Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments was 13.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, 1997–2025
Source: Monthly ranking of women in national parliaments, Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines stood at 13.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 38.7% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines peaked at 22.7% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 4.8%, in 1999.
That places Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 160th out of 193 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 9.5% | — |
| 1999 | 4.8% | -50.0% |
| 2000 | 4.8% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 22.7% | +377.3% |
| 2003 | 22.7% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 22.7% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 18.2% | -20.0% |
| 2006 | 18.2% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 18.2% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 18.2% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 21.7% | +19.6% |
| 2010 | 14.3% | -34.3% |
| 2011 | 17.4% | +21.7% |
| 2012 | 17.4% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 13.0% | -25.0% |
| 2014 | 13.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 13.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 13.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 13.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 13.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 13.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 18.2% | +39.4% |
| 2021 | 18.2% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 18.2% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 18.2% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 21.7% | +19.6% |
| 2025 | 13.3% | -38.7% |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines compared with similar countries
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines's 13.3% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 22.8%, 58% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines's 13.3% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 31.2%, 43% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.1% | 4.8% | 9.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 18.6% | 4.8% | 22.7% | 9 |
| 2010s | 14.0% | 13.0% | 17.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.0% | 13.3% | 21.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- 157 Cambodia 13.6% compare
- 158 Malaysia 13.5% compare
- 159 Côte d'Ivoire 13.4% compare
- 161 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 12.8% compare
- 162 Belize 12.5% compare
- 163 Marshall Islands 12.1% compare
More public sector data for Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Tax revenue 23.8% (2017)
- Capital stock, General government, Current prices, Domestic currency 2.86 (2019)
- Taxes on income, profits and capital gains 24.7% (2017)
- Capital stock, General government, Constant prices, Percent of GDP 130.28 (2019)
- Capital stock, General government, Constant prices, Purchasing power 1.52 (2019)
- Taxes on goods and services 43.5% (2017)
- Net investment in nonfinancial assets 3.6% (2017)
- Capital stock, General government, Current prices, Domestic currency 0 units per person (2019)
- Capital stock, General government, Current prices, Domestic currency 0 units per US$ of GDP (2019)
- Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) -1.5% (2017)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines was 13.3% in 2025, according to Monthly ranking of women in national parliaments, Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU).
- What is the highest proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- The highest recorded value was 22.7% in 2002.
- What is the lowest proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.8% in 1999.
- How does Saint Vincent and the Grenadines rank for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 160th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saint Vincent and the Grenadines data come from?
- The figures come from Monthly ranking of women in national parliaments, Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), published as part of Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Women in parliaments are the percentage of parliamentary seats in a single or lower chamber held by women.