Industry (including construction), value added in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: Industry (including construction), value added was 15.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Industry (including construction), value added in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, 1977–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines recorded 15.1% for industry (including construction), value added in 2025.
That represents a change of down 2.0% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, industry (including construction), value added in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines peaked at 19.2% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 12.6%, in 2020.
That places Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 166th out of 209 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 49 years of available data.
Industry (including construction), value added in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 14.2% | — |
| 1978 | 15.2% | +7.0% |
| 1979 | 16.8% | +10.2% |
| 1980 | 16.9% | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 16.7% | -1.2% |
| 1982 | 16.5% | -0.9% |
| 1983 | 16.5% | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 15.9% | -3.7% |
| 1985 | 15.9% | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 16.8% | +5.3% |
| 1987 | 17.2% | +2.5% |
| 1988 | 17.3% | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 17.8% | +2.9% |
| 1990 | 16.4% | -7.8% |
| 1991 | 17.1% | +4.1% |
| 1992 | 17.9% | +5.1% |
| 1993 | 18.4% | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 18.9% | +3.0% |
| 1995 | 18.0% | -5.1% |
| 1996 | 17.6% | -1.9% |
| 1997 | 19.0% | +8.0% |
| 1998 | 19.2% | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 17.8% | -7.3% |
| 2000 | 16.7% | -6.7% |
| 2001 | 16.2% | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 15.3% | -5.4% |
| 2003 | 15.7% | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 16.2% | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 15.8% | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 15.9% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 17.6% | +10.4% |
| 2008 | 15.7% | -10.6% |
| 2009 | 15.9% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 15.9% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 15.1% | -4.8% |
| 2012 | 14.6% | -3.7% |
| 2013 | 14.7% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 14.1% | -4.0% |
| 2015 | 14.9% | +5.9% |
| 2016 | 14.4% | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 14.7% | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 14.6% | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 13.7% | -5.9% |
| 2020 | 12.6% | -8.3% |
| 2021 | 12.9% | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 14.6% | +13.5% |
| 2023 | 14.7% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 15.4% | +4.6% |
| 2025 | 15.1% | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 15.4% | 14.2% | 16.8% | 3 |
| 1980s | 16.8% | 15.9% | 17.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 18.0% | 16.4% | 19.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.1% | 15.3% | 17.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.7% | 13.7% | 15.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.2% | 12.6% | 15.4% | 6 |
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- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), annual growth rate -11.24 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.224 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per capita 2,814 current US$ per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), annual 5.12 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 0.0928 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 1,166 current LCU per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) 2.66 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) 0.0258 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is industry (including construction), value added in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- Industry (including construction), value added in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines was 15.1% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest industry (including construction), value added recorded in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- The highest recorded value was 19.2% in 1998.
- What is the lowest industry (including construction), value added recorded in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.6% in 2020.
- How does Saint Vincent and the Grenadines rank for industry (including construction), value added?
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 166th out of 209 countries with data for 2025.
- Is industry (including construction), value added rising or falling in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. 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 Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as part of Industry (including construction), value added (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Industry (including construction) corresponds to ISIC (Rev.4) divisions 05-43. It is comprised of mining, manufacturing, construction, electricity, water, and gas industries. Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. 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.