GNI: linked series (current LCU), per capita in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: GNI: linked series (current LCU), per capita was 533,632 current LCU per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
GNI: linked series (current LCU), per capita in Vanuatu, 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per person.
Analysis
Vanuatu recorded 533,632 current LCU per person for gni: linked series (current lcu), per capita in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.6% on the previous year and up 48.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gni: linked series (current lcu), per capita in Vanuatu peaked at 533,632 current LCU per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 145,216 current LCU per person, in 1991.
Vanuatu ranks 68th of 207 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
GNI: linked series (current LCU), per capita in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | current LCU per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 145,897 current LCU per person | — |
| 1991 | 145,216 current LCU per person | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 145,930 current LCU per person | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 146,554 current LCU per person | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 156,730 current LCU per person | +6.9% |
| 1995 | 159,514 current LCU per person | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 167,368 current LCU per person | +4.9% |
| 1997 | 179,186 current LCU per person | +7.1% |
| 1998 | 207,633 current LCU per person | +15.9% |
| 1999 | 212,733 current LCU per person | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 219,253 current LCU per person | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 220,333 current LCU per person | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 204,284 current LCU per person | -7.3% |
| 2003 | 209,166 current LCU per person | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 215,655 current LCU per person | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 219,602 current LCU per person | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 246,011 current LCU per person | +12.0% |
| 2007 | 260,721 current LCU per person | +6.0% |
| 2008 | 299,384 current LCU per person | +14.8% |
| 2009 | 299,296 current LCU per person | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 301,854 current LCU per person | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 315,221 current LCU per person | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 300,867 current LCU per person | -4.6% |
| 2013 | 320,625 current LCU per person | +6.6% |
| 2014 | 335,790 current LCU per person | +4.7% |
| 2015 | 359,526 current LCU per person | +7.1% |
| 2016 | 373,814 current LCU per person | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 406,830 current LCU per person | +8.8% |
| 2018 | 436,067 current LCU per person | +7.2% |
| 2019 | 464,103 current LCU per person | +6.4% |
| 2020 | 429,472 current LCU per person | -7.5% |
| 2021 | 450,538 current LCU per person | +4.9% |
| 2022 | 491,020 current LCU per person | +9.0% |
| 2023 | 481,831 current LCU per person | -1.9% |
| 2024 | 505,161 current LCU per person | +4.8% |
| 2025 | 533,632 current LCU per person | +5.6% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 533,632 current LCU per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 300,726 current LCU per person, 1.8× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 533,632 current LCU per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 98,458 current LCU per person, 5.4× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 166,676 current LCU per person | 145,216 current LCU per person | 212,733 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 239,370 current LCU per person | 204,284 current LCU per person | 299,384 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 361,470 current LCU per person | 300,867 current LCU per person | 464,103 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 481,942 current LCU per person | 429,472 current LCU per person | 533,632 current LCU per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
- 65 Chad 567,981 current LCU per person compare
- 66 Cape Verde 559,912 current LCU per person compare
- 67 North Macedonia 545,721 current LCU per person compare
- 69 Denmark 523,385 current LCU per person compare
- 70 Faroe Islands 520,046 current LCU per person compare
- 71 Hong Kong 488,901 current LCU per person compare
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)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 2.79 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0021 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 8.5 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 28.86 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 211.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0222 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 88.05 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate -4.52 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gni: linked series (current lcu), per capita in Vanuatu?
- Gni: linked series (current lcu), per capita in Vanuatu was 533,632 current LCU per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gni: linked series (current lcu), per capita recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 533,632 current LCU per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest gni: linked series (current lcu), per capita recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 145,216 current LCU per person in 1991.
- How does Vanuatu rank for gni: linked series (current lcu), per capita?
- Vanuatu ranks 68th out of 207 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gni: linked series (current lcu), per capita rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vanuatu data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of GNI: linked series (current LCU), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
GNI: linked series (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
GNI: linked series (current LCU) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- GNI: linked series Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
GNI: linked series (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.