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Vanuatu

Oceania · Capital: Port Vila · Currency: Vanuatu vatu (VUV)

Vanuatu is a country in Oceania, with its capital at Port Vila. It has a GDP of $1.3B (2024), a population of 335,169 (2025), a GDP per capita of $3,960.

GDP
$1.3B

2024 · #188 of 200

GDP per capita
$3,960

2024 · #141 of 200

Population
335,169

2025 · #177 of 216

GDP per capita (PPP)
$4,525

2025 · #158 of 185

Economy

GDP
$1.3B2024 · #188
GDP per capita
$3,9602024 · #141
GDP growth
3.77%2024 · #82
Inflation
1.14%2024 · #27
Unemployment
5.07%2025 · #90
Population
335,1692025 · #177
GDP (PPP)
$1.52B2025 · #177
GDP per capita (PPP)
$4,5252025 · #158
Gini index
32.32019 · #50
Government debt
43.2%2026 · #66

People

Median age
24.6 yrs2024 · #175
Fertility rate
3.6 children/woman2024 · #42
Urbanization
22.3%2025 · #208
Net migration
−52/yr2025 · #90
Life expectancy
71.7 yrs2024 · #140
HDI
0.6212023 · #146
Homicide rate
0.3 per 100k2020 · #14

Money

Corporate tax
0%2024 · #207
Top income tax
0%2024 · #161

Figures

Internet users
22.4%2015
CO₂ per capita
0.9 t2024 · #145
Area
12,189 km²#164
Population density
27 /km²2025 · #176
McDonald's
02024
Unicorn startups
02026-03
Billionaires
02026
Passport power
87 destinations2026 · #105
Corruption index
50/1002024 · #59
Renewable energy
24.6%2021 · #93