St. Vincent and the Grenadines — Inflation
Inflation, Consumer Prices (Annual %) for St. Vincent and the Grenadines, 1975–2025.
Inflation for St. Vincent and the Grenadines was 0.82% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 51 years, from 1975 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 17.21% in 1980. The lowest was -1.73% in 2015 (about -2.1× the latest value). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -4.15% per year.
St. Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 158 of 187 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 84%. The median for Latin America & Caribbean is 2.53%, so St. Vincent and the Grenadines sits below it. It peaked in 1980 and has fallen 95% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved up 147%. Within Latin America & Caribbean it ranks 28 of 33 economies; Ecuador (0.71%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 1539% in 2017. That is 53% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
From its 1975 level: doubled by 1979.
World ranking. Slipped: 88th of 102 in 1975 → 41st of 106 in 1980 → 71st of 131 in 1990 → 146th of 163 in 2000 → 172nd of 186 in 2010 → 161st of 178 in 2020 → 141st of 169 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1975 to 2025
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0.82% | -2.8 pp |
| 2024 | 3.63% | -0.9 pp |
| 2023 | 4.56% | -1.1 pp |
| 2022 | 5.66% | +4.1 pp |
| 2021 | 1.57% | +2.2 pp |
| 2020 | -0.63% | -1.5 pp |
| 2019 | 0.91% | -1.4 pp |
| 2018 | 2.32% | +0.2 pp |
| 2017 | 2.15% | +2.3 pp |
| 2016 | -0.15% | +1.6 pp |
| 2015 | -1.73% | -1.9 pp |
| 2014 | 0.19% | -0.6 pp |
| 2013 | 0.81% | -1.8 pp |
| 2012 | 2.6% | -0.6 pp |
| 2011 | 3.19% | +2.4 pp |
| 2010 | 0.75% | +0.3 pp |
| 2009 | 0.42% | -9.6 pp |
| 2008 | 10.07% | +2.8 pp |
| 2007 | 7.24% | +4.5 pp |
| 2006 | 2.74% | -1.0 pp |
| 2005 | 3.73% | +0.8 pp |
| 2004 | 2.96% | +2.8 pp |
| 2003 | 0.21% | -1.6 pp |
| 2002 | 1.86% | +1.0 pp |
| 2001 | 0.9% | +0.7 pp |
| 2000 | 0.17% | -0.8 pp |
| 1999 | 1.01% | -1.1 pp |
| 1998 | 2.14% | +1.7 pp |
| 1997 | 0.44% | -4.0 pp |
| 1996 | 4.41% | +2.7 pp |
| 1995 | 1.74% | +0.7 pp |
| 1994 | 1.01% | -3.3 pp |
| 1993 | 4.29% | +0.8 pp |
| 1992 | 3.46% | -2.0 pp |
| 1991 | 5.49% | -2.1 pp |
| 1990 | 7.61% | +4.8 pp |
| 1989 | 2.83% | +2.6 pp |
| 1988 | 0.23% | -3.1 pp |
| 1987 | 3.31% | +2.3 pp |
| 1986 | 1.03% | -1.1 pp |
| 1985 | 2.14% | -0.6 pp |
| 1984 | 2.7% | -2.8 pp |
| 1983 | 5.46% | -1.8 pp |
| 1982 | 7.23% | -5.5 pp |
| 1981 | 12.74% | -4.5 pp |
| 1980 | 17.21% | +1.6 pp |
| 1979 | 15.61% | +7.2 pp |
| 1978 | 8.43% | -1.8 pp |
| 1977 | 10.19% | -1.1 pp |
| 1976 | 11.29% | +4.5 pp |
| 1975 | 6.8% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was St. Vincent and the Grenadines’s Inflation in 1976?
11.29% (1976). 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 Inflation growing or shrinking?
Between 1975 and 2025 the series was shrinking overall: -88.0% in total — about 4.2% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator FP.CPI.TOTL.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: 0.82%; 2024: 3.63%; 2023: 4.56%; 2022: 5.66%; 2021: 1.57%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG — Inflation, Consumer Prices (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.