Saint Kitts & Nevis Annual Imports

Saint Kitts & Nevis' imports fell to $308.95 million in 2017, down from $333.78 million in 2016, according to the UN Comtrade Database. This represents a decrease of 7.4% ($24.83 million) from the previous year. Top imports for Saint Kitts & Nevis were Electrical machinery and equipment ($35.55 million), Machinery, mechanical appliances, reactors ($22.74 million) and Vehicles other than railway or tramway ($20.9 million). Saint Kitts & Nevis' top three import partners in 2017 were United States (67.0%), Trinidad & Tobago (4.4%), and Canada (2.7%), together accounting for 74.1% of total imports.

Saint Kitts & Nevis' trade deficit narrowed to $275.7 million in 2017 from $296.91 million in 2016. This shows a decrease of 7.1% ($21.21 million).

Import Partners Imported Goods Historical Data

Saint Kitts & Nevis Imports by Country (2017)

The table below shows the ranking of Saint Kitts & Nevis imports by country in 2017, highlighting the top import partners.

Import Rank	Country	Import Value ↓	Import Change %	Import Share (%)	Year
1	United States	$207.15M	-9.4%	67%	2017
2	Trinidad & Tobago	$13.62M	-9.6%	4.4%	2017
3	Canada	$8.28M	45.5%	2.7%	2017
4	Japan	$8.21M	-38%	2.7%	2017
5	China	$7.91M	68.2%	2.6%	2017
6	Barbados	$6.49M	13.6%	2.1%	2017
7	United Kingdom	$5.93M	-14.9%	1.9%	2017
8	Finland	$5.01M		1.6%	2017
9	Saint Vincent & Grenadines	$3.83M	16.6%	1.2%	2017
10	Brazil	$2.79M	7.9%	0.9%	2017
11	South Korea	$2.53M	-15.5%	0.8%	2017
12	Dominican Republic	$2.48M	21.2%	0.8%	2017
13	India	$2.37M	9.2%	0.8%	2017
14	Thailand	$2.08M	-21%	0.7%	2017
15	Jamaica	$1.74M	-13.7%	0.6%	2017
16	Peru	$1.73M	-3.6%	0.6%	2017
17	Mexico	$1.54M	82.8%	0.5%	2017
18	Grenada	$1.48M	11.7%	0.5%	2017
19	Panama	$1.44M	46.6%	0.5%	2017
20	Indonesia	$1.42M	35.6%	0.5%	2017
21	Guyana	$1.25M	0.6%	0.4%	2017
22	Hong Kong	$1.24M	175.1%	0.4%	2017
23	Germany	$1.07M	-70.9%	0.3%	2017
24	Saint Lucia	$1.04M	10.9%	0.3%	2017
25	Dominica	$1.02M	-13.5%	0.3%	2017
26	Netherlands	$918,619.2	-9.2%	0.3%	2017
27	Curaçao	$889,886	3.4%	0.3%	2017
28	France	$859,660.2	-15.1%	0.3%	2017
29	Sint Maarten	$756,896.8	-26.6%	0.2%	2017
30	Denmark	$712,746.4	-42.9%	0.2%	2017
31	Switzerland	$664,244.3	-12.2%	0.2%	2017
32	Italy	$575,055	7.9%	0.2%	2017
33	Colombia	$543,334.3	41.5%	0.2%	2017
34	Antigua & Barbuda	$534,000.9	11.4%	0.2%	2017
35	Guatemala	$491,296.6	-62%	0.2%	2017
36	Sweden	$423,750.5	-2.2%	0.1%	2017
37	Anguilla	$409,883.5	20.3%	0.1%	2017
38	Hungary	$400,242.1	-15.3%	0.1%	2017
39	Australia	$396,255	-23.9%	0.1%	2017
40	Venezuela	$372,946.1	12845.8%	0.1%	2017
41	Belgium	$322,678.2	31%	0.1%	2017
42	Suriname	$286,895.4	-77.4%	0.093%	2017
43	Chile	$275,723.2	21.8%	0.089%	2017
44	Ireland	$251,237.5	-65.5%	0.081%	2017
45	Malaysia	$241,105.8	28%	0.078%	2017
46	Turkey	$211,587.9	-24.2%	0.068%	2017
47	Lebanon	$189,036.3	249.6%	0.061%	2017
48	Russia	$170,319.6		0.055%	2017
49	New Zealand	$158,461.2	-7.1%	0.051%	2017
50	Bahamas	$156,269.5	86.6%	0.051%	2017
