# Foreign relations of Saint Kitts and Nevis

Saint Kitts and Nevis is an island nation in the Caribbean. Its ties with CARICOM and its proximity to South and North America have allowed strong diplomatic ties with several nations.

## Diplomatic relations

List of countries which Saint Kitts and Nevis maintains diplomatic relations with (No dates are found for Ecuador, Guyana, Haiti and Nigeria):
Date :
| 1 | Antigua and Barbuda | 19 September 1983 |
| 2 | Barbados | 19 September 1983 |
| 3 | Grenada | 19 September 1983 |
| 4 | Jamaica | 19 September 1983 |
| 5 | Saint Lucia | 19 September 1983 |
| 6 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 19 September 1983 |
| 7 | United Kingdom | 19 September 1983 |
| 8 | South Korea | 19 September 1983 |
| 9 | Trinidad and Tobago | 19 September 1983 |
| 10 | United States | 20 September 1983 |
| 11 | Belize | 21 September 1983 |
| — | Republic of China | 23 September 1983 |
| 12 | Canada | 11 October 1983 |
| 13 | Venezuela | 31 October 1983 |
| 14 | India | 22 December 1983 |
| 15 | Dominica | 1983 |
| 16 | Colombia | 1 January 1984 |
| 17 | Israel | January 1984 |
| 18 | France | 17 July 1984 |
| 19 | Germany | 27 August 1984 |
| 20 | Japan | 14 January 1985 |
| 21 | Brazil | 25 October 1985 |
| 22 | Australia | 9 February 1986 |
| 23 | Thailand | 16 January 1987 |
| 24 | Spain | 19 March 1987 |
| 25 | Argentina | 7 December 1988 |
| 26 | Uruguay | 1988 |
| 27 | Chile | 1989 |
| 28 | Mexico | 31 July 1990 |
| 29 | Seychelles | 12 December 1991 |
| 30 | North Korea | 13 December 1991 |
| 31 | Sweden | 3 April 1992 |
| 32 | Nicaragua | May 1992 |
| 33 | Costa Rica | 11 June 1992 |
| 34 | Singapore | 1 July 1992 |
| 35 | El Salvador | 15 October 1992 |
| 36 | Norway | 15 October 1992 |
| 37 | Switzerland | 17 November 1992 |
| 38 | Panama | 19 November 1992 |
| 39 | Bahamas | 1992 |
| 40 | Guatemala | 1992 |
| 41 | Ghana | June 1993 |
| 42 | Portugal | 1 March 1995 |
| 43 | Azerbaijan | 22 March 1995 |
| 44 | Cuba | 10 May 1995 |
| 45 | Italy | 7 January 1996 |
| 46 | South Africa | 25 February 1998 |
| — | Holy See | 19 July 1999 |
| 47 | Austria | 1999 |
| 48 | Philippines | 11 August 2000 |
| 49 | Russia | 22 September 2003 |
| 50 | Netherlands | March 2004 |
| 51 | Iceland | 5 May 2004 |
| 52 | Belgium | 7 July 2004 |
| 53 | Greece | 9 July 2004 |
| 54 | Malta | 25 November 2005 |
| 55 | Algeria | 1 October 2007 |
| 56 | Morocco | 2 October 2007 |
| 57 | Slovakia | 26 September 2008 |
| 58 | Slovenia | 5 June 2009 |
| 59 | Latvia | 8 June 2009 |
| 60 | Luxembourg | 18 June 2009 |
| 61 | Poland | 23 June 2009 |
| 62 | Botswana | 25 June 2009 |
| 63 | Romania | 25 June 2009 |
| 64 | Finland | 22 September 2009 |
| 65 | Estonia | 23 September 2009 |
| 66 | Czech Republic | 18 February 2010 |
| 67 | Monaco | 21 April 2010 |
| 68 | Turkey | 3 June 2010 |
| 69 | United Arab Emirates | 16 June 2010 |
| 70 | Liechtenstein | 2010 |
| 71 | Hungary | 11 May 2011 |
| 72 | Suriname | 11 October 2011 |
| 73 | Georgia | 26 October 2011 |
| 74 | Lithuania | 26 September 2012 |
| 75 | Montenegro | 19 October 2012 |
| 76 | Kuwait | 16 November 2012 |
| 77 | Paraguay | 22 March 2013 |
| 78 | Kazakhstan | 8 May 2013 |
| 79 | Malaysia | 30 July 2013 |
| 80 | New Zealand | 30 September 2013 |
| 81 | Vietnam | 1 November 2013 |
| 82 | Indonesia | 30 January 2014 |
| 83 | Fiji | 16 May 2014 |
| 84 | Ukraine | 8 June 2015 |
| — | Kosovo | 4 March 2016 |
| 85 | Cyprus | 8 March 2016 |
| 86 | Mongolia | 12 April 2016 |
| 87 | Senegal | 27 April 2016 |
| 88 | Croatia | 27 May 2016 |
| 89 | Belarus | 4 June 2016 |
| 90 | Gambia | 6 June 2016 |
| 91 | Dominican Republic | 21 September 2016 |
| 92 | Maldives | 21 September 2016 |
| 93 | Kenya | 22 September 2016 |
| 94 | Saudi Arabia | 29 September 2016 |
| 95 | Mauritius | 25 November 2016 |
| 96 | Bolivia | 25 January 2017 |
| 97 | Brunei | 21 February 2017 |
| 98 | Ethiopia | 1 March 2017 |
| 99 | Turkmenistan | 31 May 2017 |
| 100 | Qatar | 16 August 2017 |
| 101 | Moldova | 8 September 2017 |
| 102 | Armenia | 21 September 2017 |
| 103 | Laos | 23 September 2017 |
| 104 | Mozambique | 9 November 2017 |
| 105 | Gabon | 5 January 2018 |
| 106 | Nepal | 30 May 2018 |
| 107 | Eswatini | 7 June 2018 |
| 108 | Tajikistan | 7 June 2018 |
| 109 | Kyrgyzstan | 8 June 2018 |
| 110 | San Marino | 25 September 2018 |
| 111 | Togo | 25 September 2018 |
| 112 | Bahrain | 27 September 2018 |
| 113 | Sao Tome and Principe | 28 September 2018 |
| 114 | Albania | 31 October 2018 |
| 115 | Serbia | 6 November 2018 |
| 116 | Cambodia | 16 November 2018 |
| 117 | Marshall Islands | 18 December 2018 |
| 118 | Rwanda | 15 February 2019 |
| 119 | Honduras | 26 June 2019 |
| — | State of Palestine | 29 July 2019 |
| 120 | North Macedonia | 12 September 2019 |
| 121 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 6 December 2019 |
| 122 | Djibouti | 20 February 2020 |
| 123 | Bangladesh | 31 August 2020 |
| 124 | Jordan | 9 December 2020 |
| 125 | Sri Lanka | 22 March 2021 |
| 126 | Cameroon | 9 June 2021 |
| 127 | Egypt | 21 September 2021 |
| 128 | Burkina Faso | 10 October 2021 |
| 129 | Zimbabwe | 30 November 2021 |
| 130 | Sudan | 24 February 2022 |
| 131 | Uzbekistan | 9 March 2022 |
| 132 | Uganda | 1 April 2022 |
| 133 | Tuvalu | 4 April 2022 |
| 134 | Benin | 2 June 2022 |
| 135 | Andorra | 21 September 2022 |
| 136 | Peru | 24 April 2023 |
| 137 | Ireland | 16 June 2023 |
| 138 | Equatorial Guinea | 22 September 2023 |
| 139 | Pakistan | 25 January 2024 |
| 140 | Cape Verde | 10 May 2024 |
| 141 | Palau | 21 May 2024 |
| 142 | Lebanon | 24 July 2024 |
| 143 | Comoros | 28 September 2024 |
| 144 | Ecuador | Unknown |
| 145 | Guyana | Unknown |
| 146 | Haiti | Unknown |
| 147 | Nigeria | Unknown |

