Direct investment, Net (net acquisition of financial assets less net) in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Direct investment, Net (net acquisition of financial assets less net) was -9.21 million in 2022. ▲ Rising
Direct investment, Net (net acquisition of financial assets less net) in Vanuatu, 2005–2022
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Vanuatu recorded -9.21 million for direct investment, net (net acquisition of financial assets less net) in 2022. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 78.5% on the previous year and up 84.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, direct investment, net (net acquisition of financial assets less net) in Vanuatu peaked at -9.21 million in 2022 and was at its lowest, -62.14 million, in 2010.
Vanuatu ranks 49th of 195 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Direct investment, Net (net acquisition of financial assets less net) in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | -12.48 million | — |
| 2006 | -42.72 million | +242.2% |
| 2007 | -33.52 million | -21.5% |
| 2008 | -37.21 million | +11.0% |
| 2009 | -32.09 million | -13.8% |
| 2010 | -62.14 million | +93.6% |
| 2011 | -60.32 million | -2.9% |
| 2012 | -60.00 million | -0.5% |
| 2013 | -59.00 million | -1.7% |
| 2014 | -12.32 million | -79.1% |
| 2015 | -29.73 million | +141.2% |
| 2016 | -42.88 million | +44.2% |
| 2017 | -36.90 million | -14.0% |
| 2018 | -36.26 million | -1.8% |
| 2019 | -51.50 million | +42.0% |
| 2020 | -39.69 million | -22.9% |
| 2021 | -42.84 million | +7.9% |
| 2022 | -9.21 million | -78.5% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's -9.21 million is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is -487.45 million, 2% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's -9.21 million is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is -86.91 million, 11% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Direct investment, Net (net acquisition of financial assets less net) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | -242.2% | -12.48 million | -42.72 million |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -31.60 million | -42.72 million | -12.48 million | 5 |
| 2010s | -45.11 million | -62.14 million | -12.32 million | 10 |
| 2020s | -30.58 million | -42.84 million | -9.21 million | 3 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
More external debt data for Vanuatu
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per capita 0 NFL, US$ per person (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per unit of GDP 0 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per square kilometre 0 NFL, US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per capita 13.68 NFL, current US$ per person (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0035 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per square kilometre -41.84 NFL, current US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Use of IMF credit 53.52 million DOD, current US$ (2025)
- External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) 386.91 million DOD, current US$ (2025)
- External debt stocks, long-term 386.91 million DOD, current US$ (2025)
- External debt stocks, short-term 92.16 million DOD, current US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is direct investment, net (net acquisition of financial assets less net) in Vanuatu?
- Direct investment, net (net acquisition of financial assets less net) in Vanuatu was -9.21 million in 2022, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest direct investment, net (net acquisition of financial assets less net) recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was -9.21 million in 2022.
- What is the lowest direct investment, net (net acquisition of financial assets less net) recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was -62.14 million in 2010.
- How does Vanuatu rank for direct investment, net (net acquisition of financial assets less net)?
- Vanuatu ranks 49th out of 195 countries with data for 2022.
- Is direct investment, net (net acquisition of financial assets less net) rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 84.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vanuatu data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Direct investment, Net (net acquisition of financial assets less net incurrence of liabilities) (US dollar). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The World and Country Group Aggregates (historically called BOPSY) is an annual publication, released each November, of major balance of payments and international investment position components for countries, country groups, and the world.