DEC alternative conversion factor in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: DEC alternative conversion factor was 120.33 LCU per US$ in 2025. ▲ Rising
DEC alternative conversion factor in Vanuatu, 1960–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in LCU per US$.
Analysis
Vanuatu recorded 120.33 LCU per US$ for dec alternative conversion factor in 2025.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, dec alternative conversion factor in Vanuatu peaked at 145.31 LCU per US$ in 2001 and was at its lowest, 68.29 LCU per US$, in 1980.
That places Vanuatu 63rd out of 214 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 90.23 LCU per US$ | 89.77 LCU per US$ | 94.44 LCU per US$ | 10 |
| 1970s | 79.99 LCU per US$ | 68.76 LCU per US$ | 100.98 LCU per US$ | 10 |
| 1980s | 99.44 LCU per US$ | 68.29 LCU per US$ | 116.04 LCU per US$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 117.64 LCU per US$ | 111.68 LCU per US$ | 129.07 LCU per US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 118.65 LCU per US$ | 101.33 LCU per US$ | 145.31 LCU per US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 102.08 LCU per US$ | 89.47 LCU per US$ | 114.73 LCU per US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 116.46 LCU per US$ | 109.45 LCU per US$ | 120.33 LCU per US$ | 6 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
- 60 Kenya 129.3 LCU per US$ compare
- 61 Iceland 128.44 LCU per US$ compare
- 62 Bangladesh 120.86 LCU per US$ compare
- 64 Ethiopia 119.46 LCU per US$ compare
- 65 French Polynesia 105.86 LCU per US$ compare
- 65 New Caledonia 105.86 LCU per US$ compare
More economy & growth data for Vanuatu
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 21.20 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 176.23 million current US$ (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 15.82 billion current LCU (2024)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 132.76 million current US$ (2024)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) 15.98 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) 132.79 million current US$ (2025)
- GNI per capita 533,631 current LCU (2025)
- GNI per capita, Atlas method 4,410 current US$ (2025)
- GNI 178.86 billion current LCU (2025)
- GNI 1.49 billion current US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is dec alternative conversion factor in Vanuatu?
- Dec alternative conversion factor in Vanuatu was 120.33 LCU per US$ in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest dec alternative conversion factor recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 145.31 LCU per US$ in 2001.
- What is the lowest dec alternative conversion factor recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.29 LCU per US$ in 1980.
- How does Vanuatu rank for dec alternative conversion factor?
- Vanuatu ranks 63rd out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is dec alternative conversion factor rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vanuatu data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of DEC alternative conversion factor (LCU per US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The DEC alternative conversion factor is the underlying annual exchange rate (the price of one country’s currency in relation to another country's currency) used for the World Bank Atlas method. As a rule, it is the official exchange rate reported in the IMF's International Financial Statistics. Exceptions arise where further refinements are made by World Bank staff. It is expressed in local currency units per U.S. dollar.