Households and NPISHs Final consumption … square kilometre PPP in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Households and NPISHs Final consumption … square kilometre PPP was 73,709 current international $ per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure, PPP (current) in Vanuatu, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current international $ per square kilometre.
Analysis
Vanuatu recorded 73,709 current international $ per square kilometre for households and npishs final consumption expenditure, ppp (current) in 2023.
The figure is down 17.6% on the previous year and up 82.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, households and npishs final consumption expenditure, ppp (current) in Vanuatu peaked at 89,404 current international $ per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 9,584 current international $ per square kilometre, in 1990.
That places Vanuatu 159th out of 179 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Households and NPISHs Final consumption … square kilometre PPP in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | current international $ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 9,584 current international $ per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 10,572 current international $ per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 1992 | 10,918 current international $ per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1993 | 10,890 current international $ per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 11,781 current international $ per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 1995 | 12,448 current international $ per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1996 | 13,039 current international $ per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1997 | 14,032 current international $ per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 1998 | 20,900 current international $ per square kilometre | +49.0% |
| 1999 | 22,531 current international $ per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 2000 | 22,123 current international $ per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 23,591 current international $ per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 2002 | 21,500 current international $ per square kilometre | -8.9% |
| 2003 | 21,894 current international $ per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 23,216 current international $ per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 2005 | 24,384 current international $ per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2006 | 26,084 current international $ per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 2007 | 27,057 current international $ per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 29,130 current international $ per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 2009 | 30,892 current international $ per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 2010 | 32,826 current international $ per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 2011 | 35,224 current international $ per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 2012 | 36,860 current international $ per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2013 | 40,326 current international $ per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 2014 | 45,850 current international $ per square kilometre | +13.7% |
| 2015 | 52,868 current international $ per square kilometre | +15.3% |
| 2016 | 52,446 current international $ per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 53,245 current international $ per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 59,572 current international $ per square kilometre | +11.9% |
| 2019 | 75,088 current international $ per square kilometre | +26.0% |
| 2020 | 77,028 current international $ per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 86,317 current international $ per square kilometre | +12.1% |
| 2022 | 89,404 current international $ per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2023 | 73,709 current international $ per square kilometre | -17.6% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 73,709 current international $ per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 315,640 current international $ per square kilometre, 23% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 73,709 current international $ per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.06 million current international $ per square kilometre, 7% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Households and NPISHs Final consumption … square kilometre PPP 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +49.0% | 14,032 current international $ per square kilometre | 20,900 current international $ per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13,669 current international $ per square kilometre | 9,584 current international $ per square kilometre | 22,531 current international $ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 24,987 current international $ per square kilometre | 21,500 current international $ per square kilometre | 30,892 current international $ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 48,431 current international $ per square kilometre | 32,826 current international $ per square kilometre | 75,088 current international $ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 81,615 current international $ per square kilometre | 73,709 current international $ per square kilometre | 89,404 current international $ per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
- 156 Laos 114,627 current international $ per square kilometre compare
- 157 Bolivia 101,346 current international $ per square kilometre compare
- 158 Madagascar 73,923 current international $ per square kilometre compare
- 160 Sudan 54,582 current international $ per square kilometre compare
- 161 Gabon 54,568 current international $ per square kilometre compare
- 162 Mozambique 53,473 current international $ 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)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate -3.47 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0163 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 65.88 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -8.08 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0119 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 48.11 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0198 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is households and npishs final consumption expenditure, ppp (current) in Vanuatu?
- Households and npishs final consumption expenditure, ppp (current) in Vanuatu was 73,709 current international $ per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest households and npishs final consumption expenditure, ppp (current) recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 89,404 current international $ per square kilometre in 2022.
- What is the lowest households and npishs final consumption expenditure, ppp (current) recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 9,584 current international $ per square kilometre in 1990.
- How does Vanuatu rank for households and npishs final consumption expenditure, ppp (current)?
- Vanuatu ranks 159th out of 179 countries with data for 2023.
- Is households and npishs final consumption expenditure, ppp (current) rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 82.8%. 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 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure, PPP (current international $), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure, PPP (current international $) 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.
Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure, PPP (current international $) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure, PPP International Comparison Program (ICP), World Bank (WB)
- 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
Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure, PPP (current international $) 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.