Trade partner
U.S. Imports
$617K
August 2026
U.S. Exports
$13.4M
August 2026
Trade surplus
$12.8M
August 2026 · U.S. exports more than it imports
In August 2026 the United States imported $617K from St. Vincent and the Grenadines and exported $13.4M to it, across 38 imported product categories.
Over the twelve months to August 2026, the U.S. imported $9.0M from St. Vincent and the Grenadines and exported $168.9M to it. In August 2026, the U.S. ran a monthly goods trade surplus of $12.8M with St. Vincent and the Grenadines, exporting 21.8× as much as it imported. U.S. goods imports from St. Vincent and the Grenadines of $617K in August 2026 ran 23% below the year-to-date monthly average of $803K.
St. Vincent and the Grenadines is a small Eastern Caribbean island nation and member of CARICOM, with trade centered on agricultural exports including bananas, arrowroot, and eddoes, alongside growing exports of manufactured goods. The country benefits from preferential trade agreements through CARICOM and the CARIFORUM-EU Economic Partnership Agreement. Import activity is dominated by foodstuffs, machinery, chemicals, and fuel, primarily sourced from the US, Trinidad and Tobago, and the UK.
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Key exports include bananas, arrowroot starch, eddoes, dasheen, and sweet potatoes, along with some manufactured goods and re-exports.
St. Vincent and the Grenadines participates in CARICOM's Common External Tariff, the CARIFORUM-EU Economic Partnership Agreement, and the Caribbean Basin Initiative (CBI) for preferential access to the US market.
Major trading partners include the United States, Trinidad and Tobago, the United Kingdom, and other CARICOM member states.
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Annual data from BEA | 2025
Services Exports
$69.0M
Services Imports
$147.0M
The top U.S. imports from St. Vincent and the Grenadines are Gold Waste and Scrap, US-Origin Articles Exported & Returned Without Advancement and Rum and Tafia, by value in the latest month.
| Rank | Product | Import value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | $436K | |
| 2 | US-Origin Articles Exported & Returned Without AdvancementChapter 98 · Special Classification Provisions | $86K |
| 3 | $52K | |
| 4 | Estimated Imports of Low-Valued TransactionsChapter 99 · Special Import Reporting Provisions | $25K |
| 5 | $10K | |
| 6 | $9K | |
| 7 | $0 | |
| 8 | $0 | |
| 9 | $0 | |
| 10 | $0 |
| Rank | Product | Export value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | $3.7M | |
| 2 | Low-Value Export Shipments & Canadian Estimated Late ReceiptsChapter 98 · Special Classification Provisions | $1.4M |
| 3 |
| $1.3M |
| 4 | $530K |
| 5 | $526K |
| 6 | Civilian Aircraft, Engines, Equipment, and PartsChapter 88 · Aircraft, Spacecraft & Parts | $301K |
| 7 | $259K |
| 8 | $175K |
| 9 | $134K |
| 10 | $129K |