Public and publicly guaranteed debt service in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Public and publicly guaranteed debt service was 1.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Public and publicly guaranteed debt service in Vanuatu, 1981–2024
Source: International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GNI.
Analysis
The most recent figure for public and publicly guaranteed debt service in Vanuatu is 1.1%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 20.9% on the previous year and up 42.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public and publicly guaranteed debt service in Vanuatu peaked at 2.2% in 1987 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 1998.
Vanuatu ranks 91st of 123 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Public and publicly guaranteed debt service in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | % of GNI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.5% | — |
| 1982 | 0.5% | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 0.6% | +9.1% |
| 1984 | 0.5% | -18.5% |
| 1985 | 0.5% | +3.2% |
| 1986 | 0.8% | +72.6% |
| 1987 | 2.2% | +172.2% |
| 1988 | 0.9% | -58.5% |
| 1989 | 0.8% | -7.1% |
| 1990 | 1.0% | +19.1% |
| 1991 | 0.7% | -33.6% |
| 1992 | 0.8% | +19.1% |
| 1993 | 0.8% | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 0.7% | -15.2% |
| 1995 | 0.6% | -10.6% |
| 1996 | 0.6% | -5.4% |
| 1997 | 0.5% | -18.9% |
| 1998 | 0.4% | -25.3% |
| 1999 | 0.5% | +44.3% |
| 2000 | 0.6% | +16.0% |
| 2001 | 0.6% | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 0.6% | +8.8% |
| 2003 | 0.6% | -4.9% |
| 2004 | 0.7% | +17.0% |
| 2005 | 0.5% | -29.7% |
| 2006 | 0.7% | +51.9% |
| 2007 | 0.6% | -17.4% |
| 2008 | 0.6% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.9% | +38.0% |
| 2010 | 0.8% | -7.6% |
| 2011 | 0.7% | -18.1% |
| 2012 | 0.7% | +5.3% |
| 2013 | 0.7% | +6.8% |
| 2014 | 0.8% | +5.9% |
| 2015 | 0.7% | -7.6% |
| 2016 | 0.9% | +19.8% |
| 2017 | 0.8% | -5.4% |
| 2018 | 1.4% | +76.7% |
| 2019 | 2.2% | +51.8% |
| 2020 | 1.1% | -49.4% |
| 2021 | 1.2% | +5.5% |
| 2022 | 1.4% | +19.1% |
| 2023 | 1.4% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 1.1% | -20.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.8% | 0.5% | 2.2% | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.7% | 0.4% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 0.7% | 2.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.2% | 1.1% | 1.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
- 88 Madagascar 1.2% compare
- 89 Iraq 1.2% compare
- 90 Timor-Leste 1.1% compare
- 92 Bangladesh 1.1% compare
- 93 Ghana 1.1% compare
- 94 Malawi 1.1% 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)
- 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)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), annual growth rate 979.41 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is public and publicly guaranteed debt service in Vanuatu?
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service in Vanuatu was 1.1% in 2024, according to International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest public and publicly guaranteed debt service recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 2.2% in 1987.
- What is the lowest public and publicly guaranteed debt service recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 1998.
- How does Vanuatu rank for public and publicly guaranteed debt service?
- Vanuatu ranks 91st out of 123 countries with data for 2024.
- Is public and publicly guaranteed debt service rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vanuatu data come from?
- The figures come from International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as part of Public and publicly guaranteed debt service (% of GNI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Public and publicly guaranteed debt service to gross national income. Public and publicly guaranteed debt service is the sum of principal repayments and interest actually paid in currency, goods, or services on long-term obligations of public debtors and long-term private obligations guaranteed by a public entity. GNI (formerly GNP) is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad.