Vanuatu
- Capital
- Port-Vila
- Region
- East Asia & Pacific
- Income group
- Lower middle income
- Population
- 335,000 (2025)
At a glance
- Prices in Vanuatu rose 0.7% in 2025, slower than in most countries.
- Vanuatu's economy grew 3.1% in 2025, close to the middle of the range worldwide.
- Output per person in Vanuatu was US$4,039 in 2025, lower than in most countries.
- 5.1% of Vanuatu's labour force had no job in 2025, close to the middle of the range worldwide.
- Vanuatu's central government owed 67.9% of GDP in 2023, more than in most countries with data.
- Vanuatu had 335,000 people in 2025: about less than 0.1% of everyone on Earth, the 177th largest population of 217 countries and territories.
Inflation
2025Consumer prices, change over the year (yearly average)
Since 2000
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| Year | Vanuatu | World median |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0.7% | 3.0% |
| 2024 | 1.1% | 3.0% |
| 2023 | 11.2% | 5.7% |
| 2022 | 6.7% | 8.0% |
| 2021 | 2.3% | 3.5% |
| 2020 | 5.3% | 1.9% |
| 2019 | 2.8% | 2.2% |
| 2018 | 2.3% | 2.5% |
| 2017 | 3.1% | 2.3% |
| 2016 | 0.8% | 1.6% |
Economic growth
2025Real GDP, change over the year
Since 2000
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| Year | Vanuatu | World median |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3.1% | 3.4% |
| 2024 | 3.8% | 3.4% |
| 2023 | 5.8% | 3.2% |
| 2022 | 5.6% | 4.3% |
| 2021 | −1.2% | 5.1% |
| 2020 | −5.7% | −3.8% |
| 2019 | 3.3% | 2.8% |
| 2018 | 2.5% | 3.2% |
| 2017 | 4.2% | 3.3% |
| 2016 | 3.6% | 3.1% |
GDP per person
2025GDP divided by population, in US dollars at current prices
Since 2000
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| Year | Vanuatu | World median |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | US$4,039 | US$7,882 |
| 2024 | US$3,960 | US$7,853 |
| 2023 | US$3,708 | US$7,862 |
| 2022 | US$3,680 | US$7,656 |
| 2021 | US$3,576 | US$7,269 |
| 2020 | US$3,404 | US$6,433 |
| 2019 | US$3,636 | US$7,037 |
| 2018 | US$3,626 | US$6,978 |
| 2017 | US$3,585 | US$6,548 |
| 2016 | US$3,340 | US$5,982 |
Unemployment
2025Share of the labour force without a job (ILO modelled estimate)
Since 2000
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| Year | Vanuatu | World median |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5.1% | 5.1% |
| 2024 | 5.0% | 5.1% |
| 2023 | 5.0% | 5.2% |
| 2022 | 5.1% | 5.3% |
| 2021 | 4.8% | 6.0% |
| 2020 | 4.1% | 6.4% |
| 2019 | 5.4% | 5.4% |
| 2018 | 5.4% | 5.4% |
| 2017 | 5.3% | 5.6% |
| 2016 | 5.2% | 5.9% |
Government debt
2023Central government debt, % of GDP
Since 2021
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| Year | Vanuatu | World median |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 67.9% | 60.7% |
| 2022 | 73.1% | 55.6% |
| 2021 | 75.7% | 58.8% |
Population
2025Everyone living in the country, mid-year
Since 2000
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| Year | Vanuatu |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 335,000 |
| 2024 | 328,000 |
| 2023 | 320,000 |
| 2022 | 313,000 |
| 2021 | 306,000 |
| 2020 | 299,000 |
| 2019 | 292,000 |
| 2018 | 285,000 |
| 2017 | 279,000 |
| 2016 | 272,000 |
No recent World Bank figure for Vanuatu: current account balance.
About these figures
All numbers are yearly. The world median is the middle value of all countries with a figure for the same year: half of them are above it and half below. Sparklines show Vanuatu since 2000 or since its first figure.
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0), updated 2026-10-08. Original sources: Inflation: International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics; Economic growth: national statistical offices and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates; GDP per person: national statistical offices and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates; Unemployment: International Labour Organization, ILO modelled estimates (ILOSTAT); Government debt: International Monetary Fund, Government Finance Statistics; Population: United Nations Population Division (World Population Prospects) and national statistical offices. Yearly figures; recent years are often revised. All sources and terms.