Import value index in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Import value index was 164.1 2015 = 100 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Import value index in Vanuatu, 2005–2024
Source: UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). Measured in 2015 = 100.
Analysis
In 2024, import value index in Vanuatu stood at 164.1 2015 = 100. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 23.9% on the previous year and up 105.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, import value index in Vanuatu peaked at 164.1 2015 = 100 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 43.6 2015 = 100, in 2005.
Vanuatu ranks 69th of 204 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Import value index in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | 2015 = 100 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 43.6 2015 = 100 | — |
| 2006 | 54.5 2015 = 100 | +25.0% |
| 2007 | 57 2015 = 100 | +4.6% |
| 2008 | 91.7 2015 = 100 | +60.9% |
| 2009 | 78.7 2015 = 100 | -14.2% |
| 2010 | 78.7 2015 = 100 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 79.4 2015 = 100 | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 73.6 2015 = 100 | -7.3% |
| 2013 | 77 2015 = 100 | +4.6% |
| 2014 | 79.9 2015 = 100 | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 100 2015 = 100 | +25.2% |
| 2016 | 117.5 2015 = 100 | +17.5% |
| 2017 | 101.9 2015 = 100 | -13.3% |
| 2018 | 107.1 2015 = 100 | +5.1% |
| 2019 | 96.7 2015 = 100 | -9.7% |
| 2020 | 83.1 2015 = 100 | -14.1% |
| 2021 | 94.8 2015 = 100 | +14.1% |
| 2022 | 94.7 2015 = 100 | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 132.4 2015 = 100 | +39.8% |
| 2024 | 164.1 2015 = 100 | +23.9% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 164.1 2015 = 100 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 148.6 2015 = 100, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 164.1 2015 = 100 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 150 2015 = 100, 1.1× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 65.1 2015 = 100 | 43.6 2015 = 100 | 91.7 2015 = 100 | 5 |
| 2010s | 91.18 2015 = 100 | 73.6 2015 = 100 | 117.5 2015 = 100 | 10 |
| 2020s | 113.82 2015 = 100 | 83.1 2015 = 100 | 164.1 2015 = 100 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
- 66 Faroe Islands 165.1 2015 = 100 compare
- 67 Czechia 164.8 2015 = 100 compare
- 68 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 164.2 2015 = 100 compare
- 70 Bangladesh 162.9 2015 = 100 compare
- 71 Cote d'Ivoire 162.8 2015 = 100 compare
- 72 Costa Rica 162.7 2015 = 100 compare
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 import value index in Vanuatu?
- Import value index in Vanuatu was 164.1 2015 = 100 in 2024, according to UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).
- What is the highest import value index recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 164.1 2015 = 100 in 2024.
- What is the lowest import value index recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.6 2015 = 100 in 2005.
- How does Vanuatu rank for import value index?
- Vanuatu ranks 69th out of 204 countries with data for 2024.
- Is import value index rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 105.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vanuatu data come from?
- The figures come from UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), published as part of Import value index (2015 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Import value indexes are the current value of imports (c.i.f.) converted to U.S. dollars and expressed as a percentage of the average for the base period (2015). UNCTAD's import value indexes are reported for most economies.