Discount Rate, Percent per annum in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Discount Rate, Percent per annum was 2.75 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Discount Rate, Percent per annum in Vanuatu, 1999–2024
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Vanuatu recorded 2.75 for discount rate, percent per annum in 2024.
That represents a change of up 22.2% on the previous year and down 47.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, discount rate, percent per annum in Vanuatu peaked at 7 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 1.85, in 2015.
Vanuatu ranks 56th of 70 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Discount Rate, Percent per annum in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 7 | — |
| 2000 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 6.5 | -7.1% |
| 2002 | 6.5 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 6.5 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 6.5 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 6.25 | -3.8% |
| 2006 | 6 | -4.0% |
| 2007 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 5.5 | -8.3% |
| 2014 | 5.25 | -4.5% |
| 2015 | 1.85 | -64.8% |
| 2016 | 2.85 | +54.1% |
| 2017 | 2.85 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 2.9 | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 2.9 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 2.25 | -22.4% |
| 2021 | 2.25 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 2.25 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 2.25 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 2.75 | +22.2% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 2.75 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 9, 31% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 2.75 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.12, 1.3× the median. (8 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7 | 7 | 7 | 1 |
| 2000s | 6.33 | 6 | 7 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.21 | 1.85 | 6 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.35 | 2.25 | 2.75 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
- 54 Gabon 2.95 compare
- 55 Oman 2.81 compare
- 56 Cape Verde 2.75 compare
- 56 Nepal 2.75 compare
- 59 Papua New Guinea 2.5 compare
More financial sector data for Vanuatu
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0042 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 17.14 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0031 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 12.52 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0042 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 17.14 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is discount rate, percent per annum in Vanuatu?
- Discount rate, percent per annum in Vanuatu was 2.75 in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest discount rate, percent per annum recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 7 in 1999.
- What is the lowest discount rate, percent per annum recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.85 in 2015.
- How does Vanuatu rank for discount rate, percent per annum?
- Vanuatu ranks 56th out of 70 countries with data for 2024.
- Is discount rate, percent per annum rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Vanuatu data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Discount Rate, Percent per annum. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), Interest Rates dataset presents country-specific interest rate data across sectors and instruments, based on nationally defined methodologies.