## Table

| Country | Formal Relations Began | Notes |
| India | 1983 | See India–Saint Kitts and Nevis relations |
| Mexico | 31 July 1990 | See Mexico–Saint Kitts and Nevis relations Mexico is accredited to Saint Kitts and Nevis from its embassy in Castries, Saint Lucia and maintains an honorary consulate in Basseterre. Saint Kitts and Nevis is accredited to Mexico from its embassy in Washington, D.C., United States. |
| South Korea | 19 September 1983 | The two countries have good relations. |
| Turkey | | Turkish Embassy in Santo Domingo is accredited to St. Kitts and Nevis. Trade volume between the two countries was 5.9 million USD in 2019. |
| United Kingdom | 19 September 1983 | See Saint Kitts and Nevis–United Kingdom relations Saint Kitts and Nevis established diplomatic relations with the United Kingdom on 19 September 1983. Both countries are Commonwealth Realms. Saint Kitts and Nevis maintains a high commission in London. The United Kingdom is accredited to Saint Kitts and Nevis from its high commission in Bridgetown; there is no British high commission in Saint Kitts and Nevis. The UK governed Saint Kitts and Nevis from the 17th century to 1983, when Saint Kitts and Nevis achieved full independence. Both countries share common membership of the Caribbean Development Bank, the Commonwealth, the International Criminal Court, and the World Trade Organization, as well as the CARIFORUM–UK Economic Partnership Agreement. |
| United States | 1983 | See Saint Kitts and Nevis–United States relations United States maintains a diplomatic presence through its embassy in Barbados and consulate in Antigua. |