Saint Vincent and the Grenadines — Country Profile

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is a parliamentary democracy under a constitutional monarchy; a Commonwealth realm in Caribbean, islands between the Caribbean Sea and North Atlantic Ocean, north of Trinidad and Tobago. It covers 389 sq km (Saint Vincent 344 sq km). Terrain: volcanic, mountainous. Climate: tropical; little seasonal temperature variation; rainy season (May to November).

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines’s GDP is $1.883 billion (2024 est.) in purchasing-power-parity terms. At official exchange rates it stands at $1.157 billion (2024 est.). Real GDP grew 4.1% (2024 est.). See where Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks among all 195 countries by GDP.

POWER --/100 — The Magna Power score is our 0–100 composite of structural national power — nine components, 135 indicators. It is the Bureau's own assessment, not a mirror of World Bank or CIA figures.

Momentum 0 — Quarterly momentum: the Bureau's read on the country's trajectory over the last quarter, from −10 (deteriorating fast) to +10 (accelerating).

Jul–Sep 2026 came and went without leaving a mark on the country's trajectory. Continuity, not change, is the story.

For a small or mid-sized state, that is often the good outcome: no shock to absorb, no crisis to manage.

• What our model rewards: inflation tamed at 3.6%
• What drags it down: unemployment at 18.1%; a current-account deficit of $0 billion (13.5% of GDP) — living beyond its means

Hydropower.

Energy is the physical base of economic power — what a country can generate, move and burn decides what it can build, sell and defend.

Sources: CIA World Factbook, Energy section; Our World in Data (IEA/Ember), 2023.

Trade shows what the world buys from a country and what the country must buy from the world — the balance between the two is a direct measure of economic leverage.

Source: CIA World Factbook, Economy section.

Godwin Friday — Prime Minister. King CHARLES III (since 8 September 2022); represented by Governor General Stanley JOHN (since 6 January 2026)

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines maintains 7 embassies and 3 consulates abroad, hosts 5 foreign diplomatic missions, holds permanent missions to UN New York, OAS Washington. The breadth of a diplomatic network is a direct measure of diplomatic power — it shows how far a country’s influence, alliances and interests reach.

Source: Consular Affairs Center, diplomatic & consular networks database, Mar 2026 report (of-country ranking) https://zenodo.org/records/18917562 ; Jan 2026 report (in-country ranking) https://zenodo.org/records/18109976

Transport networks are economic power made physical — ports, runways, railways and pipelines decide what a country can move, sell and defend.

Major airports

Argyle International Airport (SVD) — Kingstown; Canouan Airport (CIW) — Canouan; J F Mitchell Airport (BQU) — Bequia; Mustique Airport (MQS) — Lovell; Union Island International Airport (UNI) — Union Island.

Sources: OurAirports public-domain extract (2026-10-02); per-entry Wikipedia links included; CIA World Factbook via cia_factbook snapshot (2026-09-28); theodora.com CIA mirror (CIA World Factbook Transportation section), scraped 2026-10-02

POWER --/100 Ranked #-- of 195 countries in the Magna Country Rankings. Full ranking breakdown for Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.

Historical timeline of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

This profile covers the population, economy, natural resources, leaders, and history of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines — with the Bureau’s live national-power score of --/100, ranking #-- of 195 countries.