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St. Kitts & Nevis — Trade & Compliance

St. Kitts & Nevis's trade profile consolidates its merchandise flow from CEPII BACI, the preferential agreements it has entered from the World Bank, the international cargo conventions it has ratified from the UN Treaty Collection, and its applied tariff, VAT and currency of record from the World Bank, the EU and ISO 4217.

Every figure is shown as its named source records it and dated where the source dates it; trade partners and product codes link to their own pages where logibook profiles them.

3
trade agreements
9.23%
MFN applied tariff

Memberships & standing

Income groupHigh income
DatabookThe Record of Consolidated Knowledge
St. Kitts & Nevis beyond logistics?
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Trade Flow

Top export markets
  1. 1USA39.1%
  2. 2Malta38.2%
  3. 3Switzerland3.1%
  4. 4Germany3.0%
  5. 5Belize2.8%
CEPII BACI · 2024
Top import sources
  1. 1USA48.6%
  2. 2China9.2%
  3. 3Italy7.7%
  4. 4United Kingdom3.5%
  5. 5Japan2.8%
CEPII BACI · 2024
Leading export goods (HS2)
  1. 1Aircraft & spacecraft38.2%
  2. 2Optical/medical instruments21.2%
  3. 3Electrical machinery21.0%
  4. 4Beverages & spirits6.2%
  5. 5Iron & steel2.1%
CEPII BACI · 2024
Leading import goods (HS2)
  1. 1Machinery & mechanical appliances11.1%
  2. 2Mineral fuels & oils11.0%
  3. 3Ships & boats10.0%
  4. 4Electrical machinery9.4%
  5. 5Vehicles7.7%
CEPII BACI · 2024
Fastest-rising export markets
  1. 1Malta+38.20pp
  2. 2Belize+2.76pp
  3. 3France+1.58pp
CEPII BACI · 2024
Declining export markets
  1. 1USA−28.19pp
  2. 2India−7.53pp
  3. 3Canada−1.87pp
CEPII BACI · 2024
Fastest-rising export goods
  1. 1Aircraft & spacecraft+38.19pp
  2. 2Beverages & spirits+2.56pp
  3. 3Iron & steel+1.39pp
CEPII BACI · 2024
Declining export goods
  1. 1Electrical machinery−30.78pp
  2. 2Ships & boats−8.17pp
  3. 3Optical/medical instruments−1.93pp
CEPII BACI · 2024

Showing the leading partners and product groups by trade share; the full bilateral flow matrix is inCEPII BACI · 2024

Preferential Trade Agreements

United Kingdom - CARIFORUM States2021
FTA & EIAGoods & Services
EU - CARIFORUM States2008
FTA & EIAGoods & Services
Caribbean Community and Common Market (CARICOM)1973
CU & EIAGoods & Services
World Bank DTA · 3 trade agreements in force

Fiscal & Tariffs

Currency
XCD
East Caribbean Dollar
ISO numeric 9512 minor units
ISO 4217
MFN applied tariff
9.23%
simple average (2020)
World Bank WDI

Sanctions & restrictive measures

On the EU list
1
EU Consolidated Sanctions List
Listed entities includeعامر فوز

1 entities on UN/EU restrictive-measures listsfull lists: UN Security Council Consolidated List · 2026-04 · EU Consolidated Sanctions List

Key commodities

Top agricultural output
Sugar cane
100K t
FAOSTAT · 2005
Energy production
Primary energy production
U.S. EIA

Top item per category of 48 commodities trackedfull lists: FAOSTAT · 2026-05 · British Geological Survey · U.S. EIA

All Sources

TradeCountry Trade Facts (CEPII BACI)
etalab-2.0
TradeWorld Bank Deep Trade Agreements (DTA)
cc-by-4.0
fiscalWorld Bank – World Development Indicators (WDI)
cc-by-4.0
fiscalISO 4217 Currency Codes
open
Referencelogibook trade-bloc referencelogibook trade-bloc reference
Compiled (public facts)
commoditythe U.S. Energy Information Administrationthe U.S. Energy Information Administration
Public domain (US gov)
commodityFAOSTATFAOSTAT
CC BY 4.0 IGO
Referenceinternational organisation membership recordsinternational organisation membership records
Public (official lists)
Sanctions & compliancethe EU Consolidated Sanctions Listthe EU Consolidated Sanctions List
© EU — free reuse
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