Budget balance — all countries

Budget balance — Vanuatu

Budget balance in Vanuatu in 2031 — -3.8%. Ranked 146 in the world out of 188. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 1.3 pp.

2031 -3.8% −0.1 pp vs 2030
World rank 146of 188
Period maximum 5.5%2018
Period minimum -8.1%2015

Trend over time

1991–2031 · % of GDP

Budget balance — Vanuatu, 1991–2031-10-50510199119951999200320072011201520192023202720311991: -2.5%1992: -2.1%1993: -3.3%1994: -1.3%1995: -2.3%1996: -1.6%1997: -0.5%1998: -6%1999: -0.5%2000: -5.7%2001: -3%2002: -3.3%2003: -1.2%2004: 0.7%2005: 1.7%2006: 0.4%2007: 0.2%2008: 0%2009: -0.8%2010: -2.4%2011: -2%2012: -1.5%2013: -0.2%2014: 1.3%2015: -8.1%2016: -0.6%2017: -1.1%2018: 5.5%2019: 2.5%2020: -1.7%2021: 2.1%2022: -6%2023: -0.8%2024: -2.5%2025: -3.9%2026: -4.2%2027: -4%2028: -3.9%2029: -3.8%2030: -3.7%2031: -3.8%
Change over the period: −1.3 pp Annual average: -0.03 pp

Comparison, 2031

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

Vanuatu -3.8%
World computed -4.85%
East Asia & Pacific computed -5.66%
Melanesia computed -0.37%
Budget balance — Vanuatu, by year Vanuatu All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2031 -3.8 −0.1 pp
2030 -3.7 +0.1 pp
2029 -3.8 +0.1 pp
2028 -3.9 +0.1 pp
2027 -4 +0.2 pp
2026 -4.2 −0.3 pp
2025 -3.9 −1.4 pp
2024 -2.5 −1.7 pp
2023 -0.8 +5.2 pp
2022 -6 −8.1 pp
2021 2.1 +3.8 pp
2020 -1.7 −4.2 pp
2019 2.5 −3 pp
2018 5.5 +6.6 pp
2017 -1.1 −0.5 pp
2016 -0.6 +7.5 pp
2015 -8.1 −9.4 pp
2014 1.3 +1.5 pp
2013 -0.2 +1.3 pp
2012 -1.5 +0.5 pp
2011 -2 +0.4 pp
2010 -2.4 −1.6 pp
2009 -0.8 −0.8 pp
2008 0 −0.2 pp
2007 0.2 −0.2 pp
2006 0.4 −1.3 pp
2005 1.7 +1 pp
2004 0.7 +1.9 pp
2003 -1.2 +2.1 pp
2002 -3.3 −0.3 pp
2001 -3 +2.7 pp
2000 -5.7 −5.2 pp
1999 -0.5 +5.5 pp
1998 -6 −5.5 pp
1997 -0.5 +1.1 pp
1996 -1.6 +0.7 pp
1995 -2.3 −1 pp
1994 -1.3 +2 pp
1993 -3.3 −1.2 pp
1992 -2.1 +0.4 pp
1991 -2.5

Melanesia, 2031

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

About the indicator

Net lending or net borrowing of general government as a percent of GDP — what is commonly called the budget deficit, taken with a plus sign when there is a surplus. General government includes regions, local authorities and extrabudgetary funds, so the quantity is fuller than the balance of the central budget alone. The IMF series runs with a forecast several years ahead.

Important: Negative values are deficits. Accumulated deficits are what government debt is, so the two indicators are worth looking at together: a country can live with a deficit for years and carry a small debt all the same, if its economy grows faster.

Source: World Economic Outlook (IMF), license IMF open data.