Taxes on goods and services (current LCU), per square kilometre in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Taxes on goods and services (current LCU), per square kilometre was 1.47 million current LCU per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Taxes on goods and services (current LCU), per square kilometre in Vanuatu, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per square kilometre in Vanuatu stood at 1.47 million current LCU per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 22.8% on the previous year and up 78.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per square kilometre in Vanuatu peaked at 1.47 million current LCU per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 102,781 current LCU per square kilometre, in 1990.
Vanuatu ranks 66th of 157 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 goods and services (current LCU), per square kilometre in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | current LCU per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 102,781 current LCU per square kilometre | — |
| 1995 | 173,257 current LCU per square kilometre | +68.6% |
| 1996 | 174,323 current LCU per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 193,765 current LCU per square kilometre | +11.2% |
| 1998 | 228,220 current LCU per square kilometre | +17.8% |
| 1999 | 276,374 current LCU per square kilometre | +21.1% |
| 2009 | 534,249 current LCU per square kilometre | +93.3% |
| 2010 | 645,414 current LCU per square kilometre | +20.8% |
| 2011 | 713,388 current LCU per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 2012 | 731,202 current LCU per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 826,194 current LCU per square kilometre | +13.0% |
| 2014 | 874,044 current LCU per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 2015 | 829,877 current LCU per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 2016 | 875,701 current LCU per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 2017 | 1.00 million current LCU per square kilometre | +14.6% |
| 2018 | 1.13 million current LCU per square kilometre | +12.2% |
| 2019 | 1.20 million current LCU per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 2020 | 910,345 current LCU per square kilometre | -24.3% |
| 2021 | 1.04 million current LCU per square kilometre | +14.7% |
| 2022 | 1.20 million current LCU per square kilometre | +14.9% |
| 2023 | 1.47 million current LCU per square kilometre | +22.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 191,453 current LCU per square kilometre | 102,781 current LCU per square kilometre | 276,374 current LCU per square kilometre | 6 |
| 2000s | 534,249 current LCU per square kilometre | 534,249 current LCU per square kilometre | 534,249 current LCU per square kilometre | 1 |
| 2010s | 882,780 current LCU per square kilometre | 645,414 current LCU per square kilometre | 1.20 million current LCU per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.16 million current LCU per square kilometre | 910,345 current LCU per square kilometre | 1.47 million current LCU per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
- 63 Uruguay 1.55 million current LCU per square kilometre compare
- 64 Guinea-Bissau 1.54 million current LCU per square kilometre compare
- 65 Angola 1.50 million current LCU per square kilometre compare
- 67 Poland 1.41 million current LCU per square kilometre compare
- 68 Norway 1.36 million current LCU per square kilometre compare
- 69 Ukraine 1.32 million current LCU per square kilometre 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 goods and services (current lcu), per square kilometre in Vanuatu?
- Taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per square kilometre in Vanuatu was 1.47 million current LCU per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per square kilometre recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 1.47 million current LCU per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per square kilometre recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 102,781 current LCU per square kilometre in 1990.
- How does Vanuatu rank for taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per square kilometre?
- Vanuatu ranks 66th out of 157 countries with data for 2023.
- Is taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per square kilometre rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 78.4%. 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 Taxes on goods and services (current LCU), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Taxes on goods and services (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.
Taxes on goods and services (current LCU) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Taxes on goods and services 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
Taxes on goods and services (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.