Travel services (% of commercial service imports) in Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Kitts and Nevis: Travel services (% of commercial service imports) was 17.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Travel services in Saint Kitts and Nevis, 1980–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service imports.
Analysis
Saint Kitts and Nevis recorded 17.9% for travel services in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.1% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, travel services in Saint Kitts and Nevis peaked at 33.4% in 1981 and was at its lowest, 4.6%, in 2021.
That places Saint Kitts and Nevis 109th out of 198 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 46 years of available data.
Travel services (% of commercial service imports) in Saint Kitts and Nevis, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 24.0% | — |
| 1981 | 33.4% | +39.1% |
| 1982 | 24.5% | -26.5% |
| 1983 | 28.6% | +16.8% |
| 1984 | 17.4% | -39.1% |
| 1985 | 16.5% | -5.6% |
| 1986 | 12.5% | -24.0% |
| 1987 | 14.4% | +15.0% |
| 1988 | 13.5% | -6.2% |
| 1989 | 12.2% | -9.3% |
| 1990 | 13.0% | +6.5% |
| 1991 | 13.4% | +2.5% |
| 1992 | 13.0% | -2.9% |
| 1993 | 11.9% | -8.4% |
| 1994 | 13.6% | +14.3% |
| 1995 | 10.0% | -26.8% |
| 1996 | 9.4% | -5.1% |
| 1997 | 9.6% | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 10.7% | +10.9% |
| 1999 | 10.3% | -3.6% |
| 2000 | 19.0% | +84.5% |
| 2001 | 21.0% | +10.5% |
| 2002 | 21.4% | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 19.2% | -10.5% |
| 2004 | 19.2% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 17.3% | -9.5% |
| 2006 | 17.4% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 16.7% | -4.3% |
| 2008 | 16.1% | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 17.4% | +7.9% |
| 2010 | 17.1% | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 17.7% | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 17.7% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 16.8% | -5.1% |
| 2014 | 17.4% | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 17.7% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 17.0% | -4.0% |
| 2017 | 19.8% | +16.7% |
| 2018 | 17.9% | -9.7% |
| 2019 | 20.7% | +15.6% |
| 2020 | 10.3% | -50.2% |
| 2021 | 4.6% | -55.0% |
| 2022 | 15.7% | +239.8% |
| 2023 | 13.3% | -15.4% |
| 2024 | 17.1% | +28.5% |
| 2025 | 17.9% | +5.1% |
Saint Kitts and Nevis compared with similar countries
- Saint Kitts and Nevis's 17.9% is below the median for high income countries, which is 21.8%, 82% of the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Saint Kitts and Nevis's 17.9% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 18.1%, 99% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Travel services (% of commercial service imports) in Saint Kitts and Nevis changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +239.8% | 4.6% | 15.7% |
| 2000 | +84.5% | 10.3% | 19.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 19.7% | 12.2% | 33.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.5% | 9.4% | 13.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.5% | 16.1% | 21.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.0% | 16.8% | 20.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.2% | 4.6% | 17.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Saint Kitts and Nevis
- 106 Solomon Islands 18.2% compare
- 107 Honduras 18.1% compare
- 108 Cayman Islands 18.0% compare
- 110 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 17.8% compare
- 111 India 17.6% compare
- 112 Kenya 17.6% 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)
- Commercial service imports 256.50 million current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 13.5% (2017)
- Manufactures exports 86.4% (2017)
- Merchandise exports 34.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 493.43 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 724.61 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is travel services in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- Travel services in Saint Kitts and Nevis was 17.9% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest travel services recorded in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- The highest recorded value was 33.4% in 1981.
- What is the lowest travel services recorded in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.6% in 2021.
- How does Saint Kitts and Nevis rank for travel services?
- Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 109th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is travel services rising or falling in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. 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 Travel services (% of commercial service imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Travel services cover goods and services for own use or to give away acquired from an economy by nonresidents during visits to that economy, or acquired from other economies by residents during visits to these other economies. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service imports which are commercial services provided by non-residents to residents.