Exports as a share of GDP in Vanuatu: 25.3% in 2024, ranking 119th of 176 countries. In 2010 it was 48.7%.
Data last updated · Period: 2010–2024
Understanding the chart
The line chart above tracks exports as a share of GDP in Vanuatu for each year from 2010 to 2024, 15 data points in all. Each dot is one year; the first and last years and the highest point are labelled with their values, and the vertical scale is in % of gdp. All values in this period were above zero. The data table below the chart lists every value, and you can download the data, embed the chart or share it from the buttons above. The figures cover 2010–2024 and come from World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0).
Key insights
- Between 2010 and 2024, Vanuatu's exports fell from 48.7% to 25.3%, a fall of 23.4 percentage points.
- The highest value in this period was 51.3% in 2012; the lowest was 7.9% in 2021.
- Recently, the figure has moved up and down over the last three years (2023: 28.4%; 2024: 25.3%).
- That is 3.7 percentage points below the world figure of 29.1%.
- Vanuatu has the 119th-highest value of 176 countries with recent data.
- In Melanesia, Vanuatu has the 3rd-highest value of 4 countries with recent data; the highest is Fiji (54.4%), and the typical (median) value is 33.0%.
Analysis
Averaged over periods, the figure was 46.8% in 2010 to 2014, 35.9% in 2015 to 2019 and 18.1% in 2020 onwards. The value went up in 5 of the 14 year-to-year steps and down in 9. The biggest one-year rise came in 2023 (+13.0 percentage points). The biggest one-year fall came in 2020 (−17.2 percentage points). Year to year, the figure typically varied by about 13.3 percentage points around its average of 33.6%, a volatile pattern.
What it means
For businesses and investors, the figure is most useful alongside related measures for the same country, such as growth, inflation, population and incomes, and compared with similar countries. Compared with its neighbours in Melanesia, where the typical value is 33.0%, Vanuatu is 7.6 percentage points lower.
Related figures
- Exports of goods and services (% of GDP) by country, 2025: 199.8% (highest: Hong Kong SAR, China). The value of goods and services sold to other countries, as a share of GDP.
- Exports as a share of GDP in Fiji, 2010–2024: 54.4% (Exports, 2024 · 44th of 176). Exports as a share of GDP in Fiji: 54.4% in 2024, ranking 44th of 176 countries.
- Exports as a share of GDP in New Caledonia, 2010–2024: 11.7% (Exports, 2024 · 165th of 176). Exports as a share of GDP in New Caledonia: 11.7% in 2024, ranking 165th of 176 countries.
About this statistic
The value of goods and services sold to other countries, as a share of GDP. Shows how open and outward-facing the economy is, and how exposed it is to demand abroad.
Trade and investment flows show how open an economy is: exporters gain larger markets, importers gain cheaper inputs, and foreign investment brings capital and know-how. The figures come from the World Bank's World Development Indicators, which compile official national statistics in a consistent form so countries can be compared.
Questions and answers
What is the exports as a share of GDP in Vanuatu?
25.3% (Exports, 2024 · 119th of 176). Exports as a share of GDP in Vanuatu: 25.3% in 2024, ranking 119th of 176 countries. In 2010 it was 48.7%.
How has exports in Vanuatu changed since 2010?
Between 2010 and 2024, Vanuatu's exports fell from 48.7% to 25.3%, a fall of 23.4 percentage points. The highest value in this period was 51.3% in 2012; the lowest was 7.9% in 2021.
Where does this data come from?
From World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0), covering 2010–2024. The value of goods and services sold to other countries, as a share of GDP. Shows how open and outward-facing the economy is, and how exposed it is to demand abroad.
Data
| Year | Exports of goods and services (% of GDP) |
|---|---|
| 2010 | 48.7% |
| 2011 | 45.6% |
| 2012 | 51.3% |
| 2013 | 45.4% |
| 2014 | 43.2% |
| 2015 | 34.8% |
| 2016 | 38.1% |
| 2017 | 37.7% |
| 2018 | 37.9% |
| 2019 | 30.9% |
| 2020 | 13.7% |
| 2021 | 7.9% |
| 2022 | 15.4% |
| 2023 | 28.4% |
| 2024 | 25.3% |
Source and notes
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0). Period: 2010–2024. Coverage: Vanuatu.
The value of goods and services sold to other countries, as a share of GDP. Shows how open and outward-facing the economy is, and how exposed it is to demand abroad.
Cite this statistic
Please also credit the original source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0).Related statistics
- Exports of goods and services (% of GDP) by country, 2025
- Exports as a share of GDP in Fiji, 2010–2024
- Exports as a share of GDP in New Caledonia, 2010–2024
- Exports as a share of GDP in Solomon Islands, 2010–2024
- GDP of Vanuatu, 2010–2025
- Economic growth (GDP growth) in Vanuatu, 2010–2025
- GDP per person in Vanuatu, 2010–2025
- GDP per person, adjusted for prices (PPP, international $) in Vanuatu, 2010–2024
- Income per person (GNI, Atlas method, US$) in Vanuatu, 2010–2025
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