Distillers Country guides / Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
A one-page guide to Saint Vincent and the Grenadines for the spirits trade: the country, its people, its economy and how it drinks.
At a glance
- Capital
- Kingstown
- Official languages
- English
- Currency
- East Caribbean dollar (XCD)
- Time zone
- UTC-4 (AST)
People
- Population growth
- -0.7% a year
- Living in towns and cities
- 48.0%
- Aged under 15
- 20.9%
- Aged 65 and over
- 12.3%
- Life expectancy
- 71.4 years
Climate
Tropical; lies in the Atlantic hurricane belt (Tropical Storm Bret struck in 2023). Detailed temperatures not found in the source read.
Alcohol
- Alcohol per adult a year
- 8.32 litres of pure alcohol (2022)
Sources: World Bank (population, economy and demographics), WHO Global Health Observatory (alcohol per adult and drinking mix); Wikipedia: Saint Vincent and the Grenadines; World Bank indicators API; WHO Global Health Observatory API; UN Comtrade public API; Business View Caribbean (Oct 2019): St. Vincent Distillers. Figures are the latest each source publishes; the year is shown beside each one.