GDP: linked series (current LCU), per capita in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: GDP: linked series (current LCU), per capita was 485,961 current LCU per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
GDP: linked series (current LCU), per capita in Vanuatu, 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per person.
Analysis
Vanuatu recorded 485,961 current LCU per person for gdp: linked series (current lcu), per capita in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.0% on the previous year and up 38.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp: linked series (current lcu), per capita in Vanuatu peaked at 485,961 current LCU per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 147,005 current LCU per person, in 1990.
That places Vanuatu 71st out of 214 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
GDP: linked series (current LCU), per capita in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | current LCU per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 147,005 current LCU per person | — |
| 1991 | 163,092 current LCU per person | +10.9% |
| 1992 | 167,755 current LCU per person | +2.9% |
| 1993 | 168,304 current LCU per person | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 183,401 current LCU per person | +9.0% |
| 1995 | 184,141 current LCU per person | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 188,107 current LCU per person | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 199,276 current LCU per person | +5.9% |
| 1998 | 213,558 current LCU per person | +7.2% |
| 1999 | 216,343 current LCU per person | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 228,834 current LCU per person | +5.8% |
| 2001 | 223,376 current LCU per person | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 212,477 current LCU per person | -4.9% |
| 2003 | 217,926 current LCU per person | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 225,828 current LCU per person | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 233,085 current LCU per person | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 256,317 current LCU per person | +10.0% |
| 2007 | 272,174 current LCU per person | +6.2% |
| 2008 | 300,382 current LCU per person | +10.4% |
| 2009 | 309,454 current LCU per person | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 310,599 current LCU per person | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 322,211 current LCU per person | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 316,914 current LCU per person | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 320,742 current LCU per person | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 327,943 current LCU per person | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 350,337 current LCU per person | +6.8% |
| 2016 | 362,289 current LCU per person | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 386,572 current LCU per person | +6.7% |
| 2018 | 399,479 current LCU per person | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 417,124 current LCU per person | +4.4% |
| 2020 | 392,789 current LCU per person | -5.8% |
| 2021 | 391,417 current LCU per person | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 424,449 current LCU per person | +8.4% |
| 2023 | 441,692 current LCU per person | +4.1% |
| 2024 | 471,879 current LCU per person | +6.8% |
| 2025 | 485,961 current LCU per person | +3.0% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 485,961 current LCU per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 305,525 current LCU per person, 1.6× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 485,961 current LCU per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 92,070 current LCU per person, 5.3× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 183,098 current LCU per person | 147,005 current LCU per person | 216,343 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 247,985 current LCU per person | 212,477 current LCU per person | 309,454 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 351,421 current LCU per person | 310,599 current LCU per person | 417,124 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 434,698 current LCU per person | 391,417 current LCU per person | 485,961 current LCU per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
- 68 Cape Verde 567,262 current LCU per person compare
- 69 Faroe Islands 511,400 current LCU per person compare
- 70 Denmark 509,683 current LCU per person compare
- 72 Niger 451,200 current LCU per person compare
- 73 Pakistan 445,917 current LCU per person compare
- 74 Hong Kong 444,301 current LCU 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)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 2.79 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0021 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 8.5 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 28.86 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 211.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0222 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 88.05 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate -4.52 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gdp: linked series (current lcu), per capita in Vanuatu?
- Gdp: linked series (current lcu), per capita in Vanuatu was 485,961 current LCU per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gdp: linked series (current lcu), per capita recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 485,961 current LCU per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest gdp: linked series (current lcu), per capita recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 147,005 current LCU per person in 1990.
- How does Vanuatu rank for gdp: linked series (current lcu), per capita?
- Vanuatu ranks 71st out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gdp: linked series (current lcu), per capita rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.7%. 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 GDP: linked series (current LCU), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
GDP: linked series (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
GDP: linked series (current LCU) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- GDP: linked series Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
- 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
GDP: linked series (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.