Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Vanuatu

Vanuatu: Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.0252 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2022. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2022)
0.0252 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Change on year
down 34.1%
World rank
161st
of 199 countries
All-time high
0.3871 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 1986
All-time low
0.0252 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2022
Years of data
41
1982–2022

Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Vanuatu, 1982–2022

00.10.20.30.41982200220221982: 0.233 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP1983: 0.202 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP1984: 0.193 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP1985: 0.305 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP1986: 0.387 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP1987: 0.372 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP1988: 0.259 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP1989: 0.189 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP1990: 0.197 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP1991: 0.244 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP1992: 0.227 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP1993: 0.217 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP1994: 0.203 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP1995: 0.2 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP1996: 0.182 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP1997: 0.167 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP1998: 0.112 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP1999: 0.097 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2000: 0.117 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2001: 0.082 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2002: 0.129 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2003: 0.123 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2004: 0.126 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2005: 0.136 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2006: 0.118 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2007: 0.118 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2008: 0.069 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2009: 0.084 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2010: 0.088 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2011: 0.08 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2012: 0.107 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2013: 0.039 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2014: 0.036 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2015: 0.035 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2016: 0.038 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2017: 0.046 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2018: 0.035 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2019: 0.046 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2020: 0.037 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2021: 0.038 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2022: 0.025 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

Vanuatu recorded 0.0252 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP for primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 41 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 34.1% on the previous year and down 76.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Vanuatu peaked at 0.3871 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1986 and was at its lowest, 0.0252 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2022.

That places Vanuatu 161st out of 199 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Vanuatu, year by year

Annual values for Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Vanuatu, 1982 to 2022.
Year BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Change
1982 0.2332 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
1983 0.202 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -13.4%
1984 0.1931 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -4.4%
1985 0.305 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +57.9%
1986 0.3871 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +26.9%
1987 0.3718 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -3.9%
1988 0.2588 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -30.4%
1989 0.1895 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -26.8%
1990 0.1973 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +4.1%
1991 0.2443 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +23.8%
1992 0.2274 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -6.9%
1993 0.2169 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -4.6%
1994 0.2027 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -6.5%
1995 0.1997 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -1.5%
1996 0.1819 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -8.9%
1997 0.1675 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -7.9%
1998 0.1116 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -33.4%
1999 0.0974 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -12.7%
2000 0.1166 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +19.7%
2001 0.0823 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -29.4%
2002 0.1294 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +57.2%
2003 0.1227 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -5.2%
2004 0.1257 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +2.4%
2005 0.1359 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +8.1%
2006 0.1182 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -13.0%
2007 0.1181 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -0.0%
2008 0.0685 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -42.0%
2009 0.0837 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +22.1%
2010 0.088 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +5.1%
2011 0.0798 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -9.3%
2012 0.1074 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +34.5%
2013 0.0393 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -63.4%
2014 0.0362 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -7.8%
2015 0.0352 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -2.7%
2016 0.0384 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +9.1%
2017 0.046 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +19.7%
2018 0.0354 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -23.0%
2019 0.0463 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +30.9%
2020 0.0375 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -19.1%
2021 0.0382 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +2.0%
2022 0.0252 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -34.1%

Vanuatu compared with similar countries

  • Vanuatu's 0.0252 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0412 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 61% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Vanuatu's 0.0252 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0519 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 49% of the median. (33 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.2676 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1895 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3871 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 8
1990s 0.1847 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0974 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2443 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 10
2000s 0.1101 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0685 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1359 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 10
2010s 0.0552 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0352 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1074 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 10
2020s 0.0336 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0252 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0382 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 3

Countries ranked near Vanuatu

  1. 158 India 0.0261 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  2. 159 Niger 0.0256 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  3. 160 Samoa 0.0255 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  4. 162 Cameroon 0.0251 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  5. 163 Mauritania 0.025 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  6. 164 Uganda 0.0248 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Vanuatu?
Primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Vanuatu was 0.0252 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Vanuatu?
The highest recorded value was 0.3871 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1986.
What is the lowest primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Vanuatu?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0252 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2022.
How does Vanuatu rank for primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp?
Vanuatu ranks 161st out of 199 countries with data for 2022.
Is primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Vanuatu?
Over the last ten years it is down 76.6%. 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 Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit
BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
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246 places, 9,470 data points, 1960–2025
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Primary income payments (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.