Primary income payments in Vanuatu

Vanuatu: Primary income payments was 28.99 million BoP, current US$ in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
28.99 million BoP, current US$
Change on year
down 30.6%
World rank
186th
of 199 countries
All-time high
80.32 million BoP, current US$
in 2012
All-time low
21.23 million BoP, current US$
in 2001
Years of data
41
1982–2022

Primary income payments in Vanuatu, 1982–2022

20.0M40.0M60.0M80.0M1982200220221982: 26.7M BoP, current US$1983: 23.7M BoP, current US$1984: 27.9M BoP, current US$1985: 40.2M BoP, current US$1986: 49.0M BoP, current US$1987: 51.9M BoP, current US$1988: 41.0M BoP, current US$1989: 29.2M BoP, current US$1990: 33.3M BoP, current US$1991: 49.2M BoP, current US$1992: 47.6M BoP, current US$1993: 43.5M BoP, current US$1994: 47.4M BoP, current US$1995: 49.8M BoP, current US$1996: 47.5M BoP, current US$1997: 45.7M BoP, current US$1998: 29.3M BoP, current US$1999: 26.1M BoP, current US$2000: 31.7M BoP, current US$2001: 21.2M BoP, current US$2002: 34.0M BoP, current US$2003: 38.6M BoP, current US$2004: 45.9M BoP, current US$2005: 53.7M BoP, current US$2006: 51.9M BoP, current US$2007: 61.0M BoP, current US$2008: 40.5M BoP, current US$2009: 49.6M BoP, current US$2010: 59.0M BoP, current US$2011: 61.5M BoP, current US$2012: 80.3M BoP, current US$2013: 33.9M BoP, current US$2014: 31.8M BoP, current US$2015: 30.1M BoP, current US$2016: 34.9M BoP, current US$2017: 45.9M BoP, current US$2018: 36.6M BoP, current US$2019: 49.1M BoP, current US$2020: 38.1M BoP, current US$2021: 41.8M BoP, current US$2022: 29.0M BoP, current US$

Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in BoP, current US$.

Analysis

In 2022, primary income payments in Vanuatu stood at 28.99 million BoP, current US$.

That represents a change of down 30.6% on the previous year and down 63.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, primary income payments in Vanuatu peaked at 80.32 million BoP, current US$ in 2012 and was at its lowest, 21.23 million BoP, current US$, in 2001.

That places Vanuatu 186th out of 199 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 41 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 36.19 million BoP, current US$ 23.71 million BoP, current US$ 51.86 million BoP, current US$ 8
1990s 41.93 million BoP, current US$ 26.09 million BoP, current US$ 49.79 million BoP, current US$ 10
2000s 42.81 million BoP, current US$ 21.23 million BoP, current US$ 61.01 million BoP, current US$ 10
2010s 46.33 million BoP, current US$ 30.14 million BoP, current US$ 80.32 million BoP, current US$ 10
2020s 36.30 million BoP, current US$ 28.99 million BoP, current US$ 41.80 million BoP, current US$ 3

Countries ranked near Vanuatu

  1. 183 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 40.70 million BoP, current US$ compare
  2. 184 Palau 40.23 million BoP, current US$ compare
  3. 185 Samoa 32.89 million BoP, current US$ compare
  4. 187 Dominica 28.77 million BoP, current US$ compare
  5. 188 Haiti 28.24 million BoP, current US$ compare
  6. 189 Micronesia (country) 28.00 million BoP, current US$ compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is primary income payments in Vanuatu?
Primary income payments in Vanuatu was 28.99 million BoP, current US$ in 2022, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
What is the highest primary income payments recorded in Vanuatu?
The highest recorded value was 80.32 million BoP, current US$ in 2012.
What is the lowest primary income payments recorded in Vanuatu?
The lowest recorded value was 21.23 million BoP, current US$ in 2001.
How does Vanuatu rank for primary income payments?
Vanuatu ranks 186th out of 199 countries with data for 2022.
Is primary income payments rising or falling in Vanuatu?
Over the last ten years it is down 63.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Vanuatu data come from?
The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Primary income payments (BoP, current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Primary income payments (BoP, current US$)
Unit
BoP, current US$
Source
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
246 places, 9,526 data points, 1960–2025
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Primary income payments refer to employee compensation paid to nonresident workers and investment income (payments on direct investment, portfolio investment, other investments).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.