Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per square kilometre in Vanuatu

Vanuatu: Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per square kilometre was 14.09 million current LCU per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
14.09 million current LCU per square kilometre
Change on year
down 7.5%
World rank
88th
of 183 countries
All-time high
15.23 million current LCU per square kilometre
in 2022
All-time low
1.01 million current LCU per square kilometre
in 1983
Years of data
41
1983–2023

Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per square kilometre in Vanuatu, 1983–2023

05.0M10.0M15.0M1983200320231983: 1.0M current LCU per square kilometre1984: 1.2M current LCU per square kilometre1985: 1.3M current LCU per square kilometre1986: 1.4M current LCU per square kilometre1987: 1.5M current LCU per square kilometre1988: 1.6M current LCU per square kilometre1989: 1.7M current LCU per square kilometre1990: 1.9M current LCU per square kilometre1991: 2.0M current LCU per square kilometre1992: 2.0M current LCU per square kilometre1993: 2.0M current LCU per square kilometre1994: 2.3M current LCU per square kilometre1995: 2.3M current LCU per square kilometre1996: 2.4M current LCU per square kilometre1997: 2.4M current LCU per square kilometre1998: 3.1M current LCU per square kilometre1999: 3.4M current LCU per square kilometre2000: 3.4M current LCU per square kilometre2001: 3.5M current LCU per square kilometre2002: 3.2M current LCU per square kilometre2003: 3.2M current LCU per square kilometre2004: 3.6M current LCU per square kilometre2005: 3.7M current LCU per square kilometre2006: 4.2M current LCU per square kilometre2007: 4.8M current LCU per square kilometre2008: 5.7M current LCU per square kilometre2009: 6.2M current LCU per square kilometre2010: 6.4M current LCU per square kilometre2011: 6.2M current LCU per square kilometre2012: 6.0M current LCU per square kilometre2013: 6.9M current LCU per square kilometre2014: 7.4M current LCU per square kilometre2015: 9.4M current LCU per square kilometre2016: 9.5M current LCU per square kilometre2017: 10.1M current LCU per square kilometre2018: 10.6M current LCU per square kilometre2019: 12.3M current LCU per square kilometre2020: 13.3M current LCU per square kilometre2021: 14.2M current LCU per square kilometre2022: 15.2M current LCU per square kilometre2023: 14.1M current LCU per square kilometre

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per square kilometre.

Analysis

The most recent figure for gross national expenditure (current lcu), per square kilometre in Vanuatu is 14.09 million current LCU per square kilometre, measured in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.5% on the previous year and up 104.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross national expenditure (current lcu), per square kilometre in Vanuatu peaked at 15.23 million current LCU per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.01 million current LCU per square kilometre, in 1983.

That places Vanuatu 88th out of 183 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per square kilometre in Vanuatu, year by year

