Other investment, Currency and deposits (Assets) … square kilometre in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Other investment, Currency and deposits (Assets) … square kilometre was 7,218 US dollar per square kilometre in 2022. ▼ Falling
Other investment, Currency and deposits (Assets, Positions, US) in Vanuatu, 1998–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in US dollar per square kilometre.
Analysis
Vanuatu recorded 7,218 US dollar per square kilometre for other investment, currency and deposits (assets, positions, us) in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.3% on the previous year and down 39.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other investment, currency and deposits (assets, positions, us) in Vanuatu peaked at 28,434 US dollar per square kilometre in 2004 and was at its lowest, 7,041 US dollar per square kilometre, in 2017.
Vanuatu ranks 132nd of 169 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Other investment, Currency and deposits (Assets) … square kilometre in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | US dollar per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 15,586 US dollar per square kilometre | — |
| 1999 | 17,966 US dollar per square kilometre | +15.3% |
| 2002 | 21,176 US dollar per square kilometre | +17.9% |
| 2003 | 24,337 US dollar per square kilometre | +14.9% |
| 2004 | 28,434 US dollar per square kilometre | +16.8% |
| 2005 | 23,732 US dollar per square kilometre | -16.5% |
| 2006 | 25,981 US dollar per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 2007 | 27,127 US dollar per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 25,596 US dollar per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 2009 | 18,363 US dollar per square kilometre | -28.3% |
| 2010 | 19,605 US dollar per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 2011 | 15,042 US dollar per square kilometre | -23.3% |
| 2012 | 11,984 US dollar per square kilometre | -20.3% |
| 2013 | 9,415 US dollar per square kilometre | -21.4% |
| 2014 | 11,605 US dollar per square kilometre | +23.3% |
| 2015 | 9,342 US dollar per square kilometre | -19.5% |
| 2016 | 11,244 US dollar per square kilometre | +20.4% |
| 2017 | 7,041 US dollar per square kilometre | -37.4% |
| 2018 | 18,538 US dollar per square kilometre | +163.3% |
| 2019 | 21,728 US dollar per square kilometre | +17.2% |
| 2020 | 24,535 US dollar per square kilometre | +12.9% |
| 2021 | 7,543 US dollar per square kilometre | -69.3% |
| 2022 | 7,218 US dollar per square kilometre | -4.3% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 7,218 US dollar per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 12,427 US dollar per square kilometre, 58% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 7,218 US dollar per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 56,437 US dollar per square kilometre, 13% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Other investment, Currency and deposits (Assets) … square kilometre 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 | +163.3% | 7,041 US dollar per square kilometre | 18,538 US dollar per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16,776 US dollar per square kilometre | 15,586 US dollar per square kilometre | 17,966 US dollar per square kilometre | 2 |
| 2000s | 24,343 US dollar per square kilometre | 18,363 US dollar per square kilometre | 28,434 US dollar per square kilometre | 8 |
| 2010s | 13,554 US dollar per square kilometre | 7,041 US dollar per square kilometre | 21,728 US dollar per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 13,098 US dollar per square kilometre | 7,218 US dollar per square kilometre | 24,535 US dollar per square kilometre | 3 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
- 129 Togo 10,955 US dollar per square kilometre compare
- 130 Cameroon 9,142 US dollar per square kilometre compare
- 131 Guyana 8,221 US dollar per square kilometre compare
- 133 Mozambique 6,948 US dollar per square kilometre compare
- 134 Myanmar 6,859 US dollar per square kilometre compare
- 135 Sierra Leone 6,832 US dollar 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 other investment, currency and deposits (assets, positions, us) in Vanuatu?
- Other investment, currency and deposits (assets, positions, us) in Vanuatu was 7,218 US dollar per square kilometre 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 28,434 US dollar per square kilometre in 2004.
- What is the lowest other investment, currency and deposits (assets, positions, us) recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,041 US dollar per square kilometre in 2017.
- How does Vanuatu rank for other investment, currency and deposits (assets, positions, us)?
- Vanuatu ranks 132nd 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 39.8%. 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 square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Other investment, Currency and deposits International Monetary Fund
- 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
Other investment, Currency and deposits (Assets, Positions, US dollar) 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.