| Region | Caribbean | |
| Population (000, 2021) | 54a | |
| Pop. density (per km2, 2021) | 205.9a | |
| Capital city | Basseterre | |
| Capital city pop. (000, 2021) | 14.4d | |
| UN membership date | 23-Sep-83 | |
| Surface area (km2) | 261b | |
| National currency | E. Caribbean Dollar (XCD)c | |
| Exchange rate (per US$) | 2.7e |
| 2010 | 2015 | 2021 | |
| GDP: Gross domestic product (million current US$) | 760 | 923 | 1 051b |
| GDP growth rate (annual %, const. 2015 prices) | -0.6 | 1 | 2.5b |
| GDP per capita (current US$) | 15 508.6 | 18 029.3 | 19 896.5b |
| Economy: Agriculture (% of Gross Value Added) | 1.4 | 1.1 | 1.4b |
| Economy: Industry (% of Gross Value Added) | 25.2 | 26.1 | 27.5b |
| Economy: Services and other activity (% of GVA) | 73.4 | 72.8 | 71.2b |
| CPI: Consumer Price Indexf (2010=100) | 100 | 106 | 103e |
| Agricultural production index (2014-2016=100) | 103 | 101 | 92b |
| International trade: exports (million current US$) | 32 | 32 | 53g,e |
| International trade: imports (million current US$) | 270 | 297 | 272g,e |
| International trade: balance (million current US$) | -238 | -265 | -219g,e |
| Balance of payments, current account (million US$) | -139 | -80 | -72d |
| 2010 | 2015 | 2021 | |
| Population growth rateh (average annual %) | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.8e |
| Urban population (% of total population) | 31.3 | 30.8 | 30.8b |
| Urban population growth rateh (average annual %) | 0.7 | 0.8 | ... |
| International migrant stocki (000/% of total pop.) | 7.2 / 14.8 | 7.4 / 14.5 | 7.7 / 14.5e |
| Refugees and others of concern to UNHCR (000) | ... | ~0.0 | ~0.0e |
| Health: Current expenditureg (% of GDP) | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.3d |
| Health: Physicians (per 1 000 pop.) | ... | 2.7 | 2.8d |
| Education: Government expenditure (% of GDP) | 4.2j | 2.6 | ... |
| Education: Primary gross enrol. ratio (f/m per 100 pop.) | 110.6 / 116.5 | 107.9 / 108.7 | 107.1 / 110.4k |
| Education: Secondary gross enrol. ratio (f/m per 100 pop.) | 105.2 / 107.4g | 107.5 / 108.3 | 108.7 / 105.1k |
| Education: Upper secondary gross enrol. ratio (f/m per 100 pop.) | 100.0 / 92.8g | 99.9 / 100.1 | 103.5 / 98.1k |
| Intentional homicide rate (per 100 000 pop.) | 42.8 | 36.1l | ... |
| Seats held by women in national parliaments (%) | 6.7 | 6.7 | 25m |
| 2010 | 2015 | 2021 | |
| Individuals using the Internet (per 100 inhabitants) | 63 | 75.7g | 80.7g,n |
| Threatened species (number) | 36 | 51 | 70 |
| Forested areag (% of land area) | 42.3 | 42.3 | 42.3d |
| Energy production, primary (Petajoules) | 0 | 0g | 0g,d |
| Energy supply per capita (Gigajoules) | 65 | 65g | 67g,d |
| Tourist/visitor arrivals at national borderso (000) | 98 | 118 | 125d |
| Important sites for terrestrial biodiversity protected (%) | 22.3 | 23.3 | 56.8e |
| Net Official Development Assist. received (% of GNI) | 1.57 | ... | ... |
| Footnotes |
| a | Projected estimate (medium fertility variant). | |
| b | 2019 | |
| c | East Caribbean Dollar. | |
| d | 2018 | |
| e | 2020 | |
| f | Calculated by the UN Statistics Division from national indices. | |
| g | Estimate. | |
| h | Data refers to a 5-year period preceding the reference year. | |
| i | Including refugees. | |
| j | 2007 | |
| k | 2016 | |
| l | 2012 | |
| m | Data are as at 1 January of reporting year. | |
| n | 2017 | |
| o | Arrivals of non-resident tourists by air. |