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Who does Saint Kitts and Nevis rely on?

The largest supplier of Saint Kitts and Nevis in 2024 is the United States, with 41.6% of what Saint Kitts and Nevis buys. Its share was 54.4% in 2019 and 52.7% in 1995. 50 of the 70 products Saint Kitts and Nevis buys for more than $1 million have a supplier selling more than 50% of what Saint Kitts and Nevis buys of that product; in 29, more than 75%. In those products, purchases from each one’s dominant supplier add up to 32% of what Saint Kitts and Nevis buys.

Summary

Largest supplier: United States
41.6%
Concentration (HHI)
2,047
Products with a supplier above 50%
50
Products with a supplier above 75%
29

Concentration index (HHI): 2,047 out of 10,000; equivalent to splitting purchases among 5 suppliers of the same size

Trend

Trend in shares

The United States went from 52.7% to 41.6% of what Saint Kitts and Nevis buys

Share (%)

  • United States 41.6%
  • Trinidad and Tobago 12.8%
  • China 7.9%
  • Italy 6.6%
  • United Kingdom 3%

Source: CEPII BACI

Show the numbers
YearLargest supplierShare
1995United States52.7%
1996United States54.4%
1997United States53.7%
1998United States36.2%
1999United States53.1%
2000United States53.2%
2001United States46.5%
2002United States45.2%
2003United States42.6%
2004Ukraine43.4%
2005United States48.7%
2006United States44.4%
2007United States47.6%
2008United States52.9%
2009United States50.2%
2010United States51.5%
2011Algeria66%
2012United States46.1%
2013United States35.3%
2014United States41.5%
2015United States47.3%
2016United States51.7%
2017United States51.5%
2018United States51.7%
2019United States54.4%
2020United States42.6%
2021United States48.1%
2022United States46.3%
2023United States45.7%
2024United States41.6%

Its suppliers

  1. United States$141 million · 41.6%
  2. Trinidad and Tobago$43 million · 12.8%
  3. China$27 million · 7.9%
  4. Italy$22 million · 6.6%
  5. United Kingdom$10 million · 3%
  6. Japan$8 million · 2.4%
  7. Barbados$7 million · 2.2%
  8. Turkey$7 million · 2.2%
  9. Brazil$7 million · 2.1%
  10. Canada$7 million · 2%

Products with a dominant supplier

Of the 70 products Saint Kitts and Nevis buys for more than $1 million in 2024, these are the highest-value ones with a dominant supplier.

ProductSupplierShareSecondValue
Yachts and pleasure boatsItaly77.1%over 75%Poland · 12.7%$28 million
Poultry meatBrazil55.5%United States · 44.3%$8 million
JewelryUnited States92.5%over 75%Italy · 2.8%$7 million
MicrochipsSingapore83.8%over 75%United States · 15.4%$7 million
3D printersChina93%over 75%United States · 6.9%$6 million
ComputersUnited States81.9%over 75%Canada · 12.3%$4 million
Other wristwatchesUnited States73.9%Switzerland · 24.8%$3 million
Sawn woodUnited States94.9%over 75%Guyana · 4.7%$3 million
Cables and wireUnited States73.6%United Kingdom · 14.3%$3 million
Other plastic articlesUnited States89.3%over 75%China · 3.5%$3 million
Detergents and surfactantsUnited States80%over 75%Trinidad and Tobago · 9%$3 million
Air conditionersUnited States70.2%China · 29.5%$3 million
FurnitureUnited States55.8%Canada · 12.6%$3 million
Low-voltage switches and connectorsUnited States58.4%United Kingdom · 37%$3 million
Bread, biscuits and pastriesUnited States61.3%Trinidad and Tobago · 18.5%$3 million
Cameras and broadcast equipmentUnited States84.1%over 75%United Kingdom · 7.8%$2 million
Pearl and gemstone articlesUnited States100%over 75%—$2 million
Steel barsDominican Republic89.4%over 75%China · 9.1%$2 million
Sauces and condimentsUnited States60%Trinidad and Tobago · 34.2%$2 million
Glass bottles and jarsTrinidad and Tobago90.9%over 75%India · 3.2%$2 million
PlywoodUnited States70.5%Brazil · 27%$2 million
Plastic pipes and hosesUnited States58.5%Canada · 16%$2 million
Toilet paper and tissuesTrinidad and Tobago50.5%United States · 43.4%$2 million
CheeseUnited States64.1%United Kingdom · 35.4%$2 million
Generating setsUnited States80%over 75%Germany · 10.4%$2 million

