Relationship dossier
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
United Kingdom
Relationship assessment
Practical cooperation alongside calls for reparations over slavery and colonialism
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines toward United Kingdom
-5Saint Vincent and the Grenadines has supported Caribbean demands for reparations from Britain for slavery and colonialism, creating a point of political disagreement. The scope of other direct government cooperation is unclear.
United Kingdom toward Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
+20The United Kingdom provided emergency assistance to Saint Vincent and the Grenadines after the 2021 La Soufrière volcanic eruption. The broader scope of UK bilateral development cooperation is unclear.
Overall relationship
+15The relationship combines practical cooperation, including UK emergency assistance after the La Soufrière eruption, with a longstanding political issue surrounding reparations for slavery and colonialism. The available picture of broader bilateral cooperation is limited.
How to read these scores
Scores are rough judgments, not objective measurements or current verification. Directional scores describe government policy and conduct, not public opinion. The overall score is an independent estimate, never an average.
- −100
- Extreme sustained hostility
- −50
- Substantially adversarial
- 0
- Mixed or neutral, supported by knowledge
- +50
- Substantially cooperative
- +100
- Exceptionally close sustained partnership
“Not assessed” means there is no recorded score. Pair existence makes no claim about diplomatic recognition or established relations.
Relationship context
Overview
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and the United Kingdom maintain bilateral relations shaped by historic ties and practical cooperation. The United Kingdom provided emergency assistance after the 2021 La Soufrière eruption. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines has also supported demands for reparations from Britain for slavery and colonialism, a source of political disagreement.
Areas of tension
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines' reparations demands concerning slavery and colonialism
Key developments
The United Kingdom provided emergency assistance to Saint Vincent and the Grenadines following the La Soufrière eruption.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and continuity of UK development cooperation with Saint Vincent and the Grenadines are unclear.
- The extent of direct bilateral engagement on reparations is unclear.