GDP per person employed in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: GDP per person employed was 11,300 constant 2021 PPP $ in 2025. ▲ Rising
GDP per person employed in Vanuatu, 1991–2025
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), note: Estimates are based on employment, population, GDP, and PPP data obtained from International Labour Organization, United Nations Population Division, Eurostat, . Measured in constant 2021 PPP $.
Analysis
In 2025, gdp per person employed in Vanuatu stood at 11,300 constant 2021 PPP $.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp per person employed in Vanuatu peaked at 11,796 constant 2021 PPP $ in 2019 and was at its lowest, 8,082 constant 2021 PPP $, in 2002.
Vanuatu ranks 150th of 177 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9,300 constant 2021 PPP $ | 8,935 constant 2021 PPP $ | 9,627 constant 2021 PPP $ | 9 |
| 2000s | 8,775 constant 2021 PPP $ | 8,082 constant 2021 PPP $ | 9,713 constant 2021 PPP $ | 10 |
| 2010s | 10,778 constant 2021 PPP $ | 10,094 constant 2021 PPP $ | 11,796 constant 2021 PPP $ | 10 |
| 2020s | 10,949 constant 2021 PPP $ | 10,467 constant 2021 PPP $ | 11,300 constant 2021 PPP $ | 6 |
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More work & labour data for Vanuatu
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 37.0% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 84.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 53.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 60.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 64.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 55.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 62.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 33.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 40.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 58.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gdp per person employed in Vanuatu?
- Gdp per person employed in Vanuatu was 11,300 constant 2021 PPP $ in 2025, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), note: Estimates are based on employment, population, GDP, and PPP data obtained from International Labour Organization, United Nations Population Division, Eurostat, .
- What is the highest gdp per person employed recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 11,796 constant 2021 PPP $ in 2019.
- What is the lowest gdp per person employed recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 8,082 constant 2021 PPP $ in 2002.
- How does Vanuatu rank for gdp per person employed?
- Vanuatu ranks 150th out of 177 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gdp per person employed rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vanuatu data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), note: Estimates are based on employment, population, GDP, and PPP data obtained from International Labour Organization, United Nations Population Division, Eurostat, , published as part of GDP per person employed (constant 2021 PPP $). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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GDP per person employed is gross domestic product (GDP) divided by total employment in the economy. Purchasing power parity (PPP) GDP is GDP converted to 2021 constant international dollars using PPP rates. An international dollar has the same purchasing power over GDP that a U.S. dollar has in the United States.