Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … unit in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … unit was 0.0399 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2022. ▼ Falling
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit in Vanuatu, 1998–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit in Vanuatu is 0.0399 current US$ per US$ of GDP, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of up 1,859.8% on the previous year and down 88.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit in Vanuatu peaked at 0.3637 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.002 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2021.
That places Vanuatu 75th out of 191 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … unit in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.2745 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1999 | 0.2201 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -19.8% |
| 2000 | 0.2537 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +15.2% |
| 2001 | 0.2249 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.4% |
| 2002 | 0.2742 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +21.9% |
| 2003 | 0.2639 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.7% |
| 2004 | 0.2548 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.5% |
| 2005 | 0.2633 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 0.2481 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.8% |
| 2007 | 0.275 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.8% |
| 2008 | 0.3182 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +15.7% |
| 2009 | 0.3611 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +13.5% |
| 2010 | 0.3608 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.3233 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.4% |
| 2012 | 0.3584 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.8% |
| 2013 | 0.3637 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 0.3185 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.4% |
| 2015 | 0.2736 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -14.1% |
| 2016 | 0.2905 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.2% |
| 2017 | 0.2824 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 0.2755 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 0.2317 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -15.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0575 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -75.2% |
| 2021 | 0.002 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -96.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0399 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1859.7% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 0.0399 current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0161 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 2.5× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 0.0399 current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0357 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 1.1× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … unit 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +1859.7% | 0.002 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0399 current US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2473 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2201 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2745 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.2737 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2249 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3611 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3078 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2317 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3637 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0331 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.002 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0575 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 3 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
- 72 Serbia 0.0426 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 73 Bulgaria 0.0418 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 74 Singapore 0.0416 current US$ per US$ of GDP
- 76 North Macedonia 0.0373 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 77 Saudi Arabia 0.0369 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 78 Ethiopia 0.0368 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More reference data data for Vanuatu
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0174 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0819 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0994 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0001 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0994 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0583 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0658 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.4612 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.5857 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0003 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit in Vanuatu?
- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit in Vanuatu was 0.0399 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3637 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2013.
- What is the lowest spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.002 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2021.
- How does Vanuatu rank for spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit?
- Vanuatu ranks 75th out of 191 countries with data for 2022.
- Is spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 88.9%. 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 Spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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Spending by international visitors while visiting a country divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.