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Employment in agriculture — Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Employment in agriculture in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines in 2025 — 9.1%. Ranked 111 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 15.7 pp.

2025 9.1% −0.3 pp vs 2024
World rank 111of 182
Period maximum 24.7%1991
Period minimum 9.1%2025

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Employment in agriculture — Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, 1991–202551015202519911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 24.7%1992: 23.8%1993: 22.7%1994: 21.8%1995: 20.9%1996: 20.1%1997: 19.1%1998: 18.3%1999: 17.5%2000: 16.8%2001: 16%2002: 15.6%2003: 15.1%2004: 14.8%2005: 14.5%2006: 14%2007: 13.6%2008: 13.4%2009: 13.1%2010: 12.9%2011: 12.7%2012: 12.4%2013: 12.1%2014: 11.8%2015: 11.5%2016: 11.2%2017: 10.9%2018: 10.7%2019: 10.4%2020: 10.6%2021: 10.3%2022: 10%2023: 9.6%2024: 9.3%2025: 9.1%
Change over the period: −15.7 pp Annual average: -0.46 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 9.1%
World 25.8%
Latin America & Caribbean 12.7%
Upper-middle-income countries computed 19.5%
Employment in agriculture — Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, by year Saint Vincent and the Grenadines All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 9.1 −0.3 pp
2024 9.3 −0.3 pp
2023 9.6 −0.3 pp
2022 10 −0.4 pp
2021 10.3 −0.3 pp
2020 10.6 +0.2 pp
2019 10.4 −0.3 pp
2018 10.7 −0.3 pp
2017 10.9 −0.3 pp
2016 11.2 −0.3 pp
2015 11.5 −0.3 pp
2014 11.8 −0.3 pp
2013 12.1 −0.3 pp
2012 12.4 −0.3 pp
2011 12.7 −0.3 pp
2010 12.9 −0.2 pp
2009 13.1 −0.2 pp
2008 13.4 −0.3 pp
2007 13.6 −0.4 pp
2006 14 −0.5 pp
2005 14.5 −0.3 pp
2004 14.8 −0.4 pp
2003 15.1 −0.5 pp
2002 15.6 −0.4 pp
2001 16 −0.8 pp
2000 16.8 −0.7 pp
1999 17.5 −0.8 pp
1998 18.3 −0.8 pp
1997 19.1 −1 pp
1996 20.1 −0.8 pp
1995 20.9 −0.8 pp
1994 21.8 −0.9 pp
1993 22.7 −1.1 pp
1992 23.8 −0.9 pp
1991 24.7 —

Caribbean, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

HT Haiti 46.6 CU Cuba 15.5 JM Jamaica 13.9 VC Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 9.1 LC Saint Lucia 7.5 DO Dominican Republic 7 TT Trinidad and Tobago 4.5 VI United States Virgin Islands 1.6 BB Barbados 1.2 PR Puerto Rico 1.1 BS Bahamas 0.8
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About the indicator

The share of total employment in agriculture, forestry, hunting and fishing. Set against the share of agriculture in GDP it shows the productivity of the sector: if farming employs 50% of workers and produces 20% of GDP, labor productivity there is three times below the average for the economy.

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

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