Total natural resources rents in Vanuatu

Vanuatu: Total natural resources rents was 0.6% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.6%
Change on year
down 9.8%
World rank
131st
of 212 countries
All-time high
1.1%
in 1987
All-time low
0.3%
in 1984
Years of data
43
1979–2021

Total natural resources rents in Vanuatu, 1979–2021

0.40.60.811.21979200020211979: 0.389 % of GDP1980: 0.438 % of GDP1981: 0.428 % of GDP1982: 0.437 % of GDP1983: 0.571 % of GDP1984: 0.32 % of GDP1985: 0.522 % of GDP1986: 0.702 % of GDP1987: 1.1 % of GDP1988: 0.93 % of GDP1989: 1 % of GDP1990: 0.905 % of GDP1991: 0.809 % of GDP1992: 0.848 % of GDP1993: 0.96 % of GDP1994: 0.87 % of GDP1995: 0.939 % of GDP1996: 0.908 % of GDP1997: 0.691 % of GDP1998: 0.648 % of GDP1999: 0.83 % of GDP2000: 0.803 % of GDP2001: 0.756 % of GDP2002: 0.799 % of GDP2003: 0.912 % of GDP2004: 0.675 % of GDP2005: 0.569 % of GDP2006: 0.656 % of GDP2007: 0.784 % of GDP2008: 0.975 % of GDP2009: 0.872 % of GDP2010: 0.832 % of GDP2011: 0.844 % of GDP2012: 0.801 % of GDP2013: 0.752 % of GDP2014: 0.987 % of GDP2015: 0.815 % of GDP2016: 0.816 % of GDP2017: 0.902 % of GDP2018: 0.608 % of GDP2019: 0.548 % of GDP2020: 0.63 % of GDP2021: 0.568 % of GDP

Source: The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GDP.

Analysis

The most recent figure for total natural resources rents in Vanuatu is 0.6%, measured in 2021.

The figure is down 9.8% on the previous year and down 32.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, total natural resources rents in Vanuatu peaked at 1.1% in 1987 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 1984.

That places Vanuatu 131st out of 212 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.

Total natural resources rents in Vanuatu, year by year

Annual values for Total natural resources rents (% of GDP) in Vanuatu, 1979 to 2021.
Year % of GDP Change
1979 0.4%
1980 0.4% +12.6%
1981 0.4% -2.5%
1982 0.4% +2.3%
1983 0.6% +30.4%
1984 0.3% -44.0%
1985 0.5% +63.3%
1986 0.7% +34.6%
1987 1.1% +59.4%
1988 0.9% -16.9%
1989 1.0% +12.1%
1990 0.9% -13.2%
1991 0.8% -10.7%
1992 0.8% +4.8%
1993 1.0% +13.3%
1994 0.9% -9.4%
1995 0.9% +7.9%
1996 0.9% -3.2%
1997 0.7% -24.0%
1998 0.6% -6.2%
1999 0.8% +28.2%
2000 0.8% -3.3%
2001 0.8% -5.8%
2002 0.8% +5.7%
2003 0.9% +14.2%
2004 0.7% -26.0%
2005 0.6% -15.7%
2006 0.7% +15.2%
2007 0.8% +19.6%
2008 1.0% +24.5%
2009 0.9% -10.6%
2010 0.8% -4.5%
2011 0.8% +1.4%
2012 0.8% -5.1%
2013 0.8% -6.1%
2014 1.0% +31.3%
2015 0.8% -17.4%
2016 0.8% +0.1%
2017 0.9% +10.5%
2018 0.6% -32.6%
2019 0.5% -9.9%
2020 0.6% +14.9%
2021 0.6% -9.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 1
1980s 0.7% 0.3% 1.1% 10
1990s 0.8% 0.6% 1.0% 10
2000s 0.8% 0.6% 1.0% 10
2010s 0.8% 0.5% 1.0% 10
2020s 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 2

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  4. 132 Cuba 0.6% compare
  5. 133 El Salvador 0.5% compare
  6. 134 Belize 0.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is total natural resources rents in Vanuatu?
Total natural resources rents in Vanuatu was 0.6% in 2021, according to The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB).
What is the highest total natural resources rents recorded in Vanuatu?
The highest recorded value was 1.1% in 1987.
What is the lowest total natural resources rents recorded in Vanuatu?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 1984.
How does Vanuatu rank for total natural resources rents?
Vanuatu ranks 131st out of 212 countries with data for 2021.
Is total natural resources rents rising or falling in Vanuatu?
Over the last ten years it is down 32.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Vanuatu data come from?
The figures come from The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB), published as part of Total natural resources rents (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Total natural resources rents (% of GDP)
Unit
% of GDP
Source
The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
260 places, 11,658 data points, 1970–2021
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Total natural resources rents are the sum of oil rents, natural gas rents, coal rents (hard and soft), mineral rents, and forest rents.