Service imports in Vanuatu

Vanuatu: Service imports was 229.59 million BoP, current US$ in 2022. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2022)
229.59 million BoP, current US$
Change on year
up 2.0%
World rank
179th
of 199 countries
All-time high
229.59 million BoP, current US$
in 2022
All-time low
14.35 million BoP, current US$
in 1982
Years of data
41
1982–2022

Service imports in Vanuatu, 1982–2022

050.0M100.0M150.0M200.0M250.0M1982200220221982: 14.4M BoP, current US$1983: 16.8M BoP, current US$1984: 20.1M BoP, current US$1985: 20.4M BoP, current US$1986: 15.8M BoP, current US$1987: 15.6M BoP, current US$1988: 17.8M BoP, current US$1989: 19.1M BoP, current US$1990: 23.9M BoP, current US$1991: 26.9M BoP, current US$1992: 26.8M BoP, current US$1993: 30.0M BoP, current US$1994: 33.4M BoP, current US$1995: 35.3M BoP, current US$1996: 36.5M BoP, current US$1997: 36.0M BoP, current US$1998: 57.0M BoP, current US$1999: 72.1M BoP, current US$2000: 70.2M BoP, current US$2001: 73.0M BoP, current US$2002: 51.6M BoP, current US$2003: 60.6M BoP, current US$2004: 65.6M BoP, current US$2005: 73.8M BoP, current US$2006: 71.2M BoP, current US$2007: 75.7M BoP, current US$2008: 134.6M BoP, current US$2009: 108.7M BoP, current US$2010: 124.6M BoP, current US$2011: 145.0M BoP, current US$2012: 145.9M BoP, current US$2013: 149.1M BoP, current US$2014: 147.9M BoP, current US$2015: 176.7M BoP, current US$2016: 164.4M BoP, current US$2017: 197.6M BoP, current US$2018: 222.2M BoP, current US$2019: 220.5M BoP, current US$2020: 184.7M BoP, current US$2021: 225.0M BoP, current US$2022: 229.6M BoP, current US$

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

Analysis

Vanuatu recorded 229.59 million BoP, current US$ for service imports in 2022. That is the highest value across all 41 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 57.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, service imports in Vanuatu peaked at 229.59 million BoP, current US$ in 2022 and was at its lowest, 14.35 million BoP, current US$, in 1982.

Vanuatu ranks 179th of 199 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
1980s 17.49 million BoP, current US$ 14.35 million BoP, current US$ 20.37 million BoP, current US$ 8
1990s 37.78 million BoP, current US$ 23.86 million BoP, current US$ 72.09 million BoP, current US$ 10
2000s 78.49 million BoP, current US$ 51.56 million BoP, current US$ 134.55 million BoP, current US$ 10
2010s 169.38 million BoP, current US$ 124.62 million BoP, current US$ 222.22 million BoP, current US$ 10
2020s 213.10 million BoP, current US$ 184.70 million BoP, current US$ 229.59 million BoP, current US$ 3

Countries ranked near Vanuatu

  1. 176 Saint Kitts and Nevis 258.62 million BoP, current US$ compare
  2. 177 Liberia 252.84 million BoP, current US$ compare
  3. 178 Solomon Islands 248.42 million BoP, current US$ compare
  4. 180 Bhutan 227.83 million BoP, current US$ compare
  5. 181 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 212.55 million BoP, current US$ compare
  6. 182 Dominica 207.95 million BoP, current US$ compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is service imports in Vanuatu?
Service imports in Vanuatu was 229.59 million BoP, current US$ in 2022, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
What is the highest service imports recorded in Vanuatu?
The highest recorded value was 229.59 million BoP, current US$ in 2022.
What is the lowest service imports recorded in Vanuatu?
The lowest recorded value was 14.35 million BoP, current US$ in 1982.
How does Vanuatu rank for service imports?
Vanuatu ranks 179th out of 199 countries with data for 2022.
Is service imports rising or falling in Vanuatu?
Over the last ten years it is up 57.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
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 Service imports (BoP, current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Service imports (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, 9,773 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Imports of services are services provided by non-residents to residents. 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.