Total FDI outflows — Value US$, gaps filled in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Total FDI outflows — Value US$, gaps filled was 4.4 million USD in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Total FDI outflows — Value US$, gaps filled in Vanuatu, 2002–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled in Vanuatu is 4.4 million USD, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 196.8% on the previous year and up 804.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled in Vanuatu peaked at 4.4 million USD in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.2193 million USD, in 2021.
That places Vanuatu 135th out of 184 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total FDI outflows — Value US$, gaps filled in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | million USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0.7184 million USD | — |
| 2003 | 0.8511 million USD | +18.5% |
| 2004 | 0.9661 million USD | +13.5% |
| 2005 | 1.03 million USD | +6.1% |
| 2006 | 1.05 million USD | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 1.18 million USD | +12.7% |
| 2008 | 1.24 million USD | +5.3% |
| 2009 | 1.22 million USD | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 1.17 million USD | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 0.9612 million USD | -18.2% |
| 2012 | 0.5073 million USD | -47.2% |
| 2013 | 0.4865 million USD | -4.1% |
| 2014 | 0.4512 million USD | -7.3% |
| 2015 | 1.52 million USD | +236.9% |
| 2016 | 0.9248 million USD | -39.2% |
| 2017 | 1.33 million USD | +43.4% |
| 2018 | 1.33 million USD | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 1.36 million USD | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 1.45 million USD | +6.5% |
| 2021 | 0.2193 million USD | -84.9% |
| 2022 | 1.48 million USD | +576.1% |
| 2023 | 4.4 million USD | +196.8% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 4.4 million USD is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 32 million USD, 14% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 4.4 million USD is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 75.94 million USD, 6% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total FDI outflows — Value US$, gaps filled in Vanuatu changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +576.1% | 0.2193 million USD | 1.48 million USD |
| 2015 | +236.9% | 0.4512 million USD | 1.52 million USD |
| 2023 | +196.8% | 1.48 million USD | 4.4 million USD |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.03 million USD | 0.7184 million USD | 1.24 million USD | 8 |
| 2010s | 1 million USD | 0.4512 million USD | 1.52 million USD | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.89 million USD | 0.2193 million USD | 4.4 million USD | 4 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
- 132 Libya 6 million USD compare
- 133 Burkina Faso 5.17 million USD compare
- 134 Anguilla 4.63 million USD compare
- 136 Yemen 3.33 million USD compare
- 137 Saint Lucia 2.83 million USD compare
- 138 United Republic of Tanzania 2.26 million USD
More economy & growth data for Vanuatu
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 0.2699 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.49 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate -3.47 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0163 units per US$ 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$, gaps filled in Vanuatu?
- Total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled in Vanuatu was 4.4 million USD in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 4.4 million USD in 2023.
- What is the lowest total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2193 million USD in 2021.
- How does Vanuatu rank for total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled?
- Vanuatu ranks 135th out of 184 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 804.2%. 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 outflows — Value US$, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Total FDI outflows — Value US$ 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$ Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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 outflows — Value US$ 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.