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Two-way investment brief

Australia–Saint Kitts and Nevis

Saint Kitts and Nevis was Australia’s 176th-largest two-way trading partner in 2025 (goods and services, A$100 k; 0.0% of Australia’s trade). Globally, Saint Kitts and Nevis was the world’s 125th-largest source of FDI outflows in 2024 ($9 m, World Bank).

Saint Kitts and Nevis direct investment in Australia

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Total Saint Kitts and Nevis investment in Australia

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FDI + portfolio + other

Australian direct investment in Saint Kitts and Nevis

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Total Australian investment in Saint Kitts and Nevis

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Levels at 31 Dec 2025

Trend

Direct investment in both directions

Direct investment levels, Australia–Saint Kitts and Nevis
  • Saint Kitts and Nevis in Australia
  • Australia in Saint Kitts and Nevis

Source: ABS, International Investment Position, Australia: Supplementary Statistics (5352.0).

Saint Kitts and Nevis’s investment in Australia by type
  • Direct investment
  • Portfolio investment
  • Other investment

Source: ABS, International Investment Position, Australia: Supplementary Statistics (5352.0).

Annual direct investment flows

Net transactions during the year; negative = net disinvestment

  • Saint Kitts and Nevis → Australia
  • Australia → Saint Kitts and Nevis

Source: ABS, International Investment Position, Australia: Supplementary Statistics (5352.0).

Trade relationship

Australia–Saint Kitts and Nevis trade

Investment and trade move together: the partners that invest most in Australia are usually major trading partners too. Goods trade is recorded monthly (latest: July 2026); services annually.

Two-way trade, 2025

A$100 k

176th largest partner · 0.0%

Goods exports to Saint Kitts and Nevis, 2025

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12 months to July 2026: A$1 m

Goods imports from Saint Kitts and Nevis, 2025

A$100 k

12 months to July 2026: A$100 k

Services trade, 2025

A$0 k

Exports — · imports —
Goods trade

Calendar years, A$ (ABS merchandise trade)

  • Exports to Saint Kitts and Nevis
  • Imports from Saint Kitts and Nevis

Source: ABS, International Merchandise Trade (MERCH_EXP / MERCH_IMP), summed to calendar years.

Services trade

Calendar years, A$ (ABS international trade in services by country)

  • Exports to Saint Kitts and Nevis
  • Imports from Saint Kitts and Nevis

Source: ABS, International Trade in Services by Country, calendar years.

Economic outlook

Saint Kitts and Nevis’s economy

IMF World Economic Outlook202420252026forecast2027forecast2028forecast
Real GDP growth1.7%1.5%2.0%2.5%2.6%
Inflation1.1%1.3%2.2%2.1%2.0%
Current account, % GDP−13.0%−14.6%−15.4%−14.2%−13.1%
Fiscal balance, % GDP−11.3%−11.7%−8.7%−7.5%−5.6%
Government gross debt, % GDP58.1%58.4%64.0%68.7%71.3%

Source: IMF World Economic Outlook via the IMF DataMapper API. Years from 2026 are IMF projections; recent years may be estimates and are revised in each WEO round (April and October).

2025 at a glance

New FDI from Saint Kitts and Nevis
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New Australian FDI in Saint Kitts and Nevis
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Direct investment income paid to investors
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Direct investment income earned by Australians
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Saint Kitts and Nevis globally (World Bank)

FDI outflows, 2024
$9 m · 125th
FDI inflows, 2025
$28 m
GDP, 2025
$1.2 bn
Region · income
Latin America & Caribbean · High income

Regulatory openness (OECD FDIRRI)

OECD index data loading — see FDI openness

Sources: ABS, International Investment Position, Australia: Supplementary Statistics (cat. 5352.0), 2025 release, released 2026-05-06 — levels at 31 December and calendar-year flows and income, A$ millions, immediate counterparty basis (investment routed via third economies is attributed to the intermediate economy). World Bank WDI (US$). OECD FDI Regulatory Restrictiveness Index. np = not published for confidentiality; included in totalsPrepared independently by FDIstats from public statistics; not an Australian Government publication and not investment advice. For foreign investment rules, see the Treasury and FIRB.