Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is a country located in the Caribbean between the Caribbean Sea and North Atlantic Ocean, north of Trinidad and Tobago, covering an area of approximately 389 square kilometers. As of 2024, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines has a population of about 100,647, with English, Vincentian Creole English, and French patois as spoken languages. The islands are volcanic and mountainous with a tropical climate and little seasonal temperature variation. Kingstown serves as the capital, and the government operates as a parliamentary democracy under a constitutional monarchy.

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines has an upper-middle-income Caribbean island economy with a GDP of $1.16 billion and a GDP per capita of $18,700, driven by tourism, food processing, cement, furniture, clothing, and starch. Natural resources include hydropower and arable land. The unemployment rate is 41.4% as of 2024, with a life expectancy of 71.4 years. The country has key agriculture and tourism sectors and is environmentally fragile, diversifying its economy across services, science and knowledge, and creative industries as a CARICOM member and US Caribbean Basin Initiative beneficiary.