Vanuatu

Economy

• GDP

  : 1.4 B$ (2025)

• GDP per capita

  : 4039 $ (2025)

• GDP growth

  : 3.1 % (2025)

• GDP, PPP

  : 1.5 B$ (2025)

• GDP per capita, PPP

  : 4525 $ (2025)

• Price level (relative cost of living)

  : 0.95 (2024)

• Inflation

  : 0.7 % (2025)

• Unemployment

  : 5.1 % (2025)

• Youth unemployment (ages 15-24)

  : 11.3 % (2025)

• Exports

  : 25.3 % (2024)

• Imports

  : 48.0 % (2024)

• Trade balance (goods and services)

  : -294.5 M$ (2024)

• Current account balance

  : -11.1 % (2022)

• Total reserves

  : 614.6 M$ (2024)

• Foreign direct investment

  : 2.2 % (2024)

• Poverty rate

  : 19.5 % (2019)

• Agriculture

  : 26.6 % (2024)

• Industry

  : 10.1 % (2024)

• Services

  : 56.8 % (2024)

• Remittances received

  : 17.2 % (2022)

• Outward foreign direct investment

  : 0.2 % (2024)

Demographics

• Population

  : 335 169 (2025)

• Population growth

  : 2.2 % (2025)

• Net migration

  : -52.0 (2025)

• Population density

  : 26.3 (2023)

• Life expectancy

  : 71.7 yrs (2024)

• Fertility rate

  : 3.57 (2024)

• Birth rate

  : 27.7 (2024)

• Death rate

  : 5.02 (2024)

• Urban population

  : 22.3 % (2025)

• Rural population

  : 77.7 % (2025)

• Labor force

  : 120 833 (2025)

• Infant mortality (under one year)

  : 1.5 % (2023)

• Age dependency ratio

  : 74.9 % (2023)

• Share of women in the population

  : 49.5 % (2025)

• Refugee population hosted

  : 0.0 (2023)

Social

• Education expenditure

  : 7.6 % (2024)

• Health expenditure

  : 4.1 % (2023)

• Gini index

  : 32.3 (2019)

• Internet users

  : 22.4 % (2015)

• Mobile subscriptions

  : 89.3 (2023)

• Access to electricity

  : 65.5 % (2024)

• Access to basic drinking water

  : 87.1 % (2024)

• Median income

  : 5 $ (2019)

• Income share of the top 10%

  : 24.7 % (2019)

• Primary school completion

  : 79.8 % (2025)

• Mean years of schooling

  : 7.2 yrs (2023)

• Harmonised learning outcomes

  : 347.7 (2020)

• Labour force participation (ages 25-64)

  : 46.6 % (2025)

• Gender pay gap

  : 22.6 % (2010)

Defense

• Death rate from armed conflicts

  : 0.0 (2025)

Environment

• CO₂ per capita

  : 0.87 (2024)

• Renewable energy

  : 25.0 % (2022)

• Renewable electricity production

  : 25.2 % (2021)

• Energy consumption

  : 158.2 (2007)

• Forest area

  : 36.3 % (2023)

• Threatened bird species

  : 8.00 (2022)

• Threatened fish species

  : 30.0 (2022)

• Threatened mammal species

  : 8.00 (2022)

• Electricity from coal

  : 0.0 % (2023)

• Electricity from gas

  : 0.0 % (2023)

• Electricity from hydropower

  : 12.5 % (2023)

• Electricity from nuclear

  : 0.0 % (2023)

• Electricity from solar

  : 12.5 % (2023)

• Electricity from wind

  : 0.0 % (2023)

• Greenhouse gases per capita

  : 0.96 (2024)

• Greenhouse gases (total)

  : 313 608 (2024)

• Fine particulate exposure (PM2.5)

  : 5.80 (2024)

• Tree cover loss

  : 291.8 (2025)

• Renewables regulatory framework (RISE)

  : 8.33 (2023)

• Forest area (absolute)

  : 442.3 (2020)

Health

• DTP3 immunization coverage

  : 71.0 % (2024)

• Measles immunization coverage

  : 61.0 % (2024)

• Under-five mortality

  : 17.1 (2024)

• Maternal mortality ratio

  : 100.0 (2023)

• Non-communicable disease mortality (ages 30-70)

  : 36.8 % (2021)

• Hypertension prevalence (ages 30-79)

  : 41.8 % (2019)

• Adult obesity prevalence

  : 26.1 % (2022)

• Diabetes prevalence (ages 20-79)

  : 19.7 % (2024)

• Smoking prevalence, adults (age-standardized)

  : 24.9 % (2024)

• Universal health coverage

  : 52.0 (2023)

• HIV prevalence (ages 15-49)

  : 0.1 % (2024)

• Physicians

  : 0.16 (2019)

• Hospital beds

  : 1.73 (2008)

• Adolescent fertility (ages 15-19)

  : 65.8 (2024)

Public finances

• Government expenditure

  : 26.6 % (2023)

• Fiscal balance

  : 0.7 % (2023)

• General government debt

  : 42.7 % (2022)

• Primary balance

  : -5.3 % (2022)

Governance

• Control of corruption

  : -0.15 (2024)

• Government effectiveness

  : -0.82 (2024)

• Intentional homicides

  : 0.33 (2020)

• Political stability

  : 0.96 (2024)

• Rule of law

  : 0.42 (2024)

• Regulatory quality

  : -0.32 (2024)

• Voice and accountability

  : 0.49 (2024)

• Political regime

  : 2.00 (2025)

• Free and fair elections

  : 1.00 (2025)

Business

• Investment (gross fixed capital formation)

  : 24.4 % (2024)

• New business density

  : 1.58 (2018)

• Credit to the private sector

  : 61.1 % (2020)

• Non-performing bank loans

  : 16.1 % (2018)

• Inward foreign direct investment (amount)

  : 28.9 M$ (2024)

Consumption

• Household consumption

  : 75.2 % (2024)

• Gross national savings

  : 7.2 % (2022)