Other investment, Currency and deposits (Assets, Positions) … capita in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Other investment, Currency and deposits (Assets, Positions) … capita was 281.08 US dollar per person in 2022. ▼ Falling
Other investment, Currency and deposits (Assets, Positions, US) in Vanuatu, 1998–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in US dollar per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for other investment, currency and deposits (assets, positions, us) in Vanuatu is 281.08 US dollar per person, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.5% on the previous year and down 52.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other investment, currency and deposits (assets, positions, us) in Vanuatu peaked at 1,685 US dollar per person in 2004 and was at its lowest, 281.08 US dollar per person, in 2022.
Vanuatu ranks 124th of 169 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Other investment, Currency and deposits (Assets, Positions) … capita in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | US dollar per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 1,065 US dollar per person | — |
| 1999 | 1,203 US dollar per person | +12.9% |
| 2002 | 1,318 US dollar per person | +9.6% |
| 2003 | 1,478 US dollar per person | +12.1% |
| 2004 | 1,685 US dollar per person | +14.0% |
| 2005 | 1,373 US dollar per person | -18.5% |
| 2006 | 1,467 US dollar per person | +6.9% |
| 2007 | 1,494 US dollar per person | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 1,375 US dollar per person | -8.0% |
| 2009 | 961.84 US dollar per person | -30.1% |
| 2010 | 1,003 US dollar per person | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 753.13 US dollar per person | -24.9% |
| 2012 | 586.98 US dollar per person | -22.1% |
| 2013 | 451 US dollar per person | -23.2% |
| 2014 | 543.58 US dollar per person | +20.5% |
| 2015 | 427.97 US dollar per person | -21.3% |
| 2016 | 503.76 US dollar per person | +17.7% |
| 2017 | 308.17 US dollar per person | -38.8% |
| 2018 | 792.17 US dollar per person | +157.1% |
| 2019 | 907.12 US dollar per person | +14.5% |
| 2020 | 1,001 US dollar per person | +10.3% |
| 2021 | 300.6 US dollar per person | -70.0% |
| 2022 | 281.08 US dollar per person | -6.5% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 281.08 US dollar per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 172.33 US dollar per person, 1.6× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 281.08 US dollar per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 803.17 US dollar per person, 35% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Other investment, Currency and deposits (Assets, Positions) … capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +157.1% | 308.17 US dollar per person | 792.17 US dollar per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,134 US dollar per person | 1,065 US dollar per person | 1,203 US dollar per person | 2 |
| 2000s | 1,394 US dollar per person | 961.84 US dollar per person | 1,685 US dollar per person | 8 |
| 2010s | 627.7 US dollar per person | 308.17 US dollar per person | 1,003 US dollar per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 527.47 US dollar per person | 281.08 US dollar per person | 1,001 US dollar per person | 3 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
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 other investment, currency and deposits (assets, positions, us) in Vanuatu?
- Other investment, currency and deposits (assets, positions, us) in Vanuatu was 281.08 US dollar per person in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest other investment, currency and deposits (assets, positions, us) recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 1,685 US dollar per person in 2004.
- What is the lowest other investment, currency and deposits (assets, positions, us) recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 281.08 US dollar per person in 2022.
- How does Vanuatu rank for other investment, currency and deposits (assets, positions, us)?
- Vanuatu ranks 124th out of 169 countries with data for 2022.
- Is other investment, currency and deposits (assets, positions, us) rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 52.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Vanuatu data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Other investment, Currency and deposits (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Other investment, Currency and deposits (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Other investment, Currency and deposits (Assets, Positions, US dollar) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Other investment, Currency and deposits International Monetary Fund
- 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
Other investment, Currency and deposits (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.