Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita was 8.5 BoP, current US$ per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Vanuatu, 1982–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per person.
Analysis
Vanuatu recorded 8.5 BoP, current US$ per person for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita in 2024.
That represents a change of down 38.1% on the previous year and up 135.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Vanuatu peaked at 13.73 BoP, current US$ per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0 BoP, current US$ per person, in 1982.
That places Vanuatu 104th out of 192 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1983 | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1984 | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1985 | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1986 | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1987 | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1988 | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1989 | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 2002 | 2.9 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 2003 | 3.35 BoP, current US$ per person | +15.6% |
| 2004 | 3.7 BoP, current US$ per person | +10.3% |
| 2005 | 3.65 BoP, current US$ per person | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 3.39 BoP, current US$ per person | -7.1% |
| 2007 | 2.86 BoP, current US$ per person | -15.5% |
| 2008 | 2.14 BoP, current US$ per person | -25.2% |
| 2009 | 0.2165 BoP, current US$ per person | -89.9% |
| 2010 | 4.07 BoP, current US$ per person | +1779.0% |
| 2011 | 3.27 BoP, current US$ per person | -19.6% |
| 2012 | 1.56 BoP, current US$ per person | -52.3% |
| 2013 | 1.5 BoP, current US$ per person | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 3.62 BoP, current US$ per person | +140.6% |
| 2015 | 4.84 BoP, current US$ per person | +33.8% |
| 2016 | 4.75 BoP, current US$ per person | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 4.74 BoP, current US$ per person | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 4.66 BoP, current US$ per person | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 4.64 BoP, current US$ per person | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 4.9 BoP, current US$ per person | +5.8% |
| 2021 | 0.7092 BoP, current US$ per person | -85.5% |
| 2022 | 4.76 BoP, current US$ per person | +571.0% |
| 2023 | 13.73 BoP, current US$ per person | +188.5% |
| 2024 | 8.5 BoP, current US$ per person | -38.1% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 8.5 BoP, current US$ per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.17 BoP, current US$ per person, 2.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 8.5 BoP, current US$ per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 15.74 BoP, current US$ per person, 54% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Vanuatu changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +1779.0% | 0.2165 BoP, current US$ per person | 4.07 BoP, current US$ per person |
| 2022 | +571.0% | 0.7092 BoP, current US$ per person | 4.76 BoP, current US$ per person |
| 2023 | +188.5% | 4.76 BoP, current US$ per person | 13.73 BoP, current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | 8 |
| 2000s | 2.78 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.2165 BoP, current US$ per person | 3.7 BoP, current US$ per person | 8 |
| 2010s | 3.77 BoP, current US$ per person | 1.5 BoP, current US$ per person | 4.84 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.52 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.7092 BoP, current US$ per person | 13.73 BoP, current US$ per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
- 101 Nicaragua 10.67 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 102 Iraq 9.53 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 103 Tajikistan 8.72 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 105 Ukraine 8.06 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 106 Zimbabwe 7.89 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 107 Cambodia 7.76 BoP, current US$ per person 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 foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Vanuatu?
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Vanuatu was 8.5 BoP, current US$ per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 13.73 BoP, current US$ per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 BoP, current US$ per person in 1982.
- How does Vanuatu rank for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Vanuatu ranks 104th out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
- Is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 135.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Vanuatu data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows Balance of Payments database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), note: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and D
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.