Foreign aid received as a share of national income net in Vanuatu

Vanuatu: Foreign aid received as a share of national income net was 12.28 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
12.28
Change on year
up 5.6%
World rank
22nd
of 166 countries
All-time high
42.29
in 1980
All-time low
8.5
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024

Foreign aid received as a share of national income net in Vanuatu, 1970–2024

10203040197019972024

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2024, foreign aid received as a share of national income net in Vanuatu stood at 12.28.

The figure is up 5.6% on the previous year and down 3.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, foreign aid received as a share of national income net in Vanuatu peaked at 42.29 in 1980 and was at its lowest, 8.5, in 1970.

That places Vanuatu 22nd out of 166 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 55 years of available data.

Foreign aid received as a share of national income net in Vanuatu, year by year

Annual values for Foreign aid received as a share of national income net in Vanuatu, 1970 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1970 8.5
1971 12.31 +44.8%
1972 12.57 +2.1%
1973 11.27 -10.3%
1974 19.67 +74.5%
1975 14.18 -27.9%
1976 38.66 +172.6%
1977 18.9 -51.1%
1978 18.97 +0.4%
1979 38.32 +102.0%
1980 42.29 +10.4%
1981 31.32 -25.9%
1982 27.56 -12.0%
1983 26.36 -4.4%
1984 18.98 -28.0%
1985 17.8 -6.2%
1986 20.01 +12.4%
1987 41.62 +108.0%
1988 26.78 -35.7%
1989 24.36 -9.0%
1990 28.02 +15.0%
1991 26.06 -7.0%
1992 21.68 -16.8%
1993 19.5 -10.0%
1994 20.69 +6.1%
1995 20.94 +1.2%
1996 13.37 -36.2%
1997 11.19 -16.3%
1998 11.62 +3.8%
1999 11.83 +1.8%
2000 13.7 +15.9%
2001 11.44 -16.5%
2002 10.87 -4.9%
2003 11 +1.2%
2004 11.16 +1.4%
2005 10.92 -2.1%
2006 11.83 +8.4%
2007 11.71 -1.0%
2008 15.82 +35.1%
2009 17.72 +12.0%
2010 16.87 -4.8%
2011 12.37 -26.7%
2012 14.46 +16.9%
2013 12.05 -16.7%
2014 12.78 +6.0%
2015 24.13 +88.9%
2016 15.71 -34.9%
2017 15.05 -4.2%
2018 13.91 -7.5%
2019 12.21 -12.3%
2020 15.21 +24.6%
2021 14.91 -2.0%
2022 10.52 -29.4%
2023 11.64 +10.6%
2024 12.28 +5.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 19.34 8.5 38.66 10
1980s 27.71 17.8 42.29 10
1990s 18.49 11.19 28.02 10
2000s 12.62 10.87 17.72 10
2010s 14.95 12.05 24.13 10
2020s 12.91 10.52 15.21 5

Countries ranked near Vanuatu

  1. 19 Gambia 14.41 compare
  2. 20 Mozambique 13.89 compare
  3. 21 Comoros 12.7 compare
  4. 23 Timor-Leste 12.22 compare
  5. 24 Rwanda 11.16 compare
  6. 25 Samoa 11.09 compare

See the full ranking of 169 places →

More reference data data for Vanuatu

All data for Vanuatu →

Frequently asked questions

What is foreign aid received as a share of national income net in Vanuatu?
Foreign aid received as a share of national income net in Vanuatu was 12.28 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest foreign aid received as a share of national income net recorded in Vanuatu?
The highest recorded value was 42.29 in 1980.
What is the lowest foreign aid received as a share of national income net recorded in Vanuatu?
The lowest recorded value was 8.5 in 1970.
How does Vanuatu rank for foreign aid received as a share of national income net?
Vanuatu ranks 22nd out of 166 countries with data for 2024.
Is foreign aid received as a share of national income net rising or falling in Vanuatu?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Vanuatu data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Foreign aid received as a share of national income net. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 55 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Foreign aid received as a share of national income net in Vanuatu. Statizoid, drawing on Our World in Data. Retrieved 24 August 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/foreign-aid-received-as-a-share-of-national-income-net/vanuatu/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/foreign-aid-received-as-a-share-of-national-income-net/vanuatu/">Foreign aid received as a share of national income net in Vanuatu</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Foreign aid received as a share of national income net
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
169 places, 8,655 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed