Adjusted savings: net national savings in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Adjusted savings: net national savings was 36.7% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Adjusted savings: net national savings in Vanuatu, 1983–2021
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GNI.
Analysis
Vanuatu recorded 36.7% for adjusted savings: net national savings in 2021.
The figure is down 7.6% on the previous year and up 230.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: net national savings in Vanuatu peaked at 42.2% in 2019 and was at its lowest, -7.3%, in 1998.
Vanuatu ranks 3rd of 177 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Adjusted savings: net national savings in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | % of GNI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 11.5% | — |
| 1984 | 20.2% | +75.8% |
| 1985 | 10.6% | -47.4% |
| 1986 | 8.4% | -21.2% |
| 1987 | 15.1% | +80.3% |
| 1988 | 9.2% | -38.8% |
| 1989 | 13.8% | +49.5% |
| 1990 | 19.9% | +44.4% |
| 1991 | 16.3% | -18.3% |
| 1992 | 9.5% | -41.7% |
| 1993 | 10.5% | +10.8% |
| 1994 | 8.9% | -15.3% |
| 1995 | 7.5% | -15.3% |
| 1996 | -2.0% | -126.6% |
| 1997 | 9.1% | -550.7% |
| 1998 | -7.3% | -180.4% |
| 1999 | -7.1% | -2.8% |
| 2000 | -1.4% | -80.1% |
| 2001 | 1.2% | -183.8% |
| 2002 | 5.7% | +382.0% |
| 2003 | 5.6% | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 9.0% | +60.4% |
| 2005 | 11.4% | +26.5% |
| 2006 | 17.8% | +56.3% |
| 2007 | 16.0% | -9.9% |
| 2008 | 25.2% | +57.7% |
| 2009 | 15.7% | -37.8% |
| 2010 | 9.9% | -36.9% |
| 2011 | 11.1% | +12.2% |
| 2012 | 8.1% | -26.8% |
| 2013 | 13.5% | +65.9% |
| 2014 | 18.2% | +35.0% |
| 2015 | 21.1% | +16.1% |
| 2016 | 22.6% | +6.9% |
| 2017 | 20.1% | -10.9% |
| 2018 | 32.4% | +60.8% |
| 2019 | 42.2% | +30.4% |
| 2020 | 39.7% | -5.8% |
| 2021 | 36.7% | -7.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 12.7% | 8.4% | 20.2% | 7 |
| 1990s | 6.5% | -7.3% | 19.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.6% | -1.4% | 25.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.9% | 8.1% | 42.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.2% | 36.7% | 39.7% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
- 1 Suriname 38.5% compare
- 2 Brunei Darussalam 38.4% compare
- 4 Bermuda 36.6% compare
- 5 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 35.8% compare
- 6 Angola 35.5% 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)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate -2.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 30.21 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per capita 119,615 current LCU per person (2024)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 8.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.2282 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita 903.48 constant 2015 US$ per person (2024)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 29.16 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2437 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: net national savings in Vanuatu?
- Adjusted savings: net national savings in Vanuatu was 36.7% in 2021, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: net national savings recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 42.2% in 2019.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: net national savings recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was -7.3% in 1998.
- How does Vanuatu rank for adjusted savings: net national savings?
- Vanuatu ranks 3rd out of 177 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: net national savings rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 230.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Vanuatu data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Adjusted savings: net national savings (% of GNI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net national savings are equal to gross national savings less the value of consumption of fixed capital. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross National Income (GNI) which is the total income earned by all residents within an economic territory during an accounting period. It is equal to gross domestic product plus earned income receivable from abroad minus earned income payable abroad.