Net foreign assets (current LCU), per capita in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Net foreign assets (current LCU), per capita was 292,219 current LCU per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Net foreign assets (current LCU), per capita in Vanuatu, 1976–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per person.
Analysis
In 2024, net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita in Vanuatu stood at 292,219 current LCU per person. That is the highest value across all 49 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.6% on the previous year and up 446.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita in Vanuatu peaked at 292,219 current LCU per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 21,057 current LCU per person, in 1981.
Vanuatu ranks 36th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 30,642 current LCU per person | 23,571 current LCU per person | 35,686 current LCU per person | 4 |
| 1980s | 74,526 current LCU per person | 21,057 current LCU per person | 145,822 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 136,358 current LCU per person | 116,909 current LCU per person | 152,474 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 144,299 current LCU per person | 124,503 current LCU per person | 181,135 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 115,438 current LCU per person | 53,442 current LCU per person | 236,346 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 273,964 current LCU per person | 262,086 current LCU per person | 292,219 current LCU per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
- 33 Uganda 354,472 current LCU per person compare
- 34 Uruguay 340,722 current LCU per person compare
- 35 Madagascar 322,130 current LCU per person compare
- 37 Côte d’Ivoire 266,747 current LCU per person compare
- 38 Czechia 250,494 current LCU per person compare
- 39 Myanmar 240,399 current LCU per person compare
More financial sector data for Vanuatu
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 47.8% (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports 12.6 (2022)
- Net domestic credit 69.26 billion current LCU (2024)
- Net foreign assets 95.78 billion current LCU (2024)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 48.5% (2024)
- Broad money 82.9% (2024)
- Claims on central government, etc. -4.8% (2024)
- Domestic credit to private sector 48.5% (2024)
- Official exchange rate 119.17 LCU per US$, period average (2024)
- Net migration -52 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita in Vanuatu?
- Net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita in Vanuatu was 292,219 current LCU per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 292,219 current LCU per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 21,057 current LCU per person in 1981.
- How does Vanuatu rank for net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita?
- Vanuatu ranks 36th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 446.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Vanuatu data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Net foreign assets (current LCU), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Net foreign assets (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Net foreign assets (current LCU) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Net foreign assets International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Net foreign assets (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.