Country export capability

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
export capability

A reported view of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines's export scale, destination network, sector breadth, trade history, and market-access context. Use the indicators together; no single measure describes export readiness on its own.

VCT1995-2024 coverage270 active partner marketsMacro trend resilient
Latest exports$83.8M2024 reported value
Latest imports$543.0M2024 reported value
Trade balance-$459.2MExports minus imports
Export growth+42.1%Latest year-on-year change
Active partners270Latest reported markets

Country export profile overview

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines export data in one research view

This profile brings together export performance, trade balance, destination markets, HS2 sectors, partner breadth, history, and market-access context for country export research.

Export scale and balance

Start with the latest reported trade position

In 2024, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines recorded $83.8M in exports and $543.0M in imports. The resulting -$459.2M trade balance gives the latest country-level position a clear context.

Exports changed +42.1% year on year and show a calculated -23.1% three-year CAGR. CAGR is an annualized comparison of reported values, not a forecast.

Markets and sectors

See where export value is concentrated

Trinidad and Tobago received $22.6M in reported exports, representing 27% of the latest country total. Ships and boats was the largest displayed HS2 export sector at $30.3M and 36.1% of exports.

The visible page highlights five leading destinations and five leading HS2 sectors, while the complete structured files retain every row supplied for this sample.

History and coverage

Read today's number against the long series

The country series covers 1995 through 2024, with 30 observed annual rows. That longer view helps separate a single-year movement from the broader export trend.

Partner counts, tariff context, concentration, exposure shares, and momentum are supporting indicators calculated from available trade observations. Missing values remain unavailable rather than estimated.

Economy and structure

The context around Saint Vincent and the Grenadines's export base

Macroeconomic and structural indicators add context to merchandise trade scale. They describe the country environment; they do not predict company performance or future exports.

GDP$1.2B2024 macro context
GDP per capita$11.5KCurrent-dollar GDP
Population100.6KReported population
Labor force58.1Reported labor force
Investment rate27.1%National investment rate
Savings rate-2.3%National savings rate
Trade openness81.8%Exports + imports / GDP
Exports / GDP10.9%Merchandise exports / GDP
Secondary education70.4%Education context
Tertiary education15.8%Education context

Market signals

Where to look more closely next

Route-level risk and emerging-corridor signals for further research. These are calculated indicators, not forecasts.

Destination risk contextAll covered routes
Destination risk context for Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
DestinationAttentionAttention shareBelow peakApplied tariffPrimary reason
Trinidad and TobagoTTOHigh attention99.4%0.1%Not reportedVolatile products account for the largest observed corridor exposure
GreeceGRCHigh attention94.8%47.8%Not reportedBuyer-market concentration is the largest observed corridor exposure
USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsUSAWatch30.2%20.7%Not reportedVolatile products account for the largest observed corridor exposure
Saint LuciaLCAStable0%26.5%Not reportedCurrent trade remains materially below historical peaks
NetherlandsNLDStable0%0%Not reportedCurrent trade remains materially below historical peaks
World excl. Intra-EUWXDStable0%30.4%Not reportedVolatile products account for the largest observed corridor exposure
United Arab EmiratesAREStable0%0%Not reportedBuyer-market concentration is the largest observed corridor exposure
CanadaCANStable0%0%Not reportedCurrent trade remains materially below historical peaks
CzechiaCZEStable0%0%Not reportedBuyer-market concentration is the largest observed corridor exposure
BarbadosBRBStable0%30%Not reportedBuyer-market concentration is the largest observed corridor exposure

Full route coverage is retained. High attention means the route deserves closer product and access review.

Market opportunity signals

Product-market combinations worth investigating

All returned rows use buyer demand, exporter position, and calculated addressable-value fields. They are research signals, not forecasts.

