Current health expenditure in Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Kitts and Nevis: Current health expenditure was 5.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Current health expenditure in Saint Kitts and Nevis, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2023, current health expenditure in Saint Kitts and Nevis stood at 5.7%.
The figure is up 3.8% on the previous year and up 13.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, current health expenditure in Saint Kitts and Nevis peaked at 6.2% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 4.4%, in 2001.
That places Saint Kitts and Nevis 110th out of 193 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Current health expenditure in Saint Kitts and Nevis, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.8% | — |
| 2001 | 4.4% | -8.4% |
| 2002 | 4.5% | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 4.8% | +6.7% |
| 2004 | 4.5% | -5.5% |
| 2005 | 4.7% | +5.3% |
| 2006 | 5.0% | +5.4% |
| 2007 | 4.8% | -3.7% |
| 2008 | 5.3% | +10.6% |
| 2009 | 5.3% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 5.2% | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 5.2% | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 5.0% | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 5.1% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 4.8% | -5.9% |
| 2015 | 5.1% | +7.9% |
| 2016 | 5.4% | +5.9% |
| 2017 | 5.3% | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 4.9% | -7.1% |
| 2019 | 5.2% | +6.0% |
| 2020 | 5.7% | +9.0% |
| 2021 | 6.2% | +9.0% |
| 2022 | 5.5% | -10.4% |
| 2023 | 5.7% | +3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.8% | 4.4% | 5.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.1% | 4.8% | 5.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.8% | 5.5% | 6.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Saint Kitts and Nevis
- 107 Luxembourg 5.9% compare
- 108 Cape Verde 5.8% compare
- 109 Sao Tome and Principe 5.8% compare
- 111 Liechtenstein 5.7% compare
- 112 Romania 5.7% compare
- 113 Saudi Arabia 5.7% compare
More health data for Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2094)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.2397 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,623 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 0 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2024)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.53 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0289 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.34 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is current health expenditure in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- Current health expenditure in Saint Kitts and Nevis was 5.7% in 2023, according to Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest current health expenditure recorded in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- The highest recorded value was 6.2% in 2021.
- What is the lowest current health expenditure recorded in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.4% in 2001.
- How does Saint Kitts and Nevis rank for current health expenditure?
- Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 110th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is current health expenditure rising or falling in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saint Kitts and Nevis data come from?
- The figures come from Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Current health expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 24 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Level of current health expenditure expressed as a percentage of GDP. Estimates of current health expenditures include healthcare goods and services consumed during each year. This indicator does not include capital health expenditures such as buildings, machinery, IT and stocks of vaccines for emergency or outbreaks.