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St. Vincent and the Grenadines

VCTLatin America & Caribbean Upper middle incomeCapital: Kingstown
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58/80 indicators · percentile vs world (IMF / WB / WHO)underover
GDP
$1.24B
2026▲ 5.1%
Population
99,924
2025▼ 0.7%
GDP per Capita
$11,098
2026▲ 5.0%
Life Expectancy
71.4 years
2024▲ 0.2%
St. Vincent and the Grenadines in world space2000–2024
1k10k100k505560657075808590GDP per capita (USD, log)Life expectancy (years)20002024
192 countries · log scale on X world St. Vincent and the Grenadines· trajectory line: 1980 → today
▶About St. Vincent and the Grenadines

St. Vincent and the Grenadines's GDP is $1.24B (2026), with a population of 99,924, and GDP per capita of $11,098. Key indicators include real GDP growth of 3.0%, inflation at 0.9%, government debt at 120.1% of GDP, life expectancy of 71.4 years. Data sourced from the IMF World Economic Outlook and World Bank World Development Indicators.

▶Economy25 indicators · 2021–2026 · IMF / WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
GDP (Current USD)$1.24B2026▲ 5.1%IMF
Real GDP Growth (%)3.0%2026▼ 11.8%IMF
GDP per Capita (USD)$11,0982026▲ 5.0%IMF
GDP, PPP (Intl $)$2.45B2026▲ 6.0%IMF
GDP per Capita, PPP (Intl $)$21,9902026▲ 5.8%IMF
Share of World GDP, PPP (%)0.00%2026▲ 0.0%IMF
GNI (Current USD)$1.23B2025▲ 5.4%WB
GNI per Capita, Atlas Method (Current US$)$12,0002025▲ 7.0%WB
GNI per Capita, PPP (Current Intl $)$22,3402025▲ 4.0%WB
Industry Value Added (% of GDP)15.1%2025▼ 2.0%WB
Services Value Added (% of GDP)66.4%2025▼ 0.1%WB
Agriculture Value Added (% of GDP)3.4%2025▼ 3.1%WB
GDP Deflator Inflation (Annual %)4.9%2025▲ 32.3%WB
GDP per Employed Person (Constant 2021 PPP $)$44,2242025▲ 3.7%WB
Manufacturing Value Added (% of GDP)3.9%2025▲ 4.5%WB
Adjusted Net National Income per Capita (USD)$7,2862021▲ 4.3%WB
Coal Rents (% of GDP)0.00%2021—WB
Mineral Rents (% of GDP)0.00%2021—WB
Oil Rents (% of GDP)0.00%2021—WB
Natural Gas Rents (% of GDP)0.00%2021—WB
Total Natural Resources Rents (% of GDP)0.0%2021▼ 24.6%WB
Forest Rents (% of GDP)0.02%2021▼ 24.6%WB
Industry Value Added (Current USD)$189.6M2025▲ 6.2%WB
GDP per Capita, PPP (Constant 2021 Intl $)$19,4832025▲ 4.1%WB
GDP per Capita (Constant 2015 US$)$9,8752025▲ 4.1%WB
▶Fiscal & Monetary21 indicators · 2009–2026 · IMF / WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Inflation, Consumer Prices (%)0.9%2026▲ 0.0%IMF
Govt Gross Debt (% of GDP)120.1%2026▲ 5.9%IMF
Fiscal Balance (% of GDP)-12.1%2026▲ 1.6%IMF
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)-19.8%2026▲ 2.0%IMF
Inflation, CPI (%, World Bank)0.8%2025▼ 77.5%WB
Real Interest Rate (%)2.0%2025▼ 37.2%WB
Lending Interest Rate (%)7.1%2025▼ 0.5%WB
Deposit Interest Rate (%)1.2%2025▼ 0.7%WB
Central Government Debt (% of GDP)53.7%2009▲ 23.4%WB
Government Revenue Excluding Grants (% of GDP)25.6%2017▼ 5.1%WB
Government Expense (% of GDP)24.7%2017▲ 5.7%WB
Tax Revenue (% of GDP)23.8%2017▼ 2.3%WB
