Vanuatu External Debt 1981-2024
Total external debt is debt owed to nonresidents repayable in currency, goods, or services. Total external debt is the sum of public, publicly guaranteed, and private nonguaranteed long-term debt, use of IMF credit, and short-term debt. Short-term debt includes all debt having an original maturity of one year or less and interest in arrears on long-term debt. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
- Vanuatu external debt for 2022 was $484,476,173, a 1.3% decline from 2021.
- Vanuatu external debt for 2021 was $490,856,952, a 7.72% increase from 2020.
- Vanuatu external debt for 2020 was $455,667,428, a 3.26% increase from 2019.
- Vanuatu external debt for 2019 was $441,265,526, a 9.7% increase from 2018.
| Vanuatu External Debt - Historical Data |
| Year |
Current US $ |
Annual % Change |
| 2022 |
$484,476,173 |
-1.30% |
| 2021 |
$490,856,952 |
7.72% |
| 2020 |
$455,667,428 |
3.26% |
| 2019 |
$441,265,526 |
9.70% |
| 2018 |
$402,236,822 |
0.20% |
| 2017 |
$401,420,200 |
36.81% |
| 2016 |
$293,420,901 |
14.26% |
| 2015 |
$256,793,136 |
26.33% |
| 2014 |
$203,273,624 |
28.27% |
| 2013 |
$158,471,631 |
-13.03% |
| 2012 |
$182,211,940 |
2.11% |
| 2011 |
$178,444,531 |
0.44% |
| 2010 |
$177,656,193 |
15.88% |
| 2009 |
$153,308,882 |
2.97% |
| 2008 |
$148,880,847 |
16.41% |
| 2007 |
$127,898,893 |
15.66% |
| 2006 |
$110,583,704 |
10.20% |
| 2005 |
$100,347,468 |
-34.81% |
| 2004 |
$153,931,971 |
-4.48% |
| 2003 |
$161,146,228 |
0.35% |
| 2002 |
$160,584,257 |
30.91% |
| 2001 |
$122,663,924 |
9.26% |
| 2000 |
$112,263,773 |
27.61% |
| 1999 |
$87,977,202 |
37.11% |
| 1998 |
$64,167,378 |
31.67% |
| 1997 |
$48,734,564 |
1.79% |
| 1996 |
$47,879,676 |
-2.18% |
| 1995 |
$48,945,487 |
7.38% |
| 1994 |
$45,581,301 |
13.42% |
| 1993 |
$40,189,502 |
10.94% |
| 1992 |
$36,227,065 |
3.89% |
| 1991 |
$34,869,375 |
-8.76% |
| 1990 |
$38,217,711 |
26.07% |
| 1989 |
$30,315,050 |
13.21% |
| 1988 |
$26,778,351 |
13.23% |
| 1987 |
$23,649,703 |
29.68% |
| 1986 |
$18,237,361 |
15.70% |
| 1985 |
$15,762,868 |
21.82% |
| 1984 |
$12,939,708 |
21.85% |
| 1983 |
$10,619,149 |
160.45% |
| 1982 |
$4,077,203 |
35.50% |
| 1981 |
$3,008,900 |
35.50% |
