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Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Thirty-second orientation
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines at a glance
- Area
- 389 sq km (Saint Vincent 344 sq km)
- CIA World Factbook final dataset, preserved by factbook.json · as of 2026-02-04
- Nationality / demonym
- noun: Saint Vincentian(s) or Vincentian(s); adjective: Saint Vincentian or Vincentian
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- Government
- parliamentary democracy under a constitutional monarchy; a Commonwealth realm
- CIA World Factbook final dataset, preserved by factbook.json · as of 2026-02-04
- Languages
- English, Vincentian Creole English, French patois
- CIA World Factbook final dataset, preserved by factbook.json · as of 2026-02-04
Independently structured milestones · not a complete national history
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines through time
Admitted to the United Nations
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines became a member of the United Nations.
United Nations, Member States · source checked 2026-09-04
Source history · changed fields only
Changes since the final CIA profile
| Field | Maintained Almanac value | Final CIA profile |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 99,924World Bank, World Development Indicators · observation year 2025 | total: 100,647 (2024 est.) male: 51,249 female: 49,398CIA World Factbook · as of 2026-01-05 |
A difference may reflect a newer observation, a revised estimate, or a different source definition. This table reports the values and dates; it does not manufacture a trend.
World Development Indicators · latest available observation
People, economy, and access
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- Gross domestic product
- $1.3 billion
- World Bank, World Development Indicators · indicator NY.GDP.MKTP.CD · observation year 2025 · dataset updated 2026-07-13World Development Indicators observation for 2025; indicator NY.GDP.MKTP.CD. Underlying providers: National statistical authorities, central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates. Retrieved 2026-09-08.
- Gross domestic product per person
- $12,562
- World Bank, World Development Indicators · indicator NY.GDP.PCAP.CD · observation year 2025 · dataset updated 2026-07-13World Development Indicators observation for 2025; indicator NY.GDP.PCAP.CD. Underlying providers: National statistical authorities, central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates. Retrieved 2026-09-08.
- Life expectancy at birth
- 71.4 years
- World Bank, World Development Indicators · indicator SP.DYN.LE00.IN · observation year 2024 · dataset updated 2026-07-13World Development Indicators observation for 2024; indicator SP.DYN.LE00.IN. Underlying providers: UN Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-09-08.
- Urban population
- 48.0%
- World Bank, World Development Indicators · indicator SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS · observation year 2025 · dataset updated 2026-07-13World Development Indicators observation for 2025; indicator SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS. Underlying providers: UN Population Division, World Urbanization Prospects. Retrieved 2026-09-08.
- Access to electricity
- 100.0%
- World Bank, World Development Indicators · indicator EG.ELC.ACCS.ZS · observation year 2024 · dataset updated 2026-07-13World Development Indicators observation for 2024; indicator EG.ELC.ACCS.ZS. Underlying providers: World Bank ESMAP, Tracking SDG 7. Retrieved 2026-09-08.
- People using the internet
- 76.2%
- World Bank, World Development Indicators · indicator IT.NET.USER.ZS · observation year 2024 · dataset updated 2026-07-13World Development Indicators observation for 2024; indicator IT.NET.USER.ZS. Underlying providers: International Telecommunication Union. Retrieved 2026-09-08.
World Development Indicators data are provided under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0). The linked indicator metadata identifies the underlying statistical providers.
Maintained profile
- Capital
- Kingstown
- CIA World Factbook final dataset, preserved by factbook.json · The nation set and displayed federal short name follow the current State Department independent-states register, dated August 11, 2026.
- Area
- 389 sq km (Saint Vincent 344 sq km)
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- Population
- 99,924
- World Bank, World Development Indicators · World Development Indicators observation for 2025; indicator SP.POP.TOTL. Underlying providers: UN Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-09-08.
- Currency
- East Caribbean dollars (XCD)
- CIA World Factbook final dataset, preserved by factbook.json · Currency label extracted from the Factbook exchange-rate field.
- Languages
- English, Vincentian Creole English, French patois
- CIA World Factbook final dataset, preserved by factbook.json · Factbook language listing reproduced without inferring official status beyond the source wording.
