Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita was 3,519 USD in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita in Vanuatu, 1970–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in USD.
Analysis
In 2024, gross domestic product — value us$ per capita in Vanuatu stood at 3,519 USD. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 18.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product — value us$ per capita in Vanuatu peaked at 3,519 USD in 2024 and was at its lowest, 440.61 USD, in 1970.
Vanuatu ranks 141st of 195 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 — Value US$ per capita in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 440.61 USD | — |
| 1971 | 462.14 USD | +4.9% |
| 1972 | 595.97 USD | +29.0% |
| 1973 | 705.46 USD | +18.4% |
| 1974 | 682.51 USD | -3.3% |
| 1975 | 800.89 USD | +17.3% |
| 1976 | 750.21 USD | -6.3% |
| 1977 | 762.1 USD | +1.6% |
| 1978 | 901.76 USD | +18.3% |
| 1979 | 1,154 USD | +28.0% |
| 1980 | 1,073 USD | -7.0% |
| 1981 | 913.79 USD | -14.8% |
| 1982 | 887.23 USD | -2.9% |
| 1983 | 923.83 USD | +4.1% |
| 1984 | 1,097 USD | +18.8% |
| 1985 | 1,017 USD | -7.3% |
| 1986 | 962.91 USD | -5.3% |
| 1987 | 997.49 USD | +3.6% |
| 1988 | 1,145 USD | +14.8% |
| 1989 | 1,094 USD | -4.4% |
| 1990 | 1,158 USD | +5.8% |
| 1991 | 1,346 USD | +16.2% |
| 1992 | 1,369 USD | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 1,375 USD | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 1,472 USD | +7.1% |
| 1995 | 1,631 USD | +10.8% |
| 1996 | 1,658 USD | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 1,634 USD | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 1,457 USD | -10.8% |
| 1999 | 1,456 USD | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 1,422 USD | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 1,335 USD | -6.2% |
| 2002 | 1,349 USD | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 1,566 USD | +16.1% |
| 2004 | 1,774 USD | +13.3% |
| 2005 | 1,874 USD | +5.6% |
| 2006 | 2,035 USD | +8.6% |
| 2007 | 2,379 USD | +16.9% |
| 2008 | 2,604 USD | +9.4% |
| 2009 | 2,546 USD | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 2,815 USD | +10.6% |
| 2011 | 3,163 USD | +12.4% |
| 2012 | 3,005 USD | -5.0% |
| 2013 | 2,980 USD | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 2,973 USD | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 2,855 USD | -4.0% |
| 2016 | 2,956 USD | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 3,160 USD | +6.9% |
| 2018 | 3,207 USD | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 3,207 USD | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 3,043 USD | -5.1% |
| 2021 | 3,212 USD | +5.5% |
| 2022 | 3,375 USD | +5.1% |
| 2023 | 3,492 USD | +3.5% |
| 2024 | 3,519 USD | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 725.6 USD | 440.61 USD | 1,154 USD | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,011 USD | 887.23 USD | 1,145 USD | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,456 USD | 1,158 USD | 1,658 USD | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,888 USD | 1,335 USD | 2,604 USD | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,032 USD | 2,815 USD | 3,207 USD | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,328 USD | 3,043 USD | 3,519 USD | 5 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
- 138 Philippines 3,986 USD compare
- 139 Eswatini 3,911 USD compare
- 140 Djibouti 3,570 USD compare
- 142 Honduras 3,431 USD compare
- 143 Sao Tome and Principe 3,345 USD compare
- 144 Papua New Guinea 3,077 USD 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)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 3.05 % change on previous year (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.8045 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), per capita 3,249 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- GDP (constant LCU), annual growth rate 3.05 % change on previous year (2025)
- GDP (constant LCU), per unit of GDP 117.75 constant LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GDP (constant LCU), per capita 475,563 constant LCU per person (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current US$), annual growth rate 290.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross domestic savings (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.034 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross domestic product — value us$ per capita in Vanuatu?
- Gross domestic product — value us$ per capita in Vanuatu was 3,519 USD in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest gross domestic product — value us$ per capita recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 3,519 USD in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product — value us$ per capita recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 440.61 USD in 1970.
- How does Vanuatu rank for gross domestic product — value us$ per capita?
- Vanuatu ranks 141st out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross domestic product — value us$ per capita rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Vanuatu data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAOSTAT Macro Indicators database provides a selection of country-level macro indicators relating to total economy (Gross Domestic Product, Gross Fixed Capital Formation); agriculture activity; agriculture, forestry and fishing activity; total manufacturing activity; manufacturing of food products and beverages activity; manufacturing activity of tobacco products; and manufacturing activity of food, beverage and tobacco products.It releases time series for a selection of National Accounts variables, including gross domestic product, gross fixed capital formation, industry-level value added and gross output. The database also proposes additional indicators such as gross domestic product per capita, year-on-year growth rates and measures of industry contribution to gross domestic product. All data relating to Gross Domestic Product, Gross Fixed Capital Formation, agriculture, forestry and fishing activity, and to total manufacturing activity originates from the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD) National Accounts Estimates of Main Aggregates database, which consists of a complete and consistent set of time series of the main National Accounts aggregates of all UN Members States and other territories in the world for which National Accounts information is available. The UNSD database's content is based on the countries' official National Accounts data reported to UNSD through the annual National Accounts Questionnaire, supplemented with data estimates for any years and countries with incomplete or inconsistent information (See http://unstats.un.org/unsd/snaama/Introduction.asp). Data series relating to the sub-industry Agriculture activity are obtained from the UNSD national accounts Official Country Data databases while series on the Manufacturing activity of food and beverages products, manufacturing activity of tobacco products and manufacturing activity of food, beverages and tobacco products originates from the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) INDSTAT2 database. In order to ensure that sub-industry series are consistent in levels with National Accounts based series, which is needed to support comparability across industries (agriculture vs. agro-industry and sub-industries), UNIDO originating series are rescaled on UNSD National Accounts Estimates of Main Aggregates data series (See Section 17.5 for a more detailed description of the data processing steps).