ST VINCENT & THE

GRENADINES

Population: 109,000
Area: 389 sq km (150 sq miles)

MAIN ECONOMIC INDICATORS

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

GDP ($US, billions)

0.34

0.35

0.37

0.38

0.41

0.45

0.50

0.55

0.58

0.57

0.58

GDP (% change)

2.0

-0.1

3.2

2.8

6.8

2.6

7.6

8.0

-0.6

-2.5

0.5

GDP per capita ($US)

3,152

3,249

3,434

3,590

3,885

4,172

4,695

5,185

5,437

5,291

5,419

Current account balance ($US, billions)

-0.02

-0.04

-0.04

-0.08

-0.10

-0.10

-0.12

-0.19

-0.22

-0.17

-0.17

Current account balance (% of GDP)

-7.1

-10.4

-11.5

-20.8

-24.8

-22.3

-24.0

-34.6

-37.3

-29.6

-28.5

Inflation (% change)

0.2

0.8

1.3

0.2

3.0

3.7

3.0

6.9

10.1

0.6

1.8

Unemployment+ (%)

GDP (% change)

Inflation (% change)

GDP

11.0

0.55

9.0

0.45

7.0
$US Billions

0.35

5.0
%

3.0
1.0
-1.0

0.25
0.15
0.05
-0.05

2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

-3.0

2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

-0.15
-0.25

Source: IMF World Economic Outlook April 2010

+

Current account balance

Source: The World Bank - http://databank.worldbank.org

*Numbers in italics represent estimates

ST VINCENT & THE

GRENADINES

Population: 109,000
Area: 389 sq km (150 sq miles)

MAIN TRADE INDICATORS SERVICES

Trade Balance ($US thousands)
Total Exported Value ($US thousands)
Total Imported Value ($US thousands)

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

-200,553

-233,212

-278,974

-320,975

-284,426

39,881

38,107

47,714

52,206

49,064

240,434

271,319

326,688

373,181

333,490

Top 10 Markets by % of Total Exported Value (2009)

Trinidad and Tobago
Saint Lucia
Grenada
Barbados
Antigua and Barbuda
United Kingdom
United States of America
St Kitts and Nevis
Dominica
Jamaica

21%
18%
13%
10%
8%
8%
6%
5%
4%
1%

Top 5 Exports by % of Total Exported Value (2009)

Milling
products, malt,
starches, wheat
gluten, 18%

Edible fruit,
nuts, peel of
citrus fruit,
melons, 17%

Top 10 Markets by % of Total Imported Value (2009)

United States of America
Trinidad and Tobago
United Kingdom
Barbados
China
Japan
Italy
Canada
Venezuela
Dominican Republic

35%
26%
6%
3%
3%
3%
2%
2%
2%
1%

Top 5 Imports by % of Total Imported Value (2009)

Cereals, 9%
Edible
vegetables and
certain roots
and tubers, 11%

Cereals, 4%
Mineral fuels,
oils, distillation
products, 18%

Electrical,
electronic
equipment,
12%
Source: International Trade Centre www.trademap.org

Vehicles
other
than
railway,
tramway,
4%

Electrical,
electronic
equipment, 7%
Nuclear
reactors,
boilers,
machinery, 7%

ST VINCENT & THE

GRENADINES

Population: 109,000
Area: 389 sq km (150 sq miles)

MAIN TRADE INDICATORS SERVICES

Trade Balance ($US thousands)
Total Exported Value ($US thousands)
Total Imported Value ($US thousands)

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

72,000

79,170

82,660

47,490

83,117

145,220

157,970

170,830

161,700

177,827

73,220

78,800

88,170

114,210

94,710

Top Exports by % of Total Exported Value (2007)

Travel

Top Imports by % of Total Imported Value (2007)

67%

Transportation

39%

Other business services

Other business services

22%

20%
Travel

Transportation
Communications services

7%
3%

Government services

9%

Insurance services

9%

Communications services
Insurance services

2%

2%
Royalties & license fees

Government services

17%

1%

Financial services
Source: International Trade Centre www.trademap.org

1%
0.2%