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St. Vincent and the Grenadines

Capital: KingstownRegion: Latin America & Caribbean Income: Upper middle income
GDP
$1.30B
2026
Population
100,616
2024
GDP per Capita
$12K
2026
Life Expectancy
71.2 years
2023

Economy

IndicatorValueYear
GDP (Current USD, Billions)$1.30B2026
Real GDP Growth (%)2.7%2026
GDP per Capita (USD)$12K2026
GDP, PPP (Billions Intl $)$2.47B2026
GDP per Capita, PPP (Intl $)$22K2026
Share of World GDP, PPP (%)0.00%2026
GNI (Current USD)$1.15B2024
GNI per Capita (USD)$11K2024
GNI per Capita, PPP (USD)$21K2024
Industry Value Added (% of GDP)15.4%2024
Services Value Added (% of GDP)66.4%2024
Agriculture Value Added (% of GDP)3.5%2024
GDP Deflator (%)3.7%2024
GDP per Person Employed (USD)$43K2024
Manufacturing Value Added (% of GDP)3.8%2024
Adjusted Net National Income per Capita (USD)$7K2021
Coal Rents (% of GDP)0.00%2021
Mineral Rents (% of GDP)0.00%2021
Oil Rents (% of GDP)0.00%2021
Natural Gas Rents (% of GDP)0.00%2021
Total Natural Resources Rents (% of GDP)0.0%2021
Forest Rents (% of GDP)0.02%2021
Industry Value Added (Current USD)$178.5M2024

Fiscal & Monetary

IndicatorValueYear
Inflation, Consumer Prices (%)2.1%2026
Govt Gross Debt (% of GDP)90.5%2026
Fiscal Balance (% of GDP)-0.5%2026
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)-13.5%2026
Inflation, CPI (%, World Bank)3.6%2024
Lending Interest Rate (%)7.1%2024
Deposit Interest Rate (%)1.2%2024
Total Reserves incl. Gold (USD)$316.8M2024
Total Reserves (months of imports)5.82024
Official Exchange Rate (per USD)2.702024
Broad Money (% of GDP)71.4%2024

Trade

IndicatorValueYear
Merchandise Exports (USD)$57.0M2024
Merchandise Imports (USD)$506.0M2024
FDI Inflows (% of GDP)12.0%2024
FDI Outflows (% of GDP)-0.2%2024
FDI Net Inflows (USD)$138.9M2024
Personal Remittances Received (USD)$91.9M2024
Personal Remittances Received (% of GDP)7.9%2024
High-Tech Exports (% of manufactured)4.9%2023
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)-13.5%2024
Current Account Balance (USD)$-156.6M2024

External Debt

IndicatorValueYear
External Debt (% of GNI)70.3%2024
External Debt Stocks (USD)$806.4M2024
Total Debt Service (% of GNI)3.8%2024
Present Value of External Debt (USD)$528.0M2024
Use of IMF Credit (USD)$50.9M2024
Net ODA Received (% of GNI)2.0%2023

Finance

IndicatorValueYear
Domestic Credit to Private Sector (% of GDP)36.7%2024
Bank Capital to Assets Ratio (%)6.9%2023
Bank Nonperforming Loans (%)8.1%2023

People

IndicatorValueYear
Population100,6162024
Population Growth (%)-0.7%2024
Population Density (per km²)2602023
Surface Area (sq km)3902023
Land Area (sq km)3902023
Urban Population (%)47.8%2024
Urban Population (total)48,1432024
Rural Population (%)52.2%2024
Life Expectancy at Birth71.2 years2023
Life Expectancy, Male68.7 years2023
Life Expectancy, Female74.3 years2023
Fertility Rate (births per woman)1.82023
Birth Rate (per 1,000)12.22023
Death Rate (per 1,000)11.52023
Net Migration-7142025
Population Ages 0–14 (%)21.3%2024
Population Ages 15–64 (%)66.8%2024
Population Ages 65+ (%)11.9%2024
Age Dependency Ratio (%)49.7%2024
Mortality Rate, Adult Male (per 1,000)220.82023
Mortality Rate, Adult Female (per 1,000)137.02023

Labor

IndicatorValueYear
Total Labor Force53,6882025
Labor Force Participation (%)67.9%2025
Female Labor Force Participation (%)59.2%2025
Male Labor Force Participation (%)76.3%2025
Unemployment (%)18.0%2025
Female Unemployment (%)16.0%2025
Male Unemployment (%)19.5%2025
Youth Unemployment (%)41.9%2025
Employment in Agriculture (%)9.1%2025
Employment in Industry (%)21.1%2025
Employment in Services (%)69.8%2025
Vulnerable Employment (%)22.0%2025
Wage & Salaried Workers (% of total)74.3%2025
Employers (% of total employment)3.7%2025
Labor Force, Female (% of total)42.8%2025

