Interest payments in Vanuatu

Vanuatu: Interest payments was 1.12 billion current LCU in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
1.12 billion current LCU
Change on year
up 11.5%
World rank
119th
of 155 countries
All-time high
1.12 billion current LCU
in 2023
All-time low
146.00 million current LCU
in 1997
Years of data
21
1990–2023

Interest payments in Vanuatu, 1990–2023

200.0M400.0M600.0M800.0M1.0B1.2B1990200620231990: 192.5M current LCU1995: 155.0M current LCU1996: 161.0M current LCU1997: 146.0M current LCU1998: 161.0M current LCU1999: 247.0M current LCU2009: 317.8M current LCU2010: 333.5M current LCU2011: 467.5M current LCU2012: 464.7M current LCU2013: 555.0M current LCU2014: 573.3M current LCU2015: 699.7M current LCU2016: 908.1M current LCU2017: 969.5M current LCU2018: 959.4M current LCU2019: 941.9M current LCU2020: 862.7M current LCU2021: 905.5M current LCU2022: 1.0B current LCU2023: 1.1B current LCU

Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in current LCU.

Analysis

The most recent figure for interest payments in Vanuatu is 1.12 billion current LCU, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.

That represents a change of up 11.5% on the previous year and up 101.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, interest payments in Vanuatu peaked at 1.12 billion current LCU in 2023 and was at its lowest, 146.00 million current LCU, in 1997.

Vanuatu ranks 119th of 155 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 177.08 million current LCU 146.00 million current LCU 247.00 million current LCU 6
2000s 317.80 million current LCU 317.80 million current LCU 317.80 million current LCU 1
2010s 687.25 million current LCU 333.50 million current LCU 969.50 million current LCU 10
2020s 971.60 million current LCU 862.70 million current LCU 1.12 billion current LCU 4

Countries ranked near Vanuatu

  1. 116 Switzerland 1.31 billion current LCU compare
  2. 117 Tunisia 1.27 billion current LCU compare
  3. 118 Croatia 1.26 billion current LCU compare
  4. 120 Tajikistan 1.04 billion current LCU compare
  5. 121 Slovenia 839.34 million current LCU compare
  6. 122 Bhutan 831.63 million current LCU compare

See the full ranking of 155 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is interest payments in Vanuatu?
Interest payments in Vanuatu was 1.12 billion current LCU in 2023, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
What is the highest interest payments recorded in Vanuatu?
The highest recorded value was 1.12 billion current LCU in 2023.
What is the lowest interest payments recorded in Vanuatu?
The lowest recorded value was 146.00 million current LCU in 1997.
How does Vanuatu rank for interest payments?
Vanuatu ranks 119th out of 155 countries with data for 2023.
Is interest payments rising or falling in Vanuatu?
Over the last ten years it is up 101.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
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 Interest payments (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Interest payments (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
155 places, 4,505 data points, 1972–2024
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Interest payments include interest payments on government debt (including long-term bonds, long-term loans, and other debt instruments) to domestic and foreign residents. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.