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Government consumption (% of GDP) — Vanuatu

Government consumption (% of GDP) in Vanuatu in 2024 — 21.4%. Ranked 37 in the world out of 169. Since 1980, the indicator has fallen by 3.8 pp.

2024 21.4% +3 pp vs 2023
World rank 37of 169
Period maximum 35%1986
Period minimum 12.2%2014

Trend over time

1980–2024 · % of GDP

Government consumption (% of GDP) — Vanuatu, 1980–202401020304019801985199019952000200520102015202020241980: 25.3%1981: 20.4%1982: 21.1%1983: 31.4%1984: 28.6%1985: 32.3%1986: 35%1987: 33.6%1988: 32.1%1989: 28.5%1990: 27.6%1991: 24.8%1992: 25%1993: 25.9%1994: 25.1%1995: 24.7%1996: 27%1997: 19.5%1998: 20.2%1999: 21.6%2000: 20.8%2001: 20.5%2002: 15.5%2003: 15.1%2004: 13.8%2005: 13.2%2006: 14.1%2007: 16.5%2008: 15.5%2009: 16.4%2010: 18.3%2011: 16.9%2012: 16.2%2013: 13.8%2014: 12.2%2015: 14.1%2016: 12.8%2017: 15.4%2018: 16.3%2019: 18.2%2020: 20.9%2021: 21.6%2022: 21.4%2023: 18.5%2024: 21.4%
Change over the period: −3.8 pp Annual average: -0.09 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Vanuatu

Vanuatu 21.4%
World 16.7%
East Asia & Pacific 16.7%
Melanesia computed 20.6%
Lower-middle-income countries computed 11.4%
Government consumption (% of GDP) — Vanuatu, by year Vanuatu All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 21.4 +3 pp
2023 18.5 −2.9 pp
2022 21.4 −0.2 pp
2021 21.6 +0.7 pp
2020 20.9 +2.8 pp
2019 18.2 +1.9 pp
2018 16.3 +0.9 pp
2017 15.4 +2.6 pp
2016 12.8 −1.3 pp
2015 14.1 +1.8 pp
2014 12.2 −1.6 pp
2013 13.8 −2.3 pp
2012 16.2 −0.7 pp
2011 16.9 −1.4 pp
2010 18.3 +1.8 pp
2009 16.4 +0.9 pp
2008 15.5 −1 pp
2007 16.5 +2.4 pp
2006 14.1 +0.8 pp
2005 13.2 −0.5 pp
2004 13.8 −1.3 pp
2003 15.1 −0.4 pp
2002 15.5 −5 pp
2001 20.5 −0.3 pp
2000 20.8 −0.8 pp
1999 21.6 +1.4 pp
1998 20.2 +0.7 pp
1997 19.5 −7.5 pp
1996 27 +2.2 pp
1995 24.7 −0.4 pp
1994 25.1 −0.8 pp
1993 25.9 +0.8 pp
1992 25 +0.2 pp
1991 24.8 −2.8 pp
1990 27.6 −0.9 pp
1989 28.5 −3.6 pp
1988 32.1 −1.5 pp
1987 33.6 −1.4 pp
1986 35 +2.7 pp
1985 32.3 +3.7 pp
1984 28.6 −2.8 pp
1983 31.4 +10.3 pp
1982 21.1 +0.7 pp
1981 20.4 −4.8 pp
1980 25.3 —

Melanesia, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

SB Solomon Islands 26.2 VU Vanuatu 21.4 FJ Fiji 18.9
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About the indicator

General government final consumption expenditure as a percent of GDP: compensation of public employees, purchases of goods and services for delivering public services, and spending on defense and security. It leaves out public investment and social transfers, so the indicator is lower than the overall size of the budget.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.

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