Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) vs Vanuatu: Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
1.12 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Vanuatu
1.85 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
4th
Vanuatu rank
2nd

Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP over time

  • Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
  • Vanuatu
0123200220132025

How they compare

Vanuatu currently reports 1.85 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP against 1.12 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 0.73 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Vanuatu's figure about 1.7 times Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

Across all 23 years both countries report, Vanuatu has been ahead every year.

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 4th and Vanuatu ranks 2nd of 41 groups.

Vanuatu has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) Vanuatu Difference Ahead
2000s 1.38 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 1.87 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4901 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP Vanuatu
2010s 1.02 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 1.34 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3284 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP Vanuatu
2020s 1.05 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 1.97 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.9158 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP Vanuatu

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross national expenditure (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp, Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) or Vanuatu?
Vanuatu, at 1.85 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP against 1.12 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2024.
What is the difference in gross national expenditure (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp between Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) and Vanuatu?
0.73 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP, with Vanuatu ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) and Vanuatu?
23 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2024.
How do Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) and Vanuatu rank globally for gross national expenditure (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp?
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 4th and Vanuatu ranks 2nd of 41 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP
Unit
constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
204 places, 8,398 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.