Tax revenue (current LCU), per square kilometre in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Tax revenue (current LCU), per square kilometre was 1.92 million current LCU per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Tax revenue (current LCU), per square kilometre in Vanuatu, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tax revenue (current lcu), per square kilometre in Vanuatu is 1.92 million current LCU per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of up 22.0% on the previous year and up 78.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenue (current lcu), per square kilometre in Vanuatu peaked at 1.92 million current LCU per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 327,350 current LCU per square kilometre, in 1990.
Vanuatu ranks 74th of 157 countries on this measure, 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 square kilometre in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | current LCU per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 327,350 current LCU per square kilometre | — |
| 1995 | 410,500 current LCU per square kilometre | +25.4% |
| 1996 | 444,873 current LCU per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 1997 | 469,073 current LCU per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1998 | 486,628 current LCU per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1999 | 485,972 current LCU per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 856,030 current LCU per square kilometre | +76.1% |
| 2010 | 863,478 current LCU per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 929,418 current LCU per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 2012 | 987,842 current LCU per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 2013 | 1.07 million current LCU per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 2014 | 1.13 million current LCU per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 2015 | 1.10 million current LCU per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 1.17 million current LCU per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 2017 | 1.33 million current LCU per square kilometre | +14.2% |
| 2018 | 1.47 million current LCU per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 2019 | 1.55 million current LCU per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 2020 | 1.21 million current LCU per square kilometre | -22.1% |
| 2021 | 1.35 million current LCU per square kilometre | +12.1% |
| 2022 | 1.57 million current LCU per square kilometre | +15.9% |
| 2023 | 1.92 million current LCU per square kilometre | +22.0% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 1.92 million current LCU per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.22 million current LCU per square kilometre, 1.6× the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 1.92 million current LCU per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 875,292 current LCU per square kilometre, 2.2× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tax revenue (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 | +76.1% | 485,972 current LCU per square kilometre | 856,030 current LCU per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 437,399 current LCU per square kilometre | 327,350 current LCU per square kilometre | 486,628 current LCU per square kilometre | 6 |
| 2000s | 856,030 current LCU per square kilometre | 856,030 current LCU per square kilometre | 856,030 current LCU per square kilometre | 1 |
| 2010s | 1.16 million current LCU per square kilometre | 863,478 current LCU per square kilometre | 1.55 million current LCU per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.51 million current LCU per square kilometre | 1.21 million current LCU per square kilometre | 1.92 million current LCU per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
- 71 Mexico 2.33 million current LCU per square kilometre compare
- 72 Poland 2.01 million current LCU per square kilometre compare
- 73 Ukraine 2.00 million current LCU per square kilometre compare
- 75 Switzerland 1.83 million current LCU per square kilometre compare
- 76 Italy 1.79 million current LCU per square kilometre compare
- 77 Moldova 1.71 million current LCU per square kilometre compare
More public sector data for Vanuatu
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- 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)
- Men's universal right to vote, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Elected parliament, 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)
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- Chief executive of the government is elected 1 (2025)
- Elected parliament 1 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenue (current lcu), per square kilometre in Vanuatu?
- Tax revenue (current lcu), per square kilometre in Vanuatu was 1.92 million current LCU per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest tax revenue (current lcu), per square kilometre recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 1.92 million current LCU per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest tax revenue (current lcu), per square kilometre recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 327,350 current LCU per square kilometre in 1990.
- How does Vanuatu rank for tax revenue (current lcu), per square kilometre?
- Vanuatu ranks 74th out of 157 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tax revenue (current lcu), per square kilometre rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 78.7%. 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 square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Tax revenue (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.
Tax revenue (current LCU) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Tax revenue 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
Tax revenue (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.