51	Cuba	$151,694.6	128.5%	0.049%	2017
52	Costa Rica	$143,638.5	-34.6%	0.046%	2017
53	Argentina	$103,302.6	-22.6%	0.033%	2017
54	British Virgin Islands	$95,931.71	84.3%	0.031%	2017
55	Belize	$88,880.14	-21.7%	0.029%	2017
56	United Arab Emirates	$76,803.8	103.5%	0.025%	2017
57	Honduras	$73,574.46	-44%	0.024%	2017
58	Vietnam	$65,668.53	-93.3%	0.021%	2017
59	Bermuda	$63,926.06	183.3%	0.021%	2017
61	Austria	$60,878.82	-67%	0.02%	2017
62	Cyprus	$57,620.46	38.8%	0.019%	2017
63	Spain	$55,926.54	-66.7%	0.018%	2017
64	Federated States of Micronesia	$53,212.72	1340.5%	0.017%	2017
65	New Caledonia	$51,481.43	26300.7%	0.017%	2017
66	Ukraine	$47,968.62	-21.5%	0.016%	2017
67	Singapore	$45,332.23	328.2%	0.015%	2017
68	Nicaragua	$43,914.09		0.014%	2017
69	Macao SAR China	$33,073.68	4.5%	0.011%	2017
70	Armenia	$33,029.07		0.011%	2017
71	Ecuador	$32,409.34	-28.2%	0.01%	2017
72	Israel	$32,255.55	-35.9%	0.01%	2017
73	Poland	$28,159.62	-13.7%	0.009%	2017
74	Saudi Arabia	$25,074.32	228.2%	0.008%	2017
75	Bolivia	$24,649.06		0.008%	2017
76	Pakistan	$24,241.98	-45.3%	0.008%	2017
77	Philippines	$24,093.92	-26.5%	0.008%	2017
79	Central African Republic	$19,299.98		0.006%	2017
80	Czech Republic	$17,505.04	2141.4%	0.006%	2017
81	Cayman Islands	$16,984.36	898%	0.005%	2017
82	Montserrat	$15,399.21	-87.1%	0.005%	2017
83	Slovakia	$15,001.74	422.3%	0.005%	2017
84	Liberia	$12,544.11		0.004%	2017
85	Sri Lanka	$11,593.47	-28.7%	0.004%	2017
86	El Salvador	$10,877.58	-84.6%	0.004%	2017
87	Cambodia	$10,809.82	-1.8%	0.003%	2017
88	Greece	$10,541.45	38.9%	0.003%	2017
89	Slovenia	$10,324.41	130.4%	0.003%	2017
92	Luxembourg	$5,120.128		0.002%	2017
93	Estonia	$5,085.658		0.002%	2017
94	Bosnia & Herzegovina	$4,528.188	1624.2%	0.001%	2017
95	South Africa	$3,616.333	-84.1%	0.001%	2017
96	Zimbabwe	$3,369.597	900%	0.001%	2017
97	Latvia	$3,328.093	-15.9%	0.001%	2017
99	Tunisia	$3,187.497	0%	0.001%	2017
100	Bulgaria	$3,140.812	311.3%	0.001%	2017
101	Portugal	$2,786.316	-1.8%	0.001%	2017
102	Tanzania	$2,412.183	222.7%	0.001%	2017
103	Turks & Caicos Islands	$2,405.579	-82.5%	0.001%	2017
105	Afghanistan	$2,347.031	-89.2%	0.001%	2017
108	Uruguay	$1,721.017	-75.6%	0.001%	2017
109	Côte d’Ivoire	$1,648.098		0.001%	2017
110	San Marino	$1,613.213	336.9%	0.001%	2017
111	Georgia	$1,590.687	-90.4%	0.001%	2017
113	Eswatini	$1,447.002	-97%	0%	2017
114	Sierra Leone	$1,328.902	1933.5%	0%	2017
117	North Korea	$834.836	-97.8%	0%	2017
118	Nigeria	$790.099	142.9%	0%	2017
119	Serbia	$512.396		0%	2017
120	Albania	$424.926		0%	2017
121	Haiti	$420.751	-29%	0%	2017
122	Iceland	$302.155	-50.3%	0%	2017
123	Norway	$244.352	1073.5%	0%	2017
124	Marshall Islands	$207.292		0%	2017
125	Kenya	$196.678		0%	2017
126	Mali	$196.522		0%	2017
127	Seychelles	$183.141	-52.7%	0%	2017
129	Morocco	$156.641	-87.8%	0%	2017
130	Aruba	$116.281	-99.9%	0%	2017
131	Sudan	$97.337		0%	2017
134	Guam	$64.196		0%	2017
135	Andorra	$63.981	-54%	0%	2017
136	Botswana	$38.581		0%	2017

