Poverty & Inequality in Vanuatu 24 indicators covering poverty & inequality for Vanuatu. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 1 surveys 2025 unchanged 103rd Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person 2025 down 20.6% 18th Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP 2025 down 36.8% 7th Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 3.6 live births per woman 2023 down 11.0% 44th Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 636.2 kg per hectare 2024 up 3.3% 175th Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 30.0% 18th Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 0.6009 % change on previous year 2024 up 121.7% 86th Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 18.11 2023 down 0.6% 107th Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 18.1% 2023 down 0.6% 107th Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2023 down 27.8% 15th Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate 11.61 % change on previous year 2023 up 138.1% 25th Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st Gender Inequality Index 0.556 2023 down 30.4% 24th Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.1193 2023 down 4.7% 81st Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.1193 2023 down 4.7% 81st Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.1316 2023 down 6.3% 104th Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.1915 2023 down 16.0% 122nd Population living in slums 3.1% 2022 down 26.2% 118th Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index 0.521 2023 up 7.2% 105th Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index vs. Human Development Index 0.521 2023 up 7.2% 105th Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index vs. GDP per capita 0.521 2023 up 7.2% 105th Out-of-pocket expenditure (OOP) per capita in US$ 12.02 2023 up 26.9% 176th Official development assistance grants for poverty reduction, by 0.949 2024 down 58.4% 38th Share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants 0.9% 2024 down 58.3% 36th