Getting credit: Credit bureau coverage in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Getting credit: Credit bureau coverage was 17.6% in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Getting credit: Credit bureau coverage in Vanuatu, 2004–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of adults.
Analysis
In 2019, getting credit: credit bureau coverage in Vanuatu stood at 17.6%. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 44.3% on the previous year and up 158.8% over five years.
Over the whole period, getting credit: credit bureau coverage in Vanuatu peaked at 17.6% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2004.
Vanuatu ranks 92nd of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Getting credit: Credit bureau coverage in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | % of adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 0.0% | — |
| 2005 | 0.0% | — |
| 2006 | 0.0% | — |
| 2007 | 0.0% | — |
| 2008 | 0.0% | — |
| 2009 | 0.0% | — |
| 2010 | 0.0% | — |
| 2011 | 0.0% | — |
| 2012 | 0.0% | — |
| 2013 | 5.5% | — |
| 2014 | 6.8% | +23.6% |
| 2015 | 6.6% | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 9.6% | +45.5% |
| 2017 | 9.4% | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 12.2% | +29.8% |
| 2019 | 17.6% | +44.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 6 |
| 2010s | 6.8% | 0.0% | 17.6% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
More private sector data for Vanuatu
- Merchandise trade 43.8% (2025)
- Food imports 25.0% (2011)
- Manufactures imports 52.3% (2011)
- Merchandise imports 515.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 85.3% (2011)
- Manufactures exports 8.2% (2011)
- Merchandise exports 78.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 232.72 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0576 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 4 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting credit: credit bureau coverage in Vanuatu?
- Getting credit: credit bureau coverage in Vanuatu was 17.6% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting credit: credit bureau coverage recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 17.6% in 2019.
- What is the lowest getting credit: credit bureau coverage recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2004.
- How does Vanuatu rank for getting credit: credit bureau coverage?
- Vanuatu ranks 92nd out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Where does this Vanuatu data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Getting credit: Credit bureau coverage (% of adults). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The credit bureau coverage reports the number of individuals and firms listed in a credit bureau’s database as of January 1 with information on their borrowing history from the past five years, and the number of individuals and firms that have had no borrowing history in the past five years but for which a lender requested a credit report from the bureau in the previous calendar year. The number is expressed as a percentage of the adult population.