Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per capita (capita) in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per capita (capita) was 48,268 current LCU per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per capita in Vanuatu, 1998–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for taxes less subsidies on products (current lcu), per capita in Vanuatu is 48,268 current LCU per person, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.2% on the previous year and up 49.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes less subsidies on products (current lcu), per capita in Vanuatu peaked at 48,268 current LCU per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 20,240 current LCU per person, in 1998.
Vanuatu ranks 54th of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per capita (capita) in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | current LCU per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 20,240 current LCU per person | — |
| 1999 | 24,565 current LCU per person | +21.4% |
| 2000 | 24,699 current LCU per person | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 24,745 current LCU per person | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 21,765 current LCU per person | -12.0% |
| 2003 | 21,664 current LCU per person | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 22,726 current LCU per person | +4.9% |
| 2005 | 24,559 current LCU per person | +8.1% |
| 2006 | 26,593 current LCU per person | +8.3% |
| 2007 | 32,222 current LCU per person | +21.2% |
| 2008 | 36,995 current LCU per person | +14.8% |
| 2009 | 35,268 current LCU per person | -4.7% |
| 2010 | 29,238 current LCU per person | -17.1% |
| 2011 | 31,260 current LCU per person | +6.9% |
| 2012 | 30,685 current LCU per person | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 31,739 current LCU per person | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 32,374 current LCU per person | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 32,736 current LCU per person | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 31,181 current LCU per person | -4.7% |
| 2017 | 37,471 current LCU per person | +20.2% |
| 2018 | 41,741 current LCU per person | +11.4% |
| 2019 | 42,167 current LCU per person | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 37,479 current LCU per person | -11.1% |
| 2021 | 34,982 current LCU per person | -6.7% |
| 2022 | 41,566 current LCU per person | +18.8% |
| 2023 | 47,233 current LCU per person | +13.6% |
| 2024 | 48,268 current LCU per person | +2.2% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 48,268 current LCU per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 11,132 current LCU per person, 4.3× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 48,268 current LCU per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 4,437 current LCU per person, 10.9× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22,402 current LCU per person | 20,240 current LCU per person | 24,565 current LCU per person | 2 |
| 2000s | 27,124 current LCU per person | 21,664 current LCU per person | 36,995 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 34,059 current LCU per person | 29,238 current LCU per person | 42,167 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 41,906 current LCU per person | 34,982 current LCU per person | 48,268 current LCU per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
- 51 Denmark 57,740 current LCU per person compare
- 52 Burkina Faso 56,600 current LCU per person compare
- 53 Mali 49,057 current LCU per person compare
- 55 Comoros 47,200 current LCU per person compare
- 56 Dominican Republic 47,172 current LCU per person compare
- 57 Nigeria 43,596 current LCU per person 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 taxes less subsidies on products (current lcu), per capita in Vanuatu?
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current lcu), per capita in Vanuatu was 48,268 current LCU per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest taxes less subsidies on products (current lcu), per capita recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 48,268 current LCU per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest taxes less subsidies on products (current lcu), per capita recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 20,240 current LCU per person in 1998.
- How does Vanuatu rank for taxes less subsidies on products (current lcu), per capita?
- Vanuatu ranks 54th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is taxes less subsidies on products (current lcu), per capita rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.1%. 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 Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU) ÷ Population, total
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- Taxes less subsidies on products Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.