- Nationality / demonym
- noun: Saint Vincentian(s) or Vincentian(s); adjective: Saint Vincentian or Vincentian
- CIA World Factbook final dataset, preserved by factbook.json · The source’s noun and adjective forms are retained. These are language labels, not evidence of any individual person’s citizenship.
- Government
- parliamentary democracy under a constitutional monarchy; a Commonwealth realm
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- Continent
- North America
- CIA World Factbook historical record · final public snapshot · Continental label standardized from the archived profile region “Central America and the Caribbean.”
- Coastline
- 84 km
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- Climate
- tropical; little seasonal temperature variation; rainy season (May to November)
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- Religions
- Protestant 75% (Pentecostal 27.6%, Anglican 13.9%, Seventh Day Adventist 11.6%, Baptist 8.9%, Methodist 8.7%, Evangelical 3.8%, Salvation Army 0.3%, Presbyterian/Congregational 0.3%), Roman Catholic 6.3%, Rastafarian 1.1%, Jehovah's Witness 0.8%, other 4.7%, none 7.5%, unspecified 4.7% (2012 est.)
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- Flag colors
- blue, gold, green
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- National symbol
- Saint Vincent parrot
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- Highest point
- La Soufriere · 4,049 ft (1,234 m)
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- Lowest point
- Caribbean Sea · 0 ft (0 m)
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- NATO membership
- Not a member
- NATO, What is NATO? · Membership status is reported from the organization's current member list as of the stated date.
- BRICS membership
- Not a member
- BRICS Brazil, About the BRICS · Membership status is reported from the organization's current member list as of the stated date.
Preserved public-domain record · not maintained current data
Final CIA World Factbook profile
This is the preserved historical baseline from the Factbook’s final public snapshot. It is presented as the CIA stated it, not as a current Standard American Almanac finding. Current, independently maintained facts appear above when available.
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Introduction1 fields
- Background
- Resistance from native Caribs prevented colonization on Saint Vincent until 1719. France and England disputed the island for most of the 18th century, but it was ceded to England in 1783. The British prized Saint Vincent because of its fertile soil, which allowed for thriving slave-run plantations of sugar, coffee, indigo, tobacco, cotton, and cocoa. In 1834, the British abolished slavery. Immigration of indentured servants eased the ensuing labor shortage, as did subsequent immigrant waves from Portugal and East India. Conditions remained harsh for both former slaves and immigrant agricultural workers, however, as depressed world sugar prices kept the economy stagnant until the early 1900s. The economy then went into a period of decline, with many landowners abandoning their estates and leaving the land to be cultivated by liberated slaves. Between 1960 and 1962, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines was a separate administrative unit of the Federation of the West Indies. Autonomy was granted in 1969 and independence in 1979. In 2021, the eruption of the La Soufrière volcano in the north of Saint Vincent destroyed much of Saint Vincent’s most productive agricultural lands. Unlike most of its tourism-dependent neighbors, the Vincentian economy is primarily agricultural.
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Geography17 fields
- Location
- Caribbean, islands between the Caribbean Sea and North Atlantic Ocean, north of Trinidad and Tobago
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- Map references
- Central America and the Caribbean
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- Area
- total : 389 sq km (Saint Vincent 344 sq km) land: 389 sq km water: 0 sq km
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- Area - comparative
- twice the size of Washington, D.C.
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- Maritime claims
- territorial sea: 12 nm contiguous zone: 24 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm continental shelf: 200 nm
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- Climate
- tropical; little seasonal temperature variation; rainy season (May to November)
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- Elevation
- highest point: La Soufriere 1,234 m lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m
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- Land use
- agricultural land: 17.9% (2023 est.) arable land: 5.1% (2023 est.) permanent crops: 7.7% (2023 est.) permanent pasture: 5.1% (2023 est.) forest: 73.2% (2023 est.) other: 8.8% (2023 est.)
