Net official development assistance received (current US$), per capita in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Net official development assistance received (current US$), per capita was 468.32 current US$ per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Net official development assistance received (current US$), per capita in Vanuatu, 1960–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for net official development assistance received (current us$), per capita in Vanuatu is 468.32 current US$ per person, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 17.3% on the previous year and up 30.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net official development assistance received (current us$), per capita in Vanuatu peaked at 701.07 current US$ per person in 2015 and was at its lowest, 2.33 current US$ per person, in 1960.
That places Vanuatu 17th out of 170 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Net official development assistance received (current US$), per capita in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 2.33 current US$ per person | — |
| 1961 | 4.23 current US$ per person | +81.5% |
| 1962 | 6.01 current US$ per person | +42.3% |
| 1963 | 7.27 current US$ per person | +20.9% |
| 1964 | 9 current US$ per person | +23.8% |
| 1965 | 7.8 current US$ per person | -13.3% |
| 1966 | 28.33 current US$ per person | +263.2% |
| 1967 | 25.47 current US$ per person | -10.1% |
| 1968 | 28.65 current US$ per person | +12.5% |
| 1969 | 38.45 current US$ per person | +34.2% |
| 1970 | 37.44 current US$ per person | -2.6% |
| 1971 | 54.02 current US$ per person | +44.3% |
| 1972 | 67.28 current US$ per person | +24.5% |
| 1973 | 78.85 current US$ per person | +17.2% |
| 1974 | 165.84 current US$ per person | +110.3% |
| 1975 | 124.47 current US$ per person | -25.0% |
| 1976 | 299.16 current US$ per person | +140.4% |
| 1977 | 136.47 current US$ per person | -54.4% |
| 1978 | 170.78 current US$ per person | +25.1% |
| 1979 | 339 current US$ per person | +98.5% |
| 1980 | 380.25 current US$ per person | +12.2% |
| 1981 | 256.92 current US$ per person | -32.4% |
| 1982 | 211.76 current US$ per person | -17.6% |
| 1983 | 212.58 current US$ per person | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 186.69 current US$ per person | -12.2% |
| 1985 | 161.17 current US$ per person | -13.7% |
| 1986 | 176.56 current US$ per person | +9.5% |
| 1987 | 361.04 current US$ per person | +104.5% |
| 1988 | 268.27 current US$ per person | -25.7% |
| 1989 | 249.74 current US$ per person | -6.9% |
| 1990 | 316.01 current US$ per person | +26.5% |
| 1991 | 303.9 current US$ per person | -3.8% |
| 1992 | 249.34 current US$ per person | -18.0% |
| 1993 | 210.33 current US$ per person | -15.6% |
| 1994 | 248.29 current US$ per person | +18.0% |
| 1995 | 266.85 current US$ per person | +7.5% |
| 1996 | 179.86 current US$ per person | -32.6% |
| 1997 | 155.01 current US$ per person | -13.8% |
| 1998 | 165.46 current US$ per person | +6.7% |
| 1999 | 170.85 current US$ per person | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 190.54 current US$ per person | +11.5% |
| 2001 | 152.09 current US$ per person | -20.2% |
| 2002 | 139.35 current US$ per person | -8.4% |
| 2003 | 164.44 current US$ per person | +18.0% |
| 2004 | 187.66 current US$ per person | +14.1% |
| 2005 | 191.23 current US$ per person | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 229.65 current US$ per person | +20.1% |
| 2007 | 260.38 current US$ per person | +13.4% |
| 2008 | 410.61 current US$ per person | +57.7% |
| 2009 | 433.92 current US$ per person | +5.7% |
| 2010 | 459.61 current US$ per person | +5.9% |
| 2011 | 381.5 current US$ per person | -17.0% |
| 2012 | 409.6 current US$ per person | +7.4% |
| 2013 | 358.91 current US$ per person | -12.4% |
| 2014 | 385.85 current US$ per person | +7.5% |
| 2015 | 701.07 current US$ per person | +81.7% |
| 2016 | 474.59 current US$ per person | -32.3% |
| 2017 | 476.48 current US$ per person | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 459.01 current US$ per person | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 447.28 current US$ per person | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 515.41 current US$ per person | +15.2% |
| 2021 | 545.38 current US$ per person | +5.8% |
| 2022 | 399.3 current US$ per person | -26.8% |
| 2023 | 468.32 current US$ per person | +17.3% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 468.32 current US$ per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 67.17 current US$ per person, 7.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 468.32 current US$ per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 70.95 current US$ per person, 6.6× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net official development assistance received (current US$), per capita in Vanuatu changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | +263.2% | 7.8 current US$ per person | 28.33 current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15.75 current US$ per person | 2.33 current US$ per person | 38.45 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 147.33 current US$ per person | 37.44 current US$ per person | 339 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 246.5 current US$ per person | 161.17 current US$ per person | 380.25 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 226.59 current US$ per person | 155.01 current US$ per person | 316.01 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 235.99 current US$ per person | 139.35 current US$ per person | 433.92 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 455.39 current US$ per person | 358.91 current US$ per person | 701.07 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 482.1 current US$ per person | 399.3 current US$ per person | 545.38 current US$ per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
- 14 Saint Kitts and Nevis 638.37 current US$ per person compare
- 15 Turks and Caicos Islands 585.84 current US$ per person compare
- 16 Samoa 540.8 current US$ per person compare
- 18 Moldova 427.78 current US$ per person compare
- 19 Syria 390.19 current US$ per person compare
- 20 Israel 389.45 current US$ per person compare
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 official development assistance received (current us$), per capita in Vanuatu?
- Net official development assistance received (current us$), per capita in Vanuatu was 468.32 current US$ per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest net official development assistance received (current us$), per capita recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 701.07 current US$ per person in 2015.
- What is the lowest net official development assistance received (current us$), per capita recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.33 current US$ per person in 1960.
- How does Vanuatu rank for net official development assistance received (current us$), per capita?
- Vanuatu ranks 17th out of 170 countries with data for 2023.
- Is net official development assistance received (current us$), per capita rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Vanuatu data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Net official development assistance received (current US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Net official development assistance received (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Net official development assistance received (current US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Net official development assistance received Development Assistance Committee, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Net official development assistance received (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.