Total reserves in months of imports, per capita in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Total reserves in months of imports, per capita was 0 units per person in 2022. ▲ Rising
Total reserves in months of imports, per capita in Vanuatu, 1982–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total reserves in months of imports, per capita in Vanuatu is 0 units per person, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of down 13.3% on the previous year and up 119.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total reserves in months of imports, per capita in Vanuatu peaked at 0.0001 units per person in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 1982.
That places Vanuatu 9th out of 178 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 41 years of available data.
Total reserves in months of imports, per capita in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1983 | 0 units per person | +10.9% |
| 1984 | 0 units per person | +3.9% |
| 1985 | 0 units per person | +12.7% |
| 1986 | 0 units per person | +99.1% |
| 1987 | 0 units per person | +63.8% |
| 1988 | 0 units per person | +5.3% |
| 1989 | 0 units per person | -7.6% |
| 1990 | 0 units per person | -18.5% |
| 1991 | 0 units per person | -6.3% |
| 1992 | 0 units per person | +10.6% |
| 1993 | 0 units per person | +7.0% |
| 1994 | 0 units per person | -17.1% |
| 1995 | 0 units per person | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 0 units per person | -11.4% |
| 1997 | 0 units per person | -14.5% |
| 1998 | 0 units per person | +16.0% |
| 1999 | 0 units per person | -19.3% |
| 2000 | 0 units per person | -6.0% |
| 2001 | 0 units per person | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 0 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 0 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 0 units per person | +17.2% |
| 2005 | 0 units per person | -7.9% |
| 2006 | 0 units per person | +45.2% |
| 2007 | 0 units per person | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 0 units per person | -40.3% |
| 2009 | 0 units per person | +79.3% |
| 2010 | 0 units per person | -14.3% |
| 2011 | 0 units per person | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 0 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 0 units per person | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 0 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 0 units per person | +24.8% |
| 2016 | 0 units per person | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 0 units per person | +34.0% |
| 2018 | 0 units per person | +6.5% |
| 2019 | 0 units per person | +20.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0001 units per person | +32.9% |
| 2021 | 0 units per person | -10.3% |
| 2022 | 0 units per person | -13.3% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 0 units per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0 units per person, 100.4× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 0 units per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0 units per person, 68.1× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total reserves in months of imports, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | +99.1% | 0 units per person | 0 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 8 |
| 1990s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 3 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
- 6 Aruba 0.0001 units per person compare
- 7 Micronesia (country) 0 units per person compare
- 8 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 units per person compare
- 10 Grenada 0 units per person compare
- 11 Antigua and Barbuda 0 units per person compare
- 12 Seychelles 0 units per person 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 total reserves in months of imports, per capita in Vanuatu?
- Total reserves in months of imports, per capita in Vanuatu was 0 units per person in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total reserves in months of imports, per capita recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0001 units per person in 2020.
- What is the lowest total reserves in months of imports, per capita recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 1982.
- How does Vanuatu rank for total reserves in months of imports, per capita?
- Vanuatu ranks 9th out of 178 countries with data for 2022.
- Is total reserves in months of imports, per capita rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 119.6%. 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 Total reserves in months of imports, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Total reserves in months of imports divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Total reserves in months of imports ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Total reserves in months of imports 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
Total reserves in months of imports divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.