External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.2719 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▲ Rising
External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP in Vanuatu, 1981–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Vanuatu recorded 0.2719 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP for external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp in 2024.
The figure is down 10.8% on the previous year and up 141.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp in Vanuatu peaked at 0.3608 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0264 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1981.
That places Vanuatu 76th out of 121 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.0264 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1982 | 0.0356 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +34.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0308 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0342 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0513 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +50.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0651 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +27.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0979 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +50.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0965 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.4% |
| 1989 | 0.1352 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +40.1% |
| 1990 | 0.1695 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +25.4% |
| 1991 | 0.167 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 0.1693 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 0.1855 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.6% |
| 1994 | 0.1736 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.4% |
| 1995 | 0.1763 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 0.1641 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.9% |
| 1997 | 0.1457 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.2% |
| 1998 | 0.2103 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +44.4% |
| 1999 | 0.2407 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +14.4% |
| 2000 | 0.2686 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.6% |
| 2001 | 0.2723 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 0.2912 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.0% |
| 2003 | 0.2607 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.5% |
| 2004 | 0.2289 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.2% |
| 2005 | 0.182 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -20.5% |
| 2006 | 0.1639 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.0% |
| 2007 | 0.1512 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.7% |
| 2008 | 0.1519 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.1667 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.8% |
| 2010 | 0.153 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.2% |
| 2011 | 0.1382 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.6% |
| 2012 | 0.1407 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 0.1271 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.7% |
| 2014 | 0.1125 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.5% |
| 2015 | 0.2011 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +78.7% |
| 2016 | 0.232 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +15.4% |
| 2017 | 0.288 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +24.1% |
| 2018 | 0.3034 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.3% |
| 2019 | 0.3254 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.3% |
| 2020 | 0.3608 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.9% |
| 2021 | 0.3418 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.3% |
| 2022 | 0.3247 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.0% |
| 2023 | 0.3049 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.1% |
| 2024 | 0.2719 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0637 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0264 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1352 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.1802 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1457 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2407 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2137 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1512 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2912 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2021 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1125 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3254 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3208 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2719 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3608 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
- 73 Egypt 0.2824 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 74 Mexico 0.2815 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 75 Peru 0.2753 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 77 Gabon 0.2657 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 78 Malawi 0.2655 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 79 Bolivia 0.2654 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More external debt data for Vanuatu
- IFC, private nonguaranteed 0 NFL, US$ (2024)
- 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)
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 1.1% (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA 4.49 million NFL, current US$ (2024)
- 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)
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 5.1% (2022)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per square kilometre -41.84 NFL, current US$ per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp in Vanuatu?
- External debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp in Vanuatu was 0.2719 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3608 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2020.
- What is the lowest external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0264 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1981.
- How does Vanuatu rank for external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Vanuatu ranks 76th out of 121 countries with data for 2024.
- Is external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 141.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vanuatu data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.