Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) vs Vanuatu: Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP

Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
1.01 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Vanuatu
1.23 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank
24th
Vanuatu rank
27th

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

  • Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
  • Vanuatu
00.511.5198320042025

How they compare

Vanuatu currently reports 1.23 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 1.01 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), a difference of 0.22 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Vanuatu's figure about 1.2 times Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)'s.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1988 it was Vanuatu ahead.

Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 24th and Vanuatu ranks 27th of 43 groups.

Vanuatu has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) Vanuatu Difference Ahead
1980s 1.01 current US$ per US$ of GDP 1.17 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1662 current US$ per US$ of GDP Vanuatu
1990s 1.05 current US$ per US$ of GDP 1.06 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0085 current US$ per US$ of GDP Vanuatu
2000s 1.07 current US$ per US$ of GDP 1.1 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0311 current US$ per US$ of GDP Vanuatu
2010s 1.08 current US$ per US$ of GDP 1.13 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0587 current US$ per US$ of GDP Vanuatu
2020s 1.06 current US$ per US$ of GDP 1.33 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2753 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$), per unit of gdp, Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) or Vanuatu?
Vanuatu, at 1.23 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 1.01 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) as of 2024.
What is the difference in gross national expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp between Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) and Vanuatu?
0.22 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Vanuatu ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) and Vanuatu?
37 years are reported by both, from 1988 to 2024.
How do Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) and Vanuatu rank globally for gross national expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp?
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 24th and Vanuatu ranks 27th of 43 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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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
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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.