Latin America & Caribbean · Upper middle income

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: the economy in numbers

Per person: $12,562, or $22,799 at purchasing power parity. Population: 99,924 (2025).

$1.26B+3.4%real GDP growth, 2025

GDP in 2025, current US dollars: #194 of 204 economies. IMF forecast for 2026: +2.3%.

GDP per capita

$12,562

2025 · #92 of 204

GDP per capita, PPP

$22,799

2025 · #94 of 197

Inflation

0.8%

2025 · IMF forecast 2026: 2.7%

Government debt

107.7%

2025 · % of GDP, general government

Population

99.9K

2025 · #194 of 217

Unemployment

18.0%

2025 · ILO estimate

Life expectancy

71.4 years

2024

GDP

Adjusted for US inflation, in 2025 dollars: $142 million in 1960, $1.26 billion in 2025.

Current US dollars; “In 2025 dollars” removes US inflationSource: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)

GDP per capita

In 2025 dollars: $1,687 per person in 1960, $12,562 in 2025.

GDP per capitaGDP per capita, PPP (international $)

PPP: purchasing power parity, international dollarsSource: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)

Real GDP growth

Average over 2016–2025: 2.3% a year. Years of falling GDP since 1961: 10 of 65.

Shaded: IMF forecasts from 2026Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
Source: International Monetary Fund, World Economic Outlook (October 2026)

Inflation

Consumer prices rose by 74.0% from 2000 to 2025. Highest annual inflation: 17.2% in 1980.

Shaded: IMF forecasts from 2026Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
Source: International Monetary Fund, World Economic Outlook (October 2026)

Government debt, % of GDP

Highest since 1990: 107.7% of GDP in 2025. IMF forecast for 2031: 133.5%.

General government (IMF)Central government only (World Bank)

Shaded: IMF forecasts from 2026Source: International Monetary Fund, World Economic Outlook (October 2026)
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)

Population

1960: 84,388 · 2025: 99,924.

Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)

Unemployment rate

1991: 19.8% · 2025: 18.0%.

% of the labor force, ILO modeled estimatesSource: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)

Life expectancy at birth

1960: 58.6 years · 2024: 71.4 years.

Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)

