Vanuatu — GDP growth
GDP Growth (Annual %) for Vanuatu, 1980–2025.
GDP growth for Vanuatu was 3.05% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 46 years, from 1980 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 11.70% in 1990. The lowest was -11.40% in 1980 (about -3.7× the latest value).
Vanuatu ranks 113 of 212 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 53%. The median for East Asia & Pacific is 3.62%, so Vanuatu sits below it. It peaked in 1990 and has fallen 74% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved down 13%. Within East Asia & Pacific it ranks 21 of 36 economies; Tonga (2.80%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was down 1823% in 1987. That is 18% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
World ranking. Climbed: 148th of 152 in 1980 → 11th of 176 in 1990 → 50th of 199 in 2000 → 166th of 209 in 2010 → 128th of 209 in 2020 → 102nd of 186 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1980 to 2025
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3.05% | -0.7 pp |
| 2024 | 3.77% | -2.1 pp |
| 2023 | 5.83% | +0.2 pp |
| 2022 | 5.59% | +6.8 pp |
| 2021 | -1.16% | +4.6 pp |
| 2020 | -5.73% | -9.0 pp |
| 2019 | 3.28% | +0.8 pp |
| 2018 | 2.52% | -1.7 pp |
| 2017 | 4.22% | +0.6 pp |
| 2016 | 3.62% | +0.1 pp |
| 2015 | 3.5% | +0.4 pp |
| 2014 | 3.11% | +2.6 pp |
| 2013 | 0.46% | -0.5 pp |
| 2012 | 1.01% | -2.1 pp |
| 2011 | 3.14% | +1.9 pp |
| 2010 | 1.26% | -1.8 pp |
| 2009 | 3.04% | -2.6 pp |
| 2008 | 5.6% | +2.7 pp |
| 2007 | 2.88% | -5.6 pp |
| 2006 | 8.46% | +3.2 pp |
| 2005 | 5.31% | +1.3 pp |
| 2004 | 3.99% | -0.3 pp |
| 2003 | 4.29% | +9.5 pp |
| 2002 | -5.2% | -1.8 pp |
| 2001 | -3.4% | -9.3 pp |
| 2000 | 5.92% | +5.6 pp |
| 1999 | 0.34% | -0.8 pp |
| 1998 | 1.18% | -3.7 pp |
| 1997 | 4.91% | +2.6 pp |
| 1996 | 2.33% | +1.3 pp |
| 1995 | 1% | -8.1 pp |
| 1994 | 9.08% | +8.3 pp |
| 1993 | 0.74% | -1.8 pp |
| 1992 | 2.59% | -0.6 pp |
| 1991 | 3.15% | -8.5 pp |
| 1990 | 11.7% | +10.2 pp |
| 1989 | 1.53% | +3.2 pp |
| 1988 | -1.69% | +1.2 pp |
| 1987 | -2.89% | -2.7 pp |
| 1986 | -0.15% | -1.2 pp |
| 1985 | 1% | -8.6 pp |
| 1984 | 9.57% | +6.6 pp |
| 1983 | 3.01% | +1.0 pp |
| 1982 | 1.98% | -2.4 pp |
| 1981 | 4.38% | +15.8 pp |
| 1980 | -11.4% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Vanuatu’s GDP growth in 1981?
4.38% (1981). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in annual %, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Vanuatu’s GDP growth growing or shrinking?
Between 1980 and 2025 the series was growing overall: +126.8% in total.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: 3.05%; 2024: 3.77%; 2023: 5.83%; 2022: 5.59%; 2021: -1.16%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG — GDP Growth (Annual %). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.