Trade balance — all countries

Trade balance — Vanuatu

Trade balance in Vanuatu in 2024 — -294,457,265 US$. Ranked 81 in the world out of 171. Since 1980, the indicator has fallen by 2,910.3%.

2024 -294M US$ −16.22% vs 2023
World rank 81of 171
Period maximum 4.44M US$1997
Period minimum -484M US$2021

Trend over time

1980–2024 · US$

Trade balance — Vanuatu, 1980–2024-600M-400M-200M0200M19801985199019952000200520102015202020241980: -9,781,526 US$1981: -2,334,160 US$1982: -2,484,199 US$1983: -14,008,262 US$1984: -6,187,645 US$1985: -25,171,646 US$1986: -35,666,256 US$1987: -37,251,136 US$1988: -36,542,623 US$1989: -36,848,727 US$1990: -40,961,900 US$1991: -28,581,662 US$1992: -18,960,773 US$1993: -17,371,135 US$1994: -18,323,955 US$1995: -20,426,185 US$1996: -17,552,968 US$1997: 4,436,006 US$1998: -26,647,323 US$1999: -44,160,372 US$2000: -23,931,417 US$2001: -30,589,247 US$2002: -18,584,993 US$2003: -15,770,629 US$2004: -27,399,589 US$2005: -37,154,735 US$2006: -30,739,103 US$2007: -36,129,347 US$2008: -75,729,640 US$2009: -43,722,724 US$2010: -42,835,399 US$2011: -44,562,838 US$2012: -13,687,761 US$2013: -23,100,722 US$2014: -44,698,934 US$2015: -196,891,128 US$2016: -155,390,643 US$2017: -147,281,370 US$2018: -143,502,927 US$2019: -248,848,408 US$2020: -387,415,497 US$2021: -484,045,591 US$2022: -458,033,861 US$2023: -253,365,516 US$2024: -294,457,265 US$
Change over the period: −285M (−2,910.34%)

Comparison, 2024

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

Vanuatu -294M US$
World computed 863B US$
East Asia & Pacific computed 890B US$
Melanesia computed -2.83B US$
Lower-middle-income countries computed -351B US$
Trade balance — Vanuatu, by year Vanuatu All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2024 -294M −41.09M −16.22%
2023 -253M +205M +44.68%
2022 -458M +26.01M +5.37%
2021 -484M −96.63M −24.94%
2020 -387M −139M −55.68%
2019 -249M −105M −73.41%
2018 -144M +3.78M +2.57%
2017 -147M +8.11M +5.22%
2016 -155M +41.5M +21.08%
2015 -197M −152M −340.48%
2014 -44.7M −21.6M −93.5%
2013 -23.1M −9.41M −68.77%
2012 -13.69M +30.88M +69.28%
2011 -44.56M −1.73M −4.03%
2010 -42.84M +887,325 +2.03%
2009 -43.72M +32.01M +42.26%
2008 -75.73M −39.6M −109.61%
2007 -36.13M −5.39M −17.54%
2006 -30.74M +6.42M +17.27%
2005 -37.15M −9.76M −35.6%
2004 -27.4M −11.63M −73.74%
2003 -15.77M +2.81M +15.14%
2002 -18.58M +12M +39.24%
2001 -30.59M −6.66M −27.82%
2000 -23.93M +20.23M +45.81%
1999 -44.16M −17.51M −65.72%
1998 -26.65M −31.08M −700.71%
1997 4.44M +21.99M +125.27%
1996 -17.55M +2.87M +14.07%
1995 -20.43M −2.1M −11.47%
1994 -18.32M −952,820 −5.49%
1993 -17.37M +1.59M +8.38%
1992 -18.96M +9.62M +33.66%
1991 -28.58M +12.38M +30.22%
1990 -40.96M −4.11M −11.16%
1989 -36.85M −306,104 −0.84%
1988 -36.54M +708,512 +1.9%
1987 -37.25M −1.58M −4.44%
1986 -35.67M −10.49M −41.69%
1985 -25.17M −18.98M −306.8%
1984 -6.19M +7.82M +55.83%
1983 -14.01M −11.52M −463.89%
1982 -2.48M −150,039 −6.43%
1981 -2.33M +7.45M +76.14%
1980 -9.78M

Melanesia, 2024

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

About the indicator

The balance of foreign trade in goods and services: exports minus imports. This is the largest part of the current account but not the whole of it — investment income and remittances do not enter the trade balance, and for countries with large transfers the two indicators move in opposite directions. A surplus is not in itself a sign of a healthy economy: a country importing equipment for construction will run a deficit precisely because it is investing in growth.

Important: Goods and services together. For countries with large service exports — tourism, transport, software — the merchandise balance can be negative while the overall balance is positive.

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