Taxes on Goods & Services (% of revenue)43.5%2017▲ 1.7%WB
Taxes on International Trade (% of revenue)17.6%2017▲ 8.8%WB
Taxes on Income, Profits & Capital Gains (% of rev)24.7%2017▼ 2.0%WB
Net Investment in Nonfinancial Assets (% of GDP)3.6%2017▲ 38.0%WB
Total Reserves incl. Gold (USD)$281.2M2025▼ 11.2%WB
Total Reserves (months of imports)4.72025▼ 14.6%WB
Official Exchange Rate (per USD)2.72025▲ 0.0%WB
PPP Conversion Factor1.492025▲ 2.1%WB
Broad Money (% of GDP)69.4%2025▼ 2.8%WB
▶Trade10 indicators · 2023–2025 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Merchandise Exports (USD)$37.0M2025▼ 35.1%WB
Merchandise Imports (USD)$509.0M2025▲ 0.6%WB
FDI Inflows (% of GDP)8.9%2025▼ 26.1%WB
FDI Outflows (% of GDP)-0.2%2025▲ 0.0%WB
FDI Net Inflows (USD)$111.4M2025▼ 19.8%WB
Personal Remittances Received (USD)$88.3M2025▼ 3.9%WB
Personal Remittances Received (% of GDP)7.0%2025▼ 11.4%WB
High-Tech Exports (% of manufactured)4.9%2023▲ 23.1%WB
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)-16.1%2025▲ 3.7%WB
Current Account Balance (USD)$-201.7M2025▼ 4.5%WB
▶External Debt7 indicators · 2023–2024 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
External Debt (% of GNI)70.3%2024▲ 8.2%WB
External Debt Stocks (USD)$806.4M2024▲ 15.5%WB
Total Debt Service (% of GNI)3.8%2024▲ 1.1%WB
Present Value of External Debt (USD)$528.0M2024—WB
Use of IMF Credit (USD)$50.9M2024▼ 3.8%WB
Net ODA Received (% of GNI)2.0%2023▲ 27.3%WB
Net ODA Received (USD)$21.3M2023▲ 37.4%WB
▶Finance4 indicators · 2025 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Domestic Credit to Private Sector (% of GDP)36.6%2025▼ 0.3%WB
Bank Capital to Assets Ratio (%)7.5%2025▲ 8.0%WB
Bank Nonperforming Loans (%)4.5%2025▼ 22.7%WB
Firms Using Banks to Finance Investment (%)29.0%2025▼ 48.0%WB
▶Business Environment1 indicator · 2025 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Time to Get Electricity (days)1082025▲ 1068.7%WB
▶Private Sector6 indicators · 2025 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Firms Expected to Pay Bribes (%)5.7%2025▲ 100.3%WB
Firms with Female Participation in Ownership (%)41.2%2025▼ 45.8%WB
Firms with a Female Top Manager (%)21.5%2025▼ 44.3%WB
Firms Offering Training (%)43.6%2025▼ 4.4%WB
Time to Obtain an Operating License (days)6.62025▼ 9.8%WB
Firms Competing with Unregistered Firms (%)60.0%2025▼ 7.8%WB
▶People23 indicators · 2023–2025 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Population99,9242025▼ 0.7%WB
Population Growth (%)-0.7%2025▲ 1.4%WB
Population Density (per km²)2602023▼ 0.7%WB
Surface Area (sq km)3902023▲ 0.0%WB
Land Area (sq km)3902023▲ 0.0%WB
Urban Population (%)48.0%2025▲ 0.3%WB
Urban Population (total)47,9452025▼ 0.4%WB
Rural Population (%)52.0%2025▼ 0.3%WB
Life Expectancy at Birth71.4 years2024▲ 0.2%WB
Life Expectancy, Male68.8 years2024▲ 0.2%WB
Life Expectancy, Female74.5 years2024▲ 0.2%WB
Fertility Rate (births per woman)1.82024▼ 0.8%WB
Birth Rate (per 1,000)122024▼ 1.7%WB
Death Rate (per 1,000)11.52024▲ 0.3%WB
