Net ODA received (% of GNI) in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Net ODA received was 11.6% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Net ODA received in Vanuatu, 1979–2023
Source: Development Assistance Committee, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). Measured in % of GNI.
Analysis
Vanuatu recorded 11.6% for net oda received in 2023.
That represents a change of up 23.4% on the previous year and up 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net oda received in Vanuatu peaked at 42.4% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 9.4%, in 2022.
That places Vanuatu 21st out of 163 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 45 years of available data.
Net ODA received in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | % of GNI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 38.3% | — |
| 1980 | 42.4% | +10.8% |
| 1981 | 31.2% | -26.4% |
| 1982 | 27.4% | -12.2% |
| 1983 | 26.3% | -4.1% |
| 1984 | 18.9% | -28.1% |
| 1985 | 17.7% | -6.2% |
| 1986 | 19.9% | +12.4% |
| 1987 | 41.7% | +109.1% |
| 1988 | 26.8% | -35.7% |
| 1989 | 24.3% | -9.3% |
| 1990 | 27.9% | +14.9% |
| 1991 | 26.1% | -6.7% |
| 1992 | 21.7% | -16.9% |
| 1993 | 19.5% | -10.0% |
| 1994 | 20.7% | +5.9% |
| 1995 | 21.0% | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 13.4% | -36.2% |
| 1997 | 11.2% | -16.6% |
| 1998 | 11.6% | +4.1% |
| 1999 | 11.8% | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 13.7% | +15.8% |
| 2001 | 11.4% | -16.5% |
| 2002 | 10.9% | -5.0% |
| 2003 | 11.0% | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 11.1% | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 10.9% | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 11.8% | +8.3% |
| 2007 | 11.7% | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 15.8% | +35.1% |
| 2009 | 17.7% | +11.8% |
| 2010 | 16.9% | -4.7% |
| 2011 | 12.4% | -26.7% |
| 2012 | 14.5% | +17.0% |
| 2013 | 10.6% | -26.8% |
| 2014 | 11.2% | +5.4% |
| 2015 | 21.3% | +90.5% |
| 2016 | 13.8% | -35.2% |
| 2017 | 12.6% | -8.3% |
| 2018 | 11.6% | -8.2% |
| 2019 | 11.1% | -4.6% |
| 2020 | 13.8% | +25.2% |
| 2021 | 13.2% | -4.3% |
| 2022 | 9.4% | -29.2% |
| 2023 | 11.6% | +23.4% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 11.6% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.9%, 3.9× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 11.6% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.6%, 3.2× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net ODA received in Vanuatu changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | +109.1% | 19.9% | 41.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 38.3% | 38.3% | 38.3% | 1 |
| 1980s | 27.7% | 17.7% | 42.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 18.5% | 11.2% | 27.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.6% | 10.9% | 17.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.6% | 10.6% | 21.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.0% | 9.4% | 13.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
More aid effectiveness data for Vanuatu
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Austria 126,196 current US$ (2022)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Belgium 1,387 current US$ (2015)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Canada 156,317 current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, European Union institutions 4.18 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Switzerland 89,868 current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Germany 152,427 current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, France 5.39 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, United Kingdom 499,619 current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Italy 2,265 current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Japan 6.77 million current US$ (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net oda received in Vanuatu?
- Net oda received in Vanuatu was 11.6% in 2023, according to Development Assistance Committee, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).
- What is the highest net oda received recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 42.4% in 1980.
- What is the lowest net oda received recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.4% in 2022.
- How does Vanuatu rank for net oda received?
- Vanuatu ranks 21st out of 163 countries with data for 2023.
- Is net oda received rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Vanuatu data come from?
- The figures come from Development Assistance Committee, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), published as part of Net ODA received (% of GNI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net official development assistance (ODA) consists of disbursements of loans made on concessional terms (net of repayments of principal) and grants by official agencies of the members of the Development Assistance Committee (DAC), by multilateral institutions, and by non-DAC countries to promote economic development and welfare in countries and territories in the DAC list of ODA recipients. It includes loans with a grant element of at least 25 percent (calculated at a rate of discount of 10 percent).