St. Vincent and the Grenadines — Electricity access
Access to Electricity (% of Population) for St. Vincent and the Grenadines, 1991–2024.
Electricity access for St. Vincent and the Grenadines was 100.00% in 2024, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 34 years, from 1991 to 2024. The highest recorded value was 100.00% in 2017. The lowest was 66.80% in 1991 (about 1.5× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 1.23% per year.
St. Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 93 of 215 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 43%. The median for Latin America & Caribbean is 99.80%, so St. Vincent and the Grenadines sits above it. It peaked in 2017 and has risen 0% since. Over the last decade (2014–2024) the figure moved up 2%. Within Latin America & Caribbean it ranks 10 of 42 economies; Dominica (100.00%) is just below it.
Data highlights
Doubling roughly every 57 years at that pace.
World ranking. Climbed: 99th of 108 in 1991 → 137th of 211 in 2000 → 130th of 215 in 2010 → 82nd of 215 in 2020 → 93rd of 215 in 2024.
Key figures
Full history — 1991 to 2024
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 100% | +0.0 pp |
| 2023 | 100% | +0.0 pp |
| 2022 | 100% | +0.0 pp |
| 2021 | 100% | +0.0 pp |
| 2020 | 100% | +0.0 pp |
| 2019 | 100% | +0.0 pp |
| 2018 | 100% | +0.0 pp |
| 2017 | 100% | +0.3 pp |
| 2016 | 99.7% | +0.3 pp |
| 2015 | 99.4% | +1.3 pp |
| 2014 | 98.1% | +1.3 pp |
| 2013 | 96.8% | +1.4 pp |
| 2012 | 95.4% | +1.3 pp |
| 2011 | 94.1% | +1.4 pp |
| 2010 | 92.7% | +1.3 pp |
| 2009 | 91.4% | +1.3 pp |
| 2008 | 90.1% | +1.3 pp |
| 2007 | 88.8% | +1.3 pp |
| 2006 | 87.5% | +1.3 pp |
| 2005 | 86.2% | +1.3 pp |
| 2004 | 84.9% | +1.2 pp |
| 2003 | 83.7% | +1.3 pp |
| 2002 | 82.4% | +0.0 pp |
| 2001 | 82.4% | +2.4 pp |
| 2000 | 80% | +1.5 pp |
| 1999 | 78.51% | +1.3 pp |
| 1998 | 77.18% | +1.3 pp |
| 1997 | 75.85% | +1.3 pp |
| 1996 | 74.51% | +1.3 pp |
| 1995 | 73.16% | +1.3 pp |
| 1994 | 71.81% | +1.3 pp |
| 1993 | 70.46% | +1.4 pp |
| 1992 | 69.11% | +2.3 pp |
| 1991 | 66.8% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was St. Vincent and the Grenadines’s Electricity access in 1992?
69.11% (1992). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in % of population, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is St. Vincent and the Grenadines’s Electricity access growing or shrinking?
Between 1991 and 2024 the series was growing overall: +49.7% in total — about 1.2% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator EG.ELC.ACCS.ZS. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2024: 100%; 2023: 100%; 2022: 100%; 2021: 100%; 2020: 100%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
EG.ELC.ACCS.ZS — Access to Electricity (% of Population). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.