Economy
Source: IMF — International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity (IRFCL), International Liquidity (IL), Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), World Economic Outlook (WEO). · updated 2025-12-31
Vanuatu's government debt stands at 36.16% as of 2025-12-31, down from 39.05% in 2024. Historical data runs from 1996 to 2025 (30 observations).
In 2025, Vanuatu's government debt was 36.16%, down from 39.05% in 2024.
In 2024, Vanuatu's government debt was 39.05%, down from 39.24% in 2023.
In 2023, Vanuatu's government debt was 39.24%, up from 39.16% in 2022.
In 2022, Vanuatu's government debt was 39.16%, down from 42.17% in 2021.
In 2021, Vanuatu's government debt was 42.17%, down from 42.93% in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 36.16% | -2.9% |
| 2024 | 39.05% | -0.186% |
| 2023 | 39.24% | +0.0827% |
| 2022 | 39.16% | -3.01% |
| 2021 | 42.17% | -0.7613% |
| 2020 | 42.93% | +3.14% |
| 2019 | 39.78% | -0.2404% |
| 2018 | 40.03% | -6.36% |
| 2017 | 46.38% | +8.81% |
| 2016 | 37.57% | +5.35% |
| 2015 | 32.22% | +14.42% |
| 2014 | 17.8% | +1.44% |
| 2013 | 16.36% | -1.07% |
| 2012 | 17.43% | -1.83% |
| 2011 | 19.25% | +0.9724% |
| 2010 | 18.28% | -0.8146% |
| 2009 | 19.1% | -0.0801% |
| 2008 | 19.18% | +1.57% |
| 2007 | 17.61% | -2.42% |
| 2006 | 20.03% | -3.72% |
| 2005 | 23.75% | -3.74% |
| 2004 | 27.49% | -7.1% |
| 2003 | 34.59% | -0.4904% |
| 2002 | 35.08% | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 33.48% | +0.8385% |
| 2000 | 32.64% | +4.96% |
| 1999 | 27.68% | +2.33% |
| 1998 | 25.35% | +4.61% |
| 1997 | 20.74% | -0.1039% |
| 1996 | 20.84% | — |
Source: IMF — International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity (IRFCL), International Liquidity (IL), Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), World Economic Outlook (WEO). · Download this series as CSV — free, attribution required (CC BY 4.0).
Vanuatu's government debt is 36.16% as of 2025-12-31, compared with 39.05% in 2024. Source: IMF — International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity (IRFCL), International Liquidity (IL), Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), World Economic Outlook (WEO).
The highest recorded value is 46.38% (2017); the lowest is 16.36% (2013), across data from 1996 to 2025.
Source: IMF — International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity (IRFCL), International Liquidity (IL), Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), World Economic Outlook (WEO). Figures are republished with attribution and updated as the source releases new observations.