Saint Kitts and Nevis vs Saint Lucia: Foreign aid received as a share of national income
Saint Kitts and Nevis
3.5%
in 2013
Saint Lucia
3.3%
in 2024
Saint Kitts and Nevis rank
61st
Saint Lucia rank
64th
Foreign aid received as a share of national income over time
- Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Saint Lucia
How they compare
Saint Kitts and Nevis currently reports 3.5% against 3.3% in Saint Lucia, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Saint Kitts and Nevis's figure about 1.1 times Saint Lucia's.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Saint Lucia ahead.
Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 61st and Saint Lucia ranks 64th of 169 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Saint Kitts and Nevis averaged higher in 3 and Saint Lucia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Saint Kitts and Nevis | Saint Lucia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.2% | 5.0% | 0.8% | Saint Lucia |
| 1980s | 5.4% | 4.0% | 1.3% | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
| 1990s | 2.6% | 4.0% | 1.4% | Saint Lucia |
| 2000s | 1.8% | 1.5% | 0.4% | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
| 2010s | 2.5% | 2.0% | 0.5% | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign aid received as a share of national income, Saint Kitts and Nevis or Saint Lucia?
- Saint Kitts and Nevis, at 3.5% against 3.3% in Saint Lucia as of 2013.
- What is the difference in foreign aid received as a share of national income between Saint Kitts and Nevis and Saint Lucia?
- 0.2%, with Saint Kitts and Nevis ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Saint Kitts and Nevis and Saint Lucia?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2013.
- How do Saint Kitts and Nevis and Saint Lucia rank globally for foreign aid received as a share of national income?
- Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 61st and Saint Lucia ranks 64th of 169 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- OECD (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Foreign aid received as a share of national income. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Official development assistance (ODA) divided by gross national income, expressed as a percentage. Monetary aid is estimated as net disbursements.