Transport services in Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Kitts and Nevis: Transport services was 4.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Transport services in Saint Kitts and Nevis, 1986–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service exports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for transport services in Saint Kitts and Nevis is 4.3%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 4.4% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, transport services in Saint Kitts and Nevis peaked at 8.7% in 1987 and was at its lowest, 2.6%, in 2021.
That places Saint Kitts and Nevis 174th out of 198 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 40 years of available data.
Transport services in Saint Kitts and Nevis, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 6.7% | — |
| 1987 | 8.7% | +30.8% |
| 1988 | 7.2% | -17.7% |
| 1989 | 7.5% | +4.2% |
| 1990 | 7.5% | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 5.7% | -23.4% |
| 1992 | 5.5% | -4.6% |
| 1993 | 4.5% | -17.7% |
| 1994 | 5.2% | +16.3% |
| 1995 | 6.4% | +21.1% |
| 1996 | 7.5% | +18.6% |
| 1997 | 7.6% | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 8.2% | +7.7% |
| 1999 | 7.9% | -2.8% |
| 2000 | 5.3% | -32.9% |
| 2001 | 5.9% | +10.8% |
| 2002 | 5.4% | -8.3% |
| 2003 | 4.7% | -13.0% |
| 2004 | 3.9% | -16.5% |
| 2005 | 3.9% | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 3.8% | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 4.2% | +8.3% |
| 2008 | 3.8% | -8.0% |
| 2009 | 4.8% | +25.6% |
| 2010 | 4.1% | -14.1% |
| 2011 | 4.1% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 4.3% | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 4.0% | -6.0% |
| 2014 | 3.2% | -19.3% |
| 2015 | 4.3% | +31.1% |
| 2016 | 4.3% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 4.1% | -3.7% |
| 2018 | 4.2% | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 5.0% | +18.8% |
| 2020 | 2.7% | -45.5% |
| 2021 | 2.6% | -4.3% |
| 2022 | 4.0% | +53.3% |
| 2023 | 3.8% | -3.7% |
| 2024 | 4.1% | +6.5% |
| 2025 | 4.3% | +4.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7.5% | 6.7% | 8.7% | 4 |
| 1990s | 6.6% | 4.5% | 8.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.6% | 3.8% | 5.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.2% | 3.2% | 5.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.6% | 2.6% | 4.3% | 6 |
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- 176 Lesotho 4.2% compare
- 177 Turks and Caicos Islands 4.1% compare
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 transport services in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- Transport services in Saint Kitts and Nevis was 4.3% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest transport services recorded in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- The highest recorded value was 8.7% in 1987.
- What is the lowest transport services recorded in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.6% in 2021.
- How does Saint Kitts and Nevis rank for transport services?
- Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 174th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is transport services rising or falling in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Saint Kitts and Nevis data come from?
- The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Transport services (% of commercial service exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Transport is the process of carriage of people and objects from one location to another as well as related supporting and auxiliary services. Also included are postal and courier services. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service exports which are commercial services provided by residents to non-residents.