Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre was 0.0006 million USD per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Vanuatu, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Vanuatu stood at 0.0006 million USD per square kilometre. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is down 20.6% on the previous year and down 87.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Vanuatu peaked at 0.1488 million USD per square kilometre in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.0006 million USD per square kilometre, in 2023.
Vanuatu ranks 144th of 174 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | million USD per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0023 million USD per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.0041 million USD per square kilometre | +82.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0041 million USD per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0041 million USD per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0044 million USD per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0042 million USD per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0044 million USD per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0041 million USD per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0031 million USD per square kilometre | -24.4% |
| 1999 | 0.002 million USD per square kilometre | -35.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0069 million USD per square kilometre | +241.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0064 million USD per square kilometre | -6.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0038 million USD per square kilometre | -41.0% |
| 2003 | 0.003 million USD per square kilometre | -20.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0051 million USD per square kilometre | +67.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0215 million USD per square kilometre | +325.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0155 million USD per square kilometre | -28.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0202 million USD per square kilometre | +30.5% |
| 2008 | 0.016 million USD per square kilometre | -21.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0087 million USD per square kilometre | -45.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0099 million USD per square kilometre | +14.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0201 million USD per square kilometre | +103.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0074 million USD per square kilometre | -63.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0047 million USD per square kilometre | -35.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0081 million USD per square kilometre | +69.8% |
| 2015 | 0.1488 million USD per square kilometre | +1745.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0091 million USD per square kilometre | -93.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0029 million USD per square kilometre | -67.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0028 million USD per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 0.004 million USD per square kilometre | +41.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0031 million USD per square kilometre | -22.9% |
| 2021 | 0.003 million USD per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0008 million USD per square kilometre | -74.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0006 million USD per square kilometre | -20.6% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 0.0006 million USD per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0024 million USD per square kilometre, 25% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 0.0006 million USD per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0079 million USD per square kilometre, 8% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Vanuatu changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +1745.7% | 0.0081 million USD per square kilometre | 0.1488 million USD per square kilometre |
| 2005 | +325.2% | 0.0051 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0215 million USD per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0037 million USD per square kilometre | 0.002 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0044 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0107 million USD per square kilometre | 0.003 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0215 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0218 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0028 million USD per square kilometre | 0.1488 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0019 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0006 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0031 million USD per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
- 141 Chad 0.0006 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 142 Madagascar 0.0006 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 143 Paraguay 0.0006 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 145 Mauritania 0.0006 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 146 Togo 0.0006 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 147 Mali 0.0006 million USD per square kilometre compare
More economy & growth data for Vanuatu
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 0.2699 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.49 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate -3.47 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0163 units per US$ 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 total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Vanuatu?
- Total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Vanuatu was 0.0006 million USD per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1488 million USD per square kilometre in 2015.
- What is the lowest total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0006 million USD per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Vanuatu rank for total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre?
- Vanuatu ranks 144th out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 87.2%. 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 Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices 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.
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- 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
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices 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.