Africa Eastern and Southern vs Vanuatu: Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP

Africa Eastern and Southern
1 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Vanuatu
1.23 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Africa Eastern and Southern rank
25th
Vanuatu rank
27th

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

  • Africa Eastern and Southern
  • Vanuatu
00.511.5198320042025

How they compare

Vanuatu currently reports 1.23 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 1 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Africa Eastern and Southern, a difference of 0.23 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Vanuatu's figure about 1.2 times Africa Eastern and Southern's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Vanuatu ahead.

Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 25th and Vanuatu ranks 27th of 43 groups.

Vanuatu has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Eastern and Southern Vanuatu Difference Ahead
1990s 1.03 current US$ per US$ of GDP 1.06 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.029 current US$ per US$ of GDP Vanuatu
2000s 0.9883 current US$ per US$ of GDP 1.1 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1091 current US$ per US$ of GDP Vanuatu
2010s 1.03 current US$ per US$ of GDP 1.13 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1039 current US$ per US$ of GDP Vanuatu
2020s 1.02 current US$ per US$ of GDP 1.33 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3152 current US$ per US$ of GDP Vanuatu

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross national expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp, Africa Eastern and Southern or Vanuatu?
Vanuatu, at 1.23 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 1 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Africa Eastern and Southern as of 2024.
What is the difference in gross national expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp between Africa Eastern and Southern and Vanuatu?
0.23 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Vanuatu ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Eastern and Southern and Vanuatu?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Africa Eastern and Southern and Vanuatu rank globally for gross national expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp?
Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 25th and Vanuatu ranks 27th of 43 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross national expenditure (current US$), 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 (current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit
current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
229 places, 10,825 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Gross national expenditure (current 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.