Economy
The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · updated 2025-12-31
Vanuatu's external debt stands at 532.59M as of 2025-12-31, up from 520.13M in 2024. Historical data runs from 1981 to 2025 (45 observations).
In 2025, Vanuatu's external debt was 532.59M, up from 520.13M in 2024.
In 2024, Vanuatu's external debt was 520.13M, up from 470.66M in 2023.
In 2023, Vanuatu's external debt was 470.66M, up from 463.43M in 2022.
In 2022, Vanuatu's external debt was 463.43M, down from 476.74M in 2021.
In 2021, Vanuatu's external debt was 476.74M, up from 439.95M in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 532.59M | +12.46M |
| 2024 | 520.13M | +49.47M |
| 2023 | 470.66M | +7.23M |
| 2022 | 463.43M | -13.31M |
| 2021 | 476.74M | +36.80M |
| 2020 | 439.95M | +15.22M |
| 2019 | 424.72M | +22.49M |
| 2018 | 402.24M | +816,623 |
| 2017 | 401.42M | +108.00M |
| 2016 | 293.42M | +36.63M |
| 2015 | 256.79M | +53.52M |
| 2014 | 203.27M | +44.80M |
| 2013 | 158.47M | -23.74M |
| 2012 | 182.21M | +3.77M |
| 2011 | 178.44M | +788,338 |
| 2010 | 177.66M | +24.35M |
| 2009 | 153.31M | +4.43M |
| 2008 | 148.88M | +20.98M |
| 2007 | 127.90M | +17.32M |
| 2006 | 110.58M | +10.24M |
| 2005 | 100.35M | -53.58M |
| 2004 | 153.93M | -7.21M |
| 2003 | 161.15M | +561,971 |
| 2002 | 160.58M | +37.92M |
| 2001 | 122.66M | +10.40M |
| 2000 | 112.26M | +24.29M |
| 1999 | 87.98M | +23.81M |
| 1998 | 64.17M | +15.43M |
| 1997 | 48.73M | +854,888 |
| 1996 | 47.88M | -1.07M |
| 1995 | 48.95M | +3.36M |
| 1994 | 45.58M | +5.39M |
| 1993 | 40.19M | +3.96M |
| 1992 | 36.23M | +1.36M |
| 1991 | 34.87M | -3.35M |
| 1990 | 38.22M | +7.90M |
| 1989 | 30.32M | +3.54M |
| 1988 | 26.78M | +3.13M |
| 1987 | 23.65M | +5.41M |
| 1986 | 18.24M | +2.47M |
| 1985 | 15.76M | +2.82M |
| 1984 | 12.94M | +2.32M |
| 1983 | 10.62M | +6.54M |
| 1982 | 4.08M | +1.07M |
| 1981 | 3.01M | — |
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Vanuatu's external debt is 532.59M as of 2025-12-31, compared with 520.13M in 2024. The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
The highest recorded value is 532.59M (2025); the lowest is 3.01M (1981), across data from 1981 to 2025.
The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) Figures are republished with attribution and updated as the source releases new observations.