Merchandise imports — all countries

Merchandise imports — Vanuatu

Merchandise imports in Vanuatu in 2025 — 515,000,000 US$. Ranked 189 in the world out of 205. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 7,257.1%.

2025 515M US$ +12.94% vs 2024
World rank 189of 205
Period maximum 515M US$2025
Period minimum 6M US$1962

Trend over time

1960–2025 · US$

Merchandise imports — Vanuatu, 1960–20250200M400M600M19601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 7,000,000 US$1962: 6,000,000 US$1964: 7,000,000 US$1966: 8,000,000 US$1968: 10,000,000 US$1970: 13,000,000 US$1972: 29,000,000 US$1974: 50,000,000 US$1976: 34,000,000 US$1978: 51,000,000 US$1980: 73,000,000 US$1982: 60,000,000 US$1984: 69,000,000 US$1986: 58,000,000 US$1988: 70,000,000 US$1990: 96,000,000 US$1992: 82,000,000 US$1994: 89,000,000 US$1996: 98,000,000 US$1998: 93,000,000 US$2000: 87,000,000 US$2002: 90,000,000 US$2004: 128,000,000 US$2006: 217,000,000 US$2008: 314,000,000 US$2010: 285,000,000 US$2012: 296,000,000 US$2014: 313,000,000 US$2016: 422,000,000 US$2018: 390,000,000 US$2020: 301,000,000 US$2022: 267,000,000 US$2024: 456,000,000 US$2025: 515,000,000 US$
Change over the period: +508M (+7,257.14%) Average annual rate: 6.84 %

Comparison, 2025

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

Vanuatu 515M US$
World 26.69T US$
Melanesia computed 11.29B US$
Lower-middle-income countries computed 2.35T US$
Merchandise imports — Vanuatu, by year Vanuatu All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2025 515M +59M +12.94%
2024 456M −17M −3.59%
2023 473M +206M +77.15%
2022 267M −72M −21.24%
2021 339M +38M +12.62%
2020 301M −56M −15.69%
2019 357M −33M −8.46%
2018 390M +20M +5.41%
2017 370M −52M −12.32%
2016 422M +55M +14.99%
2015 367M +54M +17.25%
2014 313M +0 +0%
2013 313M +17M +5.74%
2012 296M −8M −2.63%
2011 304M +19M +6.67%
2010 285M −9M −3.06%
2009 294M −20M −6.37%
2008 314M +85M +37.12%
2007 229M +12M +5.53%
2006 217M +68M +45.64%
2005 149M +21M +16.41%
2004 128M +23M +21.9%
2003 105M +15M +16.67%
2002 90M +0 +0%
2001 90M +3M +3.45%
2000 87M −11M −11.22%
1999 98M +5M +5.38%
1998 93M −1M −1.06%
1997 94M −4M −4.08%
1996 98M +3M +3.16%
1995 95M +6M +6.74%
1994 89M +11M +14.1%
1993 78M −4M −4.88%
1992 82M −1M −1.2%
1991 83M −13M −13.54%
1990 96M +25M +35.21%
1989 71M +1M +1.43%
1988 70M +0 +0%
1987 70M +12M +20.69%
1986 58M −12M −17.14%
1985 70M +1M +1.45%
1984 69M +5M +7.81%
1983 64M +4M +6.67%
1982 60M +2M +3.45%
1981 58M −15M −20.55%
1980 73M +11M +17.74%
1979 62M +11M +21.57%
1978 51M +11M +27.5%
1977 40M +6M +17.65%
1976 34M −6M −15%
1975 40M −10M −20%
1974 50M +14M +38.89%
1973 36M +7M +24.14%
1972 29M +11M +61.11%
1971 18M +5M +38.46%
1970 13M +2M +18.18%
1969 11M +1M +10%
1968 10M +0 +0%
1967 10M +2M +25%
1966 8M +1M +14.29%
1965 7M +0 +0%
1964 7M +1M +16.67%
1963 6M +0 +0%
1962 6M −1M −14.29%
1961 7M +0 +0%
1960 7M

Melanesia, 2025

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About the indicator

The value of imports of goods (excluding services) in current US dollars from WTO data, on a CIF basis. Together with merchandise exports it gives the merchandise trade balance — the indicator most often discussed in the context of a “trade deficit” between particular countries.

Source: UNCTADstat (UNCTAD), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.