Other investment, Currency and deposits, Deposit taking corporations in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Other investment, Currency and deposits, Deposit taking corporations was 2,278 US dollar per square kilometre in 2022. ▼ Falling
Other investment, Currency and deposits, Deposit taking corporations in Vanuatu, 1998–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in US dollar per square kilometre.
Analysis
Vanuatu recorded 2,278 US dollar per square kilometre for other investment, currency and deposits, deposit taking corporations in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.3% on the previous year and down 80.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other investment, currency and deposits, deposit taking corporations in Vanuatu peaked at 27,034 US dollar per square kilometre in 2007 and was at its lowest, 2,278 US dollar per square kilometre, in 2022.
That places Vanuatu 132nd out of 165 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Other investment, Currency and deposits, Deposit taking corporations in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | US dollar per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 15,586 US dollar per square kilometre | — |
| 1999 | 13,475 US dollar per square kilometre | -13.5% |
| 2004 | 21,554 US dollar per square kilometre | +60.0% |
| 2005 | 22,034 US dollar per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 23,887 US dollar per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 2007 | 27,034 US dollar per square kilometre | +13.2% |
| 2008 | 24,932 US dollar per square kilometre | -7.8% |
| 2009 | 18,775 US dollar per square kilometre | -24.7% |
| 2010 | 19,453 US dollar per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 14,870 US dollar per square kilometre | -23.6% |
| 2012 | 11,952 US dollar per square kilometre | -19.6% |
| 2013 | 9,384 US dollar per square kilometre | -21.5% |
| 2014 | 11,398 US dollar per square kilometre | +21.5% |
| 2015 | 9,301 US dollar per square kilometre | -18.4% |
| 2016 | 10,910 US dollar per square kilometre | +17.3% |
| 2017 | 4,769 US dollar per square kilometre | -56.3% |
| 2018 | 15,197 US dollar per square kilometre | +218.6% |
| 2019 | 17,452 US dollar per square kilometre | +14.8% |
| 2020 | 19,156 US dollar per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 2021 | 2,380 US dollar per square kilometre | -87.6% |
| 2022 | 2,278 US dollar per square kilometre | -4.3% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 2,278 US dollar per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3,869 US dollar per square kilometre, 59% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 2,278 US dollar per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 31,744 US dollar per square kilometre, 7% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Other investment, Currency and deposits, Deposit taking corporations 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +218.6% | 4,769 US dollar per square kilometre | 15,197 US dollar per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14,531 US dollar per square kilometre | 13,475 US dollar per square kilometre | 15,586 US dollar per square kilometre | 2 |
| 2000s | 23,036 US dollar per square kilometre | 18,775 US dollar per square kilometre | 27,034 US dollar per square kilometre | 6 |
| 2010s | 12,469 US dollar per square kilometre | 4,769 US dollar per square kilometre | 19,453 US dollar per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 7,938 US dollar per square kilometre | 2,278 US dollar per square kilometre | 19,156 US dollar per square kilometre | 3 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
- 129 Guinea 2,605 US dollar per square kilometre compare
- 130 Botswana 2,495 US dollar per square kilometre compare
- 131 Kazakhstan 2,355 US dollar per square kilometre compare
- 133 Paraguay 2,271 US dollar per square kilometre compare
- 134 Angola 2,269 US dollar per square kilometre compare
- 135 Tajikistan 2,260 US dollar 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 other investment, currency and deposits, deposit taking corporations in Vanuatu?
- Other investment, currency and deposits, deposit taking corporations in Vanuatu was 2,278 US dollar per square kilometre in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest other investment, currency and deposits, deposit taking corporations recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 27,034 US dollar per square kilometre in 2007.
- What is the lowest other investment, currency and deposits, deposit taking corporations recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,278 US dollar per square kilometre in 2022.
- How does Vanuatu rank for other investment, currency and deposits, deposit taking corporations?
- Vanuatu ranks 132nd out of 165 countries with data for 2022.
- Is other investment, currency and deposits, deposit taking corporations rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 80.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Vanuatu data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Other investment, Currency and deposits, Deposit taking corporations, except the Central Bank (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Other investment, Currency and deposits, Deposit taking corporations, except the Central Bank (Assets, Positions, US dollar) 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.
Other investment, Currency and deposits, Deposit taking corporations, except the Central Bank (Assets, Positions, US dollar) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Other investment, Currency and deposits, Deposit taking corporations International Monetary Fund
- 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
Other investment, Currency and deposits, Deposit taking corporations, except the Central Bank (Assets, Positions, US dollar) 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.