Expense in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Expense was 26.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Expense in Vanuatu, 1990–2023
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for expense in Vanuatu is 26.6%, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 5.5% on the previous year and up 38.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, expense in Vanuatu peaked at 30.4% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 18.8%, in 1999.
Vanuatu ranks 75th of 157 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.1% | 18.8% | 22.2% | 6 |
| 2000s | 21.0% | 21.0% | 21.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 22.2% | 19.2% | 24.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.7% | 26.6% | 30.4% | 4 |
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More economy & growth data for Vanuatu
- DEC alternative conversion factor 120.33 LCU per US$ (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is expense in Vanuatu?
- Expense in Vanuatu was 26.6% in 2023, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest expense recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 30.4% in 2020.
- What is the lowest expense recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.8% in 1999.
- How does Vanuatu rank for expense?
- Vanuatu ranks 75th out of 157 countries with data for 2023.
- Is expense rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vanuatu data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Expense (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Expense is a decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.