Net investment in nonfinancial assets (% of GDP) in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Net investment in nonfinancial assets (% of GDP) was 5.3% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Net investment in nonfinancial assets in Vanuatu, 1995–2023
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Vanuatu recorded 5.3% for net investment in nonfinancial assets in 2023.
That represents a change of up 8.1% on the previous year and up 531.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net investment in nonfinancial assets in Vanuatu peaked at 8.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, -0.1%, in 1995.
Vanuatu ranks 35th of 156 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Net investment in nonfinancial assets (% of GDP) in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | -0.1% | — |
| 1996 | 0.2% | -521.2% |
| 1997 | -0.0% | -101.4% |
| 1998 | 1.1% | -34023.9% |
| 1999 | 0.7% | -30.5% |
| 2009 | 6.6% | +782.4% |
| 2010 | 5.1% | -22.7% |
| 2011 | 5.1% | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 1.6% | -68.8% |
| 2013 | 0.8% | -47.2% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | -87.6% |
| 2015 | 1.0% | +885.2% |
| 2016 | 1.7% | +65.8% |
| 2017 | 7.9% | +368.8% |
| 2018 | 5.7% | -28.0% |
| 2019 | 7.6% | +33.7% |
| 2020 | 5.8% | -24.2% |
| 2021 | 8.0% | +38.3% |
| 2022 | 4.9% | -39.2% |
| 2023 | 5.3% | +8.1% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 5.3% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.2%, 1.3× the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 5.3% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 4.6%, 1.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net investment in nonfinancial assets (% of GDP) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +34023.9% | -0.0% | 1.1% |
| 2015 | +885.2% | 0.1% | 1.0% |
| 2009 | +782.4% | 0.7% | 6.6% |
| 1996 | +521.2% | -0.1% | 0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4% | -0.1% | 1.1% | 5 |
| 2000s | 6.6% | 6.6% | 6.6% | 1 |
| 2010s | 3.7% | 0.1% | 7.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.0% | 4.9% | 8.0% | 4 |
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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 lending (+) / net borrowing (-) 0.7% (2023)
- Interest payments 2.4% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net investment in nonfinancial assets in Vanuatu?
- Net investment in nonfinancial assets in Vanuatu was 5.3% in 2023, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest net investment in nonfinancial assets recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 8.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest net investment in nonfinancial assets recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.1% in 1995.
- How does Vanuatu rank for net investment in nonfinancial assets?
- Vanuatu ranks 35th out of 156 countries with data for 2023.
- Is net investment in nonfinancial assets rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 531.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 Net investment in nonfinancial assets (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Net investment in government nonfinancial assets includes fixed assets, inventories, valuables, and nonproduced assets. Nonfinancial assets are stores of value and provide benefits either through their use in the production of goods and services or in the form of property income and holding gains. Net investment in nonfinancial assets also includes consumption of fixed capital. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.