Net Migration-7142025▲ 3.1%WB
Population Ages 0–14 (%)20.9%2025▼ 2.0%WB
Population Ages 15–64 (%)66.9%2025▲ 0.1%WB
Population Ages 65+ (%)12.3%2025▲ 3.0%WB
Age Dependency Ratio (%)49.5%2025▼ 0.3%WB
Old-Age Dependency Ratio (%)18.3%2025▲ 2.9%WB
Youth Dependency Ratio (%)31.2%2025▼ 2.1%WB
Mortality Rate, Adult Male (per 1,000)215.72024▼ 2.3%WB
Mortality Rate, Adult Female (per 1,000)135.22024▼ 1.3%WB
▶Labor18 indicators · 2008–2025 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Total Labor Force53,6882025▼ 0.4%WB
Labor Force Participation (%)67.9%2025▼ 0.2%WB
Female Labor Force Participation (%)59.2%2025▼ 0.1%WB
Male Labor Force Participation (%)76.3%2025▼ 0.3%WB
Unemployment (%)18.0%2025▼ 0.5%WB
Female Unemployment (%)16.0%2025▼ 1.4%WB
Male Unemployment (%)19.5%2025▲ 0.1%WB
Youth Unemployment (%)41.9%2025▲ 0.2%WB
Employment in Agriculture (%)9.1%2025▼ 2.8%WB
Employment in Industry (%)21.1%2025▲ 0.3%WB
Employment in Services (%)69.8%2025▲ 0.3%WB
Labor Force Participation, Age 15+ (National Estimate, %)64.6%2008▲ 2.8%WB
Vulnerable Employment (%)22.0%2025▼ 1.0%WB
Wage & Salaried Workers (% of total)74.3%2025▲ 0.3%WB
Employers (% of total employment)3.7%2025▲ 0.2%WB
Labor Force, Female (% of total)42.8%2025▲ 0.3%WB
Employment to Population Ratio (%)55.7%2025▼ 0.1%WB
Self-Employed (% of total)25.7%2025▼ 0.8%WB
▶Education17 indicators · 2007–2024 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Education Spending (% of GDP)6.5%2023▼ 8.7%WB
Education Spending (% of govt expenditure)12.6%2024▼ 1.8%WB
Primary School Enrollment (%)111.4%2024▲ 0.1%WB
Secondary School Enrollment (%)124.9%2024▼ 0.4%WB
Tertiary School Enrollment (%)41.5%2022▲ 16.2%WB
Primary Completion Rate (%)109.0%2024▼ 0.6%WB
Lower Secondary Completion Rate (%)109.9%2024▲ 3.3%WB
Out-of-School Children, Primary682017▼ 54.0%WB
Out-of-School Girls, Primary582007▼ 82.9%WB
Primary School Teachers1,0182024▲ 2.5%WB
Secondary School Teachers8622024▲ 4.9%WB
Pupil-Teacher Ratio, Primary142018▼ 0.0%WB
Pupil-Teacher Ratio, Secondary142018▼ 3.4%WB
Primary Education Spending (% of Education Budget)36.9%2018▲ 0.8%WB
Persistence to Last Primary Grade (% of Cohort)94.6%2017▲ 7.8%WB
Secondary Education Spending (% of Education Budget)31.5%2018▼ 0.8%WB
Tertiary Education Spending (% of Education Budget)7.0%2010▲ 29.4%WB
▶Health40 indicators · 2012–2025 · WHO
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Health Spending (% of GDP)4.4%2023▼ 3.7%WHO
Health Spending per Capita (USD)$4692023▲ 7.1%WHO
Government Health Spending (% of GDP)3.1%2023▼ 3.8%WHO
Out-of-Pocket Health Spending (% of total)26.6%2023▼ 3.1%WHO
Physicians (per 1,000 people)0.92012▲ 43.2%WHO
Nurses & Midwives (per 1,000)4.72023▼ 35.7%WHO
Hospital Beds (per 1,000)3.22022▼ 24.6%WHO
Under-5 Mortality (per 1,000 live births)11.32024▼ 4.2%WHO
Neonatal Mortality (per 1,000)92024▼ 3.2%WHO
Maternal Mortality (per 100,000)562023▲ 0.0%WHO
Under-5 Mortality, Female (per 1,000)10.32024▼ 3.7%WHO
Under-5 Mortality, Male (per 1,000)12.22024▼ 4.7%WHO
