Gross debt, General government, Percent of fiscal year GDP in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Gross debt, General government, Percent of fiscal year GDP was 25.63 in 2015. ▲ Rising
Gross debt, General government, Percent of fiscal year GDP in Vanuatu, 1981–2015
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp in Vanuatu is 25.63, measured in 2015.
That represents a change of up 32.7% on the previous year and up 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp in Vanuatu peaked at 41.93 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 4.23, in 1981.
That places Vanuatu 158th out of 188 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Gross debt, General government, Percent of fiscal year GDP in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 4.23 | — |
| 1982 | 5.08 | +20.2% |
| 1983 | 4.47 | -12.0% |
| 1984 | 5.71 | +27.6% |
| 1985 | 7.13 | +24.8% |
| 1986 | 8.68 | +21.8% |
| 1987 | 13.7 | +57.8% |
| 1988 | 13.96 | +1.9% |
| 1989 | 17.91 | +28.3% |
| 1990 | 21.43 | +19.6% |
| 1991 | 20.67 | -3.5% |
| 1992 | 21.9 | +5.9% |
| 1993 | 22.34 | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 21.71 | -2.8% |
| 1995 | 22.33 | +2.8% |
| 1996 | 20.77 | -7.0% |
| 1997 | 20.23 | -2.6% |
| 1998 | 32.04 | +58.4% |
| 1999 | 33.81 | +5.5% |
| 2000 | 38.67 | +14.3% |
| 2001 | 37.82 | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 41.93 | +10.9% |
| 2003 | 36.15 | -13.8% |
| 2004 | 31.72 | -12.3% |
| 2005 | 24.68 | -22.2% |
| 2006 | 21.76 | -11.8% |
| 2007 | 18.66 | -14.2% |
| 2008 | 20.61 | +10.5% |
| 2009 | 20.52 | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 19.36 | -5.7% |
| 2011 | 20.71 | +7.0% |
| 2012 | 21.75 | +5.0% |
| 2013 | 20.57 | -5.4% |
| 2014 | 19.32 | -6.1% |
| 2015 | 25.63 | +32.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 8.99 | 4.23 | 17.91 | 9 |
| 1990s | 23.72 | 20.23 | 33.81 | 10 |
| 2000s | 29.25 | 18.66 | 41.93 | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.22 | 19.32 | 25.63 | 6 |
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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)
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- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per square kilometre -41.84 NFL, current US$ per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp in Vanuatu?
- Gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp in Vanuatu was 25.63 in 2015, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 41.93 in 2002.
- What is the lowest gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.23 in 1981.
- How does Vanuatu rank for gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp?
- Vanuatu ranks 158th out of 188 countries with data for 2015.
- Is gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. 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 Gross debt, General government, Percent of fiscal year GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Historical Public Debt Database contains unbalanced panel data on Gross Domestic Product, Gross Government Debt, and Debt to GDP Ratio for 187 countries. The series spans the years 1800 through 2015 although each country’s data depends on its date of independence and data availability.