GDP in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: GDP was 1.35 billion current US$ in 2025. ◆ Volatile
GDP in Vanuatu, 1979–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
Vanuatu recorded 1.35 billion current US$ for gdp in 2025. That is the highest value across all 47 years on record.
The figure is up 4.3% on the previous year and up 58.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp in Vanuatu peaked at 1.35 billion current US$ in 2025 and was at its lowest, 113.78 million current US$, in 1981.
That places Vanuatu 199th out of 213 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 119.26 million current US$ | 119.26 million current US$ | 119.26 million current US$ | 1 |
| 1980s | 132.15 million current US$ | 113.78 million current US$ | 158.35 million current US$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 232.73 million current US$ | 168.88 million current US$ | 272.77 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 400.61 million current US$ | 257.93 million current US$ | 592.62 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 878.98 million current US$ | 670.71 million current US$ | 1.06 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.18 billion current US$ | 1.02 billion current US$ | 1.35 billion current US$ | 6 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
- 196 Solomon Islands 1.75 billion current US$ compare
- 197 Turks and Caicos Islands 1.75 billion current US$ compare
- 198 Grenada 1.42 billion current US$ compare
- 200 Samoa 1.29 billion current US$ compare
- 201 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1.26 billion current US$ compare
- 202 Saint Kitts and Nevis 1.18 billion current US$ compare
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 gdp in Vanuatu?
- Gdp in Vanuatu was 1.35 billion current US$ in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gdp recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 1.35 billion current US$ in 2025.
- What is the lowest gdp recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 113.78 million current US$ in 1981.
- How does Vanuatu rank for gdp?
- Vanuatu ranks 199th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gdp rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 58.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Vanuatu data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of GDP (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross domestic product is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period. It can be measured in three different ways: using either the expenditure approach, the income approach, or the production approach. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.