Reserve assets (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Reserve assets (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP was 0.5524 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2022. ▲ Rising
Reserve assets (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP in Vanuatu, 1998–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in US dollar per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
In 2022, reserve assets (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp in Vanuatu stood at 0.5524 US dollar per US$ of GDP.
That represents a change of down 8.7% on the previous year and up 126.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reserve assets (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp in Vanuatu peaked at 0.6051 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.1388 US dollar per US$ of GDP, in 2002.
Vanuatu ranks 8th of 169 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Reserve assets (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | US dollar per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.169 US dollar per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1999 | 0.1595 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -5.6% |
| 2002 | 0.1388 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -13.0% |
| 2003 | 0.1409 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 0.1701 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +20.7% |
| 2005 | 0.1712 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.2393 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +39.8% |
| 2007 | 0.2315 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 0.1951 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -15.7% |
| 2009 | 0.2508 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +28.5% |
| 2010 | 0.2406 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -4.0% |
| 2011 | 0.2256 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -6.2% |
| 2012 | 0.2436 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +8.0% |
| 2013 | 0.2076 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -14.8% |
| 2014 | 0.2093 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.3148 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +50.4% |
| 2016 | 0.3283 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +4.3% |
| 2017 | 0.3957 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +20.5% |
| 2018 | 0.4108 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 0.4819 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +17.3% |
| 2020 | 0.6026 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +25.0% |
| 2021 | 0.6051 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.5524 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -8.7% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 0.5524 US dollar per US$ of GDP is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1557 US dollar per US$ of GDP, 3.5× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 0.5524 US dollar per US$ of GDP is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.3023 US dollar per US$ of GDP, 1.8× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1642 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.1595 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.169 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.1922 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.1388 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.2508 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.3058 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.2076 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.4819 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5867 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.5524 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.6051 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 3 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
- 5 Singapore 0.6788 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 6 Mauritius 0.637 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 7 Tonga 0.6213 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 9 Cambodia 0.537 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 10 Thailand 0.4885 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 11 Afghanistan 0.4874 US dollar per US$ of GDP 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 reserve assets (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp in Vanuatu?
- Reserve assets (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp in Vanuatu was 0.5524 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest reserve assets (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6051 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2021.
- What is the lowest reserve assets (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1388 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2002.
- How does Vanuatu rank for reserve assets (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp?
- Vanuatu ranks 8th out of 169 countries with data for 2022.
- Is reserve assets (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 126.7%. 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 Reserve assets (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Reserve assets (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.