U.S. trade with St Vincent and The Grenadines rose 2.44 percent through August

St Vincent and The Grenadines’s trade with the United States increased to $101.36 M through the first eight months of 2025, according to a WorldCity analysis of latest U.S. Census Bureau data. That’s 2.44 percent above its total trade during the same time period last year ago. U.S. exports to St Vincent and The Grenadines increased 5.33 percent while U.S. imports from St Vincent and The Grenadines fell 42.27 percent. The U.S. surplus with St Vincent and The Grenadines was $94.43 M.

Through August, the top five among the nation’s airports, seaports and border crossings were No. 1 Port of Palm Beach, FL; No. 2 Christiansted Port Terminal, U.S.V.I.; No. 3 Port Everglades; No. 4 Low-Value border crossing cargo; and No. 5 Port of Mobile, AL. During the same period the previous year, the top five were No. 1 Port of Palm Beach, FL; No. 2 Port Everglades; No. 3 Low-Value border crossing cargo; No. 4 Port of Southern Louisiana and No. 5 Miami International Airport. In the current time period, the top five accounted for 79.18 percent of St Vincent and The Grenadines’s U.S. trade.

Among those top five:

• Trade with No.1 Port of Palm Beach, FL fell 23.09 percent to $29.47 million.
  Exports fell 23.46 percent to $29 million. Imports rose 10.24 percent to $469,976.
• Trade with No.2 Christiansted Port Terminal, U.S.V.I. rose 468.71 percent to $18.15 million.
  Exports rose 468.71 percent to $18.15 million. There were no imports.
• Trade with No.3 Port Everglades rose 27.88 percent to $17.07 million.
  Exports rose 30.18 percent to $16.2 million. Imports fell 3.73 percent to $870,867.
• Trade with No.4 Low-Value border crossing cargo rose 1.36 percent to $10.82 million.
  Exports rose 1.36 percent to $10.82 million. There were no imports.
• Trade with No.5 Port of Mobile, AL rose 11.54 percent to $4.73 million.
  Exports rose 11.54 percent to $4.73 million. There were no imports.

St Vincent and The Grenadines ranked No. 160 among the United States’ top trade partners through the current period. In the same period one year ago, it ranked No. 158.

Meanwhile, total U.S. trade with the world increased to $3.75 T, up 6.87 percent compared to the same period last year. The nation’s exports climbed 3.86 percent to $1.43 T; imports climbed 8.81 percent to $2.32 T. The nation’s top five countries so far this year, by value, are Mexico; Canada; China; Switzerland and Germany. The overall trade deficit was $892.21 B, up compared to the same period of last year when the deficit was $757.53 B.

The top five U.S. exports to St Vincent and The Grenadines by value through August were the categories of Gasoline, other fuels; Low-value shipments; Chicken and other poultry; Wheat; and Sawed, chipped wood >6MM thick, respectively. They accounted for 45.49 percent of total exports to St Vincent and The Grenadines.

The value of the top five categories of U.S. imports from St Vincent and The Grenadines –– Scrap of precious metal; Mussels, scallops, other mollusks; Returned exports, without change; Copper waste and scrap; and Tequila, other liquors –– accounted for 90.01 percent of all inbound shipments.

Looking more closely at U.S. exports to St Vincent and The Grenadines:

• Gasoline, other fuels rose 387.95 percent compared to last year to $18.8 million.
• Low-value shipments rose 1.36 percent compared to last year to $10.82 million.
• Chicken and other poultry rose 3.75 percent compared to last year to $7.06 million.
• Wheat fell 1.39 percent compared to last year to $4.16 million.
• Sawed, chipped wood >6MM thick rose 22.89 percent compared to last year to $3.7 million.

Looking more closely at U.S. imports from St Vincent and The Grenadines:

• Scrap of precious metal fell 30.31 percent compared to last year to $1.17 million.
• Mussels, scallops, other mollusks fell 18.6 percent compared to last year to $779,000.
• Returned exports, without change fell 67.88 percent compared to last year to $660,076.
• Copper waste and scrap rose 136.19 percent compared to last year to $407,176.
• Tequila, other liquors rose 105.63 percent compared to last year to $106,930.

In the latest annual figures available, St Vincent and The Grenadines recorded $151.48 M in trade with the United States. Total U.S. exports to St Vincent and The Grenadines were $ 143.22 M and imports from St Vincent and The Grenadines were $8.26 M. The U.S. surplus with St Vincent and The Grenadines was $134.95 M.