OECD members vs Vanuatu: Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP

OECD members
0.9988 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Vanuatu
1.23 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
OECD members rank
27th
Vanuatu rank
27th

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

  • OECD members
  • Vanuatu
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How they compare

Vanuatu currently reports 1.23 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.9988 current US$ per US$ of GDP in OECD members, a difference of 0.2312 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Vanuatu's figure about 1.2 times OECD members's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1983 it was Vanuatu ahead.

OECD members ranks 27th 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 OECD members Vanuatu Difference Ahead
1980s 1.01 current US$ per US$ of GDP 1.13 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1256 current US$ per US$ of GDP Vanuatu
1990s 1 current US$ per US$ of GDP 1.06 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0607 current US$ per US$ of GDP Vanuatu
2000s 1.01 current US$ per US$ of GDP 1.1 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0897 current US$ per US$ of GDP Vanuatu
2010s 1 current US$ per US$ of GDP 1.13 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1333 current US$ per US$ of GDP Vanuatu
2020s 1 current US$ per US$ of GDP 1.33 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3311 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$), per unit of gdp, OECD members or Vanuatu?
Vanuatu, at 1.23 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.9988 current US$ per US$ of GDP in OECD members as of 2024.
What is the difference in gross national expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp between OECD members and Vanuatu?
0.2312 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Vanuatu ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for OECD members and Vanuatu?
42 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2024.
How do OECD members and Vanuatu rank globally for gross national expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp?
OECD members ranks 27th and Vanuatu ranks 27th of 43 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross national expenditure (current US$), 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.