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- Population distribution
- most of the population is concentrated in and around the capital of Kingstown
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- Natural hazards
- hurricanes; La Soufrière volcano on the island of Saint Vincent is a constant threat volcanism: La Soufrière (1,234 m) last erupted in 1979; the island of Saint Vincent is part of the volcanic-island arc of the Lesser Antilles that extends from Saba in the north to Grenada in the south
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- Geography - note
- the administration of the islands of the Grenadines group is divided between Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and Grenada; Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is composed of 32 islands and cays
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People and Society29 fields
- Population
- total: 100,647 (2024 est.) male: 51,249 female: 49,398
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- Nationality
- noun: Saint Vincentian(s) or Vincentian(s) adjective: Saint Vincentian or Vincentian
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- Ethnic groups
- African descent 71.2%, mixed 23%, Indigenous 3%, East Indian/Indian 1.1%, European 1.5%, other 0.2% (2012 est.)
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- Languages
- English, Vincentian Creole English, French patois
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- Religions
- Protestant 75% (Pentecostal 27.6%, Anglican 13.9%, Seventh Day Adventist 11.6%, Baptist 8.9%, Methodist 8.7%, Evangelical 3.8%, Salvation Army 0.3%, Presbyterian/Congregational 0.3%), Roman Catholic 6.3%, Rastafarian 1.1%, Jehovah's Witness 0.8%, other 4.7%, none 7.5%, unspecified 4.7% (2012 est.)
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- Age structure
- 0-14 years: 18.8% (male 9,527/female 9,353) 15-64 years: 68.2% (male 35,401/female 33,288) 65 years and over: 13% (2024 est.) (male 6,321/female 6,757)
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- Dependency ratios
- total dependency ratio: 46.5 (2024 est.) youth dependency ratio: 27.5 (2024 est.) elderly dependency ratio: 19 (2024 est.) potential support ratio: 5.3 (2024 est.)
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- Median age
- total: 38.1 years (2025 est.) male: 37.7 years female: 37.4 years
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- Birth rate
- 11.72 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)
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- Death rate
- 7.75 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)
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- Net migration rate
- -5.43 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)
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- Population distribution
- most of the population is concentrated in and around the capital of Kingstown
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- Urbanization
- urban population: 54.3% of total population (2023) rate of urbanization: 0.94% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
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- Major urban areas - population
- 27,000 KINGSTOWN (capital) (2018)
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- Sex ratio
- at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female 0-14 years: 1.02 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.06 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.94 male(s)/female total population: 1.04 male(s)/female (2024 est.)
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- Maternal mortality ratio
- 56 deaths/100,000 live births (2023 est.)
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- Infant mortality rate
- total: 12 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.) male: 13.9 deaths/1,000 live births female: 10.7 deaths/1,000 live births
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- Life expectancy at birth
- total population: 77.2 years (2024 est.) male: 75.2 years female: 79.3 years
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- Total fertility rate
- 1.73 children born/woman (2025 est.)
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- Health expenditure
- 5.4% of GDP (2021) 8.6% of national budget (2022 est.)
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- Physician density
- 0.66 physicians/1,000 population (2012)
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- Hospital bed density
- 4.2 beds/1,000 population (2021 est.)
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- Sanitation facility access
- total: 90.2% of population
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- Alcohol consumption per capita
- total: 7.48 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.) beer: 2.52 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.) wine: 0.24 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.) spirits: 4.48 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.) other alcohols: 0.23 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
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- Education expenditure
- 6.5% of GDP (2023 est.) 12.6% national budget (2024 est.)
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- School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)
- total: 15 years (2015 est.) male: 14 years (2015 est.) female: 15 years (2015 est.)
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Environment10 fields
- Environmental issues
- pollution of coastal waters and shorelines from boats; poor land-use planning; deforestation; watershed management; squatter settlement control
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- International environmental agreements
- party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Climate Change-Paris Agreement, Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping-London Convention, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Whaling signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements
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- Climate
- tropical; little seasonal temperature variation; rainy season (May to November)
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- Land use
- agricultural land: 17.9% (2023 est.) arable land: 5.1% (2023 est.) permanent crops: 7.7% (2023 est.) permanent pasture: 5.1% (2023 est.) forest: 73.2% (2023 est.) other: 8.8% (2023 est.)
