The government gross debt of St. Vincent and the Grenadines in 2024 was 92.69% of GDP. In 2023, the value was amounted to 89.18% of GDP. It has been growing in this country for already 2 years in a row. Since 1990, for the whole period of observation by IMF, this indicator has increased in 1.68 times. The lowest gross debt as a share of GDP in St. Vincent and the Grenadines was recorded in 1997, with a value of 39.33%. The highest value was in 2024, when it reached 92.69% of GDP. The gross debt includes debt liabilities in the form of SDRs, currency and deposits, debt securities, loans, insurance, pensions and standardized guarantee schemes, and other accounts payable.
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Gross debt consists of all liabilities that require payment or payments of interest and/or principal by the debtor to the creditor at a date or dates in the future. This includes debt liabilities in the form of SDRs, currency and deposits, debt securities, loans, insurance, pensions and standardized guarantee schemes, and other accounts payable. Thus, all liabilities in the GFSM 2001 system are debt, except for equity and investment fund shares and financial derivatives and employee stock options. Debt can be valued at current market, nominal, or face values (GFSM 2001, paragraph 7.110).