Addressable-value signalsAll returned rows
Market opportunity signals for Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
RankMarket and productBuyer importsAddressable 3-year valueCurrent shareDemand signal
1ChinaHS6 854231 · Electronic integrated circuits: processors and controllers, whether or not combined with memories, converters, logic circuits, amplifiers, clock and timing circuits, or other circuits$158.0B$93.1B0%Declining +10.5%
2ChinaHS6 854239 · Electronic integrated circuits: n.e.c. in heading no. 8542$81.8B$61.4B0%Growing +4%
3USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsHS6 851712 · Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks$53.9B$53.8B0%Accelerating -8.8%
4USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsHS6 847150 · Digital processing units: other than those of subheadings 8471.41 or 8471.49, whether or not containing in the same housing one or two of the following types of unit: storage units, input units or output units$53.9B$45.6B0%Slowing +60.2%
5USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsHS6 847130 · Data processing machines: portable, digital and automatic, weighing not more than 10kg, consisting of at least a central processing unit, a keyboard and a display$42.7B$33.3B0%Stable +6.2%
6USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsHS6 870323 · Vehicles: spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity exceeding 1500cc but not exceeding 3000cc$91.2B$28.7B0%Stable -3.2%
7USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsHS6 870431 · Vehicles: spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine, for transport of goods, (of a g.v.w. not exceeding 5 tonnes), nes in item no 8704.1$27.7B$27.8B0%Declining +2.4%
8ChinaHS6 851712 · Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks$34.6B$26.3B0%Declining -2.3%

Addressable value is a calculated field. Validate product, buyer, tariff, and route conditions before commercial decisions.

Detailed export portfolioHS4 lines beneath the leading sectorsOpen the detailed four-digit export table for Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
All HS4 export lines2024 ranking
Top HS4 export lines for Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
RankHS4Parent HS2 sectorExportsShareActive HS6
18901HS4 detail codeShips and boats (89) ↗$26.4M31.5%2
21101HS4 detail codeMilling products (11) ↗$13.2M15.8%1
32309HS4 detail codeFood industry residues (23) ↗$8.4M10.1%2
40307HS4 detail codeFish and crustaceans (03) ↗$3.8M4.5%19
58903HS4 detail codeShips and boats (89) ↗$3.3M3.9%4
67112HS4 detail codePrecious stones and metals (71) ↗$2.6M3.1%1
77010HS4 detail codeGlass (70) ↗$2.0M2.4%2
80714HS4 detail codeVegetables (07) ↗$1.9M2.2%5
90306HS4 detail codeFish and crustaceans (03) ↗$1.8M2.2%13
107610HS4 detail codeAluminium (76) ↗$1.6M1.9%2
112203HS4 detail codeBeverages (22) ↗$1.5M1.8%1
122202HS4 detail codeBeverages (22) ↗$1.5M1.8%3

HS4 values are reported observations. The hierarchy is preserved; no missing descriptions are inferred.

The country export read

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines combines $83.8M in exports with a broad partner network.

In 2024, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines recorded $83.8M in reported exports and $543.0M in imports, producing a reported trade deficit of $459.2M. Exports changed +42.1% year on year and -23.1% annualized over three years. Ships and boats (HS2 89) was the largest displayed export sector by value.

Destination network

Where Saint Vincent and the Grenadines exports move

All returned destination lanes ranked by latest reported export value. Share is calculated against the country total. Review sources ↗

Latest reported destination lanesAll returned · 2024
Leading export destinations for Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
RankDestinationLatest exportsShareYear-on-year3-year CAGR
1Trinidad and TobagoTTO$22.6M27%+1,025.9%+125.9%
2GreeceGRC$9.3M11.1%+9,238.6%+52.4%
3USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsUSA$9.1M10.9%+51.7%+14.6%
4BarbadosBRB$8.5M10.2%+13.2%+13.6%
5Saint LuciaLCA$8.0M9.6%+28.1%+6.3%
6Saint Kitts and NevisKNA$6.9M8.2%+59.4%+32.1%
7DominicaDMA$5.4M6.5%+2%+12.6%
8Antigua and BarbudaATG$4.0M4.8%+7.7%+3.7%
9GrenadaGRD$3.5M4.2%-5.5%+7.4%
10World excl. Intra-EUWXD$1.3M1.6%+26.8%+3.7%

Destination values are reported country-to-country observations. Full returned rows remain in the downloads.

