Import volume index in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Import volume index was 131.3 2015 = 100 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Import volume index in Vanuatu, 2005–2024
Source: UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). Measured in 2015 = 100.
Analysis
In 2024, import volume index in Vanuatu stood at 131.3 2015 = 100. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 26.9% on the previous year and up 89.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, import volume index in Vanuatu peaked at 131.3 2015 = 100 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 46.8 2015 = 100, in 2005.
That places Vanuatu 65th out of 204 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Import volume index in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | 2015 = 100 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 46.8 2015 = 100 | — |
| 2006 | 55.4 2015 = 100 | +18.4% |
| 2007 | 54.5 2015 = 100 | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 78.2 2015 = 100 | +43.5% |
| 2009 | 75.4 2015 = 100 | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 72.7 2015 = 100 | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 69 2015 = 100 | -5.1% |
| 2012 | 63.9 2015 = 100 | -7.4% |
| 2013 | 66.8 2015 = 100 | +4.5% |
| 2014 | 69.2 2015 = 100 | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 100 2015 = 100 | +44.5% |
| 2016 | 120.9 2015 = 100 | +20.9% |
| 2017 | 100.9 2015 = 100 | -16.5% |
| 2018 | 100.7 2015 = 100 | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 92.6 2015 = 100 | -8.0% |
| 2020 | 83.3 2015 = 100 | -10.0% |
| 2021 | 83.8 2015 = 100 | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 72.2 2015 = 100 | -13.8% |
| 2023 | 103.5 2015 = 100 | +43.4% |
| 2024 | 131.3 2015 = 100 | +26.9% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 131.3 2015 = 100 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 115 2015 = 100, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 131.3 2015 = 100 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 120.8 2015 = 100, 1.1× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 62.06 2015 = 100 | 46.8 2015 = 100 | 78.2 2015 = 100 | 5 |
| 2010s | 85.67 2015 = 100 | 63.9 2015 = 100 | 120.9 2015 = 100 | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.82 2015 = 100 | 72.2 2015 = 100 | 131.3 2015 = 100 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
- 62 Costa Rica 133.6 2015 = 100 compare
- 63 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 132 2015 = 100 compare
- 64 China 131.7 2015 = 100 compare
- 66 Australia 131 2015 = 100 compare
- 67 Saint Lucia 130.8 2015 = 100 compare
- 68 Morocco 130.1 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 volume index in Vanuatu?
- Import volume index in Vanuatu was 131.3 2015 = 100 in 2024, according to UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).
- What is the highest import volume index recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 131.3 2015 = 100 in 2024.
- What is the lowest import volume index recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.8 2015 = 100 in 2005.
- How does Vanuatu rank for import volume index?
- Vanuatu ranks 65th out of 204 countries with data for 2024.
- Is import volume index rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 89.7%. 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 volume index (2015 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Import volume indexes are derived from UNCTAD's volume index series and are the ratio of the import value indexes to the corresponding unit value indexes. Unit value indexes are based on data reported by countries that demonstrate consistency under UNCTAD quality controls, supplemented by UNCTAD's estimates using the previous year's trade values at the Standard International Trade Classification three-digit level as weights.