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St. Vincent and the Grenadines

St. Vincent and the Grenadines ranks #207 of 242 on the Composite Power Index (0.1/100), scored on military spending, active personnel, nuclear arsenal, economic size and logistics. Its Instability Index is 14.7/100 (#160 most fragile). Every figure below carries its source and year. Data read 2026-10-22.

Analyst briefing

St. Vincent and the Grenadines: Country Intelligence Brief

St. Vincent and the Grenadines recorded GDP of $1.16 billion in 2024, according to World Bank WDI figures, with GDP per capita at $11,501.23 the same year against a population of 100,616. Foreign reserves stood at $316.82 million in 2024 (World Bank WDI), and the IMF World Economic Outlook puts government debt at 120.1% of GDP in 2026.

The Correlates of War National Material Capabilities dataset recorded zero active-duty personnel in 2022 and assigned the country a Composite Index of National Capability (CINC) score of 2.2657423e-06 for the same year.

Energy

Our World in Data's energy series records primary energy supply of 0.004 exajoules in 2023 and electricity generation of 0.15 terawatt-hours in 2024. Oil and gas production are both listed at 0.0 terawatt-hours, dated to 2016 for both series.

Data gaps

No SIPRI military-expenditure or V-Dem governance figures are present in this bundle. The COW personnel figure of zero for 2022 is reported as supplied. Oil and gas production figures are stale, dated 2016 against 2023–2026 figures elsewhere in the bundle, and both read zero.

Sources: World Bank WDI; IMF World Economic Outlook; Correlates of War National Material Capabilities; Our World in Data (Energy).

Written from the sourced figures on this page and checked against them before publication — any figure not present in the data blocks the briefing. Generated 2026-10-06.

What drives the instability score

Forced displacement
35/100 · weight 25%
UNHCR
Forecast conflict risk
0/100 · weight 35%
ViEWS

Capability profile

Trajectory

GDP (USD)

Energy

Strategic Relationships

Allies (33)

COW alliance ties — includes historical pacts; defense first.

Disputes (2)

COW Dyadic MID, 1816–2014 — historical register, not live rivalries. Count = militarized disputes; year = most recent; ● = peak intensity.

Signals

Airports
5
Ports
0
Satellites
0
Subsea cables
3
News items
0

Conflict forecast (ViEWS, 2029-04-01): 0% risk

Arms imports (SIPRI Arms Transfers, 1987): 1 transfers

Displacement (UNHCR): 194 refugees originated · 0 IDPs · 0 hosted

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