Agriculture share of Government Expenditure (%) in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Agriculture share of Government Expenditure (%) was 5.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Agriculture share of Government Expenditure in Vanuatu, 2004–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Vanuatu recorded 5.5% for agriculture share of government expenditure in 2024.
That represents a change of down 7.3% on the previous year and up 54.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture share of government expenditure in Vanuatu peaked at 7.3% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1.7%, in 2009.
Vanuatu ranks 12th of 205 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Agriculture share of Government Expenditure (%) in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 2.6% | — |
| 2005 | 2.7% | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 2.4% | -12.3% |
| 2007 | 2.1% | -9.4% |
| 2008 | 1.9% | -11.3% |
| 2009 | 1.7% | -11.6% |
| 2010 | 1.9% | +13.2% |
| 2011 | 1.9% | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 4.1% | +110.9% |
| 2013 | 3.2% | -21.6% |
| 2014 | 3.5% | +11.3% |
| 2015 | 3.2% | -9.0% |
| 2016 | 2.6% | -18.9% |
| 2017 | 2.2% | -15.6% |
| 2018 | 2.6% | +19.9% |
| 2019 | 2.0% | -23.0% |
| 2020 | 3.6% | +76.5% |
| 2021 | 7.3% | +102.2% |
| 2022 | 5.8% | -20.6% |
| 2023 | 5.9% | +2.1% |
| 2024 | 5.5% | -7.3% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 5.5% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.6%, 2.1× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 5.5% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.3%, 2.4× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Agriculture share of Government Expenditure (%) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +110.9% | 1.9% | 4.1% |
| 2021 | +102.2% | 3.6% | 7.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.2% | 1.7% | 2.7% | 6 |
| 2010s | 2.7% | 1.9% | 4.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.6% | 3.6% | 7.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
More public sector data for Vanuatu
- Democracy, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Chief executive of the government is elected, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Elected parliament, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Universal right to vote, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Tax revenue 16.5% (2023)
- Taxes on goods and services 39.0% (2023)
- Net investment in nonfinancial assets 5.3% (2023)
- Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) 0.7% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture share of government expenditure in Vanuatu?
- Agriculture share of government expenditure in Vanuatu was 5.5% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest agriculture share of government expenditure recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 7.3% in 2021.
- What is the lowest agriculture share of government expenditure recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.7% in 2009.
- How does Vanuatu rank for agriculture share of government expenditure?
- Vanuatu ranks 12th out of 205 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agriculture share of government expenditure rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 54.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vanuatu data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Agriculture share of Government Expenditure (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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