Trade history

A long view of export scale

Latest twelve years from the 30-year reported country series. Context, not a forecast.

Reported exports by year

2013
$86.1M
2014
$172.8M
2015
$203.5M
2016
$335.9M
2017
$278.6M
2018
$193.4M
2019
$187.1M
2020
$232.7M
2021
$184.1M
2022
$142.5M
2023
$59.0M
2024
$83.8M

Partner network

Scale is only one part of export capability

Partner breadth, distance, agreements, and tariffs add context to reported exports.

FTA partner markets43Reported count
WTO partner markets169Reported count
EU partner markets28Reported count
Shared-border partners0Country context
Shared-language partners77Country context
Average partner distance8,893 kmCalculated average
Partners with FTA15.9%Calculated share
Applied tariff contextNot reportedCalculated average
MFN tariff contextNot reportedCalculated average
Tariff advantageNot reported ppPreferential vs MFN

Exposure context

Signals to examine alongside export scale

Calculated or classified route and country context. Not predictions or recommendations.

Attention share76.2%

Covered value under attention

Critical share0%

Covered value marked critical

Below historical peak16.3%

Distance below route peaks

FTA-covered exports83.8%

Covered value with FTA context

Weighted tariff contextNot reported

Export-weighted tariff

Macro contextMacro trend resilient

Primary attention driver: High trade volatility.

Momentum score22.5

History-based indicator

Partner concentration1,324.4

Partner HHI

Product concentration1,118.2

Product HHI

Country attention level: Watch. Missing fields remain unavailable.

Complete country valuesOpen the full profile evidenceFull history, sectors, HS4, destinations, risk, opportunities, and source fields.

Profile fields

Year2,024
Country Iso3VCT
Exports Usd$83.8M
Imports Usd$543.0M
Trade Balance Usd-$459.2M
Yoy Exports Growth Pct42.1%
Yoy Imports Growth Pct8.9%
Exports Cagr 3y Pct-23.1%
Imports Cagr 3y Pct4.7%
Export Partner Hhi1,324.4
Export Product Hhi1,118.2
Momentum Score22.5
Risk Score12.2
Gdp Million Usd1,157.21 million USD
Gdp Per Capita Usd$11.5K
Population100,616
Labor Force58.1
Investment Rate Pct27.1%
Savings Rate Pct-2.3%
Secondary Education Pct70.4%
Tertiary Education Pct15.8%
Total Factor Productivity530
Trade Openness Pct81.8%
Exports Gdp Pct10.9%
Num Active Partners270
Num Fta Partners43
Num Wto Partners169
Num Eu Partners28
Num Shared Border Partners0
Num Shared Language Partners77
Avg Partner Distance Km8,893 km
Avg Partner Gdp Million Usd533,678,518.33 million USD
Avg Partner Gdp Per Capita Usd$15.8
Avg Buyer Biz Entry DaysNot reported
Avg Buyer Biz Entry Cost PctNot reported
Pct Partners With Fta16
Pct Partners Shared Language29
Pct Partners Shared Border0
Avg Applied Tariff PctNot reported
Avg Mfn Tariff PctNot reported
Avg Preferential Tariff PctNot reported
Tariff Advantage PpNot reported
Avg Distance All Partners Km8,704
Num Border Partners0
Num Colonial Partners25
Avg Substitution Elasticity-7.7
Pct Products High Elasticity63
Pct Products Low Elasticity4
Real Market Potential1,405,865.7
Foreign Market Potential210,874.8

