was 65.0% in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest domestic credit to private sector recorded in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- The highest recorded value was 68.2% in 2021.
- What is the lowest domestic credit to private sector recorded in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.2% in 1979.
- How does Saint Kitts and Nevis rank for domestic credit to private sector?
- Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 51st out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is domestic credit to private sector rising or falling in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saint Kitts and Nevis data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Domestic credit to private sector (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Domestic credit to private sector refers to financial resources provided to the private sector by financial corporations, such as through loans, purchases of nonequity securities, and trade credits and other accounts receivable, that establish a claim for repayment. For some countries these claims include credit to public enterprises. The financial corporations include monetary authorities and deposit money banks, as well as other financial corporations where data are available (including corporations that do not accept transferable deposits but do incur such liabilities as time and savings deposits). Examples of other financial corporations are finance and leasing companies, money lenders, insurance corporations, pension funds, and foreign exchange companies. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.