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
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Vanuatu, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross domestic product — value us$, 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
| 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 161 Kazakhstan 0.0879 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 162 Lesotho 0.0742 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 163 Bhutan 0.0719 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 165 Gabon 0.0631 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 166 Burkina Faso 0.0626 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 167 Zimbabwe 0.0598 million USD 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)
- 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$), annual growth rate -4.52 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross domestic product — value us$, 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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How this figure is calculated
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 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.