Global Revenue Statistics - Comparative tax revenues in Vanuatu

Vanuatu: Global Revenue Statistics - Comparative tax revenues was 15.53 Percentage of GDP in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
15.53 Percentage of GDP
Change on year
down 8.3%
World rank
98th
of 135 countries
All-time high
17.88 Percentage of GDP
in 2008
All-time low
9.64 Percentage of GDP
in 2021
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Global Revenue Statistics - Comparative tax revenues in Vanuatu, 2000–2024

051015202000201220242000: 14.7 Percentage of GDP2001: 15 Percentage of GDP2002: 14.8 Percentage of GDP2003: 14.7 Percentage of GDP2004: 15.3 Percentage of GDP2005: 15.4 Percentage of GDP2006: 15.8 Percentage of GDP2007: 17.5 Percentage of GDP2008: 17.9 Percentage of GDP2009: 16.4 Percentage of GDP2010: 15.4 Percentage of GDP2011: 15.3 Percentage of GDP2012: 15.7 Percentage of GDP2013: 16 Percentage of GDP2014: 16.1 Percentage of GDP2015: 14.5 Percentage of GDP2016: 13.5 Percentage of GDP2017: 15.1 Percentage of GDP2018: 15.8 Percentage of GDP2019: 15 Percentage of GDP2020: 12.6 Percentage of GDP2021: 9.6 Percentage of GDP2022: 14 Percentage of GDP2023: 16.9 Percentage of GDP2024: 15.5 Percentage of GDP

Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of GDP.

Analysis

In 2024, global revenue statistics - comparative tax revenues in Vanuatu stood at 15.53 Percentage of GDP.

That represents a change of down 8.3% on the previous year and down 3.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, global revenue statistics - comparative tax revenues in Vanuatu peaked at 17.88 Percentage of GDP in 2008 and was at its lowest, 9.64 Percentage of GDP, in 2021.

Vanuatu ranks 98th of 135 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.

Global Revenue Statistics - Comparative tax revenues in Vanuatu, year by year

Annual values for Global Revenue Statistics - Comparative tax revenues in Vanuatu, 2000 to 2024.
Year Percentage of GDP Change
2000 14.72 Percentage of GDP
2001 14.98 Percentage of GDP +1.8%
2002 14.85 Percentage of GDP -0.9%
2003 14.72 Percentage of GDP -0.8%
2004 15.27 Percentage of GDP +3.8%
2005 15.42 Percentage of GDP +1.0%
2006 15.79 Percentage of GDP +2.3%
2007 17.55 Percentage of GDP +11.1%
2008 17.88 Percentage of GDP +1.9%
2009 16.42 Percentage of GDP -8.1%
2010 15.42 Percentage of GDP -6.1%
2011 15.26 Percentage of GDP -1.1%
2012 15.66 Percentage of GDP +2.6%
2013 15.99 Percentage of GDP +2.1%
2014 16.1 Percentage of GDP +0.7%
2015 14.46 Percentage of GDP -10.2%
2016 13.52 Percentage of GDP -6.5%
2017 15.09 Percentage of GDP +11.7%
2018 15.77 Percentage of GDP +4.5%
2019 14.99 Percentage of GDP -5.0%
2020 12.55 Percentage of GDP -16.3%
2021 9.64 Percentage of GDP -23.2%
2022 14.01 Percentage of GDP +45.3%
2023 16.93 Percentage of GDP +20.8%
2024 15.53 Percentage of GDP -8.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 15.76 Percentage of GDP 14.72 Percentage of GDP 17.88 Percentage of GDP 10
2010s 15.22 Percentage of GDP 13.52 Percentage of GDP 16.1 Percentage of GDP 10
2020s 13.73 Percentage of GDP 9.64 Percentage of GDP 16.93 Percentage of GDP 5

Countries ranked near Vanuatu

  1. 95 Paraguay 15.76 Percentage of GDP compare
  2. 96 Kenya 15.63 Percentage of GDP compare
  3. 97 Papua New Guinea 15.54 Percentage of GDP compare
  4. 99 Mauritania 15.13 Percentage of GDP compare
  5. 100 Gabon 15.12 Percentage of GDP compare
  6. 101 Tokelau 15.11 Percentage of GDP compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is global revenue statistics - comparative tax revenues in Vanuatu?
Global revenue statistics - comparative tax revenues in Vanuatu was 15.53 Percentage of GDP in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
What is the highest global revenue statistics - comparative tax revenues recorded in Vanuatu?
The highest recorded value was 17.88 Percentage of GDP in 2008.
What is the lowest global revenue statistics - comparative tax revenues recorded in Vanuatu?
The lowest recorded value was 9.64 Percentage of GDP in 2021.
How does Vanuatu rank for global revenue statistics - comparative tax revenues?
Vanuatu ranks 98th out of 135 countries with data for 2024.
Is global revenue statistics - comparative tax revenues rising or falling in Vanuatu?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Vanuatu data come from?
The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Global Revenue Statistics - Comparative tax revenues. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Global Revenue Statistics - Comparative tax revenues
Unit
Percentage of GDP
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Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
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Coverage
146 places, 3,993 data points, 1990–2024
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Internationally comparable tax revenue data from countries included in Global Revenue Statistics, presented as a percentage of GDP and as a share of total tax revenue, as well as in national currency and US dollars. Tax revenues are harmonised according to the OECD classification of taxes. Related topics: Tax-to-GDP, Taxation, Tax structure, Tax mix, Regional average – change for each region, Domestic resource mobilisation, Public finance, Income tax, Social security contributions, Goods and services, Value added tax, VAT, Excise, Customs, Property tax.