Exposure fields

Country Iso3VCT
All History Lane Count383
Current Lane Count28
Critical Lane Count0
High Attention Lane Count5
High Volatility Lane Count14
Unrecovered Drawdown Lane Count9
Declining Demand Lane Count0
Concentrated Market Lane Count13
Access Friction Lane Count3
Buyer Macro Weakness Lane Count0
Monitored Exports Current Usd$40.9M
Attention Exports Usd$31.1M
Critical Exports Usd$0.0
High Volatility Exports Usd$31.1M
Unrecovered Drawdown Exports Usd$6.8M
Non Fta Exports Usd$6.0M
Monitored Attention Share Pct76.2%
Monitored Critical Share Pct0%
Fta Covered Exports Share Pct83.8%
Export Weighted Volatility Cv1.3
Export Weighted Below Peak Pct16.3%
Export Weighted Distance Km2,910 km
Export Weighted Tariff PctNot reported
Latest Data Year2,024
First Data Year1,995
Country Years Count30
Total Exports Latest Usd$83.8M
Total Imports Latest Usd$543.0M
Trade Balance Latest Usd-$459.2M
Exports Yoy Latest Pct42.1%
Exports Cagr 3y Latest Pct-23.1%
Gdp Latest Million Usd1,157.21 million USD
Gdp Per Capita Latest Usd$11.5K
Population Latest100,616
Investment Rate Latest Pct27.1%
Savings Rate Latest Pct-2.3%
Trade Openness Latest Pct81.8%
Exports Gdp Latest Pct10.9%
Active Partners Latest270
Fta Partners Latest43
Foreign Market Potential Latest210,874.8
Gdp 5y Cagr Pct4.9%
Gdp Per Capita 5y Cagr Pct5.6%
Population 5y Cagr Pct-0.7%
Partner Hhi Latest1,324.4
Partner Top1 Share Latest Pct27%
Partner Top3 Share Latest Pct49%
Partner Hhi All Avg1,482.4
Partner Hhi All Max3,320.3
Product Hhi Latest1,118.2
Product Top1 Share Latest Pct26.1%
Product Top3 Share Latest Pct52%
Product Hhi All Avg1,604.7
Product Hhi All Max3,774
Total Exports Attention Share Pct37.2%
Total Exports Critical Share Pct0%
Attention LevelWatch
Primary Risk DriverHigh trade volatility
Macro Resilience LabelMacro trend resilient

Annual country history

YearExportsImportsTrade balanceExports YoYExports CAGR 3Y
1995$108.1M$226.5M-$118.3MNot reportedNot reported
1996$93.3M$188.1M-$94.8M-13.7%Not reported
1997$148.8M$243.6M-$94.8M+59.4%Not reported
1998$117.2M$430.0M-$312.9M-21.2%+2.7%
1999$161.5M$307.2M-$145.7M+37.8%+20%
2000$105.5M$266.2M-$160.7M-34.7%-10.8%
2001$139.3M$291.8M-$152.5M+32%+5.9%
2002$144.2M$250.4M-$106.2M+3.5%-3.7%
2003$75.4M$292.8M-$217.4M-47.7%-10.6%
2004$195.9M$400.1M-$204.3M+159.9%+12%
2005$174.6M$526.5M-$352.0M-10.9%+6.6%
2006$223.1M$533.6M-$310.6M+27.8%+43.6%
2007$147.0M$552.4M-$405.5M-34.1%-9.1%
2008$245.6M$715.9M-$470.3M+67.1%+12%
2009$223.9M$510.0M-$286.1M-8.8%+0.1%
2010$150.5M$604.2M-$453.7M-32.8%+0.8%
2011$102.3M$616.3M-$514.0M-32%-25.3%
2012$83.1M$544.0M-$460.8M-18.8%-28.1%
2013$86.1M$533.4M-$447.3M+3.6%-17%
2014$172.8M$560.3M-$387.5M+100.6%+19.1%
2015$203.5M$404.3M-$200.9M+17.7%+34.8%
2016$335.9M$352.2M-$16.3M+65.1%+57.4%
2017$278.6M$374.5M-$95.8M-17.1%+17.3%
2018$193.4M$451.6M-$258.3M-30.6%-1.7%
2019$187.1M$389.9M-$202.8M-3.2%-17.7%
2020$232.7M$313.8M-$81.1M+24.4%-5.8%
2021$184.1M$473.7M-$289.7M-20.9%-1.6%
2022$142.5M$417.8M-$275.3M-22.6%-8.7%
2023$59.0M$498.4M-$439.4M-58.6%-36.7%
2024$83.8M$543.0M-$459.2M+42.1%-23.1%

