GDP per capita growth in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: GDP per capita growth was 0.8% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
GDP per capita growth in Vanuatu, 1980–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual %.
Analysis
In 2025, gdp per capita growth in Vanuatu stood at 0.8%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 45.5% on the previous year and down 36.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp per capita growth in Vanuatu peaked at 8.9% in 1990 and was at its lowest, -13.4%, in 1980.
Vanuatu ranks 158th of 213 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
GDP per capita growth in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | -13.4% | — |
| 1981 | 2.1% | -115.6% |
| 1982 | -0.4% | -117.6% |
| 1983 | 0.5% | -249.2% |
| 1984 | 6.9% | +1157.5% |
| 1985 | -1.5% | -122.0% |
| 1986 | -2.7% | +75.8% |
| 1987 | -5.3% | +100.9% |
| 1988 | -4.2% | -21.7% |
| 1989 | -1.0% | -75.5% |
| 1990 | 8.9% | -970.5% |
| 1991 | 0.6% | -93.1% |
| 1992 | 0.1% | -88.5% |
| 1993 | -1.7% | -2516.1% |
| 1994 | 6.5% | -482.9% |
| 1995 | -1.3% | -120.1% |
| 1996 | 0.1% | -105.2% |
| 1997 | 2.7% | +3846.8% |
| 1998 | -0.9% | -134.2% |
| 1999 | -1.7% | +88.1% |
| 2000 | 3.5% | -304.4% |
| 2001 | -5.8% | -264.9% |
| 2002 | -7.5% | +30.0% |
| 2003 | 1.8% | -123.2% |
| 2004 | 1.5% | -15.6% |
| 2005 | 2.8% | +88.3% |
| 2006 | 5.9% | +110.9% |
| 2007 | 0.4% | -93.4% |
| 2008 | 3.0% | +671.1% |
| 2009 | 0.5% | -84.8% |
| 2010 | -1.1% | -339.2% |
| 2011 | 0.9% | -185.3% |
| 2012 | -1.2% | -228.0% |
| 2013 | -1.7% | +47.4% |
| 2014 | 0.8% | -147.2% |
| 2015 | 1.2% | +48.2% |
| 2016 | 1.3% | +9.7% |
| 2017 | 1.8% | +35.9% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | -95.1% |
| 2019 | 0.9% | +910.8% |
| 2020 | -7.9% | -979.2% |
| 2021 | -3.4% | -56.6% |
| 2022 | 3.2% | -192.5% |
| 2023 | 3.4% | +7.2% |
| 2024 | 1.4% | -57.8% |
| 2025 | 0.8% | -45.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | -1.9% | -13.4% | 6.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.3% | -1.7% | 8.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6% | -7.5% | 5.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | -1.7% | 1.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.4% | -7.9% | 3.4% | 6 |
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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)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), annual growth 9.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per unit of GDP 106.98 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per capita 423,611 current LCU per person (2024)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), annual 3.78 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), per unit 0.7361 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), per 2,915 constant 2015 US$ per person (2024)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant LCU), annual growth 3.78 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant LCU), per unit of 106.98 constant LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gdp per capita growth in Vanuatu?
- Gdp per capita growth in Vanuatu was 0.8% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gdp per capita growth recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 8.9% in 1990.
- What is the lowest gdp per capita growth recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was -13.4% in 1980.
- How does Vanuatu rank for gdp per capita growth?
- Vanuatu ranks 158th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gdp per capita growth rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Vanuatu data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of GDP per capita growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Gross domestic product is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period. It can be measured in three different ways: using either the expenditure approach, the income approach, or the production approach. The core indicator has been divided by the general population to achieve a per capita estimate.This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.