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ST. KITTS & NEVIS

CARIBBEAN-CENTRAL AMERICA PROFILE 2018

GOVERNMENT LEADERS Country Profile
Governor-General 1990 2000 2010 2016
Sir Samuel Seaton World view
Government House, Population, total (millions) 0.04 0.05 0.05 0.05
Basseterre, St. Kitts Population growth (annual %) 0.0 1.2 1.1 1.0
Tel: (869) 465-2315 Surface area (sq. km) (thousands) 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3
Fax: (869) 465-5202 Population density (people per sq. km of land area) 157.1 174.5 197.9 210.9
Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines (% of population) .. .. .. ..
Prime Minister Poverty headcount ratio at $1.90 a day (2011 PPP) (% of population) .. .. .. ..
Dr. Timothy Harris GNI, Atlas method (current US$) (billions) 0.20 0.39 0.68 0.87
Government Headquarters, Church GNI per capita, Atlas method (current US$) 4,940 8,630 13,280 15,850
Street, P.O. Box 186 GNI, PPP (current international $) (billions) 0.37 0.67 1.03 1.42
Basseterre, St. Kitts GNI per capita, PPP (current international $) 9,060 14,840 20,110 25,940
People
Tel: (869) 465-0299 Income share held by lowest 20% .. .. .. ..
Fax: (869) 465-1001 Life expectancy at birth, total (years) 68 71 .. ..
Email: sknpmoffice@sisterisles.kn Fertility rate, total (births per woman) 2.6 2.1 .. ..
Adolescent fertility rate (births per 1,000 women ages 15-19) .. .. .. ..
Nevis Island Administration Premier Contraceptive prevalence, any methods (% of women ages 15-49) .. .. 54 ..
Vance Amory Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total) .. 99 100 100
Charlestown, Nevis Mortality rate, under 5 (per 1,000 live births) 28 19 13 11
Tel: (869) 469-5521 Prevalence of underweight, weight for age (% of children under 5) .. .. .. ..
Email: info@nia.gov.kn Immunization, measles (% of children ages 12-23 months) 99 99 99 98
Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) 118 103 89 85
MINISTRIES School enrollment, primary (% gross) 113.6 106.1 93.5 82.5
Attorney General School enrollment, secondary (% gross) 78 105 98 90
Government Headquarters School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) 1 1 1 1
Church Street Basseterre Prevalence of HIV, total (% of population ages 15-49) .. .. .. ..
St. Kitts Environment
Tel: (869) 465-2521 Forest area (sq. km) (thousands) 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1
Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area) 0.3 0.3 .. 0.3
Ministry of Agriculture, Human Settlement Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (% of internal resources) .. .. 65.0 65.0
Cooperatives and Environment Improved water source (% of population with access) 98 98 98 98
Government Headquarters, Improved sanitation facilities (% of population with access) .. 87 87 ..
Church Street, P.O. Box 186 Urban population growth (annual %) -0.4 0.7 1.1 1.3
Basseterre, St. Kitts Energy use (kg of oil equivalent per capita) 529 .. 1,667 ..
Tel: (869) 467-1016 CO2 emissions (metric tons per capita) 2.60 3.80 4.28 4.30
Fax: (869) 465-2635 Electric power consumption (kWh per capita) .. .. .. ..
Economy
Ministry of Community Development, GDP (current US$) (billions) 0.21 0.42 0.71 0.92
Gender Affairs and Social Services , GDP growth (annual %) 4.9 10.7 -2.2 3.6
Government Headquarters, Inflation, GDP deflator (annual %) 7.5 -2.6 -0.3 1.0
Church Street, P.O. Box 186 Agriculture, value added (% of GDP) 4 2 2 1
Basseterre, St. Kitts Industry, value added (% of GDP) 28 30 28 27
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Services, etc., value added (% of GDP)
71
70
68
Tel: (869) 467-1020 Exports of goods and services (% of GDP) 39 36 30 44
Fax: (869) 466-1552 Imports of goods and services (% of GDP) 63 59 52 61
Ministry of Education Gross capital formation (% of GDP) 44 51 35 43
Government Headquarters Revenue, excluding grants (% of GDP) 18.5 22.4 25.4 22.8
Church Street, P.O. Box 186 Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) (% of GDP) -1.1 -11.2 -2.8 -3.4
States and markets
Basseterre, St. Kitts Time required to start a business (days) .. .. 19 19
Tel: (869) 467-1110 Domestic credit provided by financial sector (% of GDP) 59.5 98.7 125.6 76.9
Fax: (869) 466-8974 Tax revenue (% of GDP) 15.0 16.6 22.1 20.4
Ministry of Finance Military expenditure (% of GDP) 0.0 .. 2.6 .. 152.8 .. 136.9 ..
Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people)
Finance Building, Golden Rock Individuals using the Internet (% of population) 0.0 5.9 63.0 76.8
Basseterre High-technology exports (% of manufactured exports) 5 1 1 ..
St. Kitts Overall level of statistical capacity (scale 0-100) .. .. 61 53
Tel: (869) 467-1092 Global links
Fax: (869) 465-1532 Merchandise trade (% of GDP) 66 54 43 38
Email: finsec@govt.kn Net barter terms of trade index (2000 = 100) .. 100 75 72
External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$) (millions) .. .. .. ..
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Aviation Total debt service (% of exports of goods, services and primary income) .. .. .. ..
Government Headquarters Net migration (thousands) .. .. .. ..
Church Street, Basseterre Personal remittances, received (current US$) (millions) 19 24 47 52
St. Kitts Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) (millions) 49 96 116 78
Tel: (869) 465-2521 Net official development assistance received (current US$) (millions) 8.1 4.0 11.5 30.1
Email: info@gov.kn Figures in italics refer to periods other than those specified. Source: World Development Indicators database.
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