Manufactures exports in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: Manufactures exports was 26.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Manufactures exports in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, 1976–2023
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise exports.
Analysis
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines recorded 26.6% for manufactures exports in 2023.
That represents a change of up 116.8% on the previous year and up 108.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufactures exports in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines peaked at 29.6% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1.6%, in 1976.
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 105th of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Manufactures exports in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 1.6% | — |
| 1980 | 14.1% | +755.7% |
| 1993 | 10.3% | -26.8% |
| 1994 | 18.1% | +75.9% |
| 1995 | 14.1% | -22.3% |
| 1996 | 15.0% | +7.0% |
| 1997 | 12.8% | -14.7% |
| 1998 | 10.3% | -19.9% |
| 1999 | 10.5% | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 12.9% | +22.8% |
| 2001 | 10.0% | -22.5% |
| 2002 | 9.1% | -9.2% |
| 2003 | 9.6% | +5.7% |
| 2004 | 11.2% | +16.4% |
| 2005 | 12.2% | +9.0% |
| 2006 | 13.0% | +6.9% |
| 2007 | 13.2% | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 14.9% | +12.4% |
| 2009 | 14.1% | -4.8% |
| 2010 | 15.7% | +11.1% |
| 2011 | 16.2% | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 13.7% | -15.9% |
| 2013 | 12.8% | -6.6% |
| 2014 | 11.3% | -11.1% |
| 2015 | 9.8% | -13.3% |
| 2016 | 11.9% | +20.7% |
| 2017 | 18.4% | +55.0% |
| 2018 | 26.2% | +42.3% |
| 2019 | 29.6% | +12.9% |
| 2020 | 11.9% | -59.7% |
| 2021 | 14.1% | +18.2% |
| 2022 | 12.3% | -12.8% |
| 2023 | 26.6% | +116.8% |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines compared with similar countries
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines's 26.6% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 34.4%, 77% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines's 26.6% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 23.8%, 1.1× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Manufactures exports in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | +755.7% | 1.6% | 14.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.6% | 1.6% | 1.6% | 1 |
| 1980s | 14.1% | 14.1% | 14.1% | 1 |
| 1990s | 13.0% | 10.3% | 18.1% | 7 |
| 2000s | 12.0% | 9.1% | 14.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.6% | 9.8% | 29.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.2% | 11.9% | 26.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- 102 Armenia 29.5% compare
- 103 Uzbekistan 29.0% compare
- 104 Grenada 28.6% compare
- 106 Bahrain 26.0% compare
- 107 Cayman Islands 26.0% compare
- 108 Sierra Leone 25.1% compare
More private sector data for Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Merchandise trade 43.5% (2025)
- Food imports 26.0% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 61.3% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 509.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 72.5% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 37.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 370.28 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0295 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -35.09 % change on previous year (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 5,094 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is manufactures exports in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- Manufactures exports in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines was 26.6% in 2023, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest manufactures exports recorded in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- The highest recorded value was 29.6% in 2019.
- What is the lowest manufactures exports recorded in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.6% in 1976.
- How does Saint Vincent and the Grenadines rank for manufactures exports?
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 105th out of 196 countries with data for 2023.
- Is manufactures exports rising or falling in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- Over the last ten years it is up 108.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saint Vincent and the Grenadines data come from?
- The figures come from Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as part of Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Manufactures comprise commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 5 (chemicals), 6 (basic manufactures), 7 (machinery and transport equipment), and 8 (miscellaneous manufactured goods), excluding division 68 (non-ferrous metals). This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise exports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a resident and a non-resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e.