Saint Kitts & Nevis Imports by Goods (2017)

The table below shows the ranking of Saint Kitts & Nevis imports by goods in 2017, highlighting the top imported goods.

Import Rank	Imported Goods	Import Value ↓	Import Share (%)	Year
1	Electrical machinery and equipment; audio and video equipment	$35.55M	11.5%	2017
2	Machinery, mechanical appliances, reactors	$22.74M	7.4%	2017
3	Vehicles other than railway or tramway and parts	$20.9M	6.8%	2017
4	Furniture, bedding, lighting, prefabricated buildings	$16.14M	5.2%	2017
5	Pearls, precious stones, metals, jewelry, coins	$14.36M	4.6%	2017
6	Meat and edible offal	$10.63M	3.4%	2017
7	Plastics and plastic articles	$10.59M	3.4%	2017
8	Beverages, spirits, vinegar	$9.57M	3.1%	2017
9	Wood and wood products, charcoal	$9.34M	3%	2017
10	Articles of iron or steel	$9.1M	2.9%	2017
11	Miscellaneous edible preparations	$8.47M	2.7%	2017
12	Dairy, eggs, honey, other animal products	$7.13M	2.3%	2017
13	Paper, paperboard and articles	$6.96M	2.3%	2017
14	Cereal, flour, starch, milk preparations, bakery	$6.45M	2.1%	2017
15	Non-knitted clothing	$5.88M	1.9%	2017
16	Prepared vegetables, fruits, nuts	$5.31M	1.7%	2017
17	Salt, sulphur, stone, cement	$4.99M	1.6%	2017
18	Dyes, pigments, tanning extracts, paints, inks	$4.96M	1.6%	2017
19	Edible vegetables, roots, tubers	$4.91M	1.6%	2017
20	Aluminium and aluminium articles	$4.31M	1.4%	2017
21	Iron and steel	$4.26M	1.4%	2017
22	Pharmaceutical products	$4.22M	1.4%	2017
23	Fish, crustaceans, molluscs, aquatic invertebrates	$4.17M	1.3%	2017
24	Clocks, watches, parts	$4.1M	1.3%	2017
25	Optical, medical, measuring instruments	$3.96M	1.3%	2017
26	Soap, detergents, waxes, candles, dental products	$3.91M	1.3%	2017
27	Prepared meat, fish, crustaceans, insects	$3.78M	1.2%	2017
28	Essential oils, perfumery, cosmetics	$3.46M	1.1%	2017
29	Rubber and rubber articles	$3.4M	1.1%	2017
30	Miscellaneous chemical products	$3.24M	1%	2017
31	Milling products, malt, starch, inulin, wheat gluten	$3.22M	1%	2017
32	Food industry residues, animal feed	$3.15M	1%	2017
33	Edible fruits and nuts, citrus or melon peel	$2.97M	1%	2017
34	Mineral fuels, oils, waxes, bitumen	$2.86M	0.9%	2017
35	Ceramic products	$2.64M	0.9%	2017
36	Articles of stone, cement, mica, asbestos	$2.61M	0.8%	2017
37	Fats and oils, edible fats, waxes	$2.37M	0.8%	2017
38	Footwear and parts	$2.3M	0.7%	2017
39	Glass and glassware	$2.28M	0.7%	2017
40	Miscellaneous base metal articles	$2.26M	0.7%	2017
41	Sugar and confectionery	$2.17M	0.7%	2017
42	Printed books, newspapers, printed matter	$2.11M	0.7%	2017
43	Other textile articles, worn clothing, rags	$1.92M	0.6%	2017
44	Toys, games, sports goods	$1.58M	0.5%	2017
45	Knitted or crocheted clothing	$1.58M	0.5%	2017
46	Tobacco, nicotine products and substitutes	$1.5M	0.5%	2017
47	Tools, cutlery, base metal parts	$1.47M	0.5%	2017
48	Cereals	$1.23M	0.4%	2017
49	Leather goods, bags, saddlery, travel goods	$1.16M	0.4%	2017
50	Live plants, bulbs, roots, cut flowers, foliage	$1.11M	0.4%	2017
