Health spending as a share of total government spending in Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Kitts and Nevis: Health spending as a share of total government spending was 7.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Health spending as a share of total government spending in Saint Kitts and Nevis, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, health spending as a share of total government spending in Saint Kitts and Nevis stood at 7.2%.
The figure is up 22.2% on the previous year and up 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, health spending as a share of total government spending in Saint Kitts and Nevis peaked at 8.6% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 5.4%, in 2002.
Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 141st of 195 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Health spending as a share of total government spending in Saint Kitts and Nevis, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.8% | — |
| 2001 | 6.2% | +7.1% |
| 2002 | 5.4% | -12.4% |
| 2003 | 6.8% | +24.7% |
| 2004 | 6.4% | -5.5% |
| 2005 | 6.4% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 6.9% | +7.0% |
| 2007 | 6.5% | -5.5% |
| 2008 | 6.1% | -6.1% |
| 2009 | 6.5% | +6.7% |
| 2010 | 6.3% | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 6.3% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 7.2% | +14.1% |
| 2013 | 6.7% | -7.1% |
| 2014 | 7.0% | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 6.7% | -4.0% |
| 2016 | 8.4% | +25.4% |
| 2017 | 8.6% | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 6.7% | -22.5% |
| 2019 | 6.9% | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 8.3% | +21.6% |
| 2021 | 8.6% | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 5.9% | -31.7% |
| 2023 | 7.2% | +22.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.3% | 5.4% | 6.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.1% | 6.3% | 8.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.5% | 5.9% | 8.6% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is health spending as a share of total government spending in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- Health spending as a share of total government spending in Saint Kitts and Nevis was 7.2% in 2023, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest health spending as a share of total government spending recorded in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- The highest recorded value was 8.6% in 2021.
- What is the lowest health spending as a share of total government spending recorded in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.4% in 2002.
- How does Saint Kitts and Nevis rank for health spending as a share of total government spending?
- Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 141st out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is health spending as a share of total government spending rising or falling in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saint Kitts and Nevis data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Health spending as a share of total government spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Domestic general government health expenditure expressed as a percentage of total expenditure of the general government.