Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Vanuatu

Vanuatu: Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre was 0.0697 million USD per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.0697 million USD per square kilometre
Change on year
up 2.2%
World rank
164th
of 194 countries
All-time high
0.0715 million USD per square kilometre
in 2019
All-time low
0.0097 million USD per square kilometre
in 1970
Years of data
54
1970–2023

Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Vanuatu, 1970–2023

00.020.040.060.08197019962023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD per square kilometre.

Analysis

The most recent figure for gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Vanuatu is 0.0697 million USD per square kilometre, measured in 2023.

That represents a change of up 2.2% on the previous year and up 19.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Vanuatu peaked at 0.0715 million USD per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0097 million USD per square kilometre, in 1970.

That places Vanuatu 164th out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.

Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Vanuatu, year by year

Annual values for Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Vanuatu, 1970 to 2023.
Year million USD per square kilometre Change
1970 0.0097 million USD per square kilometre
1971 0.01 million USD per square kilometre +2.6%
1972 0.0102 million USD per square kilometre +2.8%
1973 0.012 million USD per square kilometre +16.9%
1974 0.0161 million USD per square kilometre +34.6%
1975 0.0154 million USD per square kilometre -4.6%
1976 0.0157 million USD per square kilometre +2.0%
1977 0.0155 million USD per square kilometre -1.0%
1978 0.0182 million USD per square kilometre +17.6%
1979 0.019 million USD per square kilometre +3.9%
1980 0.0168 million USD per square kilometre -11.5%
1981 0.0175 million USD per square kilometre +4.2%
1982 0.0193 million USD per square kilometre +10.7%
1983 0.0255 million USD per square kilometre +31.9%
1984 0.0273 million USD per square kilometre +6.9%
1985 0.0276 million USD per square kilometre +1.1%
1986 0.027 million USD per square kilometre -2.0%
1987 0.0271 million USD per square kilometre +0.4%
1988 0.0273 million USD per square kilometre +0.6%
1989 0.0282 million USD per square kilometre +3.4%
1990 0.0296 million USD per square kilometre +4.8%
1991 0.0331 million USD per square kilometre +12.1%
1992 0.0329 million USD per square kilometre -0.7%
1993 0.0344 million USD per square kilometre +4.5%
1994 0.0353 million USD per square kilometre +2.5%
1995 0.0369 million USD per square kilometre +4.7%
1996 0.0378 million USD per square kilometre +2.6%
1997 0.0387 million USD per square kilometre +2.4%
1998 0.0396 million USD per square kilometre +2.1%
1999 0.0399 million USD per square kilometre +0.8%
2000 0.042 million USD per square kilometre +5.2%
2001 0.0411 million USD per square kilometre -2.1%
2002 0.0404 million USD per square kilometre -1.7%
2003 0.0415 million USD per square kilometre +2.6%
2004 0.0431 million USD per square kilometre +4.0%
2005 0.0454 million USD per square kilometre +5.3%
2006 0.0493 million USD per square kilometre +8.5%
2007 0.0518 million USD per square kilometre +5.2%
2008 0.0535 million USD per square kilometre +3.3%
2009 0.0551 million USD per square kilometre +3.0%
2010 0.0558 million USD per square kilometre +1.3%
2011 0.0576 million USD per square kilometre +3.1%
2012 0.0582 million USD per square kilometre +1.0%
2013 0.0584 million USD per square kilometre +0.5%
2014 0.0599 million USD per square kilometre +2.6%
2015 0.0623 million USD per square kilometre +4.0%
2016 0.0645 million USD per square kilometre +3.5%
2017 0.0673 million USD per square kilometre +4.4%
2018 0.0693 million USD per square kilometre +2.9%
2019 0.0715 million USD per square kilometre +3.2%
2020 0.068 million USD per square kilometre -5.0%
2021 0.0669 million USD per square kilometre -1.6%
2022 0.0682 million USD per square kilometre +1.9%
2023 0.0697 million USD per square kilometre +2.2%

Vanuatu compared with similar countries

  • Vanuatu's 0.0697 million USD per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.157 million USD per square kilometre, 44% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
  • Vanuatu's 0.0697 million USD per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.5543 million USD per square kilometre, 13% of the median. (28 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre 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.

YearChange FromTo
1974 +34.6% 0.012 million USD per square kilometre 0.0161 million USD per square kilometre
1983 +31.9% 0.0193 million USD per square kilometre 0.0255 million USD per square kilometre

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.0142 million USD per square kilometre 0.0097 million USD per square kilometre 0.019 million USD per square kilometre 10
1980s 0.0244 million USD per square kilometre 0.0168 million USD per square kilometre 0.0282 million USD per square kilometre 10
1990s 0.0358 million USD per square kilometre 0.0296 million USD per square kilometre 0.0399 million USD per square kilometre 10
2000s 0.0463 million USD per square kilometre 0.0404 million USD per square kilometre 0.0551 million USD per square kilometre 10
2010s 0.0625 million USD per square kilometre 0.0558 million USD per square kilometre 0.0715 million USD per square kilometre 10
2020s 0.0682 million USD per square kilometre 0.0669 million USD per square kilometre 0.0697 million USD per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near Vanuatu

  1. 161 Kazakhstan 0.0879 million USD per square kilometre compare
  2. 162 Lesotho 0.0742 million USD per square kilometre compare
  3. 163 Bhutan 0.0719 million USD per square kilometre compare
  4. 165 Gabon 0.0631 million USD per square kilometre compare
  5. 166 Burkina Faso 0.0626 million USD per square kilometre compare
  6. 167 Zimbabwe 0.0598 million USD per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Vanuatu?
Gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Vanuatu was 0.0697 million USD per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre recorded in Vanuatu?
The highest recorded value was 0.0715 million USD per square kilometre in 2019.
What is the lowest gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre recorded in Vanuatu?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0097 million USD per square kilometre in 1970.
How does Vanuatu rank for gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre?
Vanuatu ranks 164th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
Is gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre rising or falling in Vanuatu?
Over the last ten years it is up 19.3%. 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 Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre
Unit
million USD per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
195 places, 9,641 data points, 1970–2023
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Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices 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.