Net foreign assets (current LCU), per square kilometre in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Net foreign assets (current LCU), per square kilometre was 7.01 million current LCU per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Net foreign assets (current LCU), per square kilometre in Vanuatu, 1976–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for net foreign assets (current lcu), per square kilometre in Vanuatu is 7.01 million current LCU per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 48 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 425.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net foreign assets (current lcu), per square kilometre in Vanuatu peaked at 7.01 million current LCU per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 199,918 current LCU per square kilometre, in 1976.
Vanuatu ranks 62nd of 185 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Net foreign assets (current LCU), per square kilometre in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | current LCU per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 199,918 current LCU per square kilometre | — |
| 1977 | 270,960 current LCU per square kilometre | +35.5% |
| 1978 | 291,632 current LCU per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 1979 | 330,927 current LCU per square kilometre | +13.5% |
| 1980 | 269,729 current LCU per square kilometre | -18.5% |
| 1981 | 204,263 current LCU per square kilometre | -24.3% |
| 1982 | 431,684 current LCU per square kilometre | +111.3% |
| 1983 | 540,906 current LCU per square kilometre | +25.3% |
| 1984 | 746,777 current LCU per square kilometre | +38.1% |
| 1985 | 871,682 current LCU per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 1986 | 1.10 million current LCU per square kilometre | +26.5% |
| 1987 | 1.08 million current LCU per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1988 | 1.20 million current LCU per square kilometre | +10.7% |
| 1989 | 1.73 million current LCU per square kilometre | +44.4% |
| 1990 | 1.83 million current LCU per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1991 | 1.79 million current LCU per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1992 | 1.67 million current LCU per square kilometre | -7.0% |
| 1993 | 1.71 million current LCU per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 1.57 million current LCU per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 1995 | 1.87 million current LCU per square kilometre | +19.2% |
| 1996 | 2.00 million current LCU per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 1997 | 1.98 million current LCU per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 2.23 million current LCU per square kilometre | +12.7% |
| 1999 | 1.81 million current LCU per square kilometre | -18.7% |
| 2000 | 2.03 million current LCU per square kilometre | +12.1% |
| 2001 | 2.17 million current LCU per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 2002 | 2.05 million current LCU per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 2003 | 2.05 million current LCU per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 2.28 million current LCU per square kilometre | +11.4% |
| 2005 | 2.44 million current LCU per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 2006 | 2.70 million current LCU per square kilometre | +10.4% |
| 2007 | 3.11 million current LCU per square kilometre | +15.4% |
| 2008 | 3.37 million current LCU per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 2009 | 2.63 million current LCU per square kilometre | -22.1% |
| 2010 | 1.83 million current LCU per square kilometre | -30.5% |
| 2011 | 1.67 million current LCU per square kilometre | -8.5% |
| 2012 | 1.57 million current LCU per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 2013 | 1.33 million current LCU per square kilometre | -14.8% |
| 2014 | 1.14 million current LCU per square kilometre | -14.5% |
| 2015 | 1.96 million current LCU per square kilometre | +71.6% |
| 2016 | 2.87 million current LCU per square kilometre | +46.5% |
| 2017 | 3.18 million current LCU per square kilometre | +11.0% |
| 2018 | 4.43 million current LCU per square kilometre | +39.0% |
| 2019 | 5.66 million current LCU per square kilometre | +27.9% |
| 2020 | 6.43 million current LCU per square kilometre | +13.5% |
| 2021 | 6.97 million current LCU per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 2022 | 6.96 million current LCU per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 7.01 million current LCU per square kilometre | +0.7% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 7.01 million current LCU per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.68 million current LCU per square kilometre, 4.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 7.01 million current LCU per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 4.35 million current LCU per square kilometre, 1.6× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net foreign assets (current LCU), per square kilometre in Vanuatu changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | +111.3% | 204,263 current LCU per square kilometre | 431,684 current LCU per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 273,359 current LCU per square kilometre | 199,918 current LCU per square kilometre | 330,927 current LCU per square kilometre | 4 |
| 1980s | 817,221 current LCU per square kilometre | 204,263 current LCU per square kilometre | 1.73 million current LCU per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.85 million current LCU per square kilometre | 1.57 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2.23 million current LCU per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.48 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2.03 million current LCU per square kilometre | 3.37 million current LCU per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.56 million current LCU per square kilometre | 1.14 million current LCU per square kilometre | 5.66 million current LCU per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.84 million current LCU per square kilometre | 6.43 million current LCU per square kilometre | 7.01 million current LCU per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
- 59 Saint Kitts and Nevis 9.12 million current LCU per square kilometre compare
- 60 North Macedonia 9.09 million current LCU per square kilometre compare
- 61 Democratic Republic of Congo 8.09 million current LCU per square kilometre compare
- 63 Grenada 6.67 million current LCU per square kilometre compare
- 64 Kazakhstan 6.34 million current LCU per square kilometre compare
- 65 Burkina Faso 5.95 million current LCU per square kilometre compare
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 net foreign assets (current lcu), per square kilometre in Vanuatu?
- Net foreign assets (current lcu), per square kilometre in Vanuatu was 7.01 million current LCU per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest net foreign assets (current lcu), per square kilometre recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 7.01 million current LCU per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest net foreign assets (current lcu), per square kilometre recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 199,918 current LCU per square kilometre in 1976.
- How does Vanuatu rank for net foreign assets (current lcu), per square kilometre?
- Vanuatu ranks 62nd out of 185 countries with data for 2023.
- Is net foreign assets (current lcu), per square kilometre rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 425.1%. 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 square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Net foreign assets (current LCU) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Net foreign assets (current LCU) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Net foreign assets International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.