ECONDEX

Economic and development data for every country, explained with the numbers checked.

St. Vincent and the Grenadines

Latin America & Caribbean. Upper middle income. Capital: Kingstown. Population 99,924 (2025).

Key trends

GDP per person (PPP) (constant international $)
9,029 14,150 19,270 1995 2025 19,483
GDP growth (%)
−4.2 1.6 7.5 1995 2025 3.4
Inflation, consumer prices (% annual)
−1.5 4.2 9.8 1995 2025 0.8
Life expectancy at birth (years)
69.2 70.3 71.3 1995 2024 71.4

Indicators

Each country reports for different years, so check the year beside every figure. Rank 1 is the highest value among countries with recent data.

Economy

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
GDP per person (PPP)constant international $ 19,483 2025 +3,719 +4,974 95 of 199
GDP growth% 3.4% 2025 +7.7 pp +0.6 pp 103 of 209
GDP per person growth% 4.1% 2025 +7.8 pp +0.8 pp 45 of 209
GNI per person (Atlas method)current US$ 12,000 2025 +3,640 +4,890 88 of 201
Foreign direct investment, net inflows% of GDP 8.9% 2025 +1.3 pp −6.9 pp 24 of 195
Central government debt% of GDP 53.7% 2009 * −2.6 pp +1.8 pp –

Prices and jobs

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Inflation, consumer prices% annual 0.8% 2025 +1.4 pp +2.5 pp 151 of 180
Unemployment (modelled ILO estimate)% of labour force 18.0% 2025 −2.6 pp −1.1 pp 11 of 186

People and health

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Populationpeople 99,924 2025 −3,602 −7,036 194 of 217
Population growth% annual −0.7% 2025 −0.1 pp −0.2 pp 205 of 217
Urban population% of total 48.0% 2025 +0.7 pp +1.3 pp 155 of 217
Life expectancy at birthyears 71.4 2024 +0.4 +1.0 143 of 217
Infant mortalityper 1,000 live births 10.2 2024 −2.6 −6.0 114 of 196
Health spending% of GDP 4.4% 2023 +0.2 pp +0.2 pp 142 of 193

Education

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Government spending on education% of GDP 6.5% 2023 +1.2 pp +1.5 pp 17 of 171

Access and infrastructure

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Internet users% of population 76.2% 2024 +16.6 pp +28.8 pp 112 of 185
Access to electricity% of population 100.0% 2024 0.0 pp +1.9 pp 90 of 215

Environment and energy

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Renewable energy% of final energy consumption 5.1% 2022 −0.2 pp +0.1 pp 168 of 212

* Latest figure is too old to be included in rankings or peer medians.

Advanced metrics

Indicator Own history Versus peers (latest) Growth and catch-up
10-yr meanZ-score Income group medianRegion medianVolatility (σ) 10-yr CAGR% of high-income median10 yrs earlier
GDP per person (PPP) 16,312 +2.6 17,730 23,315 1,242 +3.0% 40% 32%
GDP growth 2.3% +0.4 3.2% 3.2% 2.7 – – –
GDP per person growth 2.9% +0.4 3.2% 2.2% 2.7 – – –
GNI per person (Atlas method) 8,741 +2.6 7,775 12,705 1,266 +5.4% 33% 26%
Foreign direct investment, net inflows 10.8% −0.4 2.4% 2.5% 5.4 – – –
Central government debt 49.7% +0.9 – – 4.4 – – –
Inflation, consumer prices 1.8% −0.4 3.3% 2.5% 2.3 – – –
Unemployment (modelled ILO estimate) 19.2% −1.6 5.5% 6.0% 0.8 – – –
Population 103,842 −1.8 6,549,143 3,010,956 2,152 −0.7% 3% 4%
Population growth −0.7% −0.3 0.5% 0.5% 0.1 – – –
Urban population 47.3% +1.8 65.4% 72.0% 0.4 – – –
Life expectancy at birth 70.6 +1.2 74.5 75.7 0.7 – – –
Infant mortality 13.3 −1.6 11.2 12.0 1.9 – – –
Health spending 4.4% +0.1 6.2% 6.8% 0.4 – – –
Government spending on education 5.6% +1.2 4.1% 3.9% 0.8 – – –
Internet users 60.0% +1.6 82.0% 79.9% 10.3 – – –
Access to electricity 99.7% +0.5 100.0% 99.8% 0.6 – – –
Renewable energy 4.8% +0.5 13.8% 12.8% 0.7 – – –

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