Short-term debt (% of total external debt) in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Short-term debt (% of total external debt) was 22.1% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Short-term debt in Vanuatu, 1981–2024
Source: International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total external debt.
Analysis
Vanuatu recorded 22.1% for short-term debt in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 98.1% on the previous year and down 44.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, short-term debt in Vanuatu peaked at 65.9% in 1983 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1981.
Vanuatu ranks 21st of 122 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Short-term debt (% of total external debt) in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | % of total external debt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.0% | — |
| 1982 | 0.0% | — |
| 1983 | 65.9% | — |
| 1984 | 61.8% | -6.2% |
| 1985 | 57.1% | -7.6% |
| 1986 | 54.8% | -4.0% |
| 1987 | 42.3% | -22.9% |
| 1988 | 42.9% | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 31.3% | -27.0% |
| 1990 | 25.1% | -19.8% |
| 1991 | 3.6% | -85.8% |
| 1992 | 2.3% | -35.6% |
| 1993 | 7.5% | +225.8% |
| 1994 | 11.0% | +47.0% |
| 1995 | 10.2% | -6.9% |
| 1996 | 10.4% | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 18.5% | +76.8% |
| 1998 | 14.0% | -24.1% |
| 1999 | 1.3% | -90.8% |
| 2000 | 16.0% | +1137.4% |
| 2001 | 26.1% | +62.7% |
| 2002 | 38.6% | +48.0% |
| 2003 | 34.1% | -11.6% |
| 2004 | 29.3% | -14.1% |
| 2005 | 5.2% | -82.3% |
| 2006 | 12.8% | +145.7% |
| 2007 | 18.9% | +47.8% |
| 2008 | 22.9% | +21.5% |
| 2009 | 18.9% | -17.4% |
| 2010 | 28.1% | +48.8% |
| 2011 | 26.3% | -6.4% |
| 2012 | 28.5% | +8.4% |
| 2013 | 14.9% | -47.6% |
| 2014 | 39.7% | +165.9% |
| 2015 | 15.1% | -62.1% |
| 2016 | 12.9% | -14.5% |
| 2017 | 16.6% | +28.4% |
| 2018 | 11.2% | -32.2% |
| 2019 | 9.9% | -11.7% |
| 2020 | 8.7% | -11.9% |
| 2021 | 8.4% | -4.2% |
| 2022 | 6.9% | -18.0% |
| 2023 | 11.2% | +62.8% |
| 2024 | 22.1% | +98.1% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 22.1% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 9.0%, 2.5× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 22.1% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 15.4%, 1.4× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Short-term debt (% of total external debt) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +1137.4% | 1.3% | 16.0% |
| 1993 | +225.8% | 2.3% | 7.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 39.6% | 0.0% | 65.9% | 9 |
| 1990s | 10.4% | 1.3% | 25.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.3% | 5.2% | 38.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.3% | 9.9% | 39.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.4% | 6.9% | 22.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
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 short-term debt in Vanuatu?
- Short-term debt in Vanuatu was 22.1% in 2024, according to International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest short-term debt recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 65.9% in 1983.
- What is the lowest short-term debt recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1981.
- How does Vanuatu rank for short-term debt?
- Vanuatu ranks 21st out of 122 countries with data for 2024.
- Is short-term debt rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Vanuatu data come from?
- The figures come from International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as part of Short-term debt (% of total external debt). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Short-term debt includes all debt having an original maturity of one year or less and interest in arrears on long-term debt. Total external debt is debt owed to nonresidents repayable in currency, goods, or services. Total external debt is the sum of public, publicly guaranteed, and private nonguaranteed long-term debt, use of IMF credit, and short-term debt.