Customs and other import duties (% of tax revenue) in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Customs and other import duties (% of tax revenue) was 21.0% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Customs and other import duties in Vanuatu, 1990–2023
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of tax revenue.
Analysis
In 2023, customs and other import duties in Vanuatu stood at 21.0%.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, customs and other import duties in Vanuatu peaked at 66.0% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 18.1%, in 2021.
Vanuatu ranks 18th of 151 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Customs and other import duties (% of tax revenue) in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | % of tax revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 66.0% | — |
| 1995 | 55.7% | -15.6% |
| 1996 | 56.4% | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 38.1% | -32.4% |
| 1998 | 51.0% | +33.6% |
| 1999 | 41.1% | -19.4% |
| 2009 | 37.5% | -8.8% |
| 2012 | 21.4% | -42.8% |
| 2013 | 20.2% | -5.9% |
| 2014 | 19.4% | -4.0% |
| 2015 | 21.8% | +12.8% |
| 2016 | 22.1% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 21.5% | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 20.5% | -4.4% |
| 2019 | 19.2% | -6.3% |
| 2020 | 21.3% | +10.7% |
| 2021 | 18.1% | -14.9% |
| 2022 | 21.0% | +16.1% |
| 2023 | 21.0% | -0.2% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 21.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 8.8%, 2.4× the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 21.0% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 8.3%, 2.5× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 51.4% | 38.1% | 66.0% | 6 |
| 2000s | 37.5% | 37.5% | 37.5% | 1 |
| 2010s | 20.8% | 19.2% | 22.1% | 8 |
| 2020s | 20.4% | 18.1% | 21.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
- 15 Micronesia (country) 23.6% compare
- 16 Saint Kitts and Nevis 23.6% compare
- 17 Marshall Islands 22.3% compare
- 19 Iran 20.7% compare
- 20 Cape Verde 20.3% compare
- 21 Togo 20.3% compare
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 customs and other import duties in Vanuatu?
- Customs and other import duties in Vanuatu was 21.0% in 2023, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest customs and other import duties recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 66.0% in 1990.
- What is the lowest customs and other import duties recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.1% in 2021.
- How does Vanuatu rank for customs and other import duties?
- Vanuatu ranks 18th out of 151 countries with data for 2023.
- Is customs and other import duties rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Vanuatu data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Customs and other import duties (% of tax revenue). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Taxes and duties on imports are taxes on goods and services that become payable at the moment when goods enter the economic territory or when services are delivered by non-resident producers to residents. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of tax revenue which includes compulsory, unrequited payments, in cash or in kind, made by institutional units to government units.