Government expense — all countries

Government expense — Saint Kitts and Nevis

Government expense in Saint Kitts and Nevis in 2020 — 26.75%. Ranked 77 in the world out of 136. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 9.18 pp.

2020 26.75% +3.82 pp vs 2017
World rank 77of 136
Period maximum 26.75%2020
Period minimum 16.81%1992

Trend over time

1990–2020 · % of GDP

Government expense — Saint Kitts and Nevis, 1990–20201517.52022.52527.5199019931996199920022005200820112014201720201990: 17.57%1991: 17.15%1992: 16.81%1993: 17.32%1994: 18.38%2000: 25.94%2001: 24.82%2002: 21.04%2003: 21.5%2004: 21.05%2005: 22.14%2006: 20.48%2007: 20.36%2008: 25.54%2009: 26.08%2010: 25.21%2011: 26.35%2012: 24.54%2013: 23.74%2014: 24.19%2015: 24.72%2016: 25.85%2017: 22.92%2020: 26.75%
Change over the period: +9.18 pp Annual average: 0.31 pp

Comparison, 2020

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Saint Kitts and Nevis

Saint Kitts and Nevis 26.75%
World 33.42%
Government expense — Saint Kitts and Nevis, by year Saint Kitts and Nevis All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2020 26.75
2017 22.92 −2.92 pp
2016 25.85 +1.13 pp
2015 24.72 +0.52 pp
2014 24.19 +0.45 pp
2013 23.74 −0.8 pp
2012 24.54 −1.81 pp
2011 26.35 +1.14 pp
2010 25.21 −0.87 pp
2009 26.08 +0.54 pp
2008 25.54 +5.18 pp
2007 20.36 −0.13 pp
2006 20.48 −1.66 pp
2005 22.14 +1.09 pp
2004 21.05 −0.45 pp
2003 21.5 +0.46 pp
2002 21.04 −3.77 pp
2001 24.82 −1.13 pp
2000 25.94
1994 18.38 +1.06 pp
1993 17.32 +0.51 pp
1992 16.81 −0.34 pp
1991 17.15 −0.41 pp
1990 17.57

Caribbean, 2020

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About the indicator

Central government expense as a percent of GDP: compensation of public employees, purchases of goods and services, interest on debt, subsidies, grants and social benefits. The indicator is broader than government consumption from the national accounts, because it includes transfers — pensions and benefits — which the accounts record as household income. The quantity is closely tied to the level of income: in advanced countries it is usually twice as high as in the poorest ones.

Important: Central government only. In federations the spending of regions is not included here, so comparing unitary and federal states by this indicator calls for a caveat.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.