Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets 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 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% |
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 |
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More financial sector data for Vanuatu
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), annual growth rate -1.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP 0.3464 SDR per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita 1,372 SDR per person (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate -1.78 % change on previous year (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita 1,438 SDR per person (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (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)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), annual growth rate -1.78 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 1,438 SDR per person (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate -11.23 % change on previous year (2022)
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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About this data
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.