Unemployment rate — all countries

Unemployment rate — Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Unemployment rate in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines in 2025 — 18%. Ranked 173 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 1.77 pp.

2025 18% −0.09 pp vs 2024
World rank 173of 182
Period maximum 21.1%2001
Period minimum 18%2025

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of labor force

Unemployment rate — Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, 1991–2025181920212219911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 19.77%1992: 19.56%1993: 19.68%1994: 19.97%1995: 20.01%1996: 20.34%1997: 20.13%1998: 20.52%1999: 20.54%2000: 20.8%2001: 21.1%2002: 20.62%2003: 19.99%2004: 19.55%2005: 19.46%2006: 19.16%2007: 18.93%2008: 18.79%2009: 19.37%2010: 19.92%2011: 20.01%2012: 19.83%2013: 19.36%2014: 19.24%2015: 19.14%2016: 19.03%2017: 19.02%2018: 19.01%2019: 19.25%2020: 20.64%2021: 20.36%2022: 19.28%2023: 18.35%2024: 18.09%2025: 18%
Change over the period: −1.77 pp Annual average: -0.05 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 18%
World 4.79%
Unemployment rate — Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, by year Saint Vincent and the Grenadines All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 18 −0.09 pp
2024 18.09 −0.25 pp
2023 18.35 −0.93 pp
2022 19.28 −1.08 pp
2021 20.36 −0.28 pp
2020 20.64 +1.39 pp
2019 19.25 +0.24 pp
2018 19.01 −0.02 pp
2017 19.02 −0 pp
2016 19.03 −0.11 pp
2015 19.14 −0.1 pp
2014 19.24 −0.12 pp
2013 19.36 −0.48 pp
2012 19.83 −0.17 pp
2011 20.01 +0.08 pp
2010 19.92 +0.56 pp
2009 19.37 +0.57 pp
2008 18.79 −0.14 pp
2007 18.93 −0.23 pp
2006 19.16 −0.3 pp
2005 19.46 −0.08 pp
2004 19.55 −0.44 pp
2003 19.99 −0.64 pp
2002 20.62 −0.48 pp
2001 21.1 +0.3 pp
2000 20.8 +0.26 pp
1999 20.54 +0.02 pp
1998 20.52 +0.39 pp
1997 20.13 −0.21 pp
1996 20.34 +0.34 pp
1995 20.01 +0.03 pp
1994 19.97 +0.29 pp
1993 19.68 +0.12 pp
1992 19.56 −0.21 pp
1991 19.77

About the indicator

The share of the labor force that is unemployed, on the ILO definition: a person counts as unemployed if they held no job in the reference period, actively looked for one and were available to start work. People who are not looking for work are not part of the labor force, so in countries with mass withdrawal from the labor force low unemployment does not mean high employment; the employment ratio and labor force participation fill in the rest of the picture.

Important: The data are ILO modeled estimates harmonized to a common definition; they can differ from the national figures of employment services.

Source: ILOSTAT (ILO), license CC BY 4.0.