Monetary Sector credit to private sector in Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Kitts and Nevis: Monetary Sector credit to private sector was 65.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Monetary Sector credit to private sector in Saint Kitts and Nevis, 1979–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % GDP.
Analysis
Saint Kitts and Nevis recorded 65.0% for monetary sector credit to private sector in 2025.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 20.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, monetary sector credit to private sector in Saint Kitts and Nevis peaked at 68.2% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 27.2%, in 1979.
That places Saint Kitts and Nevis 45th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 47 years of available data.
Monetary Sector credit to private sector in Saint Kitts and Nevis, year by year
| Year | % 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% |
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 |
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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 monetary sector credit to private sector in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- Monetary sector 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 monetary sector credit to private sector recorded in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- The highest recorded value was 68.2% in 2021.
- What is the lowest monetary sector 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 monetary sector credit to private sector?
- Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 45th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is monetary sector 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 Monetary Sector credit to private sector (% 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, 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. 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.