External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.4005 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▲ Rising
External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP in Vanuatu, 1981–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Vanuatu recorded 0.4005 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP for external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 73.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp in Vanuatu peaked at 0.6115 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.0264 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1981.
That places Vanuatu 65th out of 122 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.0264 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1982 | 0.0356 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +34.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0905 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +154.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0896 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.0% |
| 1985 | 0.1195 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +33.5% |
| 1986 | 0.1442 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +20.6% |
| 1987 | 0.1696 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +17.6% |
| 1988 | 0.1691 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 0.1968 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +16.4% |
| 1990 | 0.2263 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +15.0% |
| 1991 | 0.1732 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -23.5% |
| 1992 | 0.1733 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.2005 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +15.7% |
| 1994 | 0.195 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.7% |
| 1995 | 0.1963 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 0.1832 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.7% |
| 1997 | 0.1787 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.5% |
| 1998 | 0.2446 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +36.9% |
| 1999 | 0.3283 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +34.2% |
| 2000 | 0.4127 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +25.7% |
| 2001 | 0.4756 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +15.2% |
| 2002 | 0.6115 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +28.6% |
| 2003 | 0.5124 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -16.2% |
| 2004 | 0.4217 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -17.7% |
| 2005 | 0.2541 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -39.8% |
| 2006 | 0.2517 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 0.2477 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 0.252 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 0.2587 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 0.2649 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 0.2317 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.5% |
| 2012 | 0.2437 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.2% |
| 2013 | 0.1836 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -24.7% |
| 2014 | 0.2312 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +26.0% |
| 2015 | 0.3002 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +29.8% |
| 2016 | 0.3229 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.6% |
| 2017 | 0.402 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +24.5% |
| 2018 | 0.3889 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 0.4001 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 0.4324 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.1% |
| 2021 | 0.4358 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.4023 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.7% |
| 2023 | 0.3961 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 0.4005 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.1% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 0.4005 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.4173 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 96% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 0.4005 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.3491 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 1.1× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP in Vanuatu changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | +154.0% | 0.0356 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0905 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.1157 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0264 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1968 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.2099 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1732 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3283 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3698 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2477 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.6115 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2969 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1836 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.402 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4135 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3961 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4358 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
- 62 Mauritania 0.4099 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 63 Togo 0.4035 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 64 Egypt 0.4009 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 66 Albania 0.3962 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 67 Sao Tome and Principe 0.3956 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 68 Kosovo 0.3923 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 68 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 0.3923 DOD, 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 external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp in Vanuatu?
- External debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp in Vanuatu was 0.4005 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6115 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2002.
- What is the lowest external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0264 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1981.
- How does Vanuatu rank for external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Vanuatu ranks 65th out of 122 countries with data for 2024.
- Is external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 73.2%. 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 External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- External debt stocks, total International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB)
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.