External debt stocks as a proportion of GNI in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: External debt stocks as a proportion of GNI was 70.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
External debt stocks as a proportion of GNI in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, external debt stocks as a proportion of gni in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines stood at 70.3%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 8.2% on the previous year and up 45.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external debt stocks as a proportion of gni in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines peaked at 70.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 29.7%, in 2007.
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 27th of 129 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
External debt stocks as a proportion of GNI in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 47.7% | — |
| 2001 | 43.8% | -8.3% |
| 2002 | 37.4% | -14.7% |
| 2003 | 41.1% | +9.9% |
| 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% | +15.0% |
| 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)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps -2.08 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit -0.0017 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita -20.86 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 111.39 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -19.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0887 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 1,115 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate -11.24 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external debt stocks as a proportion of gni in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- External debt stocks as a proportion of gni in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines was 70.3% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest external debt stocks as a proportion of gni recorded in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- The highest recorded value was 70.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest external debt stocks as a proportion of gni 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 stocks as a proportion of gni?
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 27th out of 129 countries with data for 2024.
- Is external debt stocks as a proportion of gni 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 United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of External debt stocks as a proportion of GNI (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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