Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices … Current square in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices … Current square was 0.0085 units per square kilometre in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency, per in Vanuatu, 1970–2019
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2019, gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per in Vanuatu stood at 0.0085 units per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.8% on the previous year and up 59.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per in Vanuatu peaked at 0.0085 units per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0003 units per square kilometre, in 1970.
Vanuatu ranks 100th of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices … Current square in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | +12.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | +24.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0008 units per square kilometre | +12.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0008 units per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0009 units per square kilometre | +10.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0011 units per square kilometre | +21.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0012 units per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0011 units per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0012 units per square kilometre | +10.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0014 units per square kilometre | +12.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0015 units per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0016 units per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0019 units per square kilometre | +13.6% |
| 1992 | 0.002 units per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0022 units per square kilometre | +10.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0023 units per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0025 units per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0026 units per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0027 units per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0027 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0028 units per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2000 | 0.003 units per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 2001 | 0.003 units per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 0.003 units per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0032 units per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0033 units per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0035 units per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 2006 | 0.004 units per square kilometre | +12.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0044 units per square kilometre | +10.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0051 units per square kilometre | +14.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0053 units per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0056 units per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0058 units per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0059 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0062 units per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0065 units per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0068 units per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0072 units per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0078 units per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0083 units per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0085 units per square kilometre | +2.8% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 0.0085 units per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.019 units per square kilometre, 45% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 0.0085 units per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0085 units per square kilometre, 1.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0011 units per square kilometre | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | 0.0015 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0023 units per square kilometre | 0.0016 units per square kilometre | 0.0028 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0038 units per square kilometre | 0.003 units per square kilometre | 0.0053 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0069 units per square kilometre | 0.0056 units per square kilometre | 0.0085 units per square kilometre | 10 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
- 97 United Kingdom 0.0092 units per square kilometre compare
- 98 Gambia 0.0091 units per square kilometre compare
- 99 Algeria 0.0086 units per square kilometre compare
- 101 Mali 0.0084 units per square kilometre compare
- 102 Argentina 0.0079 units per square kilometre compare
- 103 Poland 0.0075 units per square kilometre 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)
- 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)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0198 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per in Vanuatu?
- Gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per in Vanuatu was 0.0085 units per square kilometre in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0085 units per square kilometre in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0003 units per square kilometre in 1970.
- How does Vanuatu rank for gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per?
- Vanuatu ranks 100th out of 192 countries with data for 2019.
- Is gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 59.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Vanuatu data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency International Monetary Fund
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.