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Vanuatu

VU · VUT · #157 · 4 cities

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Key indicators

GDP per capita (PPP) (2031)
$5,365
GDP (2031)
$1.8B
GDP growth (2031)
2.5% →
Inflation (2031)
2.3% →
Unemployment (2025)
5.1% ↑
Population (2031)
383.0K
Population growth (2031)
2.1% ↓
Gini index (2019)
32.3
Government debt (2031)
52.9% of GDP
Current account (2031)
-4.7% of GDP
FDI inflows (2024)
$28.9M
Life expectancy (2024)
71.7 yrs
Health spending (2023)
4.1% of GDP
Internet users (2015)
22.4%
Mobile subscriptions (2023)
89.3/100
Trade openness (2024)
73.4% of GDP
Exchange rate (2024)
119.17/USD
Foreign reserves (2024)
$614.6M
Source: World Bank + IMF World Economic Outlook. Most recent data: 2031.

GDP overview

Nominal GDP and real growth. Dashed = IMF forecast.

GDP per capita (PPP)

Purchasing power parity adjusted, in international dollars

Inflation (CPI)

Unemployment

ILO modeled estimate

Population

Fiscal and trade

Government debt (2031)
52.9% of GDP
Current account (2031)
-4.7% of GDP
FDI inflows (2024)
$28.9M

Income inequality (Gini)

Gini index (2019)
0.32
Assessment
Moderate inequality
Source: World Bank PIP via OWID. 0 = perfect equality, 1 = maximum inequality.

Business environment

New business density (2018)
1.58/1k
Tax revenue (2023)
16.5% of GDP
Services sector (2024)
56.8% of GDP

Financial access and costs

ATMs per 100k (2021)
58.9
Bank branches per 100k (2021)
22.0
ICT service exports (2022)
8.2%
Goods and services tax (2023)
18.8%

Historical data

Historical economic data
Year GDP GDP/cap PPP Growth Inflation Unemp. Population Gini Debt Curr. acct FDI Life exp. Health Internet FX rate
2031 * $1.8B $5,365 2.5% 2.3% - 383.0K - 52.9% -4.7% - - - - -
2030 * $1.7B $5,228 2.5% 2.3% - 375.0K - 51.1% -5.1% - - - - -
2029 * $1.6B $5,109 2.5% 2.3% - 366.0K - 49.3% -5.2% - - - - -
2028 * $1.6B $4,982 2.8% 2.3% - 358.0K - 47.3% -6.1% - - - - -
2027 * $1.5B $4,847 3.2% 3.4% - 350.0K - 45.3% -7.5% - - - - -
2026 * $1.4B $4,688 3.5% 4.1% - 342.0K - 43.2% -8.5% - - - - -
2025 $1.3B $4,525 3.1% 1.7% 5.1% 334.0K - 40.9% -10.4% - - - - -
2024 $1.3B $4,368 3.8% 1.1% 5.0% 327.0K - 39.1% -20.2% $28.9M 71.7 - - 119.17
2023 $1.2B $4,202 5.8% 11.2% 5.0% 319.0K - 39.2% -7.8% $9.3M 71.5 4.1% - 119.11
2022 $1.1B $3,919 5.6% 6.7% 5.1% 312.0K - 39.2% -12.4% $10.7M 71.3 4.1% - 115.35
2021 $1.1B $3,546 -1.2% 2.3% 4.8% 305.0K - 42.2% -14.9% $43.1M 70.0 4.6% - 109.45
2020 $1.1B $3,512 -5.7% 5.3% 4.1% 298.0K - 42.9% -9.7% $41.2M 70.4 4.1% - 115.38
2019 $1.1B $3,762 3.3% 2.7% 5.4% 292.0K 32.3 39.8% 4.6% $52.8M 70.8 3.5% - 114.73
2018 $1.0B $3,668 2.5% 2.4% 5.4% 285.0K - 40.0% 2.5% $37.6M 70.6 3.4% - 110.17
2017 $999.0M $3,583 4.2% 3.1% 5.3% 279.0K - 46.4% -7.4% $38.2M 70.5 2.9% - 107.82
2016 $902.0M $3,457 3.6% 0.8% 5.2% 272.0K - 37.6% -7.5% $44.2M 70.4 3.0% - 108.48
2015 $871.0M $3,379 3.5% 2.5% 5.2% 269.0K - 32.2% -13.4% $31.0M 70.2 4.2% 22.4% 108.99
2014 $881.0M $3,307 3.1% 0.8% 5.1% 263.0K - 17.8% 0.3% $13.3M 70.0 3.6% 18.8% 97.07
2013 $859.0M $3,224 3.4% 1.5% 5.0% 257.0K - 16.4% -3.1% $59.4M 70.0 4.4% 11.3% 94.54
2012 $814.0M $3,227 1.0% 1.3% 4.9% 251.0K - 17.4% -6.1% $60.4M 69.9 3.9% 10.6% 92.64
2011 $816.0M $3,206 3.1% 0.9% 4.8% 245.0K - 19.3% -7.3% $61.1M 69.7 3.6% 9.2% 89.47
2010 $721.0M $3,112 1.3% 2.8% 4.7% 240.0K 37.4 18.3% -5.6% $63.1M 69.6 3.5% 8.0% 96.91
2009 $652.0M $3,109 3.0% 4.3% 4.6% 234.0K - 19.1% -7.4% $32.1M 69.4 3.3% 7.5% 106.74
2008 $644.0M $3,075 5.6% 4.8% 5.7% 229.0K - 19.2% -9.7% $37.7M 69.3 3.1% 7.3% 101.33
2007 $572.0M $2,930 2.9% 3.9% 6.9% 224.0K - 17.6% -6.0% $34.2M 69.1 3.1% 6.8% 102.44
2006 $481.0M $2,842 8.5% 2.0% 8.0% 219.0K - 20.0% -5.5% $43.4M 69.1 3.3% 5.9% 110.64
2005 $432.0M $2,604 5.3% 1.2% 8.1% 214.0K - 23.8% -8.3% $13.3M 69.2 3.3% 5.1% 109.25
Source: World Bank + IMF World Economic Outlook. * = IMF forecast.

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