Gross portfolio debt liabilities to GDP (%) in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Gross portfolio debt liabilities to GDP (%) was 0.5% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Gross portfolio debt liabilities to GDP in Vanuatu, 2014–2020
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
| 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% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 0.5% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3.9%, 12% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 0.5% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 18.9%, 3% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.4% | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 1 |
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 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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About this data
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).