St. Vincent and the Grenadines — GDP growth
GDP Growth (Annual %) for St. Vincent and the Grenadines, 1961–2025.
GDP growth for St. Vincent and the Grenadines was 3.39% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 65 years, from 1961 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 25.83% in 1972. The lowest was -11.10% in 1973 (about -3.3× the latest value). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -0.45% per year.
St. Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 104 of 212 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 49%. The median for Latin America & Caribbean is 3.38%, so St. Vincent and the Grenadines sits above it. It peaked in 1972 and has fallen 87% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved up 22%. Within Latin America & Caribbean it ranks 19 of 40 economies; Bahamas, The (3.38%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 3113% in 1988. That is 43% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
From its 1961 level: doubled by 1970.
World ranking. Slipped: 61st of 107 in 1961 → 19th of 119 in 1970 → 80th of 152 in 1980 → 69th of 176 in 1990 → 161st of 199 in 2000 → 203rd of 209 in 2010 → 112th of 209 in 2020 → 94th of 186 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1961 to 2025
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3.39% | -0.7 pp |
| 2024 | 4.06% | -1.3 pp |
| 2023 | 5.33% | +2.2 pp |
| 2022 | 3.11% | +1.0 pp |
| 2021 | 2.09% | +6.4 pp |
| 2020 | -4.27% | -4.9 pp |
| 2019 | 0.67% | -2.5 pp |
| 2018 | 3.18% | +1.6 pp |
| 2017 | 1.55% | -2.6 pp |
| 2016 | 4.15% | +1.4 pp |
| 2015 | 2.79% | +1.6 pp |
| 2014 | 1.15% | -1.3 pp |
| 2013 | 2.46% | +1.3 pp |
| 2012 | 1.17% | +1.8 pp |
| 2011 | -0.61% | +3.9 pp |
| 2010 | -4.47% | -3.1 pp |
| 2009 | -1.38% | -1.8 pp |
| 2008 | 0.4% | -2.9 pp |
| 2007 | 3.32% | -3.7 pp |
| 2006 | 7% | +4.5 pp |
| 2005 | 2.49% | -1.6 pp |
| 2004 | 4.11% | -2.6 pp |
| 2003 | 6.69% | +1.3 pp |
| 2002 | 5.34% | +3.6 pp |
| 2001 | 1.75% | +0.1 pp |
| 2000 | 1.64% | -1.1 pp |
| 1999 | 2.71% | -1.4 pp |
| 1998 | 4.09% | +0.6 pp |
| 1997 | 3.51% | +2.2 pp |
| 1996 | 1.29% | -6.5 pp |
| 1995 | 7.77% | +9.0 pp |
| 1994 | -1.25% | -5.5 pp |
| 1993 | 4.25% | -2.1 pp |
| 1992 | 6.38% | +5.2 pp |
| 1991 | 1.14% | -3.0 pp |
| 1990 | 4.15% | +2.7 pp |
| 1989 | 1.41% | -12.7 pp |
| 1988 | 14.07% | +13.6 pp |
| 1987 | 0.44% | -5.2 pp |
| 1986 | 5.6% | -0.6 pp |
| 1985 | 6.18% | -0.4 pp |
| 1984 | 6.59% | +4.4 pp |
| 1983 | 2.17% | -2.3 pp |
| 1982 | 4.48% | -0.1 pp |
| 1981 | 4.61% | +2.2 pp |
| 1980 | 2.44% | -0.9 pp |
| 1979 | 3.38% | -6.4 pp |
| 1978 | 9.78% | -3.5 pp |
| 1977 | 13.23% | +2.9 pp |
| 1976 | 10.38% | +18.0 pp |
| 1975 | -7.61% | +1.2 pp |
| 1974 | -8.82% | +2.3 pp |
| 1973 | -11.1% | -36.9 pp |
| 1972 | 25.83% | +22.9 pp |
| 1971 | 2.97% | -7.8 pp |
| 1970 | 10.75% | +7.9 pp |
| 1969 | 2.86% | -3.6 pp |
| 1968 | 6.51% | +16.0 pp |
| 1967 | -9.52% | — |
| 1966 | 0% | -0.9 pp |
| 1965 | 0.88% | -2.8 pp |
| 1964 | 3.67% | +9.9 pp |
| 1963 | -6.27% | -10.0 pp |
| 1962 | 3.69% | -0.8 pp |
| 1961 | 4.53% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was St. Vincent and the Grenadines’s GDP growth in 1962?
3.69% (1962). 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 annual %, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is St. Vincent and the Grenadines’s GDP growth growing or shrinking?
Between 1961 and 2025 the series was shrinking overall: -25.1% in total — about 0.5% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG. 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: 2025: 3.39%; 2024: 4.06%; 2023: 5.33%; 2022: 3.11%; 2021: 2.09%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG — GDP Growth (Annual %). 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.