Total FDI inflows — Value US$, per square kilometre in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Total FDI inflows — Value US$, per square kilometre was 0.0008 million USD per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, per square kilometre in Vanuatu, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total fdi inflows — value us$, per square kilometre in Vanuatu is 0.0008 million USD per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 14.4% on the previous year and down 85.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fdi inflows — value us$, per square kilometre in Vanuatu peaked at 0.1488 million USD per square kilometre in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.0008 million USD per square kilometre, in 2023.
That places Vanuatu 143rd out of 174 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, per square kilometre in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | million USD per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0011 million USD per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.0021 million USD per square kilometre | +94.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0022 million USD per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0021 million USD per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0024 million USD per square kilometre | +14.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0025 million USD per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0027 million USD per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0025 million USD per square kilometre | -7.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0017 million USD per square kilometre | -32.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0011 million USD per square kilometre | -34.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0036 million USD per square kilometre | +224.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0033 million USD per square kilometre | -8.5% |
| 2002 | 0.002 million USD per square kilometre | -37.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0019 million USD per square kilometre | -7.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0035 million USD per square kilometre | +86.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0154 million USD per square kilometre | +336.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0113 million USD per square kilometre | -26.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0169 million USD per square kilometre | +48.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0145 million USD per square kilometre | -14.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0076 million USD per square kilometre | -47.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0098 million USD per square kilometre | +29.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0223 million USD per square kilometre | +127.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0079 million USD per square kilometre | -64.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0051 million USD per square kilometre | -35.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0087 million USD per square kilometre | +68.7% |
| 2015 | 0.1488 million USD per square kilometre | +1617.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0093 million USD per square kilometre | -93.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0031 million USD per square kilometre | -66.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0031 million USD per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0043 million USD per square kilometre | +40.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0034 million USD per square kilometre | -21.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0035 million USD per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0009 million USD per square kilometre | -74.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0008 million USD per square kilometre | -14.4% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 0.0008 million USD per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0026 million USD per square kilometre, 30% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 0.0008 million USD per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0089 million USD per square kilometre, 9% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total FDI inflows — Value US$, per square kilometre in Vanuatu changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +1617.7% | 0.0087 million USD per square kilometre | 0.1488 million USD per square kilometre |
| 2005 | +336.9% | 0.0035 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0154 million USD per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.002 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0011 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0027 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.008 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0019 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0169 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0223 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0031 million USD per square kilometre | 0.1488 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0021 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0008 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0035 million USD per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
- 140 Mauritania 0.0008 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 141 Guinea-Bissau 0.0008 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 142 Niger 0.0008 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 144 Chad 0.0007 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 145 Madagascar 0.0007 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 146 Togo 0.0006 million USD per square kilometre compare
More economy & growth data for Vanuatu
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 0.2699 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.49 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate -3.47 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0163 units per US$ 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$, per square kilometre in Vanuatu?
- Total fdi inflows — value us$, per square kilometre in Vanuatu was 0.0008 million USD per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total fdi inflows — value us$, per square kilometre recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1488 million USD per square kilometre in 2015.
- What is the lowest total fdi inflows — value us$, per square kilometre recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0008 million USD per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Vanuatu rank for total fdi inflows — value us$, per square kilometre?
- Vanuatu ranks 143rd out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total fdi inflows — value us$, per square kilometre rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 85.2%. 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$, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Total FDI inflows — Value US$ 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$ ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Total FDI inflows — Value US$ 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$ 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.