Country profile · Issue No. 01 · May 2026
Saint Kitts and Nevis.
KNASaint Kitts and Nevis’s row in the Caribbean Debt Tracker. Five metrics, the stated fiscal anchor, current IMF engagement, and the primary sources behind every figure. Last verified 2026-05-25.
- Debt to GDP
- 58.4%
- Primary balance
- n/a
- Real GDP growth
- 1.5%
as of 2025
pending refresh
2025 projection
Fiscal anchor
ECCU regional benchmark: public debt to 60% of GDP by 2035.
IMF programme status
No active programme; Article IV surveillance
Notes
Public debt picked up to 58.4% of GDP in 2025 and is projected to rise above the 60% regional threshold to 63.6% in 2026, continuing higher absent stronger adjustment. The fiscal deficit is estimated at 11.7% of GDP in 2025; persistently low CBI revenue keeps deficits elevated over the medium term. Real GDP growth is estimated at 1.5% in 2025 per the IMF 2026 Article IV staff report (PR 26/143, 7 May 2026), revised down from the 2.0% indicated in the March 2026 staff concluding statement; growth is projected to rebound to 2.2% in 2026 on construction, agriculture, renewable energy projects, and continued tourism recovery.
Sources
Last verified · 2026-05-25
- IMF Country Report, Saint Kitts and Nevis 2026 Article IV, Press Release and Staff Report, 7 May 2026
- IMF Press Release 26/143, Saint Kitts and Nevis Article IV, 7 May 2026
- IMF Staff Concluding Statement, Saint Kitts and Nevis Article IV, 2 March 2026
- IMF Press Release 25/139, Saint Kitts and Nevis Article IV, 12 May 2025
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