Bilateral relations

Australia and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines established diplomatic relations in 1986. Australia's High Commissioner in Port of Spain has non-resident accreditation to St Vincent and the Grenadines.

St Vincent and the Grenadines has an Honorary Consul in Sydney.

Australia and St Vincent and the Grenadines are members of the Commonwealth, World Trade Organization (WTO) and the United Nations (UN).

St Vincent and the Grenadines is a member of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS), Association of Caribbean States (ACS), Africa, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) Group of States and the Small Island Developing States (SIDS) grouping.

The Australian High Commission in Port of Spain manages a Direct Aid program in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.

Further economic and trade information can be found in our St Vincent and Grenadines trade/economic fact sheet [PDF].

Fast facts

St Vincent and the Grenadines visitors to Australia (2021-22 Dept of Home Affairs) ^#

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Australian visitors to St Vincent and the Grenadines (2021-22 Dept of Home Affairs) ^#

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Resident Australian population born in St Vincent and the Grenadines (2021 Census)

53

Australian residents of Caribbean Islander descent (2021 Census)

4,759

St Vincent and the Grenadines students in Australia (2023 Dept of Education) ^*

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High level engagement

• 2018 April – Minister for Foreign Affairs Julie Bishop met Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves at CHOGM in London
• 2017 July – Minister for Foreign Affairs Julie Bishop met Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves and Minister for Foreign Affairs Sir Louis Straker at the 38th CARICOM Summit in Grenada

Agreements with Saint Lucia

2010  – Tax Information Exchange Agreement (Treasury)

Travel

See Australian Government travel advice for Australians overseas on Smartraveller

Austrade

See international Austrade offices

Australian High Commission in Trinidad and Tobago

18 Herbert Street, St Clair, Port of Spain

Trinidad and Tobago

Tel: +1 (868) 822 5450

General: ahc.portofspain@dfat.gov.au

Facebook: Australian High Commission, Trinidad and Tobago

^# This financial year data is owned by Home Affairs. It provides quarterly updates to this data on its website

^* This Jan-Sep 2023 data is owned by the Department of Education. It provides updates to these numbers on its website