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Vanuatu · Income & inequality

Living standards, poverty and distribution.

10 indicators · 8 with data

Income

GNI per capita

current US$

119th of 182 · 23rd in East Asia & Pacific
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GNI per capitaVanuatu's gni per capita rose from US$1,340 in 1996 to US$4,410 in 2025.200020052010201520202025US$0US$1kUS$2kUS$3kUS$4kUS$5kUS$4,410

Vanuatu's gni per capita rose from US$1,340 in 1996 to US$4,410 in 2025.

GNI per capita, PPP (current international $)

current international $

152nd of 181 · 28th in East Asia & Pacific
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GNI per capita, PPP (current international $)Vanuatu's gni per capita, ppp (current international $) rose from intl $2,020 in 1996 to intl $4,970 in 2025.200020052010201520202025intl $1kintl $2kintl $3kintl $4kintl $5kintl $6kintl $4,970

Vanuatu's gni per capita, ppp (current international $) rose from intl $2,020 in 1996 to intl $4,970 in 2025.

Household consumption per capita (constant 2015 US$)

constant 2015 US$

67th of 159 · 11th in East Asia & Pacific
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Household consumption per capita (constant 2015 US$)Vanuatu's household consumption per capita (constant 2015 us$) rose from US$2,764 in 2002 to US$5,724 in 2024.2005201020152020US$2kUS$3kUS$4kUS$5kUS$6kUS$7kUS$5,724

Vanuatu's household consumption per capita (constant 2015 us$) rose from US$2,764 in 2002 to US$5,724 in 2024.

Inequality

Gini index

index (0 = perfect equality, 100 = perfect inequality)

33rd of 78 · 3rd in East Asia & Pacific*
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Gini indexVanuatu's gini index fell from 37.4 in 2010 to 32.3 in 2019.201020122014201620183234363832.3

Vanuatu's gini index fell from 37.4 in 2010 to 32.3 in 2019.

Income share held by highest 10%

% of income

28th of 78 · 3rd in East Asia & Pacific*
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Income share held by highest 10%Vanuatu's income share held by highest 10% fell from 29.1 % in 2010 to 24.7 % in 2019.2010201220142016201824%26%28%30%24.7 %

Vanuatu's income share held by highest 10% fell from 29.1 % in 2010 to 24.7 % in 2019.

Income share held by lowest 20%

% of income

33rd of 78 · 4th in East Asia & Pacific*
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Income share held by lowest 20%Vanuatu's income share held by lowest 20% rose from 6.8 % in 2010 to 7.6 % in 2019.201020122014201620187%7%7%7%7%8%8%7.6 %

Vanuatu's income share held by lowest 20% rose from 6.8 % in 2010 to 7.6 % in 2019.

Poverty

Extreme poverty

% of population

74th of 78 · 9th in East Asia & Pacific*
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Extreme povertyVanuatu's extreme poverty fell from 25.7 % in 2010 to 19.5 % in 2019.2010201220142016201818%20%22%24%26%28%19.5 %

Vanuatu's extreme poverty fell from 25.7 % in 2010 to 19.5 % in 2019.

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