Debt service (PPG and IMF only, % of exports of goods, services and) in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: Debt service (PPG and IMF only, % of exports of goods, services and) was 10.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Debt service (PPG and IMF only, % of exports of goods, services and) in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, 1981–2024
Source: International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB).
Analysis
In 2024, debt service (ppg and imf only, % of exports of goods, services and) in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines stood at 10.0%.
The figure is down 7.5% on the previous year and down 12.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, debt service (ppg and imf only, % of exports of goods, services and) in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines peaked at 22.4% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1.4%, in 1981.
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 39th of 118 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Debt service (PPG and IMF only, % of exports of goods, services and) in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 1.4% | — |
| 1982 | 3.1% | +127.9% |
| 1983 | 2.5% | -19.6% |
| 1985 | 3.9% | +52.9% |
| 1986 | 3.3% | -15.8% |
| 1999 | 7.0% | +114.5% |
| 2000 | 6.1% | -12.4% |
| 2001 | 6.0% | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 5.6% | -8.1% |
| 2003 | 6.3% | +13.2% |
| 2004 | 8.6% | +37.0% |
| 2005 | 10.0% | +15.6% |
| 2006 | 13.8% | +38.1% |
| 2007 | 10.4% | -24.3% |
| 2008 | 12.3% | +18.4% |
| 2009 | 15.1% | +22.3% |
| 2010 | 15.2% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 14.3% | -5.7% |
| 2012 | 14.4% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 12.0% | -16.7% |
| 2014 | 11.4% | -4.5% |
| 2015 | 11.5% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 13.4% | +16.3% |
| 2017 | 13.9% | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 14.5% | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 13.7% | -5.3% |
| 2020 | 21.9% | +59.5% |
| 2021 | 22.4% | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 11.5% | -48.9% |
| 2023 | 10.9% | -5.2% |
| 2024 | 10.0% | -7.5% |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines compared with similar countries
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines's 10.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7.8%, 1.3× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines's 10.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 10.0%, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Debt service (PPG and IMF only, % of exports of goods, services and) in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | +127.9% | 1.4% | 3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.8% | 1.4% | 3.9% | 5 |
| 1990s | 7.0% | 7.0% | 7.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 9.4% | 5.6% | 15.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.4% | 11.4% | 15.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.3% | 10.0% | 22.4% | 5 |
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More external debt data for Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- IFC, private nonguaranteed 0 NFL, US$ (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per capita 0 NFL, US$ per person (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per unit of GDP 0 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per square kilometre 0 NFL, US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 3.5% (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA 16.96 million NFL, current US$ (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per capita 168.56 NFL, current US$ per person (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0147 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Net financial flows, IBRD -248,000 NFL, current US$ (2021)
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 9.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is debt service (ppg and imf only, % of exports of goods, services and) in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- Debt service (ppg and imf only, % of exports of goods, services and) in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines was 10.0% in 2024, according to International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest debt service (ppg and imf only, % of exports of goods, services and) recorded in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- The highest recorded value was 22.4% in 2021.
- What is the lowest debt service (ppg and imf only, % of exports of goods, services and) recorded in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.4% in 1981.
- How does Saint Vincent and the Grenadines rank for debt service (ppg and imf only, % of exports of goods, services and)?
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 39th out of 118 countries with data for 2024.
- Is debt service (ppg and imf only, % of exports of goods, services and) rising or falling in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saint Vincent and the Grenadines data come from?
- The figures come from International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as part of Debt service (PPG and IMF only, % of exports of goods, services and primary income). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Debt service, the sum of principal repayments and interest actually paid in currency, goods, or services, is expressed as a percentage of exports of goods and services--all transactions between residents of a country and the rest of the world involving a change of ownership from residents to nonresidents of general merchandise, net exports of goods under merchanting, nonmonetary gold, and services. This series differs from the standard debt to exports series in that it covers only long-term public and publicly guaranteed debt and repayments (repurchases and charges) to the IMF.