Annual values for Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per square kilometre in Vanuatu, 1983 to 2023.
Year current LCU per square kilometre Change
1983 1.01 million current LCU per square kilometre
1984 1.15 million current LCU per square kilometre +14.0%
1985 1.29 million current LCU per square kilometre +12.2%
1986 1.36 million current LCU per square kilometre +4.7%
1987 1.51 million current LCU per square kilometre +11.7%
1988 1.59 million current LCU per square kilometre +4.7%
1989 1.73 million current LCU per square kilometre +8.9%
1990 1.91 million current LCU per square kilometre +10.9%
1991 1.99 million current LCU per square kilometre +4.1%
1992 2.00 million current LCU per square kilometre +0.4%
1993 2.05 million current LCU per square kilometre +2.4%
1994 2.27 million current LCU per square kilometre +10.7%
1995 2.34 million current LCU per square kilometre +3.1%
1996 2.41 million current LCU per square kilometre +2.9%
1997 2.39 million current LCU per square kilometre -0.7%
1998 3.11 million current LCU per square kilometre +30.3%
1999 3.40 million current LCU per square kilometre +9.2%
2000 3.44 million current LCU per square kilometre +1.2%
2001 3.55 million current LCU per square kilometre +3.1%
2002 3.20 million current LCU per square kilometre -9.7%
2003 3.21 million current LCU per square kilometre +0.4%
2004 3.55 million current LCU per square kilometre +10.5%
2005 3.70 million current LCU per square kilometre +4.2%
2006 4.21 million current LCU per square kilometre +13.9%
2007 4.78 million current LCU per square kilometre +13.4%
2008 5.67 million current LCU per square kilometre +18.8%
2009 6.19 million current LCU per square kilometre +9.1%
2010 6.36 million current LCU per square kilometre +2.7%
2011 6.16 million current LCU per square kilometre -3.1%
2012 6.01 million current LCU per square kilometre -2.5%
2013 6.88 million current LCU per square kilometre +14.4%
2014 7.36 million current LCU per square kilometre +7.0%
2015 9.41 million current LCU per square kilometre +27.9%
2016 9.47 million current LCU per square kilometre +0.7%
2017 10.13 million current LCU per square kilometre +7.0%
2018 10.65 million current LCU per square kilometre +5.0%
2019 12.33 million current LCU per square kilometre +15.9%
2020 13.30 million current LCU per square kilometre +7.8%
2021 14.17 million current LCU per square kilometre +6.5%
2022 15.23 million current LCU per square kilometre +7.5%
2023 14.09 million current LCU per square kilometre -7.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 1.38 million current LCU per square kilometre 1.01 million current LCU per square kilometre 1.73 million current LCU per square kilometre 7
1990s 2.39 million current LCU per square kilometre 1.91 million current LCU per square kilometre 3.40 million current LCU per square kilometre 10
2000s 4.15 million current LCU per square kilometre 3.20 million current LCU per square kilometre 6.19 million current LCU per square kilometre 10
2010s 8.48 million current LCU per square kilometre 6.01 million current LCU per square kilometre 12.33 million current LCU per square kilometre 10
2020s 14.20 million current LCU per square kilometre 13.30 million current LCU per square kilometre 15.23 million current LCU per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near Vanuatu

  1. 85 Curaçao 15.82 million current LCU per square kilometre compare
  2. 86 Sweden 14.67 million current LCU per square kilometre compare
  3. 87 Sudan 14.12 million current LCU per square kilometre compare
  4. 89 Ukraine 13.83 million current LCU per square kilometre compare
  5. 90 Algeria 13.60 million current LCU per square kilometre compare
  6. 91 China 13.49 million current LCU per square kilometre compare

See the full ranking of 183 places →

More economy & growth data for Vanuatu

All data for Vanuatu →

Frequently asked questions

What is gross national expenditure (current lcu), per square kilometre in Vanuatu?
Gross national expenditure (current lcu), per square kilometre in Vanuatu was 14.09 million current LCU per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest gross national expenditure (current lcu), per square kilometre recorded in Vanuatu?
The highest recorded value was 15.23 million current LCU per square kilometre in 2022.
What is the lowest gross national expenditure (current lcu), per square kilometre recorded in Vanuatu?
The lowest recorded value was 1.01 million current LCU per square kilometre in 1983.
How does Vanuatu rank for gross national expenditure (current lcu), per square kilometre?
Vanuatu ranks 88th out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
Is gross national expenditure (current lcu), per square kilometre rising or falling in Vanuatu?
Over the last ten years it is up 104.9%. 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 national expenditure (current LCU), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 41 observations, free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page.

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per square kilometre in Vanuatu. Statizoid, drawing on Statizoid (derived). Retrieved 08 September 2026, from https://economy.statizoid.com/stat/gross-national-expenditure-current-lcu-per-square-kilometre/vanuatu/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page; please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://economy.statizoid.com/stat/gross-national-expenditure-current-lcu-per-square-kilometre/vanuatu/">Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per square kilometre in Vanuatu</a> — Statizoid

How this figure is calculated

Gross national expenditure (current LCU) 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 national expenditure (current LCU) ÷ Land area (sq. km)

Computed from

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

Indicator
Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per square kilometre
Unit
current LCU per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
183 places, 8,010 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Gross national expenditure (current LCU) 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.