Communicable, Maternal, Prenatal & Nutrition Causes (% of Deaths)19.0%2021▲ 64.1%WHO
Cause of Death, Non-Communicable (%)74.5%2021▼ 8.1%WHO
Cause of Death, Injury (%)6.5%2021▼ 11.2%WHO
Measles Immunization (% of children)99.0%2024▲ 10.0%WHO
DPT Immunization (% of children)99.0%2024▲ 5.3%WHO
HIV Incidence (per 1,000)0.172024▼ 10.5%WHO
Tuberculosis Incidence (per 100,000)52024▲ 17.9%WHO
Suicide Mortality Rate (per 100,000)0.42021▲ 28.1%WHO
Alcohol Consumption (liters per capita)5.62020▼ 21.5%WHO
Life Expectancy at Birth (WHO)72.557094182021—WHO
Remaining Life Expectancy at Age 60 (WHO)19.931575622021—WHO
Healthy Life Expectancy at Birth (HALE)62.879650732021—WHO
Infant Mortality, Under Age 1 (WHO)10.2274835062024—WHO
Under-5 Mortality (WHO)11.2773810132024—WHO
Neonatal Mortality, 0–27 Days (WHO)8.9516378232024—WHO
Maternal Deaths (WHO Estimates)0.6878883642023—WHO
Estimated Tuberculosis Incidence (WHO)4.62024—WHO
Diabetes Prevalence, Age 18+ (age-standardized, %)14.3812582022—WHO
DTP3 Immunization Coverage (WHO/UNICEF)992025—WHO
Measles First-Dose Coverage (MCV1, WHO/UNICEF)992025—WHO
Hepatitis B Three-Dose Coverage (HepB3, WHO/UNICEF)992025—WHO
Physicians (total)1912024▲ 1.6%WHO
Nursing & Midwifery Personnel8122023▼ 1.7%WHO
Dentists (total)232023▲ 15.0%WHO
Pharmacists (total)712023▲ 0.0%WHO
UHC Service Coverage Index (SDG 3.8.1)802023—WHO
Road Traffic Death Rate (per 100K)4.82021—WHO
Current Health Expenditure per Capita (WHO, US$)469.207092292023—WHO
▶Energy & Environment17 indicators · 2007–2025 · WB / WHO
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
CO₂ Emissions per Capita, Excluding LULUCF (t CO2e)1.32024▲ 4.3%WB
CO₂ Emissions, Excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e)02024▲ 3.5%WB
Energy Use (kg oil eq. per capita)6282007▲ 0.4%WB
Renewable Electricity Output (%)15.0%2021▼ 10.9%WB
Renewable Energy Consumption (%)5.1%2022▲ 2.0%WB
Access to Electricity (%)100.0%2024▲ 0.0%WB
Access to Clean Fuels for Cooking (%)89.5%2023▼ 1.0%WB
PM2.5 Air Pollution (µg/m³)10.62023▼ 0.7%WB
Forest Area (%)73.2%2023▲ 0.0%WB
Forest Area (sq km)2852023▲ 0.0%WB
Arable Land (%)5.1%2023▲ 0.0%WB
Terrestrial and Marine Protected Areas (%)0.5%2025▲ 0.0%WB
Marine Protected Areas (%)0.2%2025▲ 0.0%WB
Access to Basic Drinking Water (%)97.7%2018▲ 0.0%WHO
Access to Basic Sanitation (%)89.7%2018▲ 0.0%WHO
Urban PM2.5 Concentration (WHO)8.6719015972023—WHO
Air Pollution Mortality (household + ambient, age-standardized)46.1852021—WHO
▶Agriculture11 indicators · 2022–2024 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Agricultural Land (%)17.9%2023▲ 0.0%WB
Cereal Yield (kg per hectare)13,3442024▼ 5.1%WB
Food Production Index (2014–2016=100)101.12022▲ 0.1%WB
Crop Production Index (2014–2016=100)102.52022▲ 0.4%WB
Livestock Production Index (2014–2016=100)88.92022▼ 2.9%WB
Land Under Cereal Production (hectares)322024▼ 28.9%WB
Total Fisheries Production (metric tonnes)9712024▼ 2.5%WB
Fertilizer Consumption (kg per hectare)69.52023▲ 0.0%WB
