Domestic Claims in Vanuatu

Vanuatu: Domestic Claims was 30.86 billion in 2008. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2008)
30.86 billion
Change on year
up 34.6%
World rank
128th
of 178 countries
All-time high
30.86 billion
in 2008
All-time low
1.81 billion
in 1979
Years of data
33
1976–2008

Domestic Claims in Vanuatu, 1976–2008

010.0B20.0B30.0B1976199220081976: 2.3B1977: 2.1B1978: 2.3B1979: 1.8B1980: 2.1B1981: 1.9B1982: 2.5B1983: 2.9B1984: 2.8B1985: 2.5B1986: 3.3B1987: 2.8B1988: 3.4B1989: 4.5B1990: 5.7B1991: 5.3B1992: 6.7B1993: 7.1B1994: 8.5B1995: 8.8B1996: 9.9B1997: 9.8B1998: 12.0B1999: 13.4B2000: 13.3B2001: 14.1B2002: 15.8B2003: 16.5B2004: 17.8B2005: 19.2B2006: 20.5B2007: 22.9B2008: 30.9B

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

The most recent figure for domestic claims in Vanuatu is 30.86 billion, measured in 2008. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.

That represents a change of up 34.6% on the previous year and up 158.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, domestic claims in Vanuatu peaked at 30.86 billion in 2008 and was at its lowest, 1.81 billion, in 1979.

Vanuatu ranks 128th of 178 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.

Domestic Claims in Vanuatu, year by year

Annual values for Domestic Claims (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency) in Vanuatu, 1976 to 2008.
Year Value Change
1976 2.35 billion
1977 2.15 billion -8.6%
1978 2.32 billion +7.9%
1979 1.81 billion -21.8%
1980 2.09 billion +15.5%
1981 1.93 billion -7.5%
1982 2.52 billion +30.2%
1983 2.88 billion +14.5%
1984 2.77 billion -3.8%
1985 2.46 billion -11.4%
1986 3.32 billion +35.3%
1987 2.81 billion -15.3%
1988 3.38 billion +20.1%
1989 4.49 billion +33.0%
1990 5.71 billion +27.1%
1991 5.29 billion -7.3%
1992 6.73 billion +27.1%
1993 7.06 billion +4.9%
1994 8.50 billion +20.4%
1995 8.83 billion +3.9%
1996 9.92 billion +12.2%
1997 9.81 billion -1.1%
1998 11.96 billion +21.9%
1999 13.40 billion +12.1%
2000 13.34 billion -0.5%
2001 14.13 billion +5.9%
2002 15.77 billion +11.6%
2003 16.52 billion +4.8%
2004 17.76 billion +7.5%
2005 19.21 billion +8.2%
2006 20.54 billion +6.9%
2007 22.92 billion +11.6%
2008 30.86 billion +34.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 2.16 billion 1.81 billion 2.35 billion 4
1980s 2.87 billion 1.93 billion 4.49 billion 10
1990s 8.72 billion 5.29 billion 13.40 billion 10
2000s 19.01 billion 13.34 billion 30.86 billion 9

Countries ranked near Vanuatu

  1. 125 Trinidad and Tobago 35.42 billion compare
  2. 126 Mozambique 33.89 billion compare
  3. 127 Namibia 31.93 billion compare
  4. 129 Jordan 29.73 billion compare
  5. 130 Eritrea 28.67 billion compare
  6. 131 Comoros 28.11 billion compare

See the full ranking of 181 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is domestic claims in Vanuatu?
Domestic claims in Vanuatu was 30.86 billion in 2008, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest domestic claims recorded in Vanuatu?
The highest recorded value was 30.86 billion in 2008.
What is the lowest domestic claims recorded in Vanuatu?
The lowest recorded value was 1.81 billion in 1979.
How does Vanuatu rank for domestic claims?
Vanuatu ranks 128th out of 178 countries with data for 2008.
Is domestic claims rising or falling in Vanuatu?
Over the last ten years it is up 158.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Vanuatu data come from?
The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Domestic Claims (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Domestic Claims (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency)
Source
International Monetary Fund
Licence
IMF Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
181 places, 7,497 data points, 1950–2024
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The Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), Non-standard dataset provides discontinued, vintage country-reported financial data that are not harmonized and use country-specific terms.