External debt as a share of gross national income in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: External debt as a share of gross national income was 70.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
External debt as a share of gross national income in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, 2000–2024
Source: World Bank – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines recorded 70.3% for external debt as a share of gross national income in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.2% on the previous year and up 45.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external debt as a share of gross national income in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines peaked at 70.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 29.7%, in 2007.
That places Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 26th out of 121 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
External debt as a share of gross national income in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 47.7% | — |
| 2001 | 43.8% | -8.3% |
| 2002 | 37.4% | -14.7% |
| 2003 | 41.1% | +10.0% |
| 2004 | 43.9% | +7.0% |
| 2005 | 45.9% | +4.4% |
| 2006 | 39.8% | -13.2% |
| 2007 | 29.7% | -25.5% |
| 2008 | 32.5% | +9.7% |
| 2009 | 35.0% | +7.7% |
| 2010 | 42.0% | +19.7% |
| 2011 | 43.6% | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 40.2% | -7.8% |
| 2013 | 42.0% | +4.6% |
| 2014 | 48.4% | +15.1% |
| 2015 | 48.4% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 44.8% | -7.5% |
| 2017 | 42.3% | -5.5% |
| 2018 | 37.4% | -11.6% |
| 2019 | 37.5% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 52.7% | +40.7% |
| 2021 | 65.5% | +24.3% |
| 2022 | 63.8% | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 65.0% | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 70.3% | +8.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 39.7% | 29.7% | 47.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.7% | 37.4% | 48.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.5% | 52.7% | 70.3% | 5 |
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More economy & growth data for Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.61 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.7 Percent per annum (2029)
- Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0393 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per capita 494.19 current US$ per person (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.1062 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (current LCU), per capita 1,334 current LCU per person (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.0314 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 US$), per capita 394.04 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant LCU), per capita 1,042 constant LCU per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), annual 6.25 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external debt as a share of gross national income in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- External debt as a share of gross national income in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines was 70.3% in 2024, according to World Bank – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest external debt as a share of gross national income recorded in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- The highest recorded value was 70.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest external debt as a share of gross national income recorded in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.7% in 2007.
- How does Saint Vincent and the Grenadines rank for external debt as a share of gross national income?
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 26th out of 121 countries with data for 2024.
- Is external debt as a share of gross national income rising or falling in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.4%. 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 World Bank – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of External debt as a share of gross national income. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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External debt stocks as a proportion of GNI (%).