Top export sectors

RankHS2SectorExportsShareExport partnersActive HS6
189Ships and boats$30.3M36.1%913
211Milling products$13.3M15.8%1324
323Food industry residues$8.5M10.1%117
403Fish and crustaceans$6.3M7.5%11113
522Beverages$3.5M4.1%1824
671Precious stones and metals$2.6M3.1%515
770Glass$2.1M2.5%1254
807Vegetables$1.9M2.3%1061
984Machinery$1.8M2.1%41402
1076Aluminium$1.7M2%1530

Detailed HS4 export lines

RankHS4Parent HS2ExportsShareActive HS6
18901Ships and boats (89)$26.4M31.5%2
21101Milling products (11)$13.2M15.8%1
32309Food industry residues (23)$8.4M10.1%2
40307Fish and crustaceans (03)$3.8M4.5%19
58903Ships and boats (89)$3.3M3.9%4
67112Precious stones and metals (71)$2.6M3.1%1
77010Glass (70)$2.0M2.4%2
80714Vegetables (07)$1.9M2.2%5
90306Fish and crustaceans (03)$1.8M2.2%13
107610Aluminium (76)$1.6M1.9%2
112203Beverages (22)$1.5M1.8%1
122202Beverages (22)$1.5M1.8%3

Top export destinations

RankDestinationISO3ExportsShareYoYCAGR 3Y
1Trinidad and TobagoTTO$22.6M27%+1,025.9%+125.9%
2GreeceGRC$9.3M11.1%+9,238.6%+52.4%
3USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsUSA$9.1M10.9%+51.7%+14.6%
4BarbadosBRB$8.5M10.2%+13.2%+13.6%
5Saint LuciaLCA$8.0M9.6%+28.1%+6.3%
6Saint Kitts and NevisKNA$6.9M8.2%+59.4%+32.1%
7DominicaDMA$5.4M6.5%+2%+12.6%
8Antigua and BarbudaATG$4.0M4.8%+7.7%+3.7%
9GrenadaGRD$3.5M4.2%-5.5%+7.4%
10World excl. Intra-EUWXD$1.3M1.6%+26.8%+3.7%

Destination risk context

RankDestinationAttentionAttention shareBelow peakApplied tariffPrimary reason
1Trinidad and Tobago (TTO)High attention99.4%0.1%Not reportedVolatile products account for the largest observed corridor exposure
2Greece (GRC)High attention94.8%47.8%Not reportedBuyer-market concentration is the largest observed corridor exposure
3USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands (USA)Watch30.2%20.7%Not reportedVolatile products account for the largest observed corridor exposure
4Saint Lucia (LCA)Stable0%26.5%Not reportedCurrent trade remains materially below historical peaks
5Netherlands (NLD)Stable0%0%Not reportedCurrent trade remains materially below historical peaks
6World excl. Intra-EU (WXD)Stable0%30.4%Not reportedVolatile products account for the largest observed corridor exposure
7United Arab Emirates (ARE)Stable0%0%Not reportedBuyer-market concentration is the largest observed corridor exposure
8Canada (CAN)Stable0%0%Not reportedCurrent trade remains materially below historical peaks
9Czechia (CZE)Stable0%0%Not reportedBuyer-market concentration is the largest observed corridor exposure
10Barbados (BRB)Stable0%30%Not reportedBuyer-market concentration is the largest observed corridor exposure

