Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) was 32.92 million BoP, current US$ in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net inflows in Vanuatu, 1971–2025
Source: Balance of Payments database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), note: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and D. Measured in BoP, current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for foreign direct investment, net inflows in Vanuatu is 32.92 million BoP, current US$, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 35.5% on the previous year and up 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net inflows in Vanuatu peaked at 63.11 million BoP, current US$ in 2010 and was at its lowest, 10,000 BoP, current US$, in 1971.
Vanuatu ranks 170th of 204 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 10,000 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1972 | 40,000 BoP, current US$ | +300.0% |
| 1973 | 2.80 million BoP, current US$ | +6900.0% |
| 1974 | 1.79 million BoP, current US$ | -36.1% |
| 1975 | 3.25 million BoP, current US$ | +81.6% |
| 1976 | 10.10 million BoP, current US$ | +210.8% |
| 1977 | 2.35 million BoP, current US$ | -76.7% |
| 1978 | 4.92 million BoP, current US$ | +109.4% |
| 1979 | 4.89 million BoP, current US$ | -0.6% |
| 1980 | 4.64 million BoP, current US$ | -5.2% |
| 1981 | 7.12 million BoP, current US$ | +53.6% |
| 1982 | 6.93 million BoP, current US$ | -2.6% |
| 1983 | 5.87 million BoP, current US$ | -15.4% |
| 1984 | 7.44 million BoP, current US$ | +26.8% |
| 1985 | 4.63 million BoP, current US$ | -37.8% |
| 1986 | 2.02 million BoP, current US$ | -56.4% |
| 1987 | 12.89 million BoP, current US$ | +539.1% |
| 1988 | 10.81 million BoP, current US$ | -16.1% |
| 1989 | 9.17 million BoP, current US$ | -15.2% |
| 1990 | 13.11 million BoP, current US$ | +43.0% |
| 1991 | 25.47 million BoP, current US$ | +94.3% |
| 1992 | 26.45 million BoP, current US$ | +3.8% |
| 1993 | 25.97 million BoP, current US$ | -1.8% |
| 1994 | 29.79 million BoP, current US$ | +14.7% |
| 1995 | 31.04 million BoP, current US$ | +4.2% |
| 1996 | 32.73 million BoP, current US$ | +5.4% |
| 1997 | 30.23 million BoP, current US$ | -7.6% |
| 1998 | 20.38 million BoP, current US$ | -32.6% |
| 1999 | 13.40 million BoP, current US$ | -34.2% |
| 2000 | 20.26 million BoP, current US$ | +51.1% |
| 2001 | 18.00 million BoP, current US$ | -11.1% |
| 2002 | 14.16 million BoP, current US$ | -21.3% |
| 2003 | 18.01 million BoP, current US$ | +27.2% |
| 2004 | 19.84 million BoP, current US$ | +10.2% |
| 2005 | 13.25 million BoP, current US$ | -33.2% |
| 2006 | 43.45 million BoP, current US$ | +227.9% |
| 2007 | 34.16 million BoP, current US$ | -21.4% |
| 2008 | 37.69 million BoP, current US$ | +10.4% |
| 2009 | 32.14 million BoP, current US$ | -14.7% |
| 2010 | 63.11 million BoP, current US$ | +96.4% |
| 2011 | 61.12 million BoP, current US$ | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 60.39 million BoP, current US$ | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 59.38 million BoP, current US$ | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 13.27 million BoP, current US$ | -77.7% |
| 2015 | 31.02 million BoP, current US$ | +133.8% |
| 2016 | 44.18 million BoP, current US$ | +42.4% |
| 2017 | 38.22 million BoP, current US$ | -13.5% |
| 2018 | 37.58 million BoP, current US$ | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 52.85 million BoP, current US$ | +40.6% |
| 2020 | 41.16 million BoP, current US$ | -22.1% |
| 2021 | 43.06 million BoP, current US$ | +4.6% |
| 2022 | 10.70 million BoP, current US$ | -75.2% |
| 2023 | 15.72 million BoP, current US$ | +47.0% |
| 2024 | 51.07 million BoP, current US$ | +224.8% |
| 2025 | 32.92 million BoP, current US$ | -35.5% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 32.92 million BoP, current US$ is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 642.40 million BoP, current US$, 5% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 32.92 million BoP, current US$ is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.07 billion BoP, current US$, 3% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | +6900.0% | 40,000 BoP, current US$ | 2.80 million BoP, current US$ |
| 1987 | +539.1% | 2.02 million BoP, current US$ | 12.89 million BoP, current US$ |
| 1972 | +300.0% | 10,000 BoP, current US$ | 40,000 BoP, current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.35 million BoP, current US$ | 10,000 BoP, current US$ | 10.10 million BoP, current US$ | 9 |
| 1980s | 7.15 million BoP, current US$ | 2.02 million BoP, current US$ | 12.89 million BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 24.86 million BoP, current US$ | 13.11 million BoP, current US$ | 32.73 million BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 25.10 million BoP, current US$ | 13.25 million BoP, current US$ | 43.45 million BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 46.11 million BoP, current US$ | 13.27 million BoP, current US$ | 63.11 million BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.44 million BoP, current US$ | 10.70 million BoP, current US$ | 51.07 million BoP, current US$ | 6 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
- 167 Burundi 35.12 million BoP, current US$ compare
- 168 Guinea-Bissau 33.57 million BoP, current US$ compare
- 169 Lesotho 33.48 million BoP, current US$ compare
- 171 Saint Kitts and Nevis 28.35 million BoP, current US$ compare
- 172 Afghanistan 20.60 million BoP, current US$ compare
- 173 Tonga 17.90 million BoP, current US$ compare
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 foreign direct investment, net inflows in Vanuatu?
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows in Vanuatu was 32.92 million BoP, current US$ in 2025, according to Balance of Payments database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), note: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and D.
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net inflows recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 63.11 million BoP, current US$ in 2010.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net inflows recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 10,000 BoP, current US$ in 1971.
- How does Vanuatu rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows?
- Vanuatu ranks 170th out of 204 countries with data for 2025.
- Is foreign direct investment, net inflows rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Vanuatu data come from?
- The figures come from Balance of Payments database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), note: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and D, published as part of Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Foreign direct investment refers to direct investment equity flows in the reporting economy. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, and other capital. Direct investment is a category of cross-border investment associated with a resident in one economy having control or a significant degree of influence on the management of an enterprise that is resident in another economy. Ownership of 10 percent or more of the ordinary shares of voting stock is the criterion for determining the existence of a direct investment relationship. Data are in current U.S. dollars.