Vanuatu's changes in inventories (current LCU) was 360 million in 2024, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 45.12% from 656 million in 2014 (5.82% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 360 million | 2024 |
| Five years earlier | 579 million | 2019 |
| Ten years earlier | 656 million | 2014 |
| Highest | 1.25 billion | 2011 |
| Lowest | -149 million | 1988 |
| Average since 2015 | 524.9 million | 2015–2024 |
| First recorded | 463 million |
What the numbers say
In 2024, Vanuatu's changes in inventories (current LCU) rose 24 million on 2023 (from 336 million to 360 million).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was +1.6 million and a typical year strayed about 204.34 million from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.1 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 560 million in 1985 and the biggest yearly fall was 741 million in 2012. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2015 to 2024 the straight-line trend is downward, about 40.35 million a year. A straight line explains 77% of the movement over 10 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2024, Vanuatu had the 20th highest value of the 39 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
Closest to Vanuatu in the 2024 ranking
- Bosnia and Herzegovina — 17th of 39: 1.61 billion
- Sierra Leone — 18th of 39: 1.42 billion
- Bhutan — 19th of 39: 960.06 million
- Kosovo — 21st of 39: 240.1 million
- Bahamas, The — 22nd of 39: 163.2 million
- Fiji — 23rd of 39: 105.5 million
What this measures
Changes in inventories is the value of entries into inventories less the value of withdrawals and less the value of any recurrent losses of goods held in inventories during the accounting period.This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.
All 42 values
| Year | Changes in inventories (current LCU) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 360,000,000 |
| 2023 | 336,000,000 |
| 2022 | 471,000,000 |
| 2021 | 456,000,000 |
| 2020 | 527,000,000 |
| 2019 | 579,000,000 |
| 2018 | 446,000,000 |
| 2017 | 633,000,000 |
| 2016 | 776,000,000 |
| 2015 | 665,000,000 |
| 2014 |
Changes in inventories (current LCU) in nearby economies
- American Samoa — -29 million (2022)
- Australia — 3.68 billion (2025)
- Brunei Darussalam — 41.8 million (2025)
- Cambodia — 1.26 trillion (2025)
- China — 1.12 trillion (2024)
- Fiji — 105.5 million (2024)
- French Polynesia — -1.11 billion (2020)
- Hong Kong SAR, China — 46.96 billion (2025)
- Indonesia — 441.09 trillion (2025)
- Japan — -852.7 billion (2024)
More economic policy & debt data for Vanuatu
- Grants, excluding technical cooperation (BoP, current US$) — US$153.1 million (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Total (current US$) — US$118.44 million (2023)
- Net official development assistance and official aid received (current US$) — US$150.05 million (2023)
- Net official development assistance and official aid received (constant 2023 US$) — US$150.05 million (2023)
- Net official development assistance received (current US$) — US$150.05 million (2023)
- Net official development assistance received (constant 2023 US$) — US$150.05 million (2023)
- Net ODA received per capita (current US$) — US$468.32 (2023)
- Technical cooperation grants (BoP, current US$)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Vanuatu's changes in inventories (current LCU)?
- 360 million in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1983?
- It is down 22.25% from 463 million in 1983 (0.61% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 1.25 billion in 2011 and the lowest -149 million in 1988.
- How does Vanuatu rank?
- 20th highest of 39 economies with data for 2024.
- Is the latest change in changes in inventories (current LCU) unusual for Vanuatu?
- In 2024, Vanuatu's changes in inventories (current LCU) rose 24 million on 2023 (from 336 million to 360 million). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was +1.6 million and a typical year strayed about 204.34 million from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.1 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator NE.GDI.STKB.CN, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs); National Accounts data files, Central Banks; Staff estimates, World Bank (WB) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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