51	Photographic and cinematographic goods	$822,516.5	0.3%	2017
52	Miscellaneous manufactured goods	$781,398.2	0.3%	2017
53	Glues, enzymes, modified starches	$683,931.5	0.2%	2017
54	Cocoa and cocoa preparations	$678,712.2	0.2%	2017
55	Coffee, tea, mate, spices	$670,835.6	0.2%	2017
56	Carpets and textile floor coverings	$615,624.1	0.2%	2017
57	Inorganic chemicals, precious metal compounds, isotopes	$590,188.8	0.2%	2017
58	Copper and copper articles	$549,238	0.2%	2017
59	Feathers, down, artificial flowers, human hair goods	$472,801.9	0.2%	2017
60	Headgear	$458,806.9	0.1%	2017
61	Fertilizers	$281,179.2	0.091%	2017
62	Organic chemicals	$252,126.3	0.082%	2017
63	Oilseeds, grains, fodder, medicinal plants	$223,517.4	0.072%	2017
64	Umbrellas, canes, whips, riding crops	$217,053.6	0.07%	2017
65	Aircraft, spacecraft, parts	$188,223.8	0.061%	2017
66	Wadding, felt, twine, ropes, cords	$184,307.6	0.06%	2017
67	Animal products	$180,114	0.058%	2017
68	Lac, gums, resins, vegetable extracts	$171,526.3	0.056%	2017
69	Special woven fabrics, lace, embroidery	$167,380.8	0.054%	2017
70	Works of art, antiques	$163,939.6	0.053%	2017
71	Ships, boats, floating structures	$156,265.9	0.051%	2017
72	Technical textile fabrics, coated fabrics	$131,348.5	0.043%	2017
73	Basketware, wickerwork, straw goods	$128,650.4	0.042%	2017
74	Man-made filaments	$116,610.8	0.038%	2017
75	Explosives, pyrotechnics, matches	$108,092.8	0.035%	2017
76	Railway locomotives, rolling stock, track equipment	$99,117.54	0.032%	2017
77	Cotton	$98,872.99	0.032%	2017
78	Live animals	$92,410.54	0.03%	2017
79	Man-made staple fibres	$87,580.84	0.028%	2017
80	Arms, ammunition, parts	$86,692.96	0.028%	2017
81	Musical instruments, parts	$76,648.68	0.025%	2017
82	Zinc and zinc articles	$40,494.23	0.013%	2017
83	Other base metals, cermets	$40,192.28	0.013%	2017
84	Raw hides, skins, leather	$22,569.72	0.007%	2017
85	Knitted or crocheted fabrics	$17,860.62	0.006%	2017
86	Cork and cork products	$8,846.432	0.003%	2017
87	Furskins and artificial fur	$8,811.669	0.003%	2017
88	Lead and lead articles	$5,811.79	0.002%	2017
89	Vegetable textile fibres, paper yarn	$4,112.529	0.001%	2017
90	Vegetable plaiting materials, other vegetable products	$4,081.07	0.001%	2017
91	Tin and tin articles	$1,768.457	0.001%	2017
92	Wool and animal hair fabrics	$1,573.517	0.001%	2017
93	Nickel and nickel articles	$510.874	0%	2017
94	Silk	$123.352	0%	2017
95	Pulp, recovered paper, paperboard	$39.374	0%	2017

Saint Kitts & Nevis Annual Imports Historical Data

The table below shows historical data for Saint Kitts & Nevis imports (1993-2017), values in Million USD.

Year	Import Value (Million USD)
2017	308.95
2016	333.78
2015	297.07
2014	267.96
2013	248.79
2012	224.28
2011	246.66
2010	269.82
2009	295.75
2008	324.79
2007	271.67
2006	249.53
2005	210.24
2004	182.68
2003	199.38
2002	201.31
2001	189.07
2000	195.73
1999	152.77
1997	147.17
1996	145.85
1995	132.26
1994	127.14
1993	117.92