Debt to the Penny, October 28, 2026$40,551,054,852,362.41
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Vanuatu

36.2 %Government gross debt, % of GDP
6.2 %Fiscal balance, % of GDP
$1.3 bnGDP, current prices
-6.0 %Current account, % of GDP

Facts

Government gross debt, % of GDP
36.2 % (2025)
Fiscal balance, % of GDP
6.2 % (2025)
GDP, current prices
$1.3 bn (2025)
Current account, % of GDP
-6.0 % (2025)
Debt level
30–60% of GDP
Change in debt ratio, last 10 years
+4.0 pp
Central government debt, % of GDP (World Bank)
67.9 % (2023)
ISO code
VUT

Sources: US Treasury Fiscal Data — Debt to the Penny, MSPD (public domain), IMF World Economic Outlook, World Bank WDI (CC BY 4.0)

GDP, current prices ($ billions)

198020251.30.1
PeriodValue
2025$1.3 bn
2024$1.3 bn
2023$1.2 bn
2022$1.1 bn
2021$1.1 bn
2020$1.1 bn
2019$1.1 bn
2018$1.0 bn
2017$1.0 bn
2016$0.9 bn
2015$0.9 bn
2014$0.9 bn

Current account balance, % of GDP

19802025-6.00.9
PeriodValue
2025-6.0 %
2024-20.2 %
2023-7.8 %
2022-12.4 %
2021-14.9 %
2020-9.7 %
20194.6 %
20182.5 %
2017-7.4 %
2016-7.5 %
2015-13.4 %
20140.3 %

Government gross debt, % of GDP

1991202536.214.4
PeriodValue
202536.2 %
202439.1 %
202339.2 %
202239.2 %
202142.2 %
202042.9 %
201939.8 %
201840.0 %
201746.4 %
201637.6 %
201532.2 %
201417.8 %

Net lending / borrowing, % of GDP

199120256.2-2.5
PeriodValue
20256.2 %
20240.0 %
2023-0.8 %
2022-6.0 %
20212.1 %
2020-1.7 %
20192.5 %
20185.5 %
2017-1.1 %
2016-0.6 %
2015-8.1 %
20141.3 %

Central government debt, % of GDP (World Bank)

2021202367.975.7
PeriodValue
202367.9
202273.1
202175.7