Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices was 7.41 million USD in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices in Vanuatu, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million USD.
Analysis
Vanuatu recorded 7.41 million USD for total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices in 2023. 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$, 2015 prices in Vanuatu peaked at 1,813 million USD in 2015 and was at its lowest, 7.41 million USD, in 2023.
Vanuatu ranks 179th of 204 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 44.76 million USD | 24.59 million USD | 53.29 million USD | 10 |
| 2000s | 130.55 million USD | 36.94 million USD | 262.41 million USD | 10 |
| 2010s | 265.58 million USD | 34.6 million USD | 1,813 million USD | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.86 million USD | 7.41 million USD | 37.72 million USD | 4 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
- 176 Sao Tome and Principe 11.5 million USD compare
- 177 Timor-Leste 10.99 million USD compare
- 178 Montserrat 7.59 million USD compare
- 180 Cook Islands 6.12 million USD compare
- 181 Comoros 4.69 million USD compare
- 182 Eritrea 2.06 million USD compare
More economy & growth data for Vanuatu
- External balance on goods and services as a percent of gdp -22.69 (2024)
- Inflation of consumer prices 0.6565 (2025)
- Gdp per capita worldbank constant usd 3,249 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added to gdp 4.05 (2024)
- Gdp worldbank constant usd 1.09 billion (2025)
- Gdp per capita in international and market dollars 3,249 (2025)
- DEC alternative conversion factor 120.33 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 21.20 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 176.23 million current US$ (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 15.82 billion current LCU (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices in Vanuatu?
- Total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices in Vanuatu was 7.41 million USD in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 1,813 million USD in 2015.
- What is the lowest total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.41 million USD in 2023.
- How does Vanuatu rank for total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices?
- Vanuatu ranks 179th out of 204 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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FDI is an investment which aims to acquire a lasting management influence (10 percent or more of the voting stock) in an enterprise operating in a foreign economy. FDI may be undertaken by individuals, as well as business entities. The foreign direct investor most often is aiming to gain access to natural resources, to markets, to labour supply, to technology, to ensure security of supplies or to control the quality of a certain product. FDI can be decomposed into two types of investments: mergers and acquisitions (MA) and greenfield investments. The latter type results in the creation of new entities and the setting up of offices, buildings, plants or factories from scratch in a foreign economy. FDI is the sum of equity capital, reinvested earnings and other FDI capital. Equity capital comprises equity in branches, all shares in subsidiaries and associates (except non-participating, preferred shares that are treated as debt securities and are included under other FDI capital) and other contributions such as the provision of machinery. Reinvested earnings consist of the direct investor's share (in proportion to equity participation) of earnings not distributed by the direct investment enterprise. Other FDI capital (loans) includes the borrowing and lending of funds, including debt securities and trade credits between direct investors and direct investment enterprises. FDI inflows and outflows are important for tracking the direct investment conditions each year. Outward Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) flows record the value of cross-border direct investment transactions from the reporting economy during a year. It represents transactions affecting the investment in enterprises resident abroad. Whereas, Inward Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) flows record the value of cross-border direct investment transactions received by the reporting economy during a year. It represents transactions affecting the investment in enterprises of a specific industry resident in the reporting economy.