GDP per capita in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: GDP per capita was 3,543 current US$ in 2024. β² Rising
GDP per capita in Vanuatu, 1979β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
Vanuatu recorded 3,543 current US$ for gdp per capita in 2024. That is the highest value across all 46 years on record.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 19.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp per capita in Vanuatu peaked at 3,543 current US$ in 2024 and was at its lowest, 946 current US$, in 1986.
That places Vanuatu 146th out of 208 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1,055 current US$ | 1,055 current US$ | 1,055 current US$ | 1 |
| 1980s | 1,021 current US$ | 946 current US$ | 1,137 current US$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,403 current US$ | 1,141 current US$ | 1,562 current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,888 current US$ | 1,341 current US$ | 2,604 current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,032 current US$ | 2,815 current US$ | 3,207 current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,321 current US$ | 3,043 current US$ | 3,543 current US$ | 5 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
More population data for Vanuatu
- Population growth rate by level of development 0.504 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 59,723 (2100)
- Population density 71.82 (2100)
- Population growth rate 0.504 (2100)
- Fertility and wanted fertility 3.57 (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum 0 (2023)
- Fertility vs unmet contraception 3.57 (2024)
- Fertility vs contraception 3.57 (2024)
- Natural population growth 2.3 (2023)
- Fertility rate with projections 3.6 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gdp per capita in Vanuatu?
- Gdp per capita in Vanuatu was 3,543 current US$ in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gdp per capita recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 3,543 current US$ in 2024.
- What is the lowest gdp per capita recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 946 current US$ in 1986.
- How does Vanuatu rank for gdp per capita?
- Vanuatu ranks 146th out of 208 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gdp per capita rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vanuatu data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of GDP per capita (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release