Money (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency), per capita in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Money (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency), per capita was 50,451 units per person in 2008. ▲ Rising
Money (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency), per capita in Vanuatu, 1976–2008
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for money (depository corporations survey, domestic currency), per capita in Vanuatu is 50,451 units per person, measured in 2008. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.4% on the previous year and up 81.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, money (depository corporations survey, domestic currency), per capita in Vanuatu peaked at 50,451 units per person in 2008 and was at its lowest, 9,556 units per person, in 1976.
Vanuatu ranks 58th of 160 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Money (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency), per capita in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 9,556 units per person | — |
| 1977 | 11,677 units per person | +22.2% |
| 1978 | 13,896 units per person | +19.0% |
| 1979 | 15,101 units per person | +8.7% |
| 1980 | 13,280 units per person | -12.1% |
| 1981 | 10,711 units per person | -19.3% |
| 1982 | 12,044 units per person | +12.4% |
| 1983 | 14,728 units per person | +22.3% |
| 1984 | 16,513 units per person | +12.1% |
| 1985 | 16,742 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 16,035 units per person | -4.2% |
| 1987 | 20,650 units per person | +28.8% |
| 1988 | 17,856 units per person | -13.5% |
| 1989 | 21,268 units per person | +19.1% |
| 1990 | 18,068 units per person | -15.0% |
| 1991 | 22,477 units per person | +24.4% |
| 1992 | 22,881 units per person | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 24,871 units per person | +8.7% |
| 1994 | 23,906 units per person | -3.9% |
| 1995 | 25,597 units per person | +7.1% |
| 1996 | 24,713 units per person | -3.5% |
| 1997 | 25,672 units per person | +3.9% |
| 1998 | 27,852 units per person | +8.5% |
| 1999 | 26,906 units per person | -3.4% |
| 2000 | 26,480 units per person | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 26,224 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 28,912 units per person | +10.3% |
| 2003 | 29,135 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 31,862 units per person | +9.4% |
| 2005 | 35,210 units per person | +10.5% |
| 2006 | 41,527 units per person | +17.9% |
| 2007 | 48,336 units per person | +16.4% |
| 2008 | 50,451 units per person | +4.4% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 50,451 units per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 35,525 units per person, 1.4× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 50,451 units per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 34,591 units per person, 1.5× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12,557 units per person | 9,556 units per person | 15,101 units per person | 4 |
| 1980s | 15,983 units per person | 10,711 units per person | 21,268 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 24,294 units per person | 18,068 units per person | 27,852 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 35,348 units per person | 26,224 units per person | 50,451 units per person | 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 money (depository corporations survey, domestic currency), per capita in Vanuatu?
- Money (depository corporations survey, domestic currency), per capita in Vanuatu was 50,451 units per person in 2008, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest money (depository corporations survey, domestic currency), per capita recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 50,451 units per person in 2008.
- What is the lowest money (depository corporations survey, domestic currency), per capita recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 9,556 units per person in 1976.
- How does Vanuatu rank for money (depository corporations survey, domestic currency), per capita?
- Vanuatu ranks 58th out of 160 countries with data for 2008.
- Is money (depository corporations survey, domestic currency), per capita rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 81.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vanuatu data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Money (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Money (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Money (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
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- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Money (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.