Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP was 1.23 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP in Vanuatu, 1983–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Vanuatu recorded 1.23 current US$ per US$ of GDP for gross national expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross national expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp in Vanuatu peaked at 1.44 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.9218 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1997.
That places Vanuatu 27th out of 186 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 1.06 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1984 | 0.981 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.2% |
| 1985 | 1.13 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +15.1% |
| 1986 | 1.22 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.1% |
| 1987 | 1.21 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.2% |
| 1988 | 1.17 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.0% |
| 1989 | 1.18 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 1.18 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 1.08 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.5% |
| 1992 | 1.03 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.7% |
| 1993 | 1.02 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 1.02 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 1.02 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 1.01 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 0.9218 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.3% |
| 1998 | 1.13 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +23.1% |
| 1999 | 1.2 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.6% |
| 2000 | 1.12 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.5% |
| 2001 | 1.15 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 1.07 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.5% |
| 2003 | 1.02 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.5% |
| 2004 | 1.06 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.1% |
| 2005 | 1.05 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 1.06 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 1.1 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 1.16 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.0% |
| 2009 | 1.19 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 1.19 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.09 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.6% |
| 2012 | 1.06 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 1.03 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 1.05 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 1.23 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +17.1% |
| 2016 | 1.17 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.8% |
| 2017 | 1.15 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 1.14 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 1.23 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.4% |
| 2020 | 1.38 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.9% |
| 2021 | 1.44 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.5% |
| 2022 | 1.4 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.1% |
| 2023 | 1.21 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.2% |
| 2024 | 1.23 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.13 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.981 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 1.22 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 7 |
| 1990s | 1.06 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.9218 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 1.2 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.1 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 1.02 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 1.19 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.13 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 1.03 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 1.23 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.33 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 1.21 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 1.44 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
- 24 Ukraine 1.27 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 25 Montenegro 1.26 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 26 El Salvador 1.24 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 28 Nepal 1.23 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 29 Comoros 1.22 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 30 Honduras 1.22 current US$ per US$ of GDP 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)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita 6,302 constant 2015 US$ per person (2024)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 10.47 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita 4,858 current US$ per person (2024)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), annual growth rate 10.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP 146.2 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per capita 578,933 current LCU per person (2024)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 9.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 1.85 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross national expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp in Vanuatu?
- Gross national expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp in Vanuatu was 1.23 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross national expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 1.44 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2021.
- What is the lowest gross national expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9218 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1997.
- How does Vanuatu rank for gross national expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Vanuatu ranks 27th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross national expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.7%. 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 national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Gross national expenditure (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.