Portfolio investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Portfolio investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP was 0.0523 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2022. ▲ Rising
Portfolio investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP in Vanuatu, 1998–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in US dollar per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Vanuatu recorded 0.0523 US dollar per US$ of GDP for portfolio investment (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp in 2022.
That represents a change of down 9.1% on the previous year and up 205.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, portfolio investment (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp in Vanuatu peaked at 0.0645 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0112 US dollar per US$ of GDP, in 1998.
That places Vanuatu 106th out of 164 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Portfolio investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | US dollar per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.0112 US dollar per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1999 | 0.0165 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +47.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0449 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +172.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0388 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -13.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0369 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -4.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0353 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -4.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0338 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -4.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0332 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0334 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0371 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +11.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0233 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -37.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0156 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -32.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0171 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +9.6% |
| 2013 | 0.018 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +4.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0165 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -8.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0159 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0543 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +241.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0536 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0555 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0549 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0645 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +17.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0576 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -10.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0523 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -9.1% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 0.0523 US dollar per US$ of GDP is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0191 US dollar per US$ of GDP, 2.7× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 0.0523 US dollar per US$ of GDP is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.4165 US dollar per US$ of GDP, 13% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Portfolio investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +241.8% | 0.0159 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0543 US dollar per US$ of GDP |
| 2002 | +172.1% | 0.0165 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0449 US dollar per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0138 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0112 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0165 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.0367 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0332 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0449 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.0325 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0156 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0555 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0581 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0523 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0645 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 3 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
- 103 El Salvador 0.0635 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 104 Mali 0.0587 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 105 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.0541 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 107 Cameroon 0.0522 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 108 Burundi 0.0477 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 109 Uganda 0.0423 US dollar 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)
- 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 portfolio investment (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp in Vanuatu?
- Portfolio investment (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp in Vanuatu was 0.0523 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest portfolio investment (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0645 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2020.
- What is the lowest portfolio investment (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0112 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 1998.
- How does Vanuatu rank for portfolio investment (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp?
- Vanuatu ranks 106th out of 164 countries with data for 2022.
- Is portfolio investment (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 205.4%. 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 Portfolio investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Portfolio investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Portfolio investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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Portfolio investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.