Data by year

Show the year-by-year table

Year	GDP	GDP per capita	Per capita, PPP	Real growth	Inflation	Gov. debt, % GDP	Population	Unemployment	Life expectancy
2031				2.7%^f	2.0%^f	133.5%^f
2030				2.7%^f	2.0%^f	129.4%^f
2029				2.7%^f	2.0%^f	125.5%^f
2028				2.7%^f	2.0%^f	121.8%^f
2027				2.4%^f	2.6%^f	117.1%^f
2026				2.3%^f	2.7%^f	111.6%^f
2025	$1.26B	$12,562	$22,799	3.4%	0.8%	107.7%	99.9K	18.0%
2024	$1.16B	$11,501	$21,303	4.1%	3.6%	102.8%	101K	18.1%	71.4
2023	$1.07B	$10,582	$19,836	5.3%	4.6%	91.3%	101K	18.3%	71.2
2022	$989M	$9,694	$18,032	3.1%	5.7%	88.6%	102K	19.3%	71.2
2021	$889M	$8,641	$16,201	2.1%	1.6%	88.3%	103K	20.4%	69.1
2020	$865M	$8,351	$15,337	−4.3%	−0.6%	81.7%	104K	20.6%	69.6
2019	$910M	$8,741	$15,340	0.7%	0.9%	68.0%	104K	19.2%	71.0
2018	$884M	$8,428	$14,690	3.2%	2.3%	69.3%	105K	19.0%	71.0
2017	$844M	$7,988	$13,575	1.5%	2.2%	69.5%	106K	19.0%	71.0
2016	$814M	$7,657	$13,493	4.1%	−0.1%	78.1%	106K	19.0%	70.7
2015	$787M	$7,354	$12,379	2.8%	−1.7%	76.0%	107K	19.1%	70.5
2014	$771M	$7,169	$12,136	1.1%	0.2%	75.1%	108K	19.2%	70.4
2013	$765M	$7,072	$11,625	2.5%	0.8%	70.0%	108K	19.4%	70.1
2012	$730M	$6,714	$10,989	1.2%	2.6%	67.8%	109K	19.8%	70.5
2011	$714M	$6,528	$10,774	−0.6%	3.2%	64.0%	109K	20.0%	70.6
2010	$720M	$6,552	$10,561	−4.5%	0.7%	61.1%	110K	19.9%	70.7
2009	$714M	$6,464	$10,869	−1.4%	0.4%	57.2%	111K	19.4%	70.7
2008	$733M	$6,599	$10,902	0.4%	10.1%	50.2%	111K	18.8%	70.6
2007	$714M	$6,398	$10,604	3.3%	7.2%	48.4%	112K	18.9%	70.4
2006	$644M	$5,745	$9,949	7.0%	2.7%	44.7%	112K	19.2%	70.4
2005	$580M	$5,157	$8,986	2.5%	3.7%	50.5%	112K	19.5%	70.5
2004	$550M	$4,873	$8,472	4.1%	3.0%	58.5%	113K	19.5%	70.4
2003	$509M	$4,500	$7,903	6.7%	0.2%	55.3%	113K	20.0%	70.4
2002	$488M	$4,303	$7,250	5.3%	1.9%	53.2%	113K	20.6%	70.7
2001	$462M	$4,071	$6,768	1.7%	0.9%	51.9%	114K	21.1%	70.4
2000	$428M	$3,769	$6,503	1.6%	0.2%	54.2%	114K	20.8%	70.3
1999	$391M	$3,447	$6,266	2.7%	1.0%	53.4%	113K	20.5%	70.3
1998	$374M	$3,301	$6,026	4.1%	2.1%	39.9%	113K	20.5%	70.3
1997	$348M	$3,074	$5,726	3.5%	0.4%	39.3%	113K	20.1%	70.4
1996	$331M	$2,930	$5,440	1.3%	4.4%	41.2%	113K	20.3%	70.5
1995	$316M	$2,795	$5,277	7.8%	1.7%	47.6%	113K	20.0%	70.6
1994	$289M	$2,563	$4,802	−1.2%	1.0%	54.2%	113K	20.0%	70.6
1993	$286M	$2,540	$4,769	4.3%	4.3%	49.3%	113K	19.7%	70.6
1992	$278M	$2,471	$4,477	6.4%	3.5%	50.7%	113K	19.6%	70.7
1991	$255M	$2,271	$4,126	1.1%	5.5%	53.5%	112K	19.8%	70.6
1990	$240M	$2,150	$3,960	4.1%	7.6%	55.3%	112K		70.6
1989	$215M	$1,930		1.4%	2.8%		111K		70.6
1988	$201M	$1,814		14.1%	0.2%		111K		70.6
1987	$176M	$1,596		0.4%	3.3%		110K		70.4
1986	$161M	$1,472		5.6%	1.0%		109K		70.1
1985	$146M	$1,342		6.2%	2.1%		109K		69.8
1984	$135M	$1,254		6.6%	2.7%		108K		69.2
1983	$122M	$1,144		2.2%	5.5%		107K		68.8
1982	$114M	$1,074		4.5%	7.2%		106K		68.6
1981	$102M	$972		4.6%	12.7%		105K		68.3
1980	$82.3M	$790		2.4%	17.2%		104K		68.0
1979	$71.1M	$687		3.4%	15.6%		103K		69.3
1978	$60.8M	$592		9.8%	8.4%		103K		67.3
1977	$49.4M	$484		13.2%	10.2%		102K		66.9
1976	$32.8M	$324		10.4%	11.3%		101K		66.5
1975	$33.2M	$331		−7.6%	6.8%		100K		65.9
1974	$32.9M	$331		−8.8%			99.6K		65.4
1973	$30.2M	$306		−11.1%			98.7K		65.1
1972	$27.6M	$282		25.8%			97.8K		64.8
1971	$20.1M	$207		3.0%			96.9K		64.4
1970	$18.4M	$192		10.7%			96K		64.0
1969	$16.6M	$175		2.9%			95.1K		63.5
1968	$15.3M	$163		6.5%			94.1K		63.1
1967	$15.8M	$170		−9.5%			93.1K		62.5
1966	$16.1M	$175		0.0%			92.1K		62.1
1965	$15.1M	$166		0.9%			90.9K		61.6
1964	$14.8M	$164		3.7%			89.7K		61.1
1963	$13.7M	$155		−6.3%			88.5K		60.5
1962	$14.5M	$167		3.7%			87.2K		59.9
1961	$14M	$163		4.5%			85.9K		59.3
1960	$13.1M	$155					84.4K		58.6

e: IMF estimate; f: IMF forecast.

Nearby economies in Latin America & Caribbean

Nearest by distance between capitals, with GDP per capita.

Saint Lucia

$14,746 per person (2025)

Grenada

$12,107 per person (2025)

Barbados

$28,365 per person (2025)

Dominica

$10,989 per person (2025)

Trinidad and Tobago

$18,967 per person (2025)

Antigua and Barbuda

$24,819 per person (2025)

Saint Kitts and Nevis

$25,223 per person (2025)

Sint Maarten

$42,978 per person (2025)

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Rankings

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Data and methods

GDP: gross domestic product in current US dollars, converted from the local currency at market exchange rates (World Bank); not adjusted for inflation.
Purchasing power parity (PPP): GDP per person in international dollars, which buy the same basket of goods and services in every country. It compares living standards across countries in the same year; it is not adjusted for inflation over time.
In 2025 dollars: the charts can remove US inflation (US consumer price index, annual average) so that dollar amounts from different years compare in today's money. Exchange rate swings still show.
Growth and inflation: World Bank data (calendar years). Years the World Bank does not cover yet, and the estimates and forecasts, come from the IMF World Economic Outlook (October 2026): its forecasts start in 2026, and the years after a country's last actual year are IMF estimates.
Government debt: gross debt of the general government (central, state and local government and social security funds) as a percentage of GDP, IMF. The World Bank's central government debt is narrower and covers fewer countries.
Stock market capitalization: the end-of-year value of domestic companies listed on the country's exchanges (World Federation of Exchanges via the World Bank; before 2016, Standard & Poor's), as a percentage of GDP: the “Buffett indicator”. Investment funds are excluded, and so are companies listed only abroad; companies from elsewhere that list on an exchange count for its country (Hong Kong lists many mainland Chinese companies).
Unemployment: ILO modeled estimates (share of the labor force); comparable across countries, but they may differ from national figures.

Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
Source: International Monetary Fund, World Economic Outlook (October 2026)