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

Vanuatu
1.23 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
World
0.9941 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Vanuatu rank
27th
World rank
29th

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

  • Vanuatu
  • World
00.511.5197019972024

How they compare

Vanuatu currently reports 1.23 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.9941 current US$ per US$ of GDP in World, a difference of 0.2359 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Vanuatu's figure about 1.2 times World's.

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

Vanuatu ranks 27th and World ranks 29th of 186 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Vanuatu World Difference Ahead
1980s 1.13 current US$ per US$ of GDP 1.01 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1227 current US$ per US$ of GDP Vanuatu
1990s 1.06 current US$ per US$ of GDP 1.01 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0537 current US$ per US$ of GDP Vanuatu
2000s 1.1 current US$ per US$ of GDP 1 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0956 current US$ per US$ of GDP Vanuatu
2010s 1.13 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.9915 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1425 current US$ per US$ of GDP Vanuatu
2020s 1.33 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.9923 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3399 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$), per unit of gdp, Vanuatu or World?
Vanuatu, at 1.23 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.9941 current US$ per US$ of GDP in World as of 2024.
What is the difference in gross national expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp between Vanuatu and World?
0.2359 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Vanuatu ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Vanuatu and World?
42 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2024.
How do Vanuatu and World rank globally for gross national expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp?
Vanuatu ranks 27th and World ranks 29th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross national expenditure (current US$), 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.