Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per capita (capita US) in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per capita (capita US) was 160.32 current US$ per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per capita in Vanuatu, 1979–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per person.
Analysis
Vanuatu recorded 160.32 current US$ per person for manufacturing, value added (current us$), per capita in 2024.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and down 13.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufacturing, value added (current us$), per capita in Vanuatu peaked at 184.86 current US$ per person in 2014 and was at its lowest, 30.11 current US$ per person, in 1983.
Vanuatu ranks 166th of 203 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per capita (capita US) in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 41.17 current US$ per person | — |
| 1980 | 41.4 current US$ per person | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 35.29 current US$ per person | -14.8% |
| 1982 | 36.48 current US$ per person | +3.4% |
| 1983 | 30.11 current US$ per person | -17.5% |
| 1984 | 37.03 current US$ per person | +23.0% |
| 1985 | 39.86 current US$ per person | +7.7% |
| 1986 | 37.64 current US$ per person | -5.6% |
| 1987 | 48.57 current US$ per person | +29.0% |
| 1988 | 56.26 current US$ per person | +15.8% |
| 1989 | 54.07 current US$ per person | -3.9% |
| 1990 | 55.5 current US$ per person | +2.6% |
| 1991 | 63 current US$ per person | +13.5% |
| 1992 | 58.49 current US$ per person | -7.2% |
| 1993 | 51.58 current US$ per person | -11.8% |
| 1994 | 62.39 current US$ per person | +21.0% |
| 1995 | 64.84 current US$ per person | +3.9% |
| 1996 | 67.46 current US$ per person | +4.0% |
| 1997 | 63.66 current US$ per person | -5.6% |
| 1998 | 64.83 current US$ per person | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 65.75 current US$ per person | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 65.91 current US$ per person | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 60.7 current US$ per person | -7.9% |
| 2002 | 56.38 current US$ per person | -7.1% |
| 2003 | 64.29 current US$ per person | +14.0% |
| 2004 | 71.58 current US$ per person | +11.3% |
| 2005 | 71.18 current US$ per person | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 73.5 current US$ per person | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 72.57 current US$ per person | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 66.59 current US$ per person | -8.2% |
| 2009 | 74.95 current US$ per person | +12.6% |
| 2010 | 140.42 current US$ per person | +87.3% |
| 2011 | 137.08 current US$ per person | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 112.94 current US$ per person | -17.6% |
| 2013 | 181.22 current US$ per person | +60.5% |
| 2014 | 184.86 current US$ per person | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 166.81 current US$ per person | -9.8% |
| 2016 | 166.22 current US$ per person | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 163.38 current US$ per person | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 158.47 current US$ per person | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 166.93 current US$ per person | +5.3% |
| 2020 | 140.19 current US$ per person | -16.0% |
| 2021 | 156.85 current US$ per person | +11.9% |
| 2022 | 140.93 current US$ per person | -10.2% |
| 2023 | 158.24 current US$ per person | +12.3% |
| 2024 | 160.32 current US$ per person | +1.3% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 160.32 current US$ per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 212.57 current US$ per person, 75% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 160.32 current US$ per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 556.95 current US$ per person, 29% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per capita (capita US) in Vanuatu changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +87.3% | 74.95 current US$ per person | 140.42 current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 41.17 current US$ per person | 41.17 current US$ per person | 41.17 current US$ per person | 1 |
| 1980s | 41.67 current US$ per person | 30.11 current US$ per person | 56.26 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 61.75 current US$ per person | 51.58 current US$ per person | 67.46 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 67.77 current US$ per person | 56.38 current US$ per person | 74.95 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 157.83 current US$ per person | 112.94 current US$ per person | 184.86 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 151.3 current US$ per person | 140.19 current US$ per person | 160.32 current US$ per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
- 163 Benin 168.36 current US$ per person compare
- 164 Kenya 168.3 current US$ per person compare
- 165 Turks and Caicos Islands 167.64 current US$ per person compare
- 167 Comoros 147.39 current US$ per person compare
- 168 Togo 144.57 current US$ per person compare
- 169 Lesotho 123.45 current US$ per person 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 manufacturing, value added (current us$), per capita in Vanuatu?
- Manufacturing, value added (current us$), per capita in Vanuatu was 160.32 current US$ per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest manufacturing, value added (current us$), per capita recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 184.86 current US$ per person in 2014.
- What is the lowest manufacturing, value added (current us$), per capita recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.11 current US$ per person in 1983.
- How does Vanuatu rank for manufacturing, value added (current us$), per capita?
- Vanuatu ranks 166th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is manufacturing, value added (current us$), per capita rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.3%. 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 Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Manufacturing, value added (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Manufacturing, value added (current US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Manufacturing, value added Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Manufacturing, value added (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.