Liquid liabilities to GDP in Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Kitts and Nevis: Liquid liabilities to GDP was 114.5% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Liquid liabilities to GDP in Saint Kitts and Nevis, 1979–2021
Source: International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, liquid liabilities to gdp in Saint Kitts and Nevis stood at 114.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.4% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, liquid liabilities to gdp in Saint Kitts and Nevis peaked at 145.2% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 58.9%, in 1987.
That places Saint Kitts and Nevis 34th out of 186 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.
Liquid liabilities to GDP in Saint Kitts and Nevis, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 65.9% | — |
| 1980 | 61.9% | -6.1% |
| 1981 | 62.5% | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 61.4% | -1.9% |
| 1983 | 71.7% | +16.8% |
| 1984 | 62.8% | -12.5% |
| 1985 | 71.1% | +13.3% |
| 1986 | 72.4% | +1.9% |
| 1987 | 58.9% | -18.6% |
| 1988 | 62.3% | +5.7% |
| 1989 | 69.2% | +11.0% |
| 1990 | 67.4% | -2.6% |
| 1991 | 72.9% | +8.2% |
| 1992 | 77.3% | +6.0% |
| 1993 | 78.2% | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 74.6% | -4.7% |
| 1995 | 80.7% | +8.3% |
| 1996 | 79.6% | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 78.8% | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 84.6% | +7.4% |
| 1999 | 84.9% | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 97.2% | +14.6% |
| 2001 | 93.8% | -3.5% |
| 2002 | 94.3% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 105.8% | +12.2% |
| 2004 | 114.0% | +7.8% |
| 2005 | 112.8% | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 109.7% | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 114.0% | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 101.3% | -11.2% |
| 2009 | 106.7% | +5.3% |
| 2010 | 112.9% | +5.8% |
| 2011 | 115.3% | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 130.7% | +13.3% |
| 2013 | 136.9% | +4.8% |
| 2014 | 139.1% | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 145.2% | +4.4% |
| 2016 | 137.3% | -5.4% |
| 2017 | 127.4% | -7.2% |
| 2018 | 122.0% | -4.2% |
| 2019 | 95.9% | -21.4% |
| 2020 | 104.6% | +9.1% |
| 2021 | 114.5% | +9.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 65.9% | 65.9% | 65.9% | 1 |
| 1980s | 65.4% | 58.9% | 72.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 77.9% | 67.4% | 84.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 105.0% | 93.8% | 114.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 126.3% | 95.9% | 145.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 109.6% | 104.6% | 114.5% | 2 |
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More financial sector data for Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 40,819 current LCU per person (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 1.62 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 35.76 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 188.74 million SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 205.95 million SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 205.95 million SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 205.95 million SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 4,389 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), annual growth rate -8.87 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita 4,389 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is liquid liabilities to gdp in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- Liquid liabilities to gdp in Saint Kitts and Nevis was 114.5% in 2021, according to International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest liquid liabilities to gdp recorded in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- The highest recorded value was 145.2% in 2015.
- What is the lowest liquid liabilities to gdp recorded in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.9% in 1987.
- How does Saint Kitts and Nevis rank for liquid liabilities to gdp?
- Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 34th out of 186 countries with data for 2021.
- Is liquid liabilities to gdp rising or falling in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. 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 (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Liquid liabilities to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of liquid liabilities to GDP, calculated using the following deflation method: {(0.5)*[Ft/P_et + Ft-1/P_et-1]}/[GDPt/P_at] where F is liquid liabilities, P_e is end-of period CPI, and P_a is average annual CPI. Raw data are from the electronic version of the IMF's International Financial Statistics. Liquid liabilities (IFS lines 55L or, if not available, line 35L); GDP in local currency (IFS line 99B..ZF or, if not available, line 99B.CZF); end-of period CPI (IFS line 64M..ZF or, if not available, 64Q..ZF); and average annual CPI is calculated using the monthly CPI values (IFS line 64M..ZF) For Eurocurrency area countries liquid liabilities are estimated by summing IFS items 34A, 34B and 35.