New businesses registered (number) in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: New businesses registered (number) was 323 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
New businesses registered in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, 2006–2020
Source: Entrepreneurship Database, World Bank (WB). Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for new businesses registered in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is 323 number, measured in 2020.
The figure is up 13.7% on the previous year and up 132.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, new businesses registered in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines peaked at 414 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 118 number, in 2016.
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 161st of 177 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
New businesses registered (number) in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 159 number | — |
| 2007 | 210 number | +32.1% |
| 2008 | 167 number | -20.5% |
| 2009 | 131 number | -21.6% |
| 2010 | 139 number | +6.1% |
| 2011 | 134 number | -3.6% |
| 2012 | 127 number | -5.2% |
| 2013 | 133 number | +4.7% |
| 2014 | 125 number | -6.0% |
| 2015 | 119 number | -4.8% |
| 2016 | 118 number | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 175 number | +48.3% |
| 2018 | 414 number | +136.6% |
| 2019 | 284 number | -31.4% |
| 2020 | 323 number | +13.7% |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines compared with similar countries
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines's 323 number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 8,806 number, 4% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines's 323 number is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 5,128 number, 6% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where New businesses registered (number) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +136.6% | 175 number | 414 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 166.75 number | 131 number | 210 number | 4 |
| 2010s | 176.8 number | 118 number | 414 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 323 number | 323 number | 323 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- 158 Comoros 387 number compare
- 159 Haiti 383 number compare
- 160 Seychelles 370 number compare
- 162 Antigua and Barbuda 275 number compare
- 163 Sao Tome and Principe 268 number compare
- 164 Central African Republic 258 number compare
- 164 Vanuatu 258 number 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 new businesses registered in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- New businesses registered in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines was 323 number in 2020, according to Entrepreneurship Database, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest new businesses registered recorded in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- The highest recorded value was 414 number in 2018.
- What is the lowest new businesses registered recorded in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- The lowest recorded value was 118 number in 2016.
- How does Saint Vincent and the Grenadines rank for new businesses registered?
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 161st out of 177 countries with data for 2020.
- Is new businesses registered rising or falling in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- Over the last ten years it is up 132.4%. 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 Entrepreneurship Database, World Bank (WB), published as part of New businesses registered (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
New businesses registered are the number of new limited liability corporations (or its equivalent) registered in the calendar year.