Primary income balance (credit less debit), Net (credits less debits) in Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Kitts and Nevis: Primary income balance (credit less debit), Net (credits less debits) was -12.40 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary income balance (credit less debit), Net (credits less debits) in Saint Kitts and Nevis, 2005–2024
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Saint Kitts and Nevis recorded -12.40 million for primary income balance (credit less debit), net (credits less debits) in 2024. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is up 28.2% on the previous year and up 78.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary income balance (credit less debit), net (credits less debits) in Saint Kitts and Nevis peaked at -12.40 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, -63.01 million, in 2015.
Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 56th of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Primary income balance (credit less debit), Net (credits less debits) in Saint Kitts and Nevis, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | -56.02 million | — |
| 2006 | -62.10 million | +10.8% |
| 2007 | -47.04 million | -24.2% |
| 2008 | -57.11 million | +21.4% |
| 2009 | -61.97 million | +8.5% |
| 2010 | -57.47 million | -7.3% |
| 2011 | -41.36 million | -28.0% |
| 2012 | -37.92 million | -8.3% |
| 2013 | -46.56 million | +22.8% |
| 2014 | -58.66 million | +26.0% |
| 2015 | -63.01 million | +7.4% |
| 2016 | -56.61 million | -10.2% |
| 2017 | -45.49 million | -19.6% |
| 2018 | -43.67 million | -4.0% |
| 2019 | -16.07 million | -63.2% |
| 2020 | -23.28 million | +44.8% |
| 2021 | -27.40 million | +17.7% |
| 2022 | -30.07 million | +9.7% |
| 2023 | -17.27 million | -42.5% |
| 2024 | -12.40 million | -28.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -56.85 million | -62.10 million | -47.04 million | 5 |
| 2010s | -46.68 million | -63.01 million | -16.07 million | 10 |
| 2020s | -22.09 million | -30.07 million | -12.40 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near Saint Kitts and Nevis
- 53 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines -6.46 million compare
- 54 Samoa -9.31 million compare
- 55 Burundi -12.32 million compare
- 57 Palau -16.56 million compare
- 58 Montenegro -23.28 million compare
- 59 Turks and Caicos Islands -31.89 million 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 primary income balance (credit less debit), net (credits less debits) in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- Primary income balance (credit less debit), net (credits less debits) in Saint Kitts and Nevis was -12.40 million in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest primary income balance (credit less debit), net (credits less debits) recorded in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- The highest recorded value was -12.40 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest primary income balance (credit less debit), net (credits less debits) recorded in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- The lowest recorded value was -63.01 million in 2015.
- How does Saint Kitts and Nevis rank for primary income balance (credit less debit), net (credits less debits)?
- Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 56th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary income balance (credit less debit), net (credits less debits) rising or falling in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- Over the last ten years it is up 78.9%. 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 Monetary Fund, published as part of Primary income balance (credit less debit), Net (credits less debits) (US dollar). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The World and Country Group Aggregates (historically called BOPSY) is an annual publication, released each November, of major balance of payments and international investment position components for countries, country groups, and the world.