Broad money in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Broad money was 82.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Broad money in Vanuatu, 1979–2024
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2024, broad money in Vanuatu stood at 82.9%.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 21.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, broad money in Vanuatu peaked at 129.4% in 1989 and was at its lowest, 53.3%, in 1981.
Vanuatu ranks 42nd of 166 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 46 years of available data.
Broad money in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 73.7% | — |
| 1980 | 63.6% | -13.7% |
| 1981 | 53.3% | -16.2% |
| 1982 | 73.4% | +37.9% |
| 1983 | 75.4% | +2.7% |
| 1984 | 77.7% | +3.1% |
| 1985 | 90.6% | +16.5% |
| 1986 | 117.5% | +29.8% |
| 1987 | 97.4% | -17.1% |
| 1988 | 94.9% | -2.5% |
| 1989 | 129.4% | +36.3% |
| 1990 | 123.6% | -4.5% |
| 1991 | 108.3% | -12.4% |
| 1992 | 98.0% | -9.5% |
| 1993 | 100.3% | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 92.5% | -7.8% |
| 1995 | 101.9% | +10.3% |
| 1996 | 107.4% | +5.4% |
| 1997 | 98.9% | -7.9% |
| 1998 | 105.2% | +6.4% |
| 1999 | 92.4% | -12.2% |
| 2000 | 90.1% | -2.5% |
| 2001 | 94.9% | +5.4% |
| 2002 | 95.8% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 90.3% | -5.7% |
| 2004 | 93.5% | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 98.6% | +5.5% |
| 2006 | 93.7% | -5.0% |
| 2007 | 99.9% | +6.6% |
| 2008 | 100.0% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 95.1% | -4.9% |
| 2010 | 87.0% | -8.5% |
| 2011 | 83.1% | -4.4% |
| 2012 | 82.2% | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 65.9% | -19.8% |
| 2014 | 68.4% | +3.9% |
| 2015 | 69.8% | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 73.0% | +4.6% |
| 2017 | 73.1% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 78.1% | +6.8% |
| 2019 | 78.1% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 80.6% | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 86.0% | +6.7% |
| 2022 | 83.2% | -3.3% |
| 2023 | 82.7% | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 82.9% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 73.7% | 73.7% | 73.7% | 1 |
| 1980s | 87.3% | 53.3% | 129.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 102.9% | 92.4% | 123.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 95.2% | 90.1% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 75.9% | 65.9% | 87.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.1% | 80.6% | 86.0% | 5 |
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More financial sector data for Vanuatu
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 211,289 current LCU per person (2024)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 53.36 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 9.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 449.57 million SDR (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold 471.31 million SDR (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 471.31 million SDR (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 471.31 million SDR (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 1,438 SDR per person (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), annual growth rate -1.78 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita 1,438 SDR per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is broad money in Vanuatu?
- Broad money in Vanuatu was 82.9% in 2024, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest broad money recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 129.4% in 1989.
- What is the lowest broad money recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.3% in 1981.
- How does Vanuatu rank for broad money?
- Vanuatu ranks 42nd out of 166 countries with data for 2024.
- Is broad money rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Vanuatu data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Broad money (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Broad money is the sum of all liquid financial instruments held by money-holding sectors that are widely accepted in an economy as a medium of exchange, plus those that can be converted into a medium of exchange at short notice at, or close to, their full nominal value. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.