Education

IndicatorValueYear
Education Spending (% of GDP)6.5%2023
Education Spending (% of govt expenditure)12.6%2024
Primary School Enrollment (%)111.3%2023
Secondary School Enrollment (%)125.4%2023
Primary Completion Rate (%)109.6%2023
Lower Secondary Completion Rate (%)106.3%2023
Primary School Teachers9932023
Secondary School Teachers8222023
Pupil-Teacher Ratio, Primary142018
Pupil-Teacher Ratio, Secondary142018
Expenditure per Student, Primary (% of GDP/cap)36.9%2018

Health

IndicatorValueYear
Health Spending (% of GDP)4.4%2023
Health Spending per Capita (USD)$4692023
Government Health Spending (% of GDP)3.1%2023
Out-of-Pocket Health Spending (% of total)26.6%2023
Nurses & Midwives (per 1,000)4.72023
Hospital Beds (per 1,000)3.22022
Infant Mortality (per 1,000 live births)10.62023
Under-5 Mortality, Female (per 1,000)9.72023
Under-5 Mortality, Male (per 1,000)11.62023
Cause of Death, Communicable (%)13.1%2019
Cause of Death, Non-Communicable (%)79.1%2019
Cause of Death, Injury (%)7.8%2019
Measles Immunization (% of children)99.0%2024
DPT Immunization (% of children)99.0%2024
HIV Incidence (per 1,000)0.172024
Tuberculosis Incidence (per 100,000)52024
Suicide Mortality Rate (per 100,000)0.42021
Alcohol Consumption (liters per capita)5.62020

Energy & Environment

IndicatorValueYear
Renewable Electricity Output (%)15.0%2021
Renewable Energy Consumption (%)5.1%2022
Access to Clean Fuels for Cooking (%)89.5%2023
PM2.5 Air Pollution (µg/m³)23.92020
Forest Area (%)73.2%2023
Forest Area (sq km)2852023
Terrestrial Protected Areas (%)0.5%2024
Marine Protected Areas (%)0.2%2024

Agriculture

IndicatorValueYear
Agricultural Land (%)17.9%2023
Cereal Yield (kg per hectare)14,0672023
Food Production Index (2014–2016=100)101.12022
Crop Production Index (2014–2016=100)102.52022
Livestock Production Index (2014–2016=100)88.92022
Land Under Cereal Production (hectares)452023
Fertilizer Consumption (kg per hectare)69.52023
Annual Freshwater Withdrawals (% of internal)7.9%2022

Technology

IndicatorValueYear
Internet Users (%)76.0%2023
Fixed Broadband Subscriptions (per 100)30.52023
Secure Internet Servers (per million)268.32024
Patent Applications, Non-Residents112021
Scientific Journal Articles82022
High-Technology Exports (USD)$536K2023
ICT Service Exports (% of service exports)1.5%2024

Infrastructure

IndicatorValueYear
Container Port Traffic (TEU)18,2222020
Electricity from Oil (%)85.0%2021
Electricity from Nuclear (%)0.0%2021

Gender

IndicatorValueYear
Women in Parliament (%)21.7%2024
Female Wage & Salaried Workers (%)76.7%2025
Girls Out-of-School Rate (%)111.6%2018
Adolescent Fertility Rate (per 1,000)42.32023
Gender Parity Index, Secondary1.032018

Governance

IndicatorValueYear
Control of Corruption0.742023
Government Effectiveness0.072023
Regulatory Quality0.322023
Voice & Accountability0.832023
Control of Corruption (percentile rank)76.4%2023
Government Effectiveness (percentile rank)55.7%2023
Rule of Law (percentile rank)67.9%2023
Political Stability (percentile rank)86.3%2023

Military

IndicatorValueYear
Intentional Homicides (per 100,000)51.32023

Social Protection

IndicatorValueYear
Human Capital Index (0–1)0.532020
Human Capital Index, Female0.572020
Human Capital Index, Male0.502020
Learning-Adjusted Years of School7.7 years2020

Tourism

IndicatorValueYear
International Tourism, Arrivals392,0002019
Tourism Receipts (USD)$85.0M2020
Tourism Expenditures (USD)$13.0M2020
Tourism Receipts (% of total exports)46.0%2020
International Tourism, Transport Services (USD)$2.0M2020

Urban Development

IndicatorValueYear
Population in Slums (% of urban)2.8%2022
Rural Population Growth (%)-1.0%2024