Revenue Statistics in Asia and the Pacific - Comparative tax and in Vanuatu

Vanuatu: Revenue Statistics in Asia and the Pacific - Comparative tax and was 15.53 Percentage of GDP in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
15.53 Percentage of GDP
Change on year
down 8.3%
World rank
23rd
of 35 countries
All-time high
17.88 Percentage of GDP
in 2008
All-time low
9.64 Percentage of GDP
in 2021
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Revenue Statistics in Asia and the Pacific - Comparative tax and in Vanuatu, 2000–2024

051015202000201220242000: 14.7 Percentage of GDP2001: 15 Percentage of GDP2002: 14.8 Percentage of GDP2003: 14.7 Percentage of GDP2004: 15.3 Percentage of GDP2005: 15.4 Percentage of GDP2006: 15.8 Percentage of GDP2007: 17.5 Percentage of GDP2008: 17.9 Percentage of GDP2009: 16.4 Percentage of GDP2010: 15.4 Percentage of GDP2011: 15.3 Percentage of GDP2012: 15.7 Percentage of GDP2013: 16 Percentage of GDP2014: 16.1 Percentage of GDP2015: 14.5 Percentage of GDP2016: 13.5 Percentage of GDP2017: 15.1 Percentage of GDP2018: 15.8 Percentage of GDP2019: 15 Percentage of GDP2020: 12.6 Percentage of GDP2021: 9.6 Percentage of GDP2022: 14 Percentage of GDP2023: 16.9 Percentage of GDP2024: 15.5 Percentage of GDP

Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of GDP.

Analysis

The most recent figure for revenue statistics in asia and the pacific - comparative tax and in Vanuatu is 15.53 Percentage of GDP, measured in 2024.

The figure is down 8.3% on the previous year and down 3.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, revenue statistics in asia and the pacific - comparative tax and in Vanuatu peaked at 17.88 Percentage of GDP in 2008 and was at its lowest, 9.64 Percentage of GDP, in 2021.

Vanuatu ranks 23rd of 35 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.

Revenue Statistics in Asia and the Pacific - Comparative tax and in Vanuatu, year by year

Annual values for Revenue Statistics in Asia and the Pacific - Comparative tax and non-tax revenues in Vanuatu, 2000 to 2024.
Year Percentage of GDP Change
2000 14.72 Percentage of GDP
2001 14.98 Percentage of GDP +1.8%
2002 14.85 Percentage of GDP -0.9%
2003 14.72 Percentage of GDP -0.8%
2004 15.27 Percentage of GDP +3.8%
2005 15.42 Percentage of GDP +1.0%
2006 15.79 Percentage of GDP +2.3%
2007 17.55 Percentage of GDP +11.1%
2008 17.88 Percentage of GDP +1.9%
2009 16.42 Percentage of GDP -8.1%
2010 15.42 Percentage of GDP -6.1%
2011 15.26 Percentage of GDP -1.1%
2012 15.66 Percentage of GDP +2.6%
2013 15.99 Percentage of GDP +2.1%
2014 16.1 Percentage of GDP +0.7%
2015 14.46 Percentage of GDP -10.2%
2016 13.52 Percentage of GDP -6.5%
2017 15.09 Percentage of GDP +11.7%
2018 15.77 Percentage of GDP +4.5%
2019 14.99 Percentage of GDP -5.0%
2020 12.55 Percentage of GDP -16.3%
2021 9.64 Percentage of GDP -23.2%
2022 14.01 Percentage of GDP +45.3%
2023 16.93 Percentage of GDP +20.8%
2024 15.53 Percentage of GDP -8.3%

Vanuatu compared with similar countries

  • Vanuatu's 15.53 Percentage of GDP is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 14.35 Percentage of GDP, 1.1× the median. (10 countries reporting)
  • Vanuatu's 15.53 Percentage of GDP is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 17.97 Percentage of GDP, 86% of the median. (22 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Revenue Statistics in Asia and the Pacific - Comparative tax and 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.

YearChange FromTo
2022 +45.3% 9.64 Percentage of GDP 14.01 Percentage of GDP

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 15.76 Percentage of GDP 14.72 Percentage of GDP 17.88 Percentage of GDP 10
2010s 15.22 Percentage of GDP 13.52 Percentage of GDP 16.1 Percentage of GDP 10
2020s 13.73 Percentage of GDP 9.64 Percentage of GDP 16.93 Percentage of GDP 5

Countries ranked near Vanuatu

  1. 20 Kazakhstan 17.47 Percentage of GDP compare
  2. 21 Thailand 17.06 Percentage of GDP compare
  3. 22 Papua New Guinea 15.54 Percentage of GDP compare
  4. 24 Tokelau 15.11 Percentage of GDP compare
  5. 25 Naoero 15.1 Percentage of GDP compare
  6. 26 Singapore 13.42 Percentage of GDP compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is revenue statistics in asia and the pacific - comparative tax and in Vanuatu?
Revenue statistics in asia and the pacific - comparative tax and in Vanuatu was 15.53 Percentage of GDP in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
What is the highest revenue statistics in asia and the pacific - comparative tax and recorded in Vanuatu?
The highest recorded value was 17.88 Percentage of GDP in 2008.
What is the lowest revenue statistics in asia and the pacific - comparative tax and recorded in Vanuatu?
The lowest recorded value was 9.64 Percentage of GDP in 2021.
How does Vanuatu rank for revenue statistics in asia and the pacific - comparative tax and?
Vanuatu ranks 23rd out of 35 countries with data for 2024.
Is revenue statistics in asia and the pacific - comparative tax and rising or falling in Vanuatu?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Vanuatu data come from?
The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Revenue Statistics in Asia and the Pacific - Comparative tax and non-tax revenues. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Revenue Statistics in Asia and the Pacific - Comparative tax and non-tax revenues
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Internationally comparable tax and non-tax revenue data from Revenue Statistics in Asia and the Pacific economies presented as a percentage of GDP and as a share of total tax or non-tax revenues as well as in national currency and US dollars. Tax revenues are harmonised according to the OECD classification of taxes. Related topics: Tax-to-GDP, Taxation, Tax structure, Tax mix, Regional average – change for each region, Domestic resource mobilisation, Public finance, Income tax, Social security contributions, Goods and services, Value added tax, VAT, Excise, Customs, Property tax, non-tax revenues, grants, royalties, fines, penalties, administrative fees, resource rents, sales of goods and services.