Agriculture value added share of GDP (%) in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Agriculture value added share of GDP (%) was 23.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Agriculture value added share of GDP in Vanuatu, 2004–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Vanuatu recorded 23.8% for agriculture value added share of gdp in 2024.
That represents a change of up 4.1% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture value added share of gdp in Vanuatu peaked at 23.8% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 19.4%, in 2009.
Vanuatu ranks 22nd of 205 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Agriculture value added share of GDP (%) in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 23.6% | — |
| 2005 | 22.3% | -5.6% |
| 2006 | 21.0% | -5.8% |
| 2007 | 20.6% | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 20.0% | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 19.4% | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 19.5% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 20.9% | +6.8% |
| 2012 | 21.6% | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 21.5% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 23.8% | +10.8% |
| 2015 | 21.6% | -9.4% |
| 2016 | 20.9% | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 21.4% | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 21.2% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 21.1% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 22.9% | +8.3% |
| 2021 | 23.3% | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 22.4% | -3.7% |
| 2023 | 22.9% | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 23.8% | +4.1% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 23.8% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 16.6%, 1.4× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 23.8% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 9.1%, 2.6× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.1% | 19.4% | 23.6% | 6 |
| 2010s | 21.4% | 19.5% | 23.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.1% | 22.4% | 23.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
More economy & growth data for Vanuatu
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate -35.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture value added share of gdp in Vanuatu?
- Agriculture value added share of gdp in Vanuatu was 23.8% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest agriculture value added share of gdp recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 23.8% in 2014.
- What is the lowest agriculture value added share of gdp recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.4% in 2009.
- How does Vanuatu rank for agriculture value added share of gdp?
- Vanuatu ranks 22nd out of 205 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agriculture value added share of gdp rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vanuatu data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Agriculture value added share of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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