Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

parliamentary democracy under a constitutional monarchy; a Commonwealth realm

name: Kingstown geographic coordinates: 13 08 N, 61 13 W time difference: UTC-4 (1 hour ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)

chief of state: King CHARLES III (since 8 September 2022); represented by Governor General Stanley JOHN (since 6 January 2026) head of government: Prime Minister Godwin FRIDAY (since 28 November 2025) cabinet: Cabinet appointed by the governor general on the advice of the prime minister election/appointment process: the monarchy is hereditary; governor general appointed by the monarch; following legislative elections, the governor general usually appoints the leader of the majority party or majority coalition as prime minister; deputy prime minister also appointed by governor general on the advice of the prime minister

legislature name: House of Assembly legislative structure: unicameral number of seats: 22 (15 directly elected; 6 appointed) electoral system: plurality/majority scope of elections: full renewal term in office: 5 years most recent election date: 11/27/2025 parties elected and seats per party: United Labour Party (ULP) (9); New Democratic Party (NDP) (6) percentage of women in chamber: 21.7% expected date of next election: November 2030

highest court(s): the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court (ECSC) is the superior court of the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States; the ECSC is headquartered on St. Lucia and consists of the Court of Appeal -- headed by the chief justice and 4 judges -- and the High Court with 18 judges; the Court of Appeal travels to member states on a schedule to hear appeals from the High Court and subordinate courts; Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is a member of the Caribbean Court of Justice judge selection and term of office: chief justice of Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court appointed by the British monarch; other justices and judges appointed by the Judicial and Legal Services Commission, an independent body of judicial officials; Court of Appeal justices appointed for life with mandatory retirement at age 65; High Court judges appointed for life with mandatory retirement at age 62 subordinate courts: magistrates' courts

history: previous 1969, 1975; latest drafted 26 July 1979, effective 27 October 1979 (The Saint Vincent Constitution Order 1979) amendment process: proposed by the House of Assembly; passage requires at least two-thirds majority vote of the Assembly membership and assent of the governor general; passage of amendments to constitutional sections on fundamental rights and freedoms, citizen protections, various government functions and authorities, and constitutional amendment procedures requires approval by the Assembly membership, approval in a referendum of at least two thirds of the votes cast, and assent of the governor general

ACP, ACS, AOSIS, C, Caricom, CDB, CELAC, FAO, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, ISO (subscriber), ITU, MIGA, NAM, OAS, OECS, OPANAL, OPCW, Petrocaribe, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WTO

no regular military forces; Ministry of National Security: Royal Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force (RSVPF) (2025)

the country has been a member of the Caribbean Regional Security System (RSS) since its creation in 1982; RSS signatories (Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Saint Kitts and Nevis, and Saint Lucia) agreed to prepare contingency plans and assist one another, on request, in national emergencies, prevention of smuggling, search and rescue, immigration control, fishery protection, customs and excise control, maritime policing duties, protection of off-shore installations, pollution control, national and other disasters, and threats to national security (2025)

$1.883 billion (2024 est.) $1.809 billion (2023 est.) $1.718 billion (2022 est.) note: data in 2021 dollars

$18,700 (2024 est.) $17,900 (2023 est.) $16,800 (2022 est.) note: data in 2021 dollars

4.1% (2024 est.) 5.3% (2023 est.) 3.1% (2022 est.) note: annual GDP % growth based on constant local currency

3.6% (2024 est.) 4.6% (2023 est.) 5.7% (2022 est.) note: annual % change based on consumer prices

82.8% of GDP (2016 est.)

$425.182 million (2024 est.) $345.098 million (2023 est.) $278.292 million (2022 est.) note: balance of payments - exports of goods and services in current dollars

$641.179 million (2024 est.) $588.865 million (2023 est.) $540.833 million (2022 est.) note: balance of payments - imports of goods and services in current dollars

18.1% (2024 est.) 18.6% (2023 est.) 19.5% (2022 est.) note: % of labor force seeking employment

revenues: $226.404 million (2017 est.) expenditures: $208.744 million (2017 est.) note: central government revenues and expenses (excluding grants/extrabudgetary units/social security funds) converted to US dollars at average official exchange rate for year indicated

tourism; food processing, cement, furniture, clothing, starch

bananas, root vegetables, plantains, spices, coconuts, fruits, apples, vegetables, mangoes/guavas, sweet potatoes (2023) note: top ten agricultural products based on tonnage

total: 100,647 (2024 est.) male: 51,249 female: 49,398

-0.15% (2025 est.)

0-14 years: 18.8% (male 9,527/female 9,353) 15-64 years: 68.2% (male 35,401/female 33,288) 65 years and over: 13% (2024 est.) (male 6,321/female 6,757)

11.72 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)

7.75 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)

-5.43 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)

total population: 77.2 years (2024 est.) male: 75.2 years female: 79.3 years

urban population: 54.3% of total population (2023) rate of urbanization: 0.94% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

African descent 71.2%, mixed 23%, Indigenous 3%, East Indian/Indian 1.1%, European 1.5%, other 0.2% (2012 est.)

English, Vincentian Creole English, French patois

Protestant 75% (Pentecostal 27.6%, Anglican 13.9%, Seventh Day Adventist 11.6%, Baptist 8.9%, Methodist 8.7%, Evangelical 3.8%, Salvation Army 0.3%, Presbyterian/Congregational 0.3%), Roman Catholic 6.3%, Rastafarian 1.1%, Jehovah's Witness 0.8%, other 4.7%, none 7.5%, unspecified 4.7% (2012 est.)

hydropower, arable land

5 (2025)

total: 830 (2023) by type: bulk carrier 30, container ship 18, general cargo 137, oil tanker 16, other 629

total subscriptions: 103,000 (2023 est.) subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 100 (2022 est.)

percent of population: 76% (2023 est.)