Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$), per unit of GDP in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.0089 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2021. ▲ Rising
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$), per unit of GDP in Vanuatu, 1990–2021
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
In 2021, adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per unit of gdp in Vanuatu stood at 0.0089 current US$ per US$ of GDP. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.7% on the previous year and up 76.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per unit of gdp in Vanuatu peaked at 0.0089 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0038 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1994.
That places Vanuatu 148th out of 207 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$), per unit of GDP in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.005 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1991 | 0.0045 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0038 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0042 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0038 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0043 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +14.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0055 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +27.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0055 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0052 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.4% |
| 1999 | 0.006 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +14.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0061 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0068 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0061 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.3% |
| 2003 | 0.006 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0042 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -29.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0041 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0039 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0055 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +40.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0045 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -17.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0061 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +33.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0055 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.6% |
| 2011 | 0.005 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.1% |
| 2012 | 0.005 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0041 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -17.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0061 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +48.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0057 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0071 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +25.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0064 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.4% |
| 2018 | 0.008 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +24.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0081 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0086 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0089 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.7% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 0.0089 current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0157 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 57% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 0.0089 current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0157 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 57% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0048 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0038 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.006 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0053 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0039 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0068 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0061 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0041 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0081 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0087 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0086 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0089 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
- 145 Solomon Islands 0.0095 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 146 Bahamas 0.009 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 147 Ethiopia 0.009 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 149 United States 0.0089 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 150 Cuba 0.0088 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 151 Japan 0.0087 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More economy & growth data for Vanuatu
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 0.2699 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.49 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate -3.47 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0163 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 65.88 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -8.08 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0119 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 48.11 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0198 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per unit of gdp in Vanuatu?
- Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per unit of gdp in Vanuatu was 0.0089 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0089 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2021.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0038 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1994.
- How does Vanuatu rank for adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Vanuatu ranks 148th out of 207 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 76.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vanuatu data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.