Monetary Sector credit to private sector in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Monetary Sector credit to private sector was 48.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Monetary Sector credit to private sector in Vanuatu, 1979–2024
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % GDP.
Analysis
Vanuatu recorded 48.5% for monetary sector credit to private sector in 2024.
That represents a change of down 3.5% on the previous year and down 27.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, monetary sector credit to private sector in Vanuatu peaked at 73.7% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 27.3%, in 1985.
That places Vanuatu 74th out of 186 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
Monetary Sector credit to private sector in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | % GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 30.2% | — |
| 1980 | 32.0% | +5.7% |
| 1981 | 31.4% | -1.9% |
| 1982 | 29.5% | -5.9% |
| 1983 | 29.9% | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 28.1% | -6.3% |
| 1985 | 27.3% | -2.5% |
| 1986 | 29.5% | +8.0% |
| 1987 | 30.2% | +2.3% |
| 1988 | 30.9% | +2.4% |
| 1989 | 31.3% | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 34.0% | +8.6% |
| 1991 | 30.4% | -10.6% |
| 1992 | 35.9% | +18.1% |
| 1993 | 35.4% | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 33.9% | -4.2% |
| 1995 | 32.9% | -2.9% |
| 1996 | 34.2% | +3.8% |
| 1997 | 31.0% | -9.4% |
| 1998 | 32.5% | +4.8% |
| 1999 | 36.0% | +10.8% |
| 2000 | 31.5% | -12.3% |
| 2001 | 33.4% | +6.0% |
| 2002 | 37.1% | +10.9% |
| 2003 | 38.5% | +3.9% |
| 2004 | 39.8% | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 43.6% | +9.6% |
| 2006 | 42.4% | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 43.8% | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 55.1% | +25.7% |
| 2009 | 64.8% | +17.8% |
| 2010 | 67.6% | +4.2% |
| 2011 | 69.4% | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 73.7% | +6.3% |
| 2013 | 63.8% | -13.5% |
| 2014 | 66.5% | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 62.0% | -6.8% |
| 2016 | 59.4% | -4.1% |
| 2017 | 56.8% | -4.3% |
| 2018 | 54.4% | -4.3% |
| 2019 | 52.1% | -4.1% |
| 2020 | 53.8% | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 53.0% | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 50.6% | -4.4% |
| 2023 | 50.3% | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 48.5% | -3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 30.2% | 30.2% | 30.2% | 1 |
| 1980s | 30.0% | 27.3% | 32.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 33.6% | 30.4% | 36.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 43.0% | 31.5% | 64.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 62.6% | 52.1% | 73.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 51.2% | 48.5% | 53.8% | 5 |
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More financial sector data for Vanuatu
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 211,289 current LCU per person (2024)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 53.36 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 9.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 449.57 million SDR (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold 471.31 million SDR (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 471.31 million SDR (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 471.31 million SDR (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (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 market value) (SDR), per capita 1,438 SDR per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is monetary sector credit to private sector in Vanuatu?
- Monetary sector credit to private sector in Vanuatu was 48.5% in 2024, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest monetary sector credit to private sector recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 73.7% in 2012.
- What is the lowest monetary sector credit to private sector recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.3% in 1985.
- How does Vanuatu rank for monetary sector credit to private sector?
- Vanuatu ranks 74th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is monetary sector credit to private sector rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vanuatu data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Monetary Sector credit to private sector (% GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Domestic credit to private sector refers to financial resources provided to the private sector, such as through loans, purchases of nonequity securities, and trade credits and other accounts receivable, that establish a claim for repayment. For some countries these claims include credit to public enterprises. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.