Vanuatu

Country in Oceania

In brief

GDP: $1.4B (2025). World rank 195 of 210; in Oceania, 9 of 19. Agriculture, share of GDP: 26.6% (2024). World rank 17 of 197; in Oceania, 2 of 13. Industry, share of GDP: 10.1% (2024). World rank 186 of 200; in Oceania, 12 of 13. From 2015 to 2025: GDP $855.4M → $1.4B, GDP per person $3,214 → $4,039, and GDP per person at purchasing power parity $3,379 → $4,525.

Size and growth

GDP: $1.4B 2025
GDP per person: $4,039 2025
GDP per person at purchasing power parity: $4,525 2025
GDP growth per year: +3.1% 2025

Income and prices

Income level (World Bank): Lower-middle income
Gross national income per person: $4,410 2025
Inflation: +0.7% 2025
Price level, USA = 100: 89 2025

Structure and jobs

Agriculture, share of GDP: 26.6% 2024
Industry, share of GDP: 10.1% 2024
Services, share of GDP: 56.8% 2024
Unemployment: 5.1% 2025
Youth unemployment, ages 15–24: 11.3% 2025
Women in work or seeking work: 53.3% 2025

Trade and finance

Exports, share of GDP: 25.4% 2024
Imports, share of GDP: 48% 2024
Current account balance, share of GDP: -11.1% 2022
Foreign direct investment, share of GDP: +2.4% 2025
Remittances received, share of GDP: 17.2% 2022
Tax revenue, share of GDP: 16.5% 2023
Currency: Vanuatu Vatu (VUV)

Poverty and inequality

Gini index (0 = full equality): 32.3 2019
Living on under $3 a day: 19.5% 2019