Tax revenue (current LCU), per capita in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Tax revenue (current LCU), per capita was 72,890 current LCU per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Tax revenue (current LCU), per capita in Vanuatu, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tax revenue (current lcu), per capita in Vanuatu is 72,890 current LCU per person, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is up 19.2% on the previous year and up 41.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenue (current lcu), per capita in Vanuatu peaked at 72,890 current LCU per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 26,951 current LCU per person, in 1990.
That places Vanuatu 52nd out of 157 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Tax revenue (current LCU), per capita in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | current LCU per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 26,951 current LCU per person | — |
| 1995 | 29,940 current LCU per person | +11.1% |
| 1996 | 31,730 current LCU per person | +6.0% |
| 1997 | 32,744 current LCU per person | +3.2% |
| 1998 | 33,267 current LCU per person | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 32,541 current LCU per person | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 44,837 current LCU per person | +37.8% |
| 2010 | 44,180 current LCU per person | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 46,533 current LCU per person | +5.3% |
| 2012 | 48,383 current LCU per person | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 51,356 current LCU per person | +6.1% |
| 2014 | 52,827 current LCU per person | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 50,610 current LCU per person | -4.2% |
| 2016 | 52,303 current LCU per person | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 58,360 current LCU per person | +11.6% |
| 2018 | 63,013 current LCU per person | +8.0% |
| 2019 | 64,748 current LCU per person | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 49,295 current LCU per person | -23.9% |
| 2021 | 53,997 current LCU per person | +9.5% |
| 2022 | 61,131 current LCU per person | +13.2% |
| 2023 | 72,890 current LCU per person | +19.2% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 72,890 current LCU per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 23,079 current LCU per person, 3.2× the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 72,890 current LCU per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 11,975 current LCU per person, 6.1× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 31,195 current LCU per person | 26,951 current LCU per person | 33,267 current LCU per person | 6 |
| 2000s | 44,837 current LCU per person | 44,837 current LCU per person | 44,837 current LCU per person | 1 |
| 2010s | 53,231 current LCU per person | 44,180 current LCU per person | 64,748 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 59,328 current LCU per person | 49,295 current LCU per person | 72,890 current LCU per person | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenue (current lcu), per capita in Vanuatu?
- Tax revenue (current lcu), per capita in Vanuatu was 72,890 current LCU per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest tax revenue (current lcu), per capita recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 72,890 current LCU per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest tax revenue (current lcu), per capita recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 26,951 current LCU per person in 1990.
- How does Vanuatu rank for tax revenue (current lcu), per capita?
- Vanuatu ranks 52nd out of 157 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tax revenue (current lcu), per capita rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vanuatu data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Tax revenue (current LCU), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Tax revenue (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Tax revenue (current LCU) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Tax revenue Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Tax revenue (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.