Total FDI outflows — Value US$ in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Total FDI outflows — Value US$ was 4.4 million USD in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Total FDI outflows — Value US$ in Vanuatu, 2002–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million USD.
Analysis
In 2023, total fdi outflows — value us$ in Vanuatu stood at 4.4 million USD. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 196.8% on the previous year and up 804.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fdi outflows — value us$ in Vanuatu peaked at 4.4 million USD in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.2193 million USD, in 2021.
Vanuatu ranks 125th of 168 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$ 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$ 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 |
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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)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 2.79 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0021 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 8.5 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 28.86 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 211.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0222 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 88.05 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate -4.52 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total fdi outflows — value us$ in Vanuatu?
- Total fdi outflows — value us$ in Vanuatu was 4.4 million USD in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest total fdi outflows — value us$ recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 4.4 million USD in 2023.
- What is the lowest total fdi outflows — value us$ recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2193 million USD in 2021.
- How does Vanuatu rank for total fdi outflows — value us$?
- Vanuatu ranks 125th out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total fdi outflows — value us$ 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Total FDI outflows — Value US$. 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.