Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region was 0.3% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, 1979–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise exports.
Analysis
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines recorded 0.3% for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in 2023.
That represents a change of down 80.5% on the previous year and down 60.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines peaked at 66.4% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1990.
That places Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 198th out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 0.1% | — |
| 1982 | 0.0% | -79.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0% | +18.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0% | -67.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0% | -39.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0% | -70.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0% | +1381.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0% | -74.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0% | +53.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0% | +86.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0% | +84.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0% | -66.4% |
| 1999 | 0.3% | +5728.0% |
| 2000 | 4.1% | +1072.2% |
| 2001 | 9.2% | +125.6% |
| 2002 | 0.9% | -89.7% |
| 2003 | 0.2% | -76.3% |
| 2004 | 2.5% | +1022.6% |
| 2005 | 1.8% | -28.8% |
| 2006 | 0.7% | -61.5% |
| 2007 | 10.0% | +1345.3% |
| 2008 | 0.7% | -93.3% |
| 2009 | 1.6% | +140.2% |
| 2010 | 36.7% | +2179.1% |
| 2011 | 1.6% | -95.7% |
| 2012 | 2.0% | +30.4% |
| 2013 | 0.8% | -60.9% |
| 2014 | 0.9% | +18.3% |
| 2015 | 0.3% | -71.8% |
| 2016 | 1.2% | +337.1% |
| 2017 | 64.8% | +5453.8% |
| 2018 | 66.4% | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 65.3% | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 58.3% | -10.7% |
| 2021 | 35.6% | -39.0% |
| 2022 | 1.6% | -95.5% |
| 2023 | 0.3% | -80.5% |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines compared with similar countries
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines's 0.3% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 9.6%, 3% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines's 0.3% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 5.3%, 6% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +5728.0% | 0.0% | 0.3% |
| 2017 | +5453.8% | 1.2% | 64.8% |
| 2010 | +2179.1% | 1.6% | 36.7% |
| 1991 | +1381.5% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 2007 | +1345.3% | 0.7% | 10.0% |
| 2000 | +1072.2% | 0.3% | 4.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 4 |
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.3% | 8 |
| 2000s | 3.2% | 0.2% | 10.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.0% | 0.3% | 66.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.0% | 0.3% | 58.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- 195 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.5% compare
- 196 Lesotho 0.4% compare
- 197 El Salvador 0.3% compare
- 199 Greenland 0.3% compare
- 200 Sao Tome and Principe 0.2% compare
- 201 Belize 0.2% 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)
- Manufactures exports 26.6% (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines was 0.3% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region recorded in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- The highest recorded value was 66.4% in 2018.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region recorded in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1990.
- How does Saint Vincent and the Grenadines rank for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region?
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 198th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region rising or falling in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- Over the last ten years it is down 60.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Saint Vincent and the Grenadines data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region (% of total merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to other low- and middle-income economies in other World Bank regions according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.