Vanuatu's ICT service exports (BoP, current US$) was US$6.45 million in 2022, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 298.54% from US$1.62 million in 2012 (14.83% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | US$6.45 million | 2022 |
| Five years earlier | US$9.59 million | 2017 |
| Ten years earlier | US$1.62 million | 2012 |
| Highest | US$9.87 million | 2016 |
| Lowest | US$1.54 million | 2001 |
| Average since 2013 | US$6.93 million | 2013–2022 |
| First recorded | US$4.05 million |
What the numbers say
In 2022, Vanuatu's ICT service exports (BoP, current US$) fell 3% on 2021 (from US$6.65 million to US$6.45 million).
Across the 25 yearly changes before that (1997 to 2021), the average change was +10.4% and a typical year strayed about 49.7% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.3 standard deviations below 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 189.4% in 2014 and the biggest yearly fall was 51.2% in 2011. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2013 to 2022 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 11% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
See how every economy compares in the full ranking.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Vanuatu | US$6.45 million | 2022 |
| World | US$1.28 trillion | 2024 |
| East Asia & Pacific | US$135.42 billion | 2023 |
| Lower middle income | US$190.72 billion | 2024 |
What this measures
Information and communication technology service exports include computer and communications services (telecommunications and postal and courier services) and information services (computer data and news-related service transactions). Data are in current U.S. dollars.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.
All 27 values
| Year | ICT service exports (BoP, current US$) |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 6,448,987 |
| 2021 | 6,645,961 |
| 2020 | 7,093,048 |
| 2019 | 6,954,813 |
| 2018 | 8,382,797 |
| 2017 | 9,585,581 |
| 2016 | 9,866,875 |
| 2015 | 7,293,963 |
| 2014 | 5,199,657 |
| 2013 | 1,796,845 |
| 2012 |
ICT service exports (BoP, current US$) in nearby economies
- Australia — US$3.11 billion (2025)
- Brunei Darussalam — US$15.16 million (2025)
- Cambodia — US$253.44 million (2025)
- China — US$73.61 billion (2025)
- Fiji — US$10.05 million (2024)
- French Polynesia — US$15.52 million (2016)
- Hong Kong SAR, China — US$4.07 billion (2024)
- Indonesia — US$4.09 billion (2025)
- Japan — US$14.74 billion (2025)
- Korea, Rep. — US$18.72 billion (2025)
More infrastructure data for Vanuatu
- Mobile cellular subscriptions — 286,107 (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people) — 89.29 (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions — 3,036 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people) — 0.93 (2024)
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide — 8,307 (2023)
- Air transport, passengers carried — 359,290 (2023)
- Air transport, freight (million ton-km) — 30.27 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles — 11.87 (2023)
- ICT service exports (% of service exports, BoP) — 8.22% (2022)
- Individuals using the Internet (% of population)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Vanuatu's ICT service exports (BoP, current US$)?
- US$6.45 million in 2022, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1996?
- It is up 59.38% from US$4.05 million in 1996 (1.81% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$9.87 million in 2016 and the lowest US$1.54 million in 2001.
- Is the latest change in ICT service exports (BoP, current US$) unusual for Vanuatu?
- In 2022, Vanuatu's ICT service exports (BoP, current US$) fell 3% on 2021 (from US$6.65 million to US$6.45 million). Across the 25 yearly changes before that (1997 to 2021), the average change was +10.4% and a typical year strayed about 49.7% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.3 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
- Where does this data come from?
- The World Bank's World Development Indicators, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator BX.GSR.CCIS.CD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF) 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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