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Saint Vincent and the Grenadines · data for latest available · data as of 26 October 2026 · printed 27 Oct 2026
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Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Latin America & Caribbean Capital Kingstown Upper middle income Nation age 47 years (since 1979) i VCT · VC
NationsTree Index 2025 i49.689th of 196 Tree height 2025 i0.9 msee ranking Military strength i—percentile
Population i99,924194th of 217 Area i389 km²196th of 216 GDP i$1.26 bn197th of 210 GDP (PPP) i$2.28 bn intl.186th of 199 GDP per person (PPP) i$22,799 intl.95th of 199 Life expectancy i71.4 years143rd of 217
Index pillars
Foundations · roots i67
Strength · trunk i7
Quality of life · crown i48
Problems (higher = fewer) · dry branches i53
Direction (5-year change) · new shoots i89
CSV

In short

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is 89th of 196 countries in the NationsTree Index, with a score of 49.6 out of 100; its tree is 0.9 m tall.

It has 99,924 people and an economy of $2.28 bn at purchasing power parity, 186th of 199 in the world.

Its strongest positions: DPT immunization (1st of 193), Access to electricity (1st of 215) and Secondary enrolment (11th of 173).

Its weakest positions: Homicide rate (143rd of 145), Government budget balance (186th of 192) and Unemployment (177th of 187).

Over five years it climbed from 110th to 89th in the index.

All data

Data as of 26 October 2026

Latest available value for each indicator, with its year. World rank is among countries with recent data (last 5 years of the series).

Land & people

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Surface area ikm² 389 196th/216
Land area ikm² 389 195th/216
Population ipeople 99,924 194th/217
Population growth i% -0.69% 205th/217
Population density ipeople/km² 258.7 52nd/216
Urban population i% 48.0% 155th/217
Population aged 0–14 i% 20.9% 118th/217
Population aged 65+ i% 12.3% 84th/217

Economy

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GDP iUSD $1.26 bn 197th/210
GDP (PPP) iintl. USD $2.28 bn 186th/199
Real GDP (PPP, constant 2021 prices) iintl. USD 2021 $1.95 bn 186th/199
GDP per person iUSD $12,562 97th/210
GDP per person (PPP) iintl. USD $22,799 95th/199
GNI per person (Atlas) iUSD $12,000 88th/201
GDP growth i% 3.4% 104th/210
Inflation i% 0.8% 30th/180
Unemployment i% 18.0% 177th/187
Central government debt i% of GDP 53.7%2009
General government gross debt i% of GDP 107.7% 174th/189
Government budget balance i% of GDP -13.0% 186th/192

Main industries

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Agriculture, forestry, fishing i% of GDP 3.4% 121st/197
Industry incl. construction i% of GDP 15.1% 161st/200
Manufacturing i% of GDP 3.9% 164th/192
Services i% of GDP 66.4% 48th/200

Trade

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Fuel exports i% of merchandise exports 0.0% 142nd/170
Manufactures exports i% of merchandise exports 26.6% 95th/171
Food exports i% of merchandise exports 72.5% 13th/171
Ores & metals exports i% of merchandise exports 0.6% 151st/171
High-tech exports i% of manufactured exports 4.9% 103rd/168
Current account balance i% of GDP -16.4% 181st/191
Foreign direct investment, inflows i% of GDP 8.9% 24th/196

Natural resources

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Natural resource rents i% of GDP 0.0% 169th/209
Oil rents i% of GDP 0.00% 120th/197
Natural gas rents i% of GDP 0.00% 100th/197
Coal rents i% of GDP 0.00% 68th/195
Mineral rents i% of GDP 0.00% 91st/209
Forest rents i% of GDP 0.02% 141st/209
Arable land i% of land area 5.1% 137th/206
Renewable freshwater per person im³ 980 130th/183

Tourism

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International tourist arrivals iarrivals 392,000 132nd/194
Tourism receipts iUSD $85.0 m 144th/175
Tourism receipts i% of exports 46.0% 18th/168

Society & health

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Life expectancy iyears 71.4 143rd/217
Under-5 mortality iper 1,000 births 11.3 82nd/196
Physicians iper 1,000 people 0.942012
Hospital beds iper 1,000 people 3.2 54th/145
DPT immunization i% of children 12–23 months 99% 1st/193
Completed lower secondary, 25+ i% of adults 41.8%2017
Secondary enrolment i% gross 124.9% 11th/173
Old-age dependency ratio i% of working-age population 18.3% 83rd/217
Health spending i% of GDP 4.4% 142nd/193
Tertiary enrolment i% gross 41.5% 93rd/150
Human Development Index iindex 0–1 0.798 76th/193

Infrastructure & digital

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Access to electricity i% of population 100.0% 1st/215
Internet users i% of population 76.2% 112th/186
Mobile subscriptions iper 100 people 108 124th/210
Fixed broadband iper 100 people 29.5 63rd/208

Environment & energy

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CO₂ emissions per person it CO₂e 1.31 73rd/203
Renewable energy i% of final energy use 5.1% 168th/212
Air pollution (PM2.5) iµg/m³ 10.6 49th/200
Forest area i% of land area 73.4% 14th/214
Energy use per person ikg oil eq. 6282007

Institutions & safety

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Government effectiveness iscore 0–100 56.9 85th/205
Control of corruption iscore 0–100 62.6 50th/207
Rule of law iscore 0–100 68.2 63rd/207
Political stability iscore 0–100 87.0 23rd/207
Regulatory quality iscore 0–100 57.6 82nd/205
Voice & accountability iscore 0–100 69.0 62nd/205
Homicide rate iper 100,000 51.3 143rd/145

Science & innovation

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R&D spending i% of GDP 0.11%2002
Scientific articles iarticles 3 192nd/197

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Sources

Figures on this page come from: World Bank — World Development Indicators, International Monetary Fund — World Economic Outlook (DataMapper), Global Change Data Lab (Our World in Data) — Our World in Data, World Bank — Worldwide Governance Indicators . Nation age: Wikidata P571 (inception) (source). Every value is stored with its year and source series; see Sources & licences and Methodology.

Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Saint Vincent and the Grenadines — country profile. https://nationstree.org/countries/saint-vincent-and-the-grenadines. Data as of 26 October 2026.

All figures come from official statistics published by public institutions (World Bank WDI and WGI, compiling UN agencies, IMF, WHO and national statistical offices). Each value carries its year; ranks are positions among countries with data.
Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Saint Vincent and the Grenadines — country profile. https://nationstree.org/countries/saint-vincent-and-the-grenadines. Data as of 26 October 2026.
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