Nominal GDP
$1.35B
current US$ · 2025
World Bank
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Economy Snapshot
Vanuatu Economy and Trade
Port VilaLocal time
GDP $1.35B · real growth 3.1% · latest verified annual data
In Vanuatu's economy dashboard, nominal GDP is $1.35B for 2025, while the real-growth observation is 3.1% for 2025. Alongside output, the profile shows GDP per capita of $4,039 (2025) and CPI inflation of 0.7% (2025). Each measure keeps its own reference period below, avoiding a false same-year comparison between series released on different schedules.
GDP per capita
$4,039
current US$ · 2025
Source listed below
Real GDP growth
3.1%
annual % · 2025
Source listed below
Inflation
0.7%
CPI annual % · 2025
Source listed below
Vanuatu at a Glance
Each measure keeps its actual reference year and definition.
Output trend
Nominal GDP · annual observations · current US$ · World Bank
2015: $855.36M2016: $908.73M2017: $998.54M2018: $1.03B2019: $1.06B2020: $1.02B2021: $1.09B2022: $1.15B2023: $1.19B2024: $1.30B2025: $1.35B
GDP per capita$4,039
Real growth3.1%
GDP year2025
2025 Inflation
0.7%
CPI annual %
2025 Unemployment
5.1%
labor-market measure
2025 GDP per capita
$4,039
current US$
Macro signals
Available measures are shown with their reported reference periods.
Macro signals
World Bank annual observations
Real growth20253.1%
Unemployment20255.1%
Inflation20250.7%
Understand the numbers
What Vanuatu's economic profile is telling you
Vanuatu's updated World Bank annual series reports nominal GDP of about $1.35 billion in 2025 and GDP per capita of about $4,039. Real growth was 3.1 percent, inflation 0.7 percent and modeled unemployment 5.1 percent.
Reading the macro data
Nominal GDP measures current-dollar size. Real growth, inflation and unemployment describe different economic conditions and can have different reference years.
Reading the trade data
Merchandise trade covers goods. A balance appears only when exports and imports have a verified matching year and currency basis.
Detailed Economic Data
| Indicator | Vanuatu | Reference period | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| GDPcurrent US$ | $1.35B | 2025 | Actual |
| GDP per capitacurrent US$ | $4,039 | 2025 | Actual |
| Real GDP growthannual % | 3.1% | 2025 | Actual |
| InflationCPI annual % | 0.7% | 2025 | Actual |
| Unemploymentmodeled ILO estimate | 5.1% | 2025 | Estimate |
| Merchandise balancematched year required | Not calculated | Unavailable | Unavailable |
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Vanuatu's latest GDP?
The verified GDP observation used here is $1.35B for 2025.
What does merchandise trade show for Vanuatu?
A matched merchandise export and import pair was not independently resolved on this page, so no goods balance is calculated.
Sources & methodology
Sources for the economic indicators and definitions shown above.
View sources used for this page
Core macroeconomic indicators with explicit reference years.
Official data: GDP · GDP per capita · Real growth · Inflation · Unemployment
Matched-year merchandise trade where independently resolved.
Official data: WTO economy profiles