Travel services (% of commercial service imports) in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Travel services (% of commercial service imports) was 51.5% in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Travel services in Vanuatu, 1982–2022
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service imports.
Analysis
In 2022, travel services in Vanuatu stood at 51.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.2% on the previous year and up 101.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, travel services in Vanuatu peaked at 53.8% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 2.8%, in 1991.
Vanuatu ranks 12th of 198 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Travel services (% of commercial service imports) in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 14.2% | — |
| 1983 | 12.2% | -13.9% |
| 1984 | 10.4% | -15.4% |
| 1985 | 10.9% | +5.8% |
| 1986 | 11.8% | +7.9% |
| 1987 | 8.9% | -24.7% |
| 1988 | 10.5% | +17.8% |
| 1989 | 7.9% | -24.9% |
| 1990 | 4.5% | -42.7% |
| 1991 | 2.8% | -36.9% |
| 1992 | 3.2% | +14.2% |
| 1993 | 13.4% | +313.1% |
| 1994 | 13.2% | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 13.3% | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 13.8% | +4.1% |
| 1997 | 14.3% | +3.5% |
| 1998 | 14.9% | +4.1% |
| 1999 | 14.3% | -4.2% |
| 2000 | 14.2% | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 11.8% | -16.9% |
| 2002 | 19.2% | +62.3% |
| 2003 | 20.7% | +7.9% |
| 2004 | 21.3% | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 16.3% | -23.2% |
| 2006 | 12.9% | -20.9% |
| 2007 | 15.1% | +16.7% |
| 2008 | 22.3% | +47.9% |
| 2009 | 23.1% | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 24.2% | +4.5% |
| 2011 | 24.6% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 25.6% | +4.1% |
| 2013 | 28.0% | +9.4% |
| 2014 | 27.3% | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 15.8% | -41.9% |
| 2016 | 23.3% | +47.5% |
| 2017 | 31.7% | +35.6% |
| 2018 | 37.2% | +17.4% |
| 2019 | 47.4% | +27.6% |
| 2020 | 42.2% | -11.0% |
| 2021 | 53.8% | +27.5% |
| 2022 | 51.5% | -4.2% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 51.5% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 17.1%, 3.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 51.5% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 23.4%, 2.2× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Travel services (% of commercial service imports) in Vanuatu changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +313.1% | 3.2% | 13.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 10.8% | 7.9% | 14.2% | 8 |
| 1990s | 10.8% | 2.8% | 14.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.7% | 11.8% | 23.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.5% | 15.8% | 47.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 49.2% | 42.2% | 53.8% | 3 |
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)
- Commercial service imports 225.06 million current US$ (2022)
- Food exports 85.3% (2011)
- Manufactures exports 8.2% (2011)
- Merchandise exports 78.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 74.02 million current US$ (2022)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 232.72 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is travel services in Vanuatu?
- Travel services in Vanuatu was 51.5% in 2022, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest travel services recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 53.8% in 2021.
- What is the lowest travel services recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.8% in 1991.
- How does Vanuatu rank for travel services?
- Vanuatu ranks 12th out of 198 countries with data for 2022.
- Is travel services rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 101.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Vanuatu data come from?
- The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Travel services (% of commercial service imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Travel services cover goods and services for own use or to give away acquired from an economy by nonresidents during visits to that economy, or acquired from other economies by residents during visits to these other economies. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service imports which are commercial services provided by non-residents to residents.