What the United States ships to Saint Kitts and Nevis
U.S. goods exports to Saint Kitts and Nevis totaled $204.8 million in 2025, according to the U.S. Census Bureau, up 26.3% on 2024.
By U.S. goods exports, Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 18th of 21 in North America on our list, between Antigua and Barbuda ($435.2 million) and Grenada ($190.4 million).
The largest increases from 2024 to 2025 were in jewelry, etc. (up $8.3 million), fuel oil (up $5.2 million) and minimum value shipments (up $5.1 million).
In 2025, monthly U.S. exports to Saint Kitts and Nevis peaked in October at $25.5 million and were lowest in January at $10.7 million. July to December accounted for 53.5% of the year's exports. The fourth quarter (October to December) was the busiest, with $67.6 million.
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| Month | U.S. exports | Share of the year |
|---|---|---|
| January 2025 | $10.73 million | 5.2% |
| February 2025 | $18.07 million | 8.8% |
| March 2025 | $14.67 million | 7.2% |
| April 2025 | $14.6 million | 7.1% |
| May 2025 | $19.29 million | 9.4% |
| June 2025 | $17.97 million | 8.8% |
| July 2025 | $14.77 million | 7.2% |
| August 2025 | $14.29 million | 7% |
| September 2025 | $12.8 million | 6.3% |
| October 2025 | $25.47 million | 12.4% |
| November 2025 | $20.63 million | 10.1% |
| December 2025 | $21.52 million | 10.5% |
From 2016 to 2025, U.S. exports to Saint Kitts and Nevis rose from $144.5 million to $204.8 million, and U.S. imports went from $49.1 million to $20.2 million. The biggest one-year rise in exports came in 2017, up $99 million (68.5%). The 10-year average was $179.1 million a year.
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| Year | U.S. exports | Change | U.S. imports |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $204.8 million | +26.3% | $20.24 million |
| 2024 | $162.1 million | -8% | $19.48 million |
| 2023 | $176.3 million | +1.6% | $21.65 million |
| 2022 | $173.5 million | +20.3% | $31.03 million |
| 2021 | $144.2 million | +6% | $40.18 million |
| 2020 | $136 million | -30.8% | $50.1 million |
| 2019 | $196.7 million | -6% | $56.65 million |
| 2018 | $209.4 million | -14% | $51.93 million |
| 2017 | $243.5 million | +68.5% | $47.59 million |
| 2016 | $144.5 million | n/a | $49.07 million |
Minimum value shipments, jewelry, etc. and fuel oil were the three largest, at 28.1% of the total. Nine of the 20 categories shrank from 2024, led by electric apparatus.
| Category | 2025 | Share | 2024 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minimum value shipments | $23.66 million | 11.6% | $18.53 million | +27.7% |
| Jewelry, etc. | $21.1 million | 10.3% | $12.79 million | +65% |
| Fuel oil | $12.86 million | 6.3% | $7.705 million | +66.9% |
| Petroleum products, other | $11.11 million | 5.4% | $8.354 million | +33% |
| Finished metal shapes | $7.683 million | 3.8% | $3.519 million | +118.3% |
| Meat, poultry, etc. | $7.606 million | 3.7% | $8.397 million | -9.4% |
| Electric apparatus | $5.548 million | 2.7% | $6.957 million | -20.3% |
| Other foods | $5.109 million | 2.5% | $5.375 million | -4.9% |
| Civilian aircraft, engines, equipment, and parts | $4.381 million | 2.1% | $25,656 | +16976.1% |
| Logs and lumber | $4.095 million | 2% | $4.98 million | -17.8% |
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| Category | 2025 | Share | 2024 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toiletries and cosmetics | $3.847 million | 1.9% | $4.2 million | -8.4% |
| Chemicals-other | $3.436 million | 1.7% | $4.067 million | -15.5% |
| Other industrial supplies | $3.413 million | 1.7% | $1.762 million | +93.7% |
| Fish and shellfish | $3.368 million | 1.6% | $2.879 million | +17% |
| Cell phones and other household goods, n.e.c. | $3.114 million | 1.5% | $3.155 million | -1.3% |
| Photo, service industry machinery | $3.06 million | 1.5% | $1.864 million | +64.2% |
| Computer accessories | $2.921 million | 1.4% | $2.119 million | +37.8% |
| Industrial machines, other | $2.881 million | 1.4% | $3.173 million | -9.2% |
| Household appliances | $2.849 million | 1.4% | $2.96 million | -3.7% |
| Telecommunications equipment | $2.845 million | 1.4% | $1.036 million | +174.6% |
The United States imported $20.2 million of goods from Saint Kitts and Nevis in 2025, led by measuring, testing, control instruments, U.S. goods returned, and reimports and electric apparatus (71.7% together). Imports of measuring, testing, control instruments were up 3.4% on 2024.
| Category | 2025 | Share | 2024 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Measuring, testing, control instruments | $6.999 million | 34.6% | $6.769 million | +3.4% |
| U.S. goods returned, and reimports | $4.632 million | 22.9% | $3.974 million | +16.6% |
| Electric apparatus | $2.87 million | 14.2% | $2.305 million | +24.5% |
| Generators, accessories | $2.003 million | 9.9% | $2.066 million | -3.1% |
| Other (movies, miscellaneous imports, and special transactions) | $880,300 | 4.3% | $126,000 | +598.7% |
| Minimum value shipments | $706,538 | 3.5% | $660,829 | +6.9% |
| Parts-civilian aircraft | $481,129 | 2.4% | $769,872 | -37.5% |
| Nonmonetary gold | $283,668 | 1.4% | $10,800 | +2526.6% |
| Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine | $216,272 | 1.1% | $834,288 | -74.1% |
| Fish and shellfish | $209,655 | 1% | $136,470 | +53.6% |
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| Category | 2025 | Share | 2024 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Telecommunications equipment | $155,278 | 0.8% | $145,079 | +7% |
| Plastic materials | $139,840 | 0.7% | $2,036 | +6768.4% |
| Engines-civilian aircraft | $98,966 | 0.5% | n/a | n/a |
| Jewelry | $91,739 | 0.5% | $718,557 | -87.2% |
| Laboratory testing instruments | $61,851 | 0.3% | $7,769 | +696.1% |
| Medicinal equipment | $56,184 | 0.3% | $39,948 | +40.6% |
| Industrial machines, other | $39,984 | 0.2% | $497,749 | -92% |
| Computer accessories | $37,656 | 0.2% | $5,491 | +585.8% |
| Iron and steel, advanced | $35,217 | 0.2% | $54,813 | -35.8% |
| Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. | $30,991 | 0.2% | $42,935 | -27.8% |