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- Urbanization
- urban population: 54.3% of total population (2023) rate of urbanization: 0.94% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
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- Carbon dioxide emissions
- 268,000 metric tonnes of CO2 (2023 est.) from coal and metallurgical coke: 19,000 metric tonnes of CO2 (2023 est.) from petroleum and other liquids: 249,000 metric tonnes of CO2 (2023 est.)
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- Particulate matter emissions
- 9.5 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)
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- Waste and recycling
- municipal solid waste generated annually: 31,600 tons (2024 est.) percent of municipal solid waste recycled: 13.3% (2022 est.)
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- Total water withdrawal
- municipal: 8.5 million cubic meters (2022 est.) industrial: 2,000 cubic meters (2022 est.) agricultural: 0 cubic meters (2022 est.)
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- Total renewable water resources
- 100 million cubic meters (2022 est.)
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Government22 fields
- Country name
- conventional long form: none conventional short form: Saint Vincent and the Grenadines etymology: explorer Christopher COLUMBUS named the island after Saint VINCENT of Saragossa because 22 January 1498, the day of discovery, was the saint's feast day
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- Government type
- parliamentary democracy under a constitutional monarchy; a Commonwealth realm
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- Capital
- name: Kingstown geographic coordinates: 13 08 N, 61 13 W time difference: UTC-4 (1 hour ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
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- Administrative divisions
- 6 parishes; Charlotte, Grenadines, Saint Andrew, Saint David, Saint George, Saint Patrick
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- Constitution
- history: previous 1969, 1975; latest drafted 26 July 1979, effective 27 October 1979 (The Saint Vincent Constitution Order 1979) amendment process: proposed by the House of Assembly; passage requires at least two-thirds majority vote of the Assembly membership and assent of the governor general; passage of amendments to constitutional sections on fundamental rights and freedoms, citizen protections, various government functions and authorities, and constitutional amendment procedures requires approval by the Assembly membership, approval in a referendum of at least two thirds of the votes cast, and assent of the governor general
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- International law organization participation
- has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICCt jurisdiction
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- Citizenship
- citizenship by birth: yes citizenship by descent only: at least one parent must be a citizen of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines dual citizenship recognized: yes residency requirement for naturalization: 7 years
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- Executive branch
- chief of state: King CHARLES III (since 8 September 2022); represented by Governor General Stanley JOHN (since 6 January 2026) head of government: Prime Minister Godwin FRIDAY (since 28 November 2025) cabinet: Cabinet appointed by the governor general on the advice of the prime minister election/appointment process: the monarchy is hereditary; governor general appointed by the monarch; following legislative elections, the governor general usually appoints the leader of the majority party or majority coalition as prime minister; deputy prime minister also appointed by governor general on the advice of the prime minister
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- Legislative branch
- legislature name: House of Assembly legislative structure: unicameral number of seats: 22 (15 directly elected; 6 appointed) electoral system: plurality/majority scope of elections: full renewal term in office: 5 years most recent election date: 11/27/2025 parties elected and seats per party: United Labour Party (ULP) (9); New Democratic Party (NDP) (6) percentage of women in chamber: 21.7% expected date of next election: November 2030
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- Judicial branch
- highest court(s): the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court (ECSC) is the superior court of the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States; the ECSC is headquartered on St. Lucia and consists of the Court of Appeal -- headed by the chief justice and 4 judges -- and the High Court with 18 judges; the Court of Appeal travels to member states on a schedule to hear appeals from the High Court and subordinate courts; Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is a member of the Caribbean Court of Justice judge selection and term of office: chief justice of Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court appointed by the British monarch; other justices and judges appointed by the Judicial and Legal Services Commission, an independent body of judicial officials; Court of Appeal justices appointed for life with mandatory retirement at age 65; High Court judges appointed for life with mandatory retirement at age 62 subordinate courts: magistrates' courts
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- Political parties
