Taxes on exports in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Taxes on exports was 0.0% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Taxes on exports in Vanuatu, 1990–2023
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of tax revenue.
Analysis
In 2023, taxes on exports in Vanuatu stood at 0.0%.
The figure is down 94.4% on the previous year and down 12.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on exports in Vanuatu peaked at 19.6% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2019.
Vanuatu ranks 54th of 76 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Taxes on exports in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | % of tax revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.6% | — |
| 1995 | 1.7% | -34.2% |
| 1996 | 1.5% | -8.8% |
| 1997 | 19.6% | +1164.5% |
| 1998 | 1.3% | -93.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0% | -97.4% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | +127.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | -99.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | +1146.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | +36.2% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | +304.5% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | +26.5% |
| 2017 | 0.3% | +307.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | -99.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | -77.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | +20714.4% |
| 2021 | 1.3% | +5423.8% |
| 2022 | 0.2% | -88.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0% | -94.4% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 0.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.5%, 2% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 0.0% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.2%, 4% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Taxes on exports 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +20714.4% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 2021 | +5423.8% | 0.0% | 1.3% |
| 1997 | +1164.5% | 1.5% | 19.6% |
| 2013 | +1146.9% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.5% | 0.0% | 19.6% | 6 |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.3% | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.0% | 1.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
- 51 Burkina Faso 0.0% compare
- 52 Kyrgyzstan 0.0% compare
- 53 Azerbaijan 0.0% compare
- 55 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.0% compare
- 56 India 0.0% compare
- 57 Belize 0.0% compare
More public sector data for Vanuatu
- 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)
- Interest payments 2.4% (2023)
- Grants and other revenue 49.3% (2023)
- Interest payments 3.0% (2023)
- Other taxes 1.1% (2023)
- Compensation of employees 46.1% (2023)
- Goods and services expense 29.8% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes on exports in Vanuatu?
- Taxes on exports in Vanuatu was 0.0% in 2023, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest taxes on exports recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 19.6% in 1997.
- What is the lowest taxes on exports recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2019.
- How does Vanuatu rank for taxes on exports?
- Vanuatu ranks 54th out of 76 countries with data for 2023.
- Is taxes on exports rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.7%. 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 Taxes on exports (% of tax revenue). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Export taxes are taxes on goods or services that become payable to government when the goods leave the economic territory or when the services are delivered to non-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.