General government final consumption expenditure in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: General government final consumption expenditure was 21.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
General government final consumption expenditure in Vanuatu, 1980–2024
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Vanuatu recorded 21.4% for general government final consumption expenditure in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 16.2% on the previous year and up 75.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, general government final consumption expenditure in Vanuatu peaked at 35.0% in 1986 and was at its lowest, 12.2%, in 2014.
Vanuatu ranks 44th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 45 years of available data.
General government final consumption expenditure in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 25.3% | — |
| 1981 | 20.4% | -19.1% |
| 1982 | 21.1% | +3.3% |
| 1983 | 31.4% | +48.5% |
| 1984 | 28.6% | -8.9% |
| 1985 | 32.3% | +12.9% |
| 1986 | 35.0% | +8.3% |
| 1987 | 33.6% | -4.0% |
| 1988 | 32.1% | -4.4% |
| 1989 | 28.5% | -11.3% |
| 1990 | 27.6% | -3.0% |
| 1991 | 24.8% | -10.1% |
| 1992 | 25.0% | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 25.9% | +3.4% |
| 1994 | 25.1% | -2.9% |
| 1995 | 24.7% | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 27.0% | +8.9% |
| 1997 | 19.5% | -27.7% |
| 1998 | 20.2% | +3.5% |
| 1999 | 21.6% | +6.9% |
| 2000 | 20.8% | -3.6% |
| 2001 | 20.5% | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 15.5% | -24.6% |
| 2003 | 15.1% | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 13.8% | -8.4% |
| 2005 | 13.2% | -4.0% |
| 2006 | 14.1% | +6.3% |
| 2007 | 16.5% | +17.2% |
| 2008 | 15.5% | -6.0% |
| 2009 | 16.4% | +6.0% |
| 2010 | 18.3% | +11.2% |
| 2011 | 16.9% | -7.5% |
| 2012 | 16.2% | -4.4% |
| 2013 | 13.8% | -14.5% |
| 2014 | 12.2% | -11.6% |
| 2015 | 14.1% | +15.1% |
| 2016 | 12.8% | -9.0% |
| 2017 | 15.4% | +20.1% |
| 2018 | 16.3% | +5.9% |
| 2019 | 18.2% | +11.5% |
| 2020 | 20.9% | +15.3% |
| 2021 | 21.6% | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 21.4% | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 18.5% | -13.6% |
| 2024 | 21.4% | +16.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 28.8% | 20.4% | 35.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 24.1% | 19.5% | 27.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.1% | 13.2% | 20.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.4% | 12.2% | 18.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.8% | 18.5% | 21.6% | 5 |
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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 capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 27.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2609 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per capita 1,033 current US$ per person (2024)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), annual growth rate 27.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per unit of GDP 31.08 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per capita 123,093 current LCU per person (2024)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 13.21 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.2583 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is general government final consumption expenditure in Vanuatu?
- General government final consumption expenditure in Vanuatu was 21.4% in 2024, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest general government final consumption expenditure recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 35.0% in 1986.
- What is the lowest general government final consumption expenditure recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.2% in 2014.
- How does Vanuatu rank for general government final consumption expenditure?
- Vanuatu ranks 44th out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is general government final consumption expenditure rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 75.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Vanuatu data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as part of General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Final consumption expenditure is expenditure on goods and services by resident institutional units for the direct satisfaction of human needs or wants, whether individual or collective. General government FCE includes all government current expenditures for purchases of goods and services (including compensation of employees), and most expenditures on national defense and security, but excludes government military expenditures that are part of government capital formation. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.