Vanuatu External Debt 1960-2024

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.
Data Source: World Bank

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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 inf%
1980 $0 nan%
1979 $0 nan%
1978 $0 nan%
1977 $0 nan%
1976 $0 nan%
1975 $0 nan%
1974 $0 nan%
1973 $0 nan%
1972 $0 nan%
1971 $0 nan%
1970 $0 nan%
1969 $0 nan%
1968 $0 nan%
1967 $0 nan%
1966 $0 nan%
1965 $0 nan%
1964 $0 nan%
1963 $0 nan%
1962 $0 nan%
1961 $0 nan%
1960 $0 nan%