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Vanuatu

74 series · 1800–2025 · Lower middle income · East Asia & Pacific

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National accounts

VariableCodeCoverageLatest
Nominal GDPMillions of local currencynGDP1963–2025137,054 (2025)
Nominal GDP (USD)Millions of US dollarsnGDP_USD1963–20251,139 (2025)
Real GDPMillions of local currencyrGDP1970–2025118,686 (2025)
Real GDP per capitaConstant local currency per personrGDP_pc1970–2025345,701 (2025)
Real GDP (USD)Millions of US dollarsrGDP_USD1970–2025967.2 (2025)
DeflatorIndex, 2015 = 100deflator1970–2025130.0 (2025)
Real GDP per capita (USD)US dollars per personrGDP_pc_USD1970–20252,817 (2025)

Consumption and investment

VariableCodeCoverageLatest
Total consumptionMillions of local currencycons1970–2024139,397 (2024)
Total consumption (% of GDP)Percent of GDPcons_GDP1970–2024107.1 (2024)
Total consumption (USD)Millions of US dollarscons_USD1970–20241,170 (2024)
Household consumptionMillions of local currencyhcons1970–2024105,417 (2024)
Household consumption (% of GDP)Percent of GDPhcons_GDP1970–202481.0 (2024)
Household consumption (USD)Millions of US dollarshcons_USD1970–2024884.6 (2024)
Government consumptionMillions of local currencygcons1970–202433,980 (2024)
Government consumption (% of GDP)Percent of GDPgcons_GDP1970–202426.1 (2024)
Government consumption (USD)Millions of US dollarsgcons_USD1970–2024285.1 (2024)
Gross capital formationMillions of local currencyinv1970–202436,044 (2024)
Gross capital formation (% of GDP)Percent of GDPinv_GDP1970–202427.7 (2024)
Gross capital formation (USD)Millions of US dollarsinv_USD1970–2024302.5 (2024)
Gross fixed capital formationMillions of local currencyfinv1970–202435,595 (2024)
Gross fixed capital formation (% of GDP)Percent of GDPfinv_GDP1970–202427.3 (2024)
Gross fixed capital formation (USD)Millions of US dollarsfinv_USD1970–2024298.7 (2024)

External sector

VariableCodeCoverageLatest
ExportsMillions of local currencyexports1970–202520,920 (2025)
Exports (% of GDP)Percent of GDPexports_GDP1970–202515.3 (2025)
Exports (USD)Millions of US dollarsexports_USD1970–2025173.9 (2025)
ImportsMillions of local currencyimports1970–202564,131 (2025)
Imports (% of GDP)Percent of GDPimports_GDP1970–202546.8 (2025)
Imports (USD)Millions of US dollarsimports_USD1970–2025533.0 (2025)
Current accountMillions of local currencyCA1980–2024-26,297 (2024)
Current account (% of GDP)Percent of GDPCA_GDP1980–2024-20.2 (2024)
USD exchange rateLocal currency per US dollarUSDfx1950–2025120.3 (2025)
Real effective exchange rateIndex, 2015 = 100REER1969–2023120.4 (2023)
Current account (USD)Millions of US dollarsCA_USD1980–2024-220.7 (2024)

Government finances

VariableCodeCoverageLatest
Government expenditureMillions of local currencygovexp1981–202443,105 (2024)
General government expenditureMillions of local currencygen_govexp1991–202443,105 (2024)
General government expenditure (% of GDP)Percent of GDPgen_govexp_GDP1991–202433.1 (2024)
Central government expenditureMillions of local currencycgovexp1981–19996,808 (1999)
Central government expenditure (% of GDP)Percent of GDPcgovexp_GDP1981–199919.9 (1999)
Government revenueMillions of local currencygovrev1981–202439,907 (2024)
General government revenueMillions of local currencygen_govrev1991–202439,907 (2024)
Central government revenueMillions of local currencycgovrev1981–19997,165 (1999)
General government revenue (% of GDP)Percent of GDPgen_govrev_GDP1991–202430.7 (2024)
Central government revenue (% of GDP)Percent of GDPcgovrev_GDP1981–199920.9 (1999)
Government tax revenueMillions of local currencygovtax1981–202323,520 (2023)
General government tax revenueMillions of local currencygen_govtax2009–202323,520 (2023)
Central government tax revenueMillions of local currencycgovtax1981–19995,858 (1999)
General government tax revenue (% of GDP)Percent of GDPgen_govtax_GDP2009–202318.1 (2023)
Central government tax revenue (% of GDP)Percent of GDPcgovtax_GDP1981–199917.1 (1999)
Government deficit (% of GDP)Percent of GDPgovdef_GDP1981–2024-2.46 (2024)
General government deficit (% of GDP)Percent of GDPgen_govdef_GDP1991–2024-2.46 (2024)
General government deficitMillions of local currencygen_govdef1991–2024-3,198 (2024)
Central government deficit (% of GDP)Percent of GDPcgovdef_GDP1981–1999-0.734 (1999)
Central government deficitMillions of local currencycgovdef1981–1999-251.2 (1999)
Government debt (% of GDP)Percent of GDPgovdebt_GDP1981–202439.1 (2024)
General government debt (% of GDP)Percent of GDPgen_govdebt_GDP1981–202439.1 (2024)
General government debtMillions of local currencygen_govdebt1981–202450,826 (2024)
Central government debt (% of GDP)Percent of GDPcgovdebt_GDP1981–202444.6 (2024)
Central government debtMillions of local currencycgovdebt1981–202458,044 (2024)
Government debtMillions of local currencygovdebt1981–202450,826 (2024)
Government deficitMillions of local currencygovdef1981–2024-3,198 (2024)
Government expenditure (% of GDP)Percent of GDPgovexp_GDP1981–202433.1 (2024)
Government revenue (% of GDP)Percent of GDPgovrev_GDP1981–202430.7 (2024)
Government tax revenue (% of GDP)Percent of GDPgovtax_GDP1981–202318.1 (2023)

Money and interest rates

VariableCodeCoverageLatest
Short-term interest ratePercentstrate1986–20252.25 (2025)
Long-term interest ratePercentltrate1989–20255.87 (2025)
Central bank policy ratePercentcbrate1998–20252.75 (2025)
M0 (monetary base)Millions of local currencyM02000–202569,026 (2025)
M1Millions of local currencyM12002–2025109,447 (2025)
M2Millions of local currencyM22002–2025141,459 (2025)
M3Millions of local currencyM32001–2024128,270 (2024)

Prices and labor markets

VariableCodeCoverageLatest
Consumer price indexIndex, 2015 = 100CPI1970–2025142.3 (2025)
InflationPercentinfl1970–20250.70 (2025)
PopulationMillions of peoplepop1800–20250.343 (2025)
Unemployment ratePercentunemp2006–20204.05 (2020)

Please cite: Müller, K., Xu, C., Lehbib, M., & Chen, Z. (2025). The Global Macro Database: A New International Macroeconomic Dataset. NBER Working Paper 33714. BibTeX →