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St. Kitts and Nevis Trade Summary

2008

St. Kitts and Nevis exports, imports, tariff by year.

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TRADE SUMMARY FOR ST. KITTS AND NEVIS 2008

Overall Exports and Imports for St. Kitts and Nevis 2008

Exports and imports of St. Kitts and Nevis in 2008 are below, along with number of countries and products

  • The total value of exports (FoB) was 51 million.
  • The total value of imports (CIF) was 325 million.
  • At the HS6 digit level, 404 products were exported to 37 countries and 2,968 products were imported from 112 countries.

St. Kitts and Nevis top 5 Export and Import partners 2008

Top five countries to which St. Kitts and Nevis exported in 2008 are below, along with the percent of total exports that went to that country:

  1. St. Kitts and Nevis exports to United States worth US$ 43 million, with a partner share of 84.71 percent.
  2. St. Kitts and Nevis exports to United Kingdom worth US$ 2 million, with a partner share of 4.47 percent.
  3. St. Kitts and Nevis exports to Netherlands Antilles worth US$ 1 million, with a partner share of 2.41 percent.
  4. St. Kitts and Nevis exports to Antigua and Barbuda worth US$ 1 million, with a partner share of 1.51 percent.
  5. St. Kitts and Nevis exports to Grenada worth US$ 1 million, with a partner share of 1.17 percent.

Top five countries from which St. Kitts and Nevis imported goods in 2008 are below, along with percent of total imports that came from the country :

  1. St. Kitts and Nevis imports from United States worth US$ 198 million, with a partner share of 61.00 percent.
  2. St. Kitts and Nevis imports from Trinidad and Tobago worth US$ 37 million, with a partner share of 11.54 percent.
  3. St. Kitts and Nevis imports from United Kingdom worth US$ 15 million, with a partner share of 4.48 percent.
  4. St. Kitts and Nevis imports from Japan worth US$ 10 million, with a partner share of 3.03 percent.
  5. St. Kitts and Nevis imports from Canada worth US$ 7 million, with a partner share of 2.08 percent.

St. Kitts and Nevis Top 5 Productsexports imports at HS 6 digit level 2008

The top five exported HS 6 digit level products to world by St. Kitts and Nevis along with trade value are:

  1. St. Kitts and Nevis exported Electrical switches for a voltage not exceeding , worth 17,217.31 (US$ Thousands).
  2. St. Kitts and Nevis exported Parts suitable for use solely or princ with the , worth 12,845.78 (US$ Thousands).
  3. St. Kitts and Nevis exported Electrical app for switching or protec elec cir , worth 3,669.01 (US$ Thousands).
  4. St. Kitts and Nevis exported New stamps; stamp-impressed paper; banknotes; c , worth 1,844.45 (US$ Thousands).
  5. St. Kitts and Nevis exported Bodies for tractors, buses, trucks and special , worth 1,785.75 (US$ Thousands).

The top five imported HS 6 digit level products from world by St. Kitts and Nevis along with trade value are

  1. St. Kitts and Nevis imported Art. of jewellery and pts thereof of/o prec mtl , worth 27,318.18 (US$ Thousands).
  2. St. Kitts and Nevis imported Petroleum oils, etc, (excl. crude); preparation , worth 22,437.26 (US$ Thousands).
  3. St. Kitts and Nevis imported Automobiles with reciprocating piston engine di , worth 7,552.06 (US$ Thousands).
  4. St. Kitts and Nevis imported Articles, iron or steel, nes , worth 6,281.86 (US$ Thousands).
  5. St. Kitts and Nevis imported Portland cement (excl. white) , worth 6,113.79 (US$ Thousands).

Exports and Imports of Product Groups 2008

Exports and imports of products by stages of processing in 2008 are below along with their corresponding Product Share as percent of total export or import

Tariffs 2008

Tariffs imposed by St. Kitts and Nevis in 2008 are below

  • The maximum rate of tariff in percentage on any product was 210.60 percent.
  • The simple average tariff across all products was 12.24 percent.
  • The trade weighted average tariff was 13.60 .
  • The total duty free imports in thousands of US dollars were 44,797.74 and duty free tariff line items share was 24.90 percent.

Development Indicators 2008

Key Development Indicators of St. Kitts and Nevis in 2008 are below

  • St. Kitts and Nevis GDP in current US dollar was 778 million.
  • GNI per capita, Atlas method (current US$) was 15,860.00 .
  • St. Kitts and Nevis Trade balance: as % of GDP was not available.
  • Trade balance in current US$ was not available.
  • Trade as percentage of GDP was not available .
  • Trade in services as percentage of GDP was 37.41 .

Trade Indicators 2008

Trade Indicators for St. Kitts and Nevis in 2008 are below

  • Hirschman Herfindahl market concentration index was 0.56.
  • Index of export market penetration was 1.28.
  • World Growth in percentage was -59.29 and St. Kitts and Nevis Country Growth was -0.21 .