Gross national savings — all countries

Gross national savings — Vanuatu

Gross national savings in Vanuatu in 2022 — 7.2%. Ranked 150 in the world out of 158. Since 1983, the indicator has fallen by 8 pp.

2022 7.2% +1.3 pp vs 2021
World rank 150of 158
Period maximum 32.2%2008
Period minimum 0.3%1998

Trend over time

1983–2022 · % of GDP

Gross national savings — Vanuatu, 1983–2022010203040198319871991199519992003200720112015201920221983: 15.1%1984: 22.8%1985: 15.5%1986: 13.9%1987: 19.5%1988: 14.8%1989: 20.2%1990: 26.8%1991: 21.3%1992: 15.1%1993: 15.8%1994: 14.3%1995: 13.8%1996: 5.6%1997: 15.4%1998: 0.3%1999: 0.3%2000: 6.1%2001: 8.3%2002: 12.4%2003: 12.6%2004: 16%2005: 18.1%2006: 24.1%2007: 22.5%2008: 32.2%2009: 22.8%2010: 17.8%2011: 18.9%2012: 14.8%2013: 19.3%2014: 17.9%2015: 13.8%2016: 19.3%2017: 20.6%2018: 24.7%2019: 15.4%2020: 4.9%2021: 5.8%2022: 7.2%
Change over the period: −8 pp Annual average: -0.2 pp

Comparison, 2022

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

Vanuatu 7.2%
World 27.2%
Melanesia computed 7.5%
Gross national savings — Vanuatu, by year Vanuatu All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2022 7.2 +1.3 pp
2021 5.8 +0.9 pp
2020 4.9 −10.5 pp
2019 15.4 −9.3 pp
2018 24.7 +4.1 pp
2017 20.6 +1.3 pp
2016 19.3 +5.5 pp
2015 13.8 −4.1 pp
2014 17.9 −1.4 pp
2013 19.3 +4.4 pp
2012 14.8 −4 pp
2011 18.9 +1.1 pp
2010 17.8 −5 pp
2009 22.8 −9.4 pp
2008 32.2 +9.7 pp
2007 22.5 −1.6 pp
2006 24.1 +6 pp
2005 18.1 +2.1 pp
2004 16 +3.3 pp
2003 12.6 +0.2 pp
2002 12.4 +4.2 pp
2001 8.3 +2.2 pp
2000 6.1 +5.8 pp
1999 0.3 +0 pp
1998 0.3 −15.1 pp
1997 15.4 +9.8 pp
1996 5.6 −8.2 pp
1995 13.8 −0.4 pp
1994 14.3 −1.5 pp
1993 15.8 +0.7 pp
1992 15.1 −6.2 pp
1991 21.3 −5.5 pp
1990 26.8 +6.6 pp
1989 20.2 +5.4 pp
1988 14.8 −4.7 pp
1987 19.5 +5.6 pp
1986 13.9 −1.6 pp
1985 15.5 −7.4 pp
1984 22.8 +7.7 pp
1983 15.1

Melanesia, 2022

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

About the indicator

Gross national savings as a percent of GDP — what is left of national income after all consumption, private and public. Savings and capital formation differ by the balance of external transactions: a country that saves more than it invests at home exports capital, and one that invests more than it saves imports it. Hence the stable link with the current account balance, which is exactly what this indicator makes visible.

Important: The difference between savings and capital formation is approximately equal to the current account balance — that is an identity of the national accounts, not a coincidence.

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