Proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes in Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Kitts and Nevis: Proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes was 47.2% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes in Saint Kitts and Nevis, 2000–2020
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Saint Kitts and Nevis recorded 47.2% for proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
The figure is down 25.5% on the previous year and down 12.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes in Saint Kitts and Nevis peaked at 82.7% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 47.2%, in 2020.
That places Saint Kitts and Nevis 144th out of 182 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes in Saint Kitts and Nevis, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 48.3% | — |
| 2001 | 48.8% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 82.7% | +69.6% |
| 2003 | 77.2% | -6.6% |
| 2004 | 80.1% | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 72.7% | -9.3% |
| 2006 | 79.5% | +9.3% |
| 2007 | 79.0% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 75.0% | -5.1% |
| 2009 | 64.2% | -14.5% |
| 2010 | 53.9% | -15.9% |
| 2011 | 60.9% | +12.9% |
| 2012 | 65.6% | +7.6% |
| 2013 | 62.2% | -5.2% |
| 2014 | 66.3% | +6.6% |
| 2015 | 65.6% | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 61.8% | -5.8% |
| 2017 | 63.3% | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 47.2% | -25.5% |
Saint Kitts and Nevis compared with similar countries
- Saint Kitts and Nevis's 47.2% is below the median for high income countries, which is 55.1%, 86% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Saint Kitts and Nevis's 47.2% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 69.4%, 68% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes in Saint Kitts and Nevis changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +69.6% | 48.8% | 82.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 70.7% | 48.3% | 82.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 62.4% | 53.9% | 66.3% | 8 |
| 2020s | 47.2% | 47.2% | 47.2% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Saint Kitts and Nevis
More infrastructure data for Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 55,592 (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 118.89 per 100 people (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 15,602 (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 33.4 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.334 units per person (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -0.6242 % change on previous year (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 15,602 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.19 units per person (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- Proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes in Saint Kitts and Nevis was 47.2% in 2020, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes recorded in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- The highest recorded value was 82.7% in 2002.
- What is the lowest proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes recorded in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.2% in 2020.
- How does Saint Kitts and Nevis rank for proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes?
- Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 144th out of 182 countries with data for 2020.
- Is proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes rising or falling in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Saint Kitts and Nevis data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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