Starting a business - Score in Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Kitts and Nevis: Starting a business - Score was 85.88 in 2019. ▬ Flat
Starting a business - Score in Saint Kitts and Nevis, 2005–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Saint Kitts and Nevis recorded 85.88 for starting a business - score in 2019. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starting a business - score in Saint Kitts and Nevis peaked at 85.88 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 83.17, in 2005.
That places Saint Kitts and Nevis 110th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
Starting a business - Score in Saint Kitts and Nevis, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 83.17 | — |
| 2006 | 83.48 | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 83.94 | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 85.04 | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 85.11 | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 85.12 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 85.09 | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 85.39 | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 85.56 | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 85.56 | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 85.66 | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 85.75 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 85.76 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 85.78 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 85.88 | +0.1% |
Saint Kitts and Nevis compared with similar countries
- Saint Kitts and Nevis's 85.88 is below the median for high income countries, which is 91.07, 94% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Saint Kitts and Nevis's 85.88 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 85.6, 1.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 84.15 | 83.17 | 85.11 | 5 |
| 2010s | 85.55 | 85.09 | 85.88 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Saint Kitts and Nevis
More private sector data for Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Merchandise trade 37.5% (2025)
- Food imports 25.4% (2017)
- Manufactures imports 71.1% (2017)
- Merchandise imports 410.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 13.5% (2017)
- Manufactures exports 86.4% (2017)
- Merchandise exports 34.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 724.61 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0287 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 9.68 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is starting a business - score in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- Starting a business - score in Saint Kitts and Nevis was 85.88 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business - score recorded in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- The highest recorded value was 85.88 in 2019.
- What is the lowest starting a business - score recorded in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- The lowest recorded value was 83.17 in 2005.
- How does Saint Kitts and Nevis rank for starting a business - score?
- Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 110th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business - score rising or falling in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Saint Kitts and Nevis data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Starting a business - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The score for starting a business is the simple average of the scores for each of the component indicators: the procedures, time and cost for an entrepreneur to start and formally operate a business, as well as the paid-in minimum capital requirement.