Gross domestic product (GDP) in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Gross domestic product (GDP) was 1.30 billion international-$ in 2021 prices in 2025. ▲ Rising
Gross domestic product (GDP) in Vanuatu, 1990–2025
Source: Eurostat, OECD, IMF, and World Bank (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in international-$ in 2021 prices.
Analysis
Vanuatu recorded 1.30 billion international-$ in 2021 prices for gross domestic product (gdp) in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 27.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product (gdp) in Vanuatu peaked at 1.30 billion international-$ in 2021 prices in 2025 and was at its lowest, 522.93 million international-$ in 2021 prices, in 1990.
That places Vanuatu 190th out of 198 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 601.91 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 522.93 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 669.26 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 10 |
| 2000s | 757.07 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 649.23 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 900.15 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.02 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 911.48 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 1.16 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.18 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 1.08 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 1.30 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 6 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
- 187 Turks and Caicos Islands 1.55 billion international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 188 Saint Kitts and Nevis 1.47 billion international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 189 Sao Tome and Principe 1.31 billion international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 191 Dominica 1.28 billion international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 192 Tonga 769.03 million international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 193 Kiribati 459.14 million international-$ in 2021 prices compare
More economy & growth data for Vanuatu
- External balance on goods and services as a percent of GDP -22.7% (2024)
- Inflation of consumer prices 0.7% (2025)
- GDP per capita 3,249 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Share of manufacturing in gross domestic product (GDP) 4.0% (2024)
- Gross domestic product (GDP) 1.09 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- GDP per capita in international and market dollars 3,249 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- DEC alternative conversion factor 120.33 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 21.20 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 176.23 million current US$ (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 15.82 billion current LCU (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross domestic product (gdp) in Vanuatu?
- Gross domestic product (gdp) in Vanuatu was 1.30 billion international-$ in 2021 prices in 2025, according to Eurostat, OECD, IMF, and World Bank (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest gross domestic product (gdp) recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 1.30 billion international-$ in 2021 prices in 2025.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product (gdp) recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 522.93 million international-$ in 2021 prices in 1990.
- How does Vanuatu rank for gross domestic product (gdp)?
- Vanuatu ranks 190th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gross domestic product (gdp) rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vanuatu data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, OECD, IMF, and World Bank (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Gross domestic product (GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total economic output of a country or region per year. This data is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.