Prevalence of Undernourishment (%)6.1%2023▲ 3.4%WB
Annual Freshwater Withdrawals (% of internal)7.9%2022▲ 0.0%WB
Cereal Production (metric tons)4272024▼ 32.5%WB
▶Technology10 indicators · 2002–2025 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Internet Users (%)76.2%2024▲ 0.9%WB
Mobile Subscriptions (per 100 people)1082024▲ 6.6%WB
Fixed Broadband Subscriptions (per 100)29.52024▼ 3.4%WB
Secure Internet Servers (per million)268.32024▲ 59.9%WB
R&D Spending (% of GDP)0.11%2002▲ 184.2%WB
Patent Applications, Non-Residents112021▲ 120.0%WB
Scientific Journal Articles32023▼ 55.6%WB
High-Technology Exports (USD)$535,9392023▲ 179.9%WB
ICT Service Exports (% of service exports)0.8%2025▼ 6.8%WB
ICT Service Exports (USD)$3.0M2025▲ 3.5%WB
▶Infrastructure3 indicators · 2021–2024 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Container Port Traffic (TEU)24,4162024▲ 20.3%WB
Electricity from Oil (%)85.0%2021▲ 2.2%WB
Electricity from Nuclear (%)0.0%2021—WB
▶Gender7 indicators · 2018–2025 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Women in Parliament (%)13.3%2025▼ 38.7%WB
Female Wage & Salaried Workers (%)76.7%2025▲ 0.2%WB
Gross Intake to First Primary Grade, Female (%)111.6%2018▲ 2.8%WB
Adolescent Fertility Rate (per 1,000)40.82024▼ 3.6%WB
Gross Intake to First Primary Grade, Total (%)113.4%2018▲ 2.1%WB
Gender Parity Index, Secondary1.032018▲ 2.7%WB
Gender Parity in Primary Education0.982020▲ 1.3%WB
▶Governance10 indicators · 2023 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Control of Corruption0.742023▼ 2.5%WB
Government Effectiveness0.072023▼ 76.8%WB
Political Stability1.022023▼ 1.5%WB
Regulatory Quality0.322023▼ 9.0%WB
Rule of Law0.572023▼ 11.3%WB
Voice & Accountability0.832023▼ 2.2%WB
Control of Corruption (percentile rank)76.4%2023▼ 1.8%WB
Government Effectiveness (percentile rank)55.7%2023▼ 11.3%WB
Rule of Law (percentile rank)67.9%2023▼ 4.0%WB
Political Stability (percentile rank)86.3%2023▼ 0.1%WB
▶Military1 indicator · 2023 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Intentional Homicides (per 100,000)51.32023▲ 24.7%WB
▶Social Protection4 indicators · 2020 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Human Capital Index (0–1)0.532020▼ 0.5%WB
Human Capital Index, Female0.572020▲ 0.8%WB
Human Capital Index, Male0.502020▼ 1.6%WB
Learning-Adjusted Years of School7.7 years2020▼ 1.1%WB
▶Tourism5 indicators · 2019–2020 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
International Tourism, Arrivals392,0002019▲ 10.1%WB
Tourism Receipts (USD)$85.0M2020▼ 66.7%WB
Tourism Expenditures (USD)$13.0M2020▼ 67.5%WB
Tourism Receipts (% of total exports)46.0%2020▼ 40.7%WB
International Tourism, Transport Services (USD)$2.0M2020▼ 66.7%WB
▶Urban Development3 indicators · 2022–2025 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Urban Population Growth (%)-0.4%2025▲ 3.0%WB
Population in Slums (% of urban)2.8%2022—WB
Rural Population Growth (%)-0.9%2025▲ 0.7%WB

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