Adjusted savings: gross savings (current US$) in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Adjusted savings: gross savings was 462.55 million current US$ in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Adjusted savings: gross savings in Vanuatu, 1983–2021
Source: World Bank national accounts data files. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adjusted savings: gross savings in Vanuatu is 462.55 million current US$, measured in 2021.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 218.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: gross savings in Vanuatu peaked at 500.42 million current US$ in 2019 and was at its lowest, 778,128 current US$, in 1998.
Vanuatu ranks 154th of 178 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Adjusted savings: gross savings in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 17.78 million current US$ | — |
| 1984 | 32.98 million current US$ | +85.5% |
| 1985 | 20.39 million current US$ | -38.2% |
| 1986 | 17.58 million current US$ | -13.8% |
| 1987 | 27.17 million current US$ | +54.6% |
| 1988 | 23.44 million current US$ | -13.8% |
| 1989 | 31.15 million current US$ | +32.9% |
| 1990 | 45.26 million current US$ | +45.3% |
| 1991 | 42.87 million current US$ | -5.3% |
| 1992 | 31.51 million current US$ | -26.5% |
| 1993 | 31.67 million current US$ | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 33.36 million current US$ | +5.3% |
| 1995 | 34.49 million current US$ | +3.4% |
| 1996 | 14.70 million current US$ | -57.4% |
| 1997 | 42.01 million current US$ | +185.8% |
| 1998 | 778,128 current US$ | -98.1% |
| 1999 | 829,701 current US$ | +6.6% |
| 2000 | 16.56 million current US$ | +1896.0% |
| 2001 | 21.30 million current US$ | +28.6% |
| 2002 | 32.65 million current US$ | +53.3% |
| 2003 | 39.69 million current US$ | +21.6% |
| 2004 | 58.26 million current US$ | +46.8% |
| 2005 | 71.33 million current US$ | +22.4% |
| 2006 | 105.75 million current US$ | +48.3% |
| 2007 | 115.98 million current US$ | +9.7% |
| 2008 | 189.96 million current US$ | +63.8% |
| 2009 | 134.90 million current US$ | -29.0% |
| 2010 | 119.36 million current US$ | -11.5% |
| 2011 | 145.21 million current US$ | +21.7% |
| 2012 | 111.03 million current US$ | -23.5% |
| 2013 | 157.01 million current US$ | +41.4% |
| 2014 | 198.56 million current US$ | +26.5% |
| 2015 | 211.84 million current US$ | +6.7% |
| 2016 | 239.00 million current US$ | +12.8% |
| 2017 | 246.41 million current US$ | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 375.96 million current US$ | +52.6% |
| 2019 | 500.42 million current US$ | +33.1% |
| 2020 | 460.79 million current US$ | -7.9% |
| 2021 | 462.55 million current US$ | +0.4% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 462.55 million current US$ is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3.62 billion current US$, 13% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 462.55 million current US$ is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 9.68 billion current US$, 5% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Adjusted savings: gross savings in Vanuatu changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +1896.0% | 829,701 current US$ | 16.56 million current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 24.36 million current US$ | 17.58 million current US$ | 32.98 million current US$ | 7 |
| 1990s | 27.75 million current US$ | 778,128 current US$ | 45.26 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 78.64 million current US$ | 16.56 million current US$ | 189.96 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 230.48 million current US$ | 111.03 million current US$ | 500.42 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 461.67 million current US$ | 460.79 million current US$ | 462.55 million current US$ | 2 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
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: gross savings in Vanuatu?
- Adjusted savings: gross savings in Vanuatu was 462.55 million current US$ in 2021, according to World Bank national accounts data files.
- What is the highest adjusted savings: gross savings recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 500.42 million current US$ in 2019.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: gross savings recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 778,128 current US$ in 1998.
- How does Vanuatu rank for adjusted savings: gross savings?
- Vanuatu ranks 154th out of 178 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: gross savings rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 218.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Vanuatu data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank national accounts data files, published as part of Adjusted savings: gross savings (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Gross savings are the difference between gross national income and public and private consumption, plus net current transfers.