Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, gaps filled (gaps filled) in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, gaps filled was 3.52 million USD in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, gaps filled in Vanuatu, 2002–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD.
Analysis
In 2023, total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, gaps filled in Vanuatu stood at 3.52 million USD. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 175.3% on the previous year and up 681.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, gaps filled in Vanuatu peaked at 3.52 million USD in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.1882 million USD, in 2021.
Vanuatu ranks 134th of 183 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, gaps filled in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | million USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 1.34 million USD | — |
| 2003 | 1.37 million USD | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 1.39 million USD | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 1.44 million USD | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 1.43 million USD | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 1.42 million USD | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 1.37 million USD | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 1.39 million USD | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 1.18 million USD | -14.7% |
| 2011 | 0.867 million USD | -26.7% |
| 2012 | 0.4719 million USD | -45.6% |
| 2013 | 0.4499 million USD | -4.7% |
| 2014 | 0.4199 million USD | -6.7% |
| 2015 | 1.52 million USD | +262.0% |
| 2016 | 0.9038 million USD | -40.6% |
| 2017 | 1.24 million USD | +36.9% |
| 2018 | 1.22 million USD | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 1.26 million USD | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 1.32 million USD | +4.6% |
| 2021 | 0.1882 million USD | -85.7% |
| 2022 | 1.28 million USD | +579.0% |
| 2023 | 3.52 million USD | +175.3% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 3.52 million USD is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 27.32 million USD, 13% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 3.52 million USD is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 59.06 million USD, 6% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, gaps filled in Vanuatu changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +579.0% | 0.1882 million USD | 1.28 million USD |
| 2015 | +262.0% | 0.4199 million USD | 1.52 million USD |
| 2023 | +175.3% | 1.28 million USD | 3.52 million USD |
| 2021 | -85.7% | 1.32 million USD | 0.1882 million USD |
| 2012 | -45.6% | 0.867 million USD | 0.4719 million USD |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.39 million USD | 1.34 million USD | 1.44 million USD | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.9537 million USD | 0.4199 million USD | 1.52 million USD | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.58 million USD | 0.1882 million USD | 3.52 million USD | 4 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
- 131 Yemen 4.87 million USD compare
- 132 Burkina Faso 4.25 million USD compare
- 133 United Republic of Tanzania 3.55 million USD
- 135 Anguilla 3.38 million USD compare
- 136 Zimbabwe 2.59 million USD compare
- 137 Saint Lucia 2.38 million USD compare
More economy & growth data for Vanuatu
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 0.2699 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.49 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate -3.47 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0163 units per US$ 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 outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, gaps filled in Vanuatu?
- Total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, gaps filled in Vanuatu was 3.52 million USD in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, gaps filled recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 3.52 million USD in 2023.
- What is the lowest total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, gaps filled recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1882 million USD in 2021.
- How does Vanuatu rank for total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, gaps filled?
- Vanuatu ranks 134th out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, gaps filled rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 681.8%. 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 outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices with 95 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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About this data
Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices with 95 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.