Direct investment, Net incurrence of liabilities, Liabilities in Vanuatu

Vanuatu: Direct investment, Net incurrence of liabilities, Liabilities was 10.70 million in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
10.70 million
Change on year
down 75.2%
World rank
167th
of 196 countries
All-time high
63.11 million
in 2010
All-time low
10.70 million
in 2022
Years of data
18
2005–2022

Direct investment, Net incurrence of liabilities, Liabilities in Vanuatu, 2005–2022

20.0M40.0M60.0M2005201320222005: 13.3M2006: 43.4M2007: 34.2M2008: 37.7M2009: 32.1M2010: 63.1M2011: 61.1M2012: 60.4M2013: 59.4M2014: 13.3M2015: 31.0M2016: 44.2M2017: 38.2M2018: 37.6M2019: 52.8M2020: 41.2M2021: 43.1M2022: 10.7M

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

Vanuatu recorded 10.70 million for direct investment, net incurrence of liabilities, liabilities in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.

That represents a change of down 75.2% on the previous year and down 82.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, direct investment, net incurrence of liabilities, liabilities in Vanuatu peaked at 63.11 million in 2010 and was at its lowest, 10.70 million, in 2022.

That places Vanuatu 167th out of 196 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.

Direct investment, Net incurrence of liabilities, Liabilities in Vanuatu, year by year

Annual values for Direct investment, Net incurrence of liabilities, Liabilities (US dollar) in Vanuatu, 2005 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2005 13.25 million
2006 43.45 million +227.9%
2007 34.16 million -21.4%
2008 37.69 million +10.4%
2009 32.14 million -14.7%
2010 63.11 million +96.4%
2011 61.12 million -3.2%
2012 60.39 million -1.2%
2013 59.38 million -1.7%
2014 13.27 million -77.7%
2015 31.02 million +133.8%
2016 44.18 million +42.4%
2017 38.22 million -13.5%
2018 37.58 million -1.7%
2019 52.85 million +40.6%
2020 41.16 million -22.1%
2021 43.06 million +4.6%
2022 10.70 million -75.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 32.14 million 13.25 million 43.45 million 5
2010s 46.11 million 13.27 million 63.11 million 10
2020s 31.64 million 10.70 million 43.06 million 3

Countries ranked near Vanuatu

  1. 164 Micronesia, Federated States of 20.21 million compare
  2. 165 Haiti 20.00 million compare
  3. 166 Afghanistan 12.97 million compare
  4. 168 Kiribati 8.07 million compare
  5. 169 Comoros 5.35 million compare
  6. 170 Montserrat 3.75 million compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is direct investment, net incurrence of liabilities, liabilities in Vanuatu?
Direct investment, net incurrence of liabilities, liabilities in Vanuatu was 10.70 million in 2022, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest direct investment, net incurrence of liabilities, liabilities recorded in Vanuatu?
The highest recorded value was 63.11 million in 2010.
What is the lowest direct investment, net incurrence of liabilities, liabilities recorded in Vanuatu?
The lowest recorded value was 10.70 million in 2022.
How does Vanuatu rank for direct investment, net incurrence of liabilities, liabilities?
Vanuatu ranks 167th out of 196 countries with data for 2022.
Is direct investment, net incurrence of liabilities, liabilities rising or falling in Vanuatu?
Over the last ten years it is down 82.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Vanuatu data come from?
The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Direct investment, Net incurrence of liabilities, Liabilities (US dollar). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Direct investment, Net incurrence of liabilities, Liabilities (US dollar)
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Coverage
205 places, 3,846 data points, 2005–2024
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