Employee compensation as share of government spending in Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Kitts and Nevis: Employee compensation as share of government spending was 35.7% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Employee compensation as share of government spending in Saint Kitts and Nevis, 1990–2020
Source: International Monetary Fund (IMF) Government Finance Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of expense.
Analysis
Saint Kitts and Nevis recorded 35.7% for employee compensation as share of government spending in 2020.
That represents a change of down 20.3% on the previous year and down 15.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employee compensation as share of government spending in Saint Kitts and Nevis peaked at 51.7% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 32.0%, in 2016.
Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 42nd of 155 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Employee compensation as share of government spending in Saint Kitts and Nevis, year by year
| Year | % of expense | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 47.0% | — |
| 1991 | 50.2% | +6.7% |
| 1992 | 51.7% | +2.9% |
| 1993 | 49.2% | -4.8% |
| 2000 | 46.4% | -5.7% |
| 2001 | 45.7% | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 50.6% | +10.8% |
| 2003 | 51.1% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 50.3% | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 48.6% | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 48.1% | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 49.9% | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 39.6% | -20.7% |
| 2009 | 42.9% | +8.4% |
| 2010 | 42.2% | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 37.3% | -11.5% |
| 2012 | 40.7% | +9.0% |
| 2013 | 42.3% | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 41.5% | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 40.3% | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 32.0% | -20.6% |
| 2017 | 44.8% | +40.0% |
| 2020 | 35.7% | -20.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 49.5% | 47.0% | 51.7% | 4 |
| 2000s | 47.3% | 39.6% | 51.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.1% | 32.0% | 44.8% | 8 |
| 2020s | 35.7% | 35.7% | 35.7% | 1 |
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.7744 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.6863 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.8504 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -0.7192 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 1.1 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 25.56 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 37.83 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 15.62 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 14.62 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 30.24 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employee compensation as share of government spending in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- Employee compensation as share of government spending in Saint Kitts and Nevis was 35.7% in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund (IMF) Government Finance Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest employee compensation as share of government spending recorded in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- The highest recorded value was 51.7% in 1992.
- What is the lowest employee compensation as share of government spending recorded in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.0% in 2016.
- How does Saint Kitts and Nevis rank for employee compensation as share of government spending?
- Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 42nd out of 155 countries with data for 2020.
- Is employee compensation as share of government spending rising or falling in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Saint Kitts and Nevis data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund (IMF) Government Finance Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Employee compensation as share of government spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Employee compensation includes wages, in-kind payments, and government contributions to social insurance schemes such as social security and pensions.