Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP was -28.3% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP in Vanuatu, 2009–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp in Vanuatu stood at -28.3%.
The figure is up 7.9% on the previous year and down 29.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp in Vanuatu peaked at -21.0% in 2009 and was at its lowest, -34.3%, in 2021.
Vanuatu ranks 91st of 162 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | -21.0% | — |
| 2010 | -23.2% | +10.8% |
| 2011 | -22.7% | -2.5% |
| 2012 | -22.7% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | -21.9% | -3.7% |
| 2014 | -23.0% | +5.0% |
| 2015 | -23.1% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | -24.8% | +7.3% |
| 2017 | -26.9% | +8.5% |
| 2018 | -25.6% | -4.9% |
| 2019 | -27.8% | +8.7% |
| 2020 | -34.0% | +22.3% |
| 2021 | -34.3% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | -30.8% | -10.2% |
| 2023 | -28.3% | -7.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -21.0% | -21.0% | -21.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | -24.2% | -27.8% | -21.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | -31.8% | -34.3% | -28.3% | 4 |
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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)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita 6,302 constant 2015 US$ per person (2024)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 10.47 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 1.23 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita 4,858 current US$ per person (2024)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), annual growth rate 10.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP 146.2 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per capita 578,933 current LCU per person (2024)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 9.49 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp in Vanuatu?
- Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp in Vanuatu was -28.3% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was -21.0% in 2009.
- What is the lowest cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was -34.3% in 2021.
- How does Vanuatu rank for cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp?
- Vanuatu ranks 91st out of 162 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Vanuatu data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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