Global Revenue Statistics - Comparative tax revenues in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Global Revenue Statistics - Comparative tax revenues was 15.53 Percentage of GDP in 2024. ▼ Falling
Global Revenue Statistics - Comparative tax revenues in Vanuatu, 2000–2024
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
| 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% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 15.53 Percentage of GDP is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 15.59 Percentage of GDP, 100% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 15.53 Percentage of GDP is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 17.97 Percentage of GDP, 86% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Global Revenue Statistics - Comparative tax revenues in Vanuatu changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +45.3% | 9.64 Percentage of GDP | 14.01 Percentage of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More economy & growth data for Vanuatu
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate -35.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate -3.47 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0163 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 65.88 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -8.08 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0119 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 48.11 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
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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About this data
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.