and 25 more

A product has a dominant supplier when a single country sells more than 50% of what is bought of it; we flag it separately above 75%.

Some of these goods may have been produced in another country: countries record origin in different ways.

Countries that sell more than 50% of some product; the darker, the higher the value of those products.

Selling: who it relies on

Largest customer: United States
34.5%
Concentration (HHI)
2,386

Concentration index (HHI): 2,386 out of 10,000; equivalent to splitting sales among 4 customers of the same size

Trend in shares

Malta went from 0% to 33.6% of what Saint Kitts and Nevis sells

Share (%)

  • United States 34.5%
  • Malta 33.6%
  • Trinidad and Tobago 4.9%
  • Switzerland 2.8%
  • Germany 2.6%

Source: CEPII BACI

Show the numbers
YearLargest customerShare
1995United States57.4%
1996United States47%
1997United States60.7%
1998United States64.1%
1999United States65.4%
2000United States44.3%
2001United States63.6%
2002United States70.7%
2003United States71.2%
2004United States63.5%
2005United States70.5%
2006United States74.3%
2007United States71.7%
2008United States75.3%
2009United States62.5%
2010United States64.2%
2011United States60.5%
2012United States63.5%
2013United States49%
2014United States45.1%
2015United States51.1%
2016United States51%
2017United States54.1%
2018United States48.8%
2019United States65.7%
2020United States67%
2021United States53%
2022United States55.6%
2023Malta45.6%
2024United States34.5%

6 of the 6 products Saint Kitts and Nevis sells for more than $1 million have a customer buying more than 50% of what Saint Kitts and Nevis sells of that product; in 3, more than 75%. In those products, sales to each one’s dominant customer add up to 64.3% of what Saint Kitts and Nevis sells.

ProductCustomerShareSecondValue
Airplanes and helicoptersMalta100%over 75%—$15 million
Other measuring instrumentsUnited States64.3%Switzerland · 10.9%$8 million
Control panelsUnited States99.7%over 75%Netherlands · 0.22%$3 million
Cider and other fermented drinksTrinidad and Tobago62.2%Belize · 26.1%$3 million
Transformers and power suppliesUnited States79.9%over 75%China · 5.3%$3 million
SpiritsUnited States67.9%Canada · 15%$1 million

Concentration compared

The closest countries in the concentration ranking (HHI, highest first).

RankCountryHHI
49Cambodia2,111
50Cabo Verde2,066
51Saint Kitts and Nevis2,047
52Mozambique2,042
53Myanmar2,038
54Iran2,018

Sources and method

Sources and licenses

Methodology

The data come from CEPII BACI (Etalab 2.0 licence), which reconciles what the exporting and the importing country report, in current USD, FOB. Data up to 2024.

Dependence is the share of a country’s imports (or exports) that each partner accounts for. It does not measure whether a product has a substitute or how much it would cost to change supplier.

The concentration index (HHI) adds up the square of each partner’s share, in percent: it runs from 0 to 10,000. Its equivalent is 10,000 ÷ HHI, the number of partners of the same size that would give that value.

Products are HS4 headings of the 1992 nomenclature (some combine different goods), with a floor of $1 million per product and country.

The EU is the 27 current members in every year; the United Kingdom is outside the EU throughout the series.

Re-exports: countries that act as redistribution hubs carry their notice and the figures are not corrected.