ECONDEX

Economic and development data for every country, explained with the numbers checked.

Vanuatu

East Asia & Pacific. Lower middle income. Capital: Port-Vila. Population 335,169 (2025).

Key trends

GDP per person (PPP) (constant international $)
3,328 3,651 3,974 1995 2025 3,867
GDP growth (%)
−5.4 1.4 8.2 1995 2025 3.1
Inflation, consumer prices (% annual)
1.2 6.1 11.0 1995 2025 0.7
Life expectancy at birth (years)
68.0 69.8 71.6 1995 2024 71.7

Indicators

Each country reports for different years, so check the year beside every figure. Rank 1 is the highest value among countries with recent data.

Economy

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
GDP per person (PPP)constant international $ 3,867 2025 +195 +41 171 of 199
GDP growth% 3.1% 2025 +8.8 pp −0.4 pp 112 of 209
GDP per person growth% 0.8% 2025 +8.7 pp −0.4 pp 157 of 209
GNI per person (Atlas method)current US$ 4,410 2025 +670 +1,010 135 of 201
Trade% of GDP 73.4% 2024 −11.9 pp −18.0 pp 108 of 183
Foreign direct investment, net inflows% of GDP 2.4% 2025 −1.6 pp −1.2 pp 86 of 195
Central government debt% of GDP 67.9% 2023 – – 16 of 48

Prices and jobs

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Inflation, consumer prices% annual 0.7% 2025 −4.7 pp −1.8 pp 155 of 180
Unemployment (modelled ILO estimate)% of labour force 5.1% 2025 +1.0 pp −0.1 pp 97 of 186

People and health

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Populationpeople 335,169 2025 +36,311 +69,068 177 of 217
Population growth% annual 2.2% 2025 −0.1 pp 0.0 pp 36 of 217
Urban population% of total 22.3% 2025 −0.1 pp −2.5 pp 209 of 217
Life expectancy at birthyears 71.7 2024 +0.9 +1.6 141 of 217
Infant mortalityper 1,000 live births 14.4 2024 −0.7 −1.1 89 of 196
Health spending% of GDP 4.1% 2023 +0.7 pp −0.3 pp 153 of 193

Education

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Adult literacy rate% of people aged 15+ 88.0% 2023 −4.5 pp – 49 of 86
Government spending on education% of GDP 7.6% 2024 +5.9 pp +2.5 pp 8 of 171

Access and infrastructure

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Internet users% of population 22.4% 2015 * +14.4 pp +17.3 pp –
Access to electricity% of population 65.5% 2024 +1.0 pp +16.4 pp 181 of 215

Inequality and poverty

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Gini index (inequality)index, 0 to 100 32.3 2019 * – −5.1 –
Poverty headcount ratio% of population, at the World Bank international poverty line 19.5% 2019 * – −6.2 pp –

Environment and energy

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Renewable energy% of final energy consumption 25.0% 2022 −10.7 pp −14.0 pp 93 of 212

* Latest figure is too old to be included in rankings or peer medians.

Advanced metrics

Indicator Own history Versus peers (latest) Growth and catch-up
10-yr meanZ-score Income group medianRegion medianVolatility (σ) 10-yr CAGR% of high-income median10 yrs earlier
GDP per person (PPP) 3,808 +0.4 6,095 13,961 145 +0.1% 8% 9%
GDP growth 2.5% +0.2 4.3% 3.6% 3.5 – – –
GDP per person growth 0.2% +0.2 2.7% 3.4% 3.4 – – –
GNI per person (Atlas method) 3,878 +1.6 2,750 7,690 342 +2.6% 12% 13%
Trade 81.6% −0.7 69.0% 98.8% 12.3 – – –
Foreign direct investment, net inflows 3.5% −0.8 1.9% 2.1% 1.3 – – –
Inflation, consumer prices 3.8% −1.0 3.6% 2.1% 3.1 – – –
Unemployment (modelled ILO estimate) 5.0% +0.1 5.1% 3.0% 0.4 – – –
Population 295,990 +1.9 12,348,573 1,418,517 20,830 +2.3% 11% 10%
Population growth 2.3% −1.5 1.7% 0.6% 0.1 – – –
Urban population 23.4% −0.9 50.9% 65.4% 1.2 – – –
Life expectancy at birth 70.6 +2.2 67.9 73.0 0.5 – – –
Infant mortality 15.2 −3.2 28.7 13.9 0.2 – – –
Health spending 3.8% +0.6 4.5% 5.9% 0.6 – – –
Government spending on education 6.4% +0.4 4.0% 4.2% 3.1 – – –
Internet users 9.0% +3.4 – – 3.9 – – –
Access to electricity 61.7% +0.5 88.7% 100.0% 7.0 – – –
Renewable energy 32.8% −1.5 42.5% 11.4% 5.2 – – –

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