Maldives vs Vanuatu: General government total expenditure
Maldives
48.67 billion current LCU
in 2025
Vanuatu
52.59 billion current LCU
in 2025
Maldives rank
134th
Vanuatu rank
131st
General government total expenditure over time
- Maldives
- Vanuatu
How they compare
Vanuatu currently reports 52.59 billion current LCU against 48.67 billion current LCU in Maldives, a difference of 3.92 billion current LCU.
That makes Vanuatu's figure about 1.1 times Maldives's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Vanuatu ahead.
Maldives ranks 134th and Vanuatu ranks 131st of 195 countries.
Vanuatu has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | Vanuatu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 current LCU | 0 current LCU | 0 current LCU | β |
| 1990s | 1.55 billion current LCU | 6.76 billion current LCU | 5.20 billion current LCU | Vanuatu |
| 2000s | 5.87 billion current LCU | 10.45 billion current LCU | 4.57 billion current LCU | Vanuatu |
| 2010s | 19.18 billion current LCU | 26.40 billion current LCU | 7.22 billion current LCU | Vanuatu |
| 2020s | 41.29 billion current LCU | 50.91 billion current LCU | 9.62 billion current LCU | Vanuatu |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher general government total expenditure, Maldives or Vanuatu?
- Vanuatu, at 52.59 billion current LCU against 48.67 billion current LCU in Maldives as of 2025.
- What is the difference in general government total expenditure between Maldives and Vanuatu?
- 3.92 billion current LCU, with Vanuatu ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Vanuatu?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2025.
- How do Maldives and Vanuatu rank globally for general government total expenditure?
- Maldives ranks 134th and Vanuatu ranks 131st of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as General government total expenditure (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release