Emerging corridor signals

RankDestinationHS6SignalMarket importsCurrent shareStrength
1Netherlands (NLD)120991new$392.9M0.2%100
2Republic of Korea (KOR)851712new$6.6B0%96.9
3Canada (CAN)854620new$21.9M0.3%96.6
4India (IND)852859new$272.5M0%95.5
5France (FRA)670290new$58.6M0.1%93.8
6United Kingdom (GBR)392590new$354.9M0%93.1
7United Kingdom (GBR)847751new$3.5M1.3%92.8
8Antigua and Barbuda (ATG)841582new$414.9K9.4%91.8
9India (IND)851762new$3.5B0%90.9
10India (IND)470710new$504.7M0%90.6

Market opportunity signals

RankMarketHS6Buyer importsAddressable 3-year valueCurrent shareSignal
1China (CHN)854231$158.0B$93.1B0%Declining (+10.5%)
2China (CHN)854239$81.8B$61.4B0%Growing (+4%)
3USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands (USA)851712$53.9B$53.8B0%Accelerating (-8.8%)
4USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands (USA)847150$53.9B$45.6B0%Slowing (+60.2%)
5USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands (USA)847130$42.7B$33.3B0%Stable (+6.2%)
6USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands (USA)870323$91.2B$28.7B0%Stable (-3.2%)
7USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands (USA)870431$27.7B$27.8B0%Declining (+2.4%)
8China (CHN)851712$34.6B$26.3B0%Declining (-2.3%)

How to read this page

Separate reported scale from calculated context.

Reported exports, imports, trade balance, sector rows, destination rows, and annual history describe merchandise trade observations for the stated country and year.

CAGR, shares, concentration measures, tariff context, exposure shares, and momentum are calculated indicators built from the available observations. They help organize research but are not additional reported trade or forecasts.

Coverage runs from 1995 through 2024 for this profile. Missing values are shown as Not reported. Read the full methodology ↗

Reported observations

OECD BIMTS merchandise trade values are the primary series for this view.

Calculated indicators

Growth, share, HHI, tariff, and exposure fields are derived from available reported values.

Coverage limits

Unavailable values remain unavailable. No company sales, shipment records, or forecasts are implied.

Questions about this profile

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines export capability, in context

Short answers for readers comparing country export scale, partner breadth, and calculated trade indicators.

What does the Saint Vincent and the Grenadines export profile measure?

It combines reported exports, imports, history, destinations, HS2 sectors, partner context, and calculated indicators for Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.

What is the latest reported export value for Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines recorded $83.8M in reported exports in 2024.

Which markets receive the most exports from Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?

Trinidad and Tobago leads by reported export value at $22.6M in 2024. Five destination lanes are highlighted.

Which sectors lead Saint Vincent and the Grenadines's exports?

Ships and boats leads by reported value at $30.3M. Five HS2 chapters are highlighted.

How many years of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines trade history are available?

This sample contains 30 observed annual rows covering 1995 through 2024. Missing observations are not estimated.

Are the growth and exposure values forecasts?

No. They are calculated or classified from reported observations, not forecasts or market-access guarantees.

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Data source

OECD trade statistics with CEPII context

OECD (2025), Balanced international merchandise trade statistics (BIMTS) - HS2017-6D, OECD Data Explorer (accessed on 2026-08-28). OECD BIMTS is the primary trade series for this view. Supporting bilateral trade context uses CEPII BACI bilateral trade flows (202601) under Etalab 2.0 Open Licence. Yugalinks presents derived views of reported observations and calculated indicators. Data terms: OECD Terms & Conditions.