76.2%
Internet penetration in St. Vincent and the Grenadines in 2024, the latest available observation in this series.
Internet penetration history · VCT
St. Vincent and the Grenadines internet penetration over time
The latest verified observation is 76.2% in 2024. The available series begins at 0% in 1990, a net change of 76.2 percentage points.
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+76.2 pp
Change between the first available observation in 1990 and the latest in 2024.
+16.6 pp
From 2019 to 2024, the observed rate changed by 16.6 percentage points, from 59.6% to 76.2%.
The first observation at or above 50% is 2016 (51.5%). The first observation at or above 75% is 2023 (75.5%).
Historical trend
Each point is an official observation returned by World Bank WDI for IT.NET.USER.ZS. Lines connect observed points for readability; they do not create data for missing years.
Year-by-year internet penetration
| Year | Internet users |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 76.2% |
| 2023 | 75.5% |
| 2022 | 74.8% |
| 2021 | 68.8% |
| 2020 | 63.4% |
| 2019 | 59.6% |
| 2018 | 56% |
| 2017 | 53.7% |
| 2016 | 51.5% |
| 2015 | 49.4% |
| 2014 | 47.4% |
| 2013 | 43.5% |
| 2012 | 40% |
| 2011 | 36.7% |
| 2010 | 33.7% |
| 2009 | 31% |
| 2008 | 21% |
| 2007 | 16% |
| 2006 | 12% |
| 2005 | 9.2% |
| 2004 | 7.4% |
| 2003 | 6.5% |
| 2002 | 5.5% |
| 2001 | 5.1% |
| 2000 | 3.2% |
| 1999 | 2.8% |
| 1998 | 1.9% |
| 1997 | 0.9% |
| 1996 | 0.5% |
| 1995 | 0.1% |
| 1990 | 0% |
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What this measure means
On World Discovery, “internet penetration rate” and “internet users” both refer to the share of individuals who used the internet, matching World Development Indicators code IT.NET.USER.ZS. It is a population-use measure; it is not the same as fixed-broadband subscriptions, mobile subscriptions, connection speed or household access.
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Internet penetration here means individuals using the internet (% of population). It is reported as % of population. The indicator definition is: Individuals who have used the Internet from any location in the last 3 months.
This series is useful for questions such as “How has internet access changed in St. Vincent and the Grenadines?” and “What is St. Vincent and the Grenadines’s latest internet penetration rate?” It does not estimate people missing from the official observations.
Compare St. Vincent and the Grenadines with similar regional rates
These Latin America & Caribbean countries have the closest latest observed internet-penetration rates in the same verified history dataset. The links are based on data proximity, not a claim of social or economic similarity.
Venezuela, RB
76.7% in 2024. Compare its verified historical internet-penetration series with St. Vincent and the Grenadines.
St. Kitts and Nevis
76.9% in 2024. Compare its verified historical internet-penetration series with St. Vincent and the Grenadines.
Ecuador
77.2% in 2024. Compare its verified historical internet-penetration series with St. Vincent and the Grenadines.
Colombia
79.3% in 2024. Compare its verified historical internet-penetration series with St. Vincent and the Grenadines.
St. Vincent and the Grenadines in Latin America & Caribbean
Among the 32 countries from Latin America & Caribbean present in this verified 2024 dataset, St. Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 21st. Its 76.2% observation is 3.3 percentage points below the regional median of 79.5%. This comparison only describes countries present in this same-year dataset.
Closest same-region observations: Venezuela, RB (76.7%) · St. Kitts and Nevis (76.9%) · Ecuador (77.2%).
Source and methodology
Indicator: IT.NET.USER.ZS — Individuals using the Internet (% of population).
Source: International Telecommunication Union (ITU), World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, surfaced through World Bank World Development Indicators (WDI), Indicators API v2. License: CC BY-4.0.
Values are kept at their official observation years. Missing years are not backfilled, averaged or interpolated. This page is a historical observation series, not a revision comparison.
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Countries to compare with St. Vincent and the Grenadines
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Tunisia
76.5% in 2024 · 0.3 percentage points higher than St. Vincent and the Grenadines.
Cabo Verde
74.7% in 2024 · 1.5 percentage points lower than St. Vincent and the Grenadines.
Venezuela, RB
76.7% in 2024 · 0.5 percentage points higher than St. Vincent and the Grenadines.
St. Kitts and Nevis
76.9% in 2024 · 0.7 percentage points higher than St. Vincent and the Grenadines.
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