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Prices & public finance · East Asia & Pacific · Lower-middle income
Vanuatu: prices, money and public finance
Inflation is 0.7% (2025), 155th of 180 in the world and 20th of 27 in East Asia & Pacific. GDP deflator is 2.2% (2025), 144th of 209 in the world and 21st of 36 in East Asia & Pacific. Lending rate is 8.4% (2025), 72nd of 136 in the world and 7th of 24 in East Asia & Pacific.
Inflation
VanuatuEast Asia & PacificLower-middle incomeWorld
GDP deflator
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13 indicators
Prices & public finance: Vanuatu in detail
Latest reported value, world rank and rank within East Asia & Pacific; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.
| Indicator | Latest | World rank | In region | ~2000 | ~2010 | ~2020 | 10-year change | Region | Income group | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| InflationInflation, consumer prices, annual % | 0.7%2025 | 155/180 | 20/27 | 2.5% | 2.8% | 5.3% | −1.8 ppsince 2015 | 2.0% | 3.6% | 3.0% | |
| GDP deflatorInflation, GDP deflator, annual % | 2.2%2025 | 144/209 | 21/36 | 2.2% | 1.5% | 2.2% | −3.4 ppsince 2015 | 2.5% | 5.0% | 3.3% | |
| Lending rateLending interest rate, % | 8.4%2025 | 72/136 | 7/24 | · | · | 9.8% | −1.8 ppsince 2015 | — | — | — | |
| Real interest rateReal interest rate, % | 6.1%2025 | 53/136 | 7/24 | · | · | 7.4% | +1.7 ppsince 2015 | — | — | — | |
| Exchange rateOfficial exchange rate, local currency per US$ | 120.322025 | 62/210 | 9/36 | 137.64 | 96.91 | 115.38 | +10%since 2015 | — | — | — | |
| Tax revenueTax revenue, % of GDP | 16.5%2023 | 74/142 | 14/25 | 17.1%1999 | 16.2% | 12.6% | +0.5 ppsince 2013 | 10.8% | 12.1% | 13.9% | |
| Government revenueGovernment revenue excluding grants, % of GDP | 24.2%2023 | 82/142 | 15/25 | 19.4%1999 | 18.7% | 26.7% | +6.3 ppsince 2013 | 17.6% | 14.2% | 24.0% | |
| Government expenseGovernment expense, % of GDP | 26.6%2023 | 70/142 | 14/25 | 18.8%1999 | 23.2% | 30.4% | +7.4 ppsince 2013 | — | 15.7% | 28.5% | |
| Government debtCentral government debt, % of GDP | 67.9%2023 | 22/78 | 3/17 | 27.3%1999 | · | 75.7%2021 | +40.6 ppsince 1999 | — | — | — | |
| External debtExternal debt stocks, % of GNI | 39.2%2024 | 70/119 | 6/16 | 43.3% | 27.4% | 43.4% | +13.3 ppsince 2014 | — | 30.1% | — | |
| Private creditDomestic credit to private sector, % of GDP | 48.5%2024 | 73/169 | 16/25 | 31.5% | 67.6% | 53.8% | −18.0 ppsince 2014 | 175.5% | 38.7% | 140.3% | |
| Broad moneyBroad money, % of GDP | 82.9%2024 | 38/146 | 17/24 | 90.1% | 87.0% | 80.6% | +14.5 ppsince 2014 | 211.5% | 67.4% | 135.7% | |
| Reserves, months of importsTotal reserves in months of imports | 12.62022 | 11/165 | 2/24 | 2.6 | 4.5 | 15.5 | +176%since 2012 | 11.1 | 7.7 | 8.6 |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.
Better than ten years ago
- Inflation−1.8 pp0.7% in 2025
- Reserves, months of imports+176%12.6 in 2022
Worse than ten years ago
- Government debt+40.6 pp67.9% in 2023
- External debt+13.3 pp39.2% in 2024
Only indicators where higher or lower is clearly better are rated (for example, unemployment down is better, life expectancy up is better).
neighbours
Vanuatu and its neighbours
Countries sharing a land border with Vanuatu. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.
| Indicator | Vanuatu | Australia | Solomon Islands |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inflation | 0.7%2025 | 2.9%2025 | 3.4%2025 |
| GDP deflator | 2.2%2025 | 2.3%2025 | 5.0%2025 |
| Lending rate | 8.4%2025 | 5.1%2019 | 5.2%2021 |
| Real interest rate | 6.1%2025 | 1.6%2019 | 5.8%2021 |
| Exchange rate | 120.322025 | 1.552025 | 8.332025 |
| Tax revenue | 16.5%2023 | 23.6%2022 | 23.3%2024 |
| Government revenue | 24.2%2023 | 26.1%2022 | 25.4%2024 |
| Government expense | 26.6%2023 | 27.6%2022 | 28.9%2022 |
| Government debt | 67.9%2023 | 57.9%2022 | 26.0%2024 |