Vanuatu Vanuatu

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Vanuatu, is a country located at Melanesia, it has an area of 12,190 Km2 so it is one of the smallest countries in the world.

Vanuatu, with a population of 319,137 people, it is one of the least populous country in the world and it has a moderate population density, 26 people per km2.

It's capital is Port Vila and its currency is Vanuatu vatu

Vanuatu is holding the 182 position by nominal GDP. Its national debt in 2020 was 414 millions of euros (472 millions of dollars), ( 47.53% debt-to-GDP ratio) and its public debt per capita is €1,371 euros per inhabitant$1,564 dollars per inhabitant.

In terms of the human development index (HDI) of Vanuatu, which is the index used by the United Nations to measure the progress of a country, was 0.607 points in 2021, leaving it in 142th place in the table of 191 countries published.

If the reason to visit Vanuatu are business, you must know it's in the 107th of the Doing Business ranking , which provides objective measures of business regulations for local firms.

In the tables at the bottom of the page, you can see more information about the economy and demography of Vanuatu, if you want to see information about other countries click here

Port Vila: Monthly Temp.
Port Vila: Monthly Rainfall
Vanuatu Economy
Gouvernement
Annual GDP [+]2023€1,042M
Annual GDP [+]2023$1,126M
GDP per capita [+]2023€3,264
GDP per capita [+]2023$3,529
Debt (M.€.) [+]2020414
Debt ($M) [+]2020472
Debt (%GDP) [+]202047.53%
Debt Per Capita [+]2020€1,371
Debt Per Capita [+]2020$1,564
Deficit (M.€) [+]2020-17
Deficit ($M) [+]2020-20
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2020-1.97%
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2020383.1
Expenditure ($M) [+]2020437.2
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202019.2
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202019.8
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20205.01%
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]20219.9
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202111.7
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]20212.78%
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202143.42%
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2020€1,268
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2020$1,448
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2020€64
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2020$73
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2021€31
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2021$37
Corruption Index [+]202248
RTI Raking [+]202216º
Labour
NMW [+]2022$330.6
Business
Doing Business [+]2020107º
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202110.9%
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201815.00%
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]2018116,000
Exports [+]2023€58.0M
Exports [+]2023$62.7M
Exports % GDP [+]20235.57%
Imports [+]2023€421.0M
Imports [+]2023$455.2M
Imports % GDP [+]202340.41%
Trade balance [+]2023€-363.0M
Trade balance [+]2023$-392.5M
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-34.85%
Socio-Demography
Density [+]202126
Remittance received ($M) [+]201719.4
% Immigrant [+]20201.08%
% Emigrant [+]20202.40%
Birth Rate [+]202228.97‰
Remittance sent ($M) [+]201746.1
Crude death rate [+]20225.31‰
Fertility Rate [+]20223.70
% risk of poverty [+]202015.9%
Population [+]2021319,137
Immigrant stock [+]20203,257
Emigrant stock [+]20207,246
HDI [+]20210.607
Gender Gap Ranking [+]2023108º
Life expectancy [+]202270.49
Suicides [+]201515
Suicide rate [+]20155.69
Number of homicides [+]20201
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20200.32
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20220.71
Consumption GWh [+]202268
Generation GWh [+]202273
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]08/04/202414
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]08/04/202412,019
Fully vaccinated [+]02/20/2023162,250
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]08/04/202443.87
Doses administered [+]02/20/2023366,638