Gross portfolio debt liabilities to GDP in Vanuatu

Vanuatu: Gross portfolio debt liabilities to GDP was 0.5% in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
0.5%
Change on year
up 31.0%
World rank
115th
of 128 countries
All-time high
0.5%
in 2020
All-time low
0.1%
in 2014
Years of data
7
2014–2020

Gross portfolio debt liabilities to GDP in Vanuatu, 2014–2020

0.10.20.30.40.52014201720202014: 0.072 %2015: 0.138 %2016: 0.216 %2017: 0.255 %2018: 0.325 %2019: 0.366 %2020: 0.48 %

Source: International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.

Analysis

Vanuatu recorded 0.5% for gross portfolio debt liabilities to gdp in 2020. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 31.0% on the previous year and up 570.0% over ten years.

That places Vanuatu 115th out of 128 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Gross portfolio debt liabilities to GDP in Vanuatu, year by year

Annual values for Gross portfolio debt liabilities to GDP (%) in Vanuatu, 2014 to 2020.
Year % Change
2014 0.1%
2015 0.1% +92.8%
2016 0.2% +56.3%
2017 0.3% +18.0%
2018 0.3% +27.6%
2019 0.4% +12.7%
2020 0.5% +31.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 0.2% 0.1% 0.4% 6
2020s 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 1

Countries ranked near Vanuatu

  1. 112 Uganda 1.2% compare
  2. 113 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 0.8%
  3. 114 Bangladesh 0.5% compare
  4. 116 Botswana 0.3% compare
  5. 117 Nicaragua 0.3% compare
  6. 118 Malawi 0.3% compare

See the full ranking of 128 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross portfolio debt liabilities to gdp in Vanuatu?
Gross portfolio debt liabilities to gdp in Vanuatu was 0.5% in 2020, according to International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
What is the highest gross portfolio debt liabilities to gdp recorded in Vanuatu?
The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2020.
What is the lowest gross portfolio debt liabilities to gdp recorded in Vanuatu?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2014.
How does Vanuatu rank for gross portfolio debt liabilities to gdp?
Vanuatu ranks 115th out of 128 countries with data for 2020.
Is gross portfolio debt liabilities to gdp rising or falling in Vanuatu?
Over the last ten years it is up 570.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Vanuatu data come from?
The figures come from International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Gross portfolio debt liabilities to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Gross portfolio debt liabilities to GDP (%)
Unit
%
Source
International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
128 places, 2,230 data points, 1999–2020
Last refreshed

Ratio of gross portfolio debt liabilities to GDP. Debt liabilities cover (1) bonds, debentures, notes, etc., and (2) money market or negotiable debt instruments. Raw data are from the electronic version of the IMF's International Financial Statistics. IFS line 79LEDZF / GDP. Local currency GDP is from IFS (line 99B..ZF or, if not available, line 99B.CZF).