Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP was 2.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP in Vanuatu, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Vanuatu recorded 2.6% for foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp in 2024.
The figure is up 210.8% on the previous year and up 50.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp in Vanuatu peaked at 9.9% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2023.
Vanuatu ranks 97th of 212 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.4% | — |
| 2001 | 7.0% | -6.3% |
| 2002 | 5.4% | -22.7% |
| 2003 | 5.7% | +6.2% |
| 2004 | 5.4% | -5.1% |
| 2005 | 3.4% | -38.3% |
| 2006 | 9.9% | +194.7% |
| 2007 | 6.6% | -33.1% |
| 2008 | 6.4% | -3.5% |
| 2009 | 5.4% | -15.0% |
| 2010 | 9.4% | +73.5% |
| 2011 | 7.9% | -15.7% |
| 2012 | 8.1% | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 7.8% | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 1.7% | -78.1% |
| 2015 | 4.1% | +138.2% |
| 2016 | 5.5% | +34.5% |
| 2017 | 4.3% | -20.9% |
| 2018 | 4.1% | -5.4% |
| 2019 | 5.6% | +37.3% |
| 2020 | 4.5% | -19.8% |
| 2021 | 4.5% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 1.0% | -77.6% |
| 2023 | 0.8% | -18.1% |
| 2024 | 2.6% | +210.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.3% | 3.4% | 9.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.9% | 1.7% | 9.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.7% | 0.8% | 4.5% | 5 |
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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)
- 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 foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp in Vanuatu?
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp in Vanuatu was 2.6% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 9.9% in 2006.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2023.
- How does Vanuatu rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp?
- Vanuatu ranks 97th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.6%. 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 Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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