- New Democratic Party or NDP SVG Green Party or SVGP Unity Labor Party or ULP (formed in 1994 by the coalition of Saint Vincent Labor Party or SVLP and the Movement for National Unity or MNU)
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- Diplomatic representation in the US
- chief of mission: Ambassador Lou-Anne Gaylene GILCHRIST (since 18 January 2017) chancery: 1627 K Street, NW, Suite 704, Washington, DC 20006 telephone: [1] (202) 364-6730 FAX: [1] (202) 364-6736 email address and website: mail@embsvg.com http://wa.embassy.gov.vc/washington/ consulate(s) general: New York
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- Diplomatic representation from the US
- embassy: the US does not have an embassy in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines; the US Ambassador to Barbados is accredited to Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
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- International organization participation
- ACP, ACS, AOSIS, C, Caricom, CDB, CELAC, FAO, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, ISO (subscriber), ITU, MIGA, NAM, OAS, OECS, OPANAL, OPCW, Petrocaribe, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WTO
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- National holiday
- Independence Day, 27 October (1979)
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- Flag
- description: three vertical bands of blue (left side), gold (double-width), and green; the gold band has three green diamonds arranged in a "V" pattern that stands for "Vincent" meaning: the diamonds represent the islands as "the Gems of the Antilles" and are set slightly lowered in the gold band to reflect the country's position in the Antilles; blue stands for the tropical sky and sea, yellow for the sand, and green for vegetation
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- National anthem(s)
- title: "St. Vincent! Land So Beautiful!" lyrics/music: Phyllis Joyce MCCLEAN PUNNETT/Joel Bertram MIGUEL history: adopted 1969 title: "God Save the King" lyrics/music: unknown history: in use since 1745
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Economy27 fields
- Economic overview
- upper middle-income Caribbean island economy; key agriculture and tourism sectors; environmentally fragile; diversifying economy across services, science and knowledge, and creative industries; CARICOM member and US Caribbean Basin Initiative beneficiary
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- Real GDP (purchasing power parity)
- $1.883 billion (2024 est.) $1.809 billion (2023 est.) $1.718 billion (2022 est.) note: data in 2021 dollars
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- Real GDP growth rate
- 4.1% (2024 est.) 5.3% (2023 est.) 3.1% (2022 est.) note: annual GDP % growth based on constant local currency
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- Real GDP per capita
- $18,700 (2024 est.) $17,900 (2023 est.) $16,800 (2022 est.) note: data in 2021 dollars
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- GDP (official exchange rate)
- $1.157 billion (2024 est.) note: data in current dollars at official exchange rate
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- Inflation rate (consumer prices)
- 3.6% (2024 est.) 4.6% (2023 est.) 5.7% (2022 est.) note: annual % change based on consumer prices
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- GDP - composition, by sector of origin
- agriculture: 3.5% (2024 est.) industry: 15.4% (2024 est.) services: 66.4% (2024 est.) note: figures may not total 100% due to non-allocated consumption not captured in sector-reported data
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- Agricultural products
- bananas, root vegetables, plantains, spices, coconuts, fruits, apples, vegetables, mangoes/guavas, sweet potatoes (2023) note: top ten agricultural products based on tonnage
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- Industries
- tourism; food processing, cement, furniture, clothing, starch
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- Industrial production growth rate
- 7.3% (2024 est.) note: annual % change in industrial value added based on constant local currency
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- Labor force
- 52,100 (2024 est.) note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work
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- Unemployment rate
- 18.1% (2024 est.) 18.6% (2023 est.) 19.5% (2022 est.) note: % of labor force seeking employment
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- Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24)
- total: 41.4% (2024 est.) male: 41.4% (2024 est.) female: 41.4% (2024 est.) note: % of labor force ages 15-24 seeking employment
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- Remittances
- 8.2% of GDP (2024 est.) 8.5% of GDP (2023 est.) 9% of GDP (2022 est.) note: personal transfers and compensation between resident and non-resident individuals/households/entities
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- Budget
- revenues: $226.404 million (2017 est.) expenditures: $208.744 million (2017 est.) note: central government revenues and expenses (excluding grants/extrabudgetary units/social security funds) converted to US dollars at average official exchange rate for year indicated
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- Taxes and other revenues
- 23.8% (of GDP) (2017 est.) note: central government tax revenue as a % of GDP
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- Current account balance
- -$156.589 million (2024 est.) -$180.43 million (2023 est.) -$199.727 million (2022 est.) note: balance of payments - net trade and primary/secondary income in current dollars
