GDP growth in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: GDP growth was 3.1% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
GDP growth in Vanuatu, 1980–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual %.
Analysis
Vanuatu recorded 3.1% for gdp growth in 2025.
That represents a change of down 18.9% on the previous year and down 12.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp growth in Vanuatu peaked at 11.7% in 1990 and was at its lowest, -11.4%, in 1980.
Vanuatu ranks 114th of 214 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.5% | -11.4% | 9.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.7% | 0.3% | 11.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.1% | -5.2% | 8.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.6% | 0.5% | 4.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.9% | -5.7% | 5.8% | 6 |
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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 gdp growth in Vanuatu?
- Gdp growth in Vanuatu was 3.1% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gdp growth recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 11.7% in 1990.
- What is the lowest gdp growth recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was -11.4% in 1980.
- How does Vanuatu rank for gdp growth?
- Vanuatu ranks 114th out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gdp growth rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.8%. 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 growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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 denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.