Revenue, excluding grants (current LCU), per square kilometre in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Revenue, excluding grants (current LCU), per square kilometre was 2.81 million current LCU per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Revenue, excluding grants (current LCU), per square kilometre in Vanuatu, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per square kilometre.
Analysis
Vanuatu recorded 2.81 million current LCU per square kilometre for revenue, excluding grants (current lcu), per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of up 19.6% on the previous year and up 134.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, revenue, excluding grants (current lcu), per square kilometre in Vanuatu peaked at 2.81 million current LCU per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 397,482 current LCU per square kilometre, in 1990.
That places Vanuatu 79th out of 157 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Revenue, excluding grants (current LCU), per square kilometre in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | current LCU per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 397,482 current LCU per square kilometre | — |
| 1995 | 505,168 current LCU per square kilometre | +27.1% |
| 1996 | 521,083 current LCU per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1997 | 509,024 current LCU per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1998 | 547,580 current LCU per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 1999 | 551,354 current LCU per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 1.01 million current LCU per square kilometre | +82.9% |
| 2010 | 999,696 current LCU per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 1.08 million current LCU per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 2012 | 1.12 million current LCU per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 1.20 million current LCU per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 2014 | 1.26 million current LCU per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2015 | 1.37 million current LCU per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 2016 | 1.61 million current LCU per square kilometre | +17.7% |
| 2017 | 1.88 million current LCU per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 2018 | 2.50 million current LCU per square kilometre | +33.1% |
| 2019 | 2.75 million current LCU per square kilometre | +10.1% |
| 2020 | 2.58 million current LCU per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 2021 | 2.61 million current LCU per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 2.35 million current LCU per square kilometre | -10.0% |
| 2023 | 2.81 million current LCU per square kilometre | +19.6% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 2.81 million current LCU per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.65 million current LCU per square kilometre, 1.7× the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 2.81 million current LCU per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.52 million current LCU per square kilometre, 1.8× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Revenue, excluding grants (current LCU), per square kilometre 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +82.9% | 551,354 current LCU per square kilometre | 1.01 million current LCU per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 505,282 current LCU per square kilometre | 397,482 current LCU per square kilometre | 551,354 current LCU per square kilometre | 6 |
| 2000s | 1.01 million current LCU per square kilometre | 1.01 million current LCU per square kilometre | 1.01 million current LCU per square kilometre | 1 |
| 2010s | 1.58 million current LCU per square kilometre | 999,696 current LCU per square kilometre | 2.75 million current LCU per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.58 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2.35 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2.81 million current LCU per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
- 76 Mexico 3.13 million current LCU per square kilometre compare
- 77 Russia 3.10 million current LCU per square kilometre compare
- 78 Italy 2.83 million current LCU per square kilometre compare
- 80 Moldova 2.71 million current LCU per square kilometre compare
- 81 Bahrain 2.65 million current LCU per square kilometre compare
- 82 Saint Kitts and Nevis 2.61 million current LCU per square kilometre compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is revenue, excluding grants (current lcu), per square kilometre in Vanuatu?
- Revenue, excluding grants (current lcu), per square kilometre in Vanuatu was 2.81 million current LCU per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest revenue, excluding grants (current lcu), per square kilometre recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 2.81 million current LCU per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest revenue, excluding grants (current lcu), per square kilometre recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 397,482 current LCU per square kilometre in 1990.
- How does Vanuatu rank for revenue, excluding grants (current lcu), per square kilometre?
- Vanuatu ranks 79th out of 157 countries with data for 2023.
- Is revenue, excluding grants (current lcu), per square kilometre rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 134.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Vanuatu data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Revenue, excluding grants (current LCU), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Revenue, excluding grants (current LCU) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Revenue, excluding grants (current LCU) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Revenue, excluding grants Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Revenue, excluding grants (current LCU) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.