Merchandise trade in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: Merchandise trade was 43.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Merchandise trade in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, 1960–2025
Source: World Trade Organization (WTO). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, merchandise trade in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines stood at 43.5%.
The figure is down 10.6% on the previous year and down 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise trade in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines peaked at 104.7% in 1971 and was at its lowest, 41.1%, in 2019.
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 131st of 204 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Merchandise trade in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 84.2% | — |
| 1961 | 71.4% | -15.2% |
| 1962 | 75.7% | +6.0% |
| 1963 | 80.2% | +6.0% |
| 1964 | 88.1% | +9.8% |
| 1965 | 86.0% | -2.3% |
| 1966 | 80.7% | -6.2% |
| 1967 | 82.1% | +1.7% |
| 1968 | 91.2% | +11.1% |
| 1969 | 96.1% | +5.4% |
| 1970 | 103.0% | +7.2% |
| 1971 | 104.7% | +1.7% |
| 1972 | 76.1% | -27.3% |
| 1973 | 79.6% | +4.5% |
| 1974 | 97.2% | +22.2% |
| 1975 | 99.3% | +2.2% |
| 1976 | 100.6% | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 81.0% | -19.5% |
| 1978 | 85.5% | +5.4% |
| 1979 | 87.2% | +2.0% |
| 1980 | 87.4% | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 80.3% | -8.1% |
| 1982 | 85.3% | +6.2% |
| 1983 | 90.8% | +6.5% |
| 1984 | 97.0% | +6.9% |
| 1985 | 97.5% | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 93.9% | -3.7% |
| 1987 | 86.0% | -8.4% |
| 1988 | 103.1% | +19.9% |
| 1989 | 94.1% | -8.8% |
| 1990 | 91.1% | -3.1% |
| 1991 | 81.2% | -10.8% |
| 1992 | 75.6% | -7.0% |
| 1993 | 67.1% | -11.2% |
| 1994 | 62.2% | -7.3% |
| 1995 | 56.6% | -8.9% |
| 1996 | 53.7% | -5.2% |
| 1997 | 67.3% | +25.3% |
| 1998 | 65.0% | -3.3% |
| 1999 | 64.0% | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 49.1% | -23.3% |
| 2001 | 49.1% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 43.5% | -11.5% |
| 2003 | 46.9% | +8.0% |
| 2004 | 47.8% | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 48.3% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 48.0% | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 52.6% | +9.4% |
| 2008 | 58.0% | +10.4% |
| 2009 | 53.5% | -7.8% |
| 2010 | 52.7% | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 51.8% | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 54.7% | +5.4% |
| 2013 | 54.8% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 53.1% | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 48.3% | -8.9% |
| 2016 | 46.9% | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 44.1% | -6.0% |
| 2018 | 45.0% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 41.1% | -8.7% |
| 2020 | 43.5% | +5.9% |
| 2021 | 45.9% | +5.6% |
| 2022 | 48.9% | +6.6% |
| 2023 | 46.4% | -5.3% |
| 2024 | 48.7% | +5.0% |
| 2025 | 43.5% | -10.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 83.6% | 71.4% | 96.1% | 10 |
| 1970s | 91.4% | 76.1% | 104.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 91.5% | 80.3% | 103.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 68.4% | 53.7% | 91.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 49.7% | 43.5% | 58.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.2% | 41.1% | 54.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.1% | 43.5% | 48.9% | 6 |
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More private sector data for Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- 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$), annual growth rate -35.09 % change on previous year (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 5,094 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise trade in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- Merchandise trade in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines was 43.5% in 2025, according to World Trade Organization (WTO).
- What is the highest merchandise trade recorded in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- The highest recorded value was 104.7% in 1971.
- What is the lowest merchandise trade recorded in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.1% in 2019.
- How does Saint Vincent and the Grenadines rank for merchandise trade?
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 131st out of 204 countries with data for 2025.
- Is merchandise trade rising or falling in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Saint Vincent and the Grenadines data come from?
- The figures come from World Trade Organization (WTO), published as part of Merchandise trade (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
General merchandise trade includes 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. It is the total of merchandise exports plus merchandise imports. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.