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- Exports
- $425.182 million (2024 est.) $345.098 million (2023 est.) $278.292 million (2022 est.) note: balance of payments - exports of goods and services in current dollars
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- Exports - partners
- Croatia 16%, Barbados 14%, USA 10%, St. Lucia 10%, St. Kitts & Nevis 8% (2023) note: top five export partners based on percentage share of exports
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- Exports - commodities
- ships, wheat flours, animal food, shellfish, construction vehicles (2023) note: top five export commodities based on value in dollars
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- Imports
- $641.179 million (2024 est.) $588.865 million (2023 est.) $540.833 million (2022 est.) note: balance of payments - imports of goods and services in current dollars
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- Imports - partners
- USA 37%, Italy 7%, Trinidad & Tobago 7%, China 6%, UK 6% (2023) note: top five import partners based on percentage share of imports
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- Imports - commodities
- ships, refined petroleum, wheat, coal, poultry (2023) note: top five import commodities based on value in dollars
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- Reserves of foreign exchange and gold
- $316.824 million (2024 est.) $280.564 million (2023 est.) $320.193 million (2022 est.) note: holdings of gold (year-end prices)/foreign exchange/special drawing rights in current dollars
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- Debt - external
- $456.971 million (2023 est.) note: present value of external debt in current US dollars
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- Exchange rates
- East Caribbean dollars (XCD) per US dollar - 2.7 (2024 est.) 2.7 (2023 est.) 2.7 (2022 est.) 2.7 (2021 est.) 2.7 (2020 est.)
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Energy6 fields
- Electricity access
- electrification - total population: 100% (2022 est.)
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- Electricity
- installed generating capacity: 55,000 kW (2023 est.) consumption: 140.316 million kWh (2023 est.) transmission/distribution losses: 10.868 million kWh (2023 est.)
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- Electricity generation sources
- fossil fuels: 86.1% of total installed capacity (2023 est.) solar: 1.3% of total installed capacity (2023 est.) hydroelectricity: 12.6% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)
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- Coal
- exports: 8 metric tons (2023 est.) imports: 8,000 metric tons (2023 est.)
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- Petroleum
- refined petroleum consumption: 2,000 bbl/day (2023 est.)
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- Energy consumption per capita
- 37.253 million Btu/person (2023 est.)
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Communications6 fields
- Telephones - fixed lines
- total subscriptions: 10,000 (2023 est.) subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 10 (2023 est.)
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- Telephones - mobile cellular
- total subscriptions: 103,000 (2023 est.) subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 100 (2022 est.)
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- Broadcast media
- St. Vincent and the Grenadines Broadcasting Corporation operates 1 TV station and 5 repeater stations that provide near total coverage to the multi-island state; multi-channel cable TV service available; a partially government-funded national radio service broadcasts on 1 station and has 2 repeater stations; about a dozen privately owned radio stations and repeater stations
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- Internet users
- percent of population: 76% (2023 est.)
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- Broadband - fixed subscriptions
- total: 31,000 (2023 est.) subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 30 (2023 est.)
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Transportation4 fields
- Civil aircraft registration country code prefix
- J8
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- Merchant marine
- total: 830 (2023) by type: bulk carrier 30, container ship 18, general cargo 137, oil tanker 16, other 629
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- Ports
- total ports: 1 (2024) large: 0 medium: 0 small: 1 very small: 0 ports with oil terminals: 1 key ports: Kingstown
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Military and Security2 fields
- Military and security forces
- no regular military forces; Ministry of National Security: Royal Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force (RSVPF) (2025)
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- Military - note
- the country has been a member of the Caribbean Regional Security System (RSS) since its creation in 1982; RSS signatories (Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Saint Kitts and Nevis, and Saint Lucia) agreed to prepare contingency plans and assist one another, on request, in national emergencies, prevention of smuggling, search and rescue, immigration control, fishery protection, customs and excise control, maritime policing duties, protection of off-shore installations, pollution control, national and other disasters, and threats to national security (2025)
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