Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets (Depository Corporations Survey) in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets (Depository Corporations Survey) was 41.10 billion in 2008. ◆ Volatile
Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets in Vanuatu, 1976–2008
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Vanuatu recorded 41.10 billion for foreign assets, net foreign assets in 2008. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.3% on the previous year and up 51.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign assets, net foreign assets in Vanuatu peaked at 41.10 billion in 2008 and was at its lowest, 2.44 billion, in 1976.
Vanuatu ranks 106th 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.
Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets (Depository Corporations Survey) in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 2.44 billion | — |
| 1977 | 3.30 billion | +35.5% |
| 1978 | 3.56 billion | +7.6% |
| 1979 | 4.03 billion | +13.5% |
| 1980 | 3.29 billion | -18.5% |
| 1981 | 2.49 billion | -24.3% |
| 1982 | 5.26 billion | +111.3% |
| 1983 | 6.59 billion | +25.3% |
| 1984 | 9.10 billion | +38.1% |
| 1985 | 10.63 billion | +16.7% |
| 1986 | 13.44 billion | +26.5% |
| 1987 | 13.17 billion | -2.0% |
| 1988 | 14.58 billion | +10.7% |
| 1989 | 21.06 billion | +44.4% |
| 1990 | 22.27 billion | +5.8% |
| 1991 | 21.83 billion | -2.0% |
| 1992 | 20.31 billion | -7.0% |
| 1993 | 20.82 billion | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 19.09 billion | -8.3% |
| 1995 | 22.76 billion | +19.2% |
| 1996 | 24.44 billion | +7.4% |
| 1997 | 24.13 billion | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 27.19 billion | +12.7% |
| 1999 | 22.11 billion | -18.7% |
| 2000 | 24.79 billion | +12.1% |
| 2001 | 26.48 billion | +6.8% |
| 2002 | 24.97 billion | -5.7% |
| 2003 | 24.99 billion | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 27.85 billion | +11.4% |
| 2005 | 29.79 billion | +7.0% |
| 2006 | 32.89 billion | +10.4% |
| 2007 | 37.96 billion | +15.4% |
| 2008 | 41.10 billion | +8.3% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 41.10 billion is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 227.31 billion, 18% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 41.10 billion is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 245.21 billion, 17% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets (Depository Corporations Survey) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | +111.3% | 2.49 billion | 5.26 billion |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.33 billion | 2.44 billion | 4.03 billion | 4 |
| 1980s | 9.96 billion | 2.49 billion | 21.06 billion | 10 |
| 1990s | 22.50 billion | 19.09 billion | 27.19 billion | 10 |
| 2000s | 30.09 billion | 24.79 billion | 41.10 billion | 9 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
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 foreign assets, net foreign assets in Vanuatu?
- Foreign assets, net foreign assets in Vanuatu was 41.10 billion in 2008, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest foreign assets, net foreign assets recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 41.10 billion in 2008.
- What is the lowest foreign assets, net foreign assets recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.44 billion in 1976.
- How does Vanuatu rank for foreign assets, net foreign assets?
- Vanuatu ranks 106th out of 178 countries with data for 2008.
- Is foreign assets, net foreign assets rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 51.2%. 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 Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.