Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), per capita in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), per capita was 196.55 current US$ per person in 2023. ▬ Flat
Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), per capita in Vanuatu, 1964–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per person.
Analysis
Vanuatu recorded 196.55 current US$ per person for merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita in 2023.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 39.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita in Vanuatu peaked at 497.76 current US$ per person in 1999 and was at its lowest, 65.52 current US$ per person, in 1986.
Vanuatu ranks 167th of 206 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), per capita in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1964 | 124.26 current US$ per person | — |
| 1965 | 121.22 current US$ per person | -2.4% |
| 1966 | 134.69 current US$ per person | +11.1% |
| 1967 | 149.72 current US$ per person | +11.2% |
| 1968 | 142.94 current US$ per person | -4.5% |
| 1969 | 120.06 current US$ per person | -16.0% |
| 1970 | 145.79 current US$ per person | +21.4% |
| 1971 | 153.32 current US$ per person | +5.2% |
| 1972 | 143.72 current US$ per person | -6.3% |
| 1973 | 196.69 current US$ per person | +36.9% |
| 1974 | 278.69 current US$ per person | +41.7% |
| 1975 | 101.03 current US$ per person | -63.7% |
| 1976 | 156.38 current US$ per person | +54.8% |
| 1977 | 291.14 current US$ per person | +86.2% |
| 1978 | 336 current US$ per person | +15.4% |
| 1979 | 338.59 current US$ per person | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 235.13 current US$ per person | -30.6% |
| 1981 | 169.73 current US$ per person | -27.8% |
| 1982 | 117.62 current US$ per person | -30.7% |
| 1983 | 99.93 current US$ per person | -15.0% |
| 1984 | 196.22 current US$ per person | +96.4% |
| 1985 | 118.12 current US$ per person | -39.8% |
| 1986 | 65.52 current US$ per person | -44.5% |
| 1987 | 95.16 current US$ per person | +45.2% |
| 1988 | 162.86 current US$ per person | +71.1% |
| 1989 | 79.7 current US$ per person | -51.1% |
| 1990 | 167.13 current US$ per person | +109.7% |
| 1991 | 148.92 current US$ per person | -10.9% |
| 1992 | 247.12 current US$ per person | +65.9% |
| 1993 | 289.66 current US$ per person | +17.2% |
| 1994 | 169.62 current US$ per person | -41.4% |
| 1995 | 172.79 current US$ per person | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 227.7 current US$ per person | +31.8% |
| 1997 | 348.45 current US$ per person | +53.0% |
| 1998 | 445.48 current US$ per person | +27.8% |
| 1999 | 497.76 current US$ per person | +11.7% |
| 2000 | 95.2 current US$ per person | -80.9% |
| 2001 | 74.22 current US$ per person | -22.0% |
| 2002 | 67.79 current US$ per person | -8.7% |
| 2003 | 70.92 current US$ per person | +4.6% |
| 2004 | 86.51 current US$ per person | +22.0% |
| 2005 | 127.99 current US$ per person | +48.0% |
| 2006 | 106.42 current US$ per person | -16.9% |
| 2007 | 206.92 current US$ per person | +94.4% |
| 2008 | 133.12 current US$ per person | -35.7% |
| 2009 | 153.37 current US$ per person | +15.2% |
| 2010 | 184.48 current US$ per person | +20.3% |
| 2011 | 252.78 current US$ per person | +37.0% |
| 2012 | 155.4 current US$ per person | -38.5% |
| 2013 | 140.78 current US$ per person | -9.4% |
| 2014 | 218.68 current US$ per person | +55.3% |
| 2015 | 141.44 current US$ per person | -35.3% |
| 2016 | 120.06 current US$ per person | -15.1% |
| 2017 | 184.43 current US$ per person | +53.6% |
| 2018 | 156.98 current US$ per person | -14.9% |
| 2019 | 142.06 current US$ per person | -9.5% |
| 2020 | 124.09 current US$ per person | -12.6% |
| 2021 | 148.63 current US$ per person | +19.8% |
| 2022 | 193.25 current US$ per person | +30.0% |
| 2023 | 196.55 current US$ per person | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 132.15 current US$ per person | 120.06 current US$ per person | 149.72 current US$ per person | 6 |
| 1970s | 214.13 current US$ per person | 101.03 current US$ per person | 338.59 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 134 current US$ per person | 65.52 current US$ per person | 235.13 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 271.46 current US$ per person | 148.92 current US$ per person | 497.76 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 112.25 current US$ per person | 67.79 current US$ per person | 206.92 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 169.71 current US$ per person | 120.06 current US$ per person | 252.78 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 165.63 current US$ per person | 124.09 current US$ per person | 196.55 current US$ per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
- 164 Bangladesh 226.03 current US$ per person compare
- 165 Chad 218.68 current US$ per person compare
- 166 Guinea-Bissau 198.07 current US$ per person compare
- 168 Burkina Faso 193.64 current US$ per person compare
- 169 Mali 188.29 current US$ per person compare
- 170 Grenada 187.76 current US$ per person 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$), annual growth rate 4 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita in Vanuatu?
- Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita in Vanuatu was 196.55 current US$ per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 497.76 current US$ per person in 1999.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.52 current US$ per person in 1986.
- How does Vanuatu rank for merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita?
- Vanuatu ranks 167th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Vanuatu data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Merchandise exports by the reporting economy Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.