Vanuatu's net financial flows, IMF nonconcessional (NFL, current US$) was −US$2.26 million in 2024, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 61.57% from −US$5.87 million in 2019.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | −US$2.26 million | 2024 |
| Five years earlier | −US$5.87 million | 2019 |
| Highest | US$23.79 million | 2015 |
| Lowest | −US$5.87 million | 2019 |
| Average since 2015 | US$153,799 | 2015–2024 |
| First recorded | US$23.79 million | 2015 |
Over five years it is up 61.57% from −US$5.87 million in 2019. Since 2015 it is down 109.49% from US$23.79 million in 2015.
What the numbers say
In 2024, Vanuatu's net financial flows, IMF nonconcessional (NFL, current US$) rose US$11,020 on 2023 (from −US$2.27 million to −US$2.26 million).
Across the 8 yearly changes before that (2016 to 2023), the average change was −US$3.26 million and a typical year strayed about US$8.49 million from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.4 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 US$1.73 million in 2020 and the biggest yearly fall was US$23.79 million in 2016. 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 US$1.56 million a year. A straight line explains 31% 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 48th highest value of the 74 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.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Vanuatu | −US$2.26 million | 2024 |
| Lower middle income | −US$164.67 million | 2024 |
Closest to Vanuatu in the 2024 ranking
- Tajikistan — 44th of 74: US$0
- Solomon Islands — 45th of 74: −US$157,980
- St. Vincent and the Grenadines — 46th of 74: −US$550,940
- Grenada — 48th of 74: −US$3.73 million
- Afghanistan — 49th of 74: −US$6.57 million
- Madagascar — 50th of 74: −US$9.16 million
What this measures
Net financial flows received by the borrower during the year are disbursements of loans and credits less repayments of principal. IMF is the International Monetary Fund, which provides nonconcessional lending through the credit it provides to its members, mainly to meet balance of payments needs. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.
All 10 values
| Year | Net financial flows, IMF nonconcessional (NFL, current US$) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | -2,256,864 |
| 2023 | -2,267,883 |
| 2022 | -2,275,030 |
| 2021 | -2,421,762 |
| 2020 | -4,144,375 |
| 2019 | -5,872,154 |
| 2018 | -3,009,064 |
| 2017 | 0 |
| 2016 | 0 |
| 2015 | 23,785,119 |
Net financial flows, IMF nonconcessional (NFL, current US$) in nearby economies
- Cambodia — US$0 (2022)
- China — US$0 (2022)
- Fiji — US$0 (2022)
- Indonesia — US$0 (2022)
- Mongolia — −US$82.78 million (2024)
- Myanmar — −US$200.11 million (2024)
- Papua New Guinea — US$251.57 million (2024)
- Philippines — US$0 (2022)
- Samoa — US$0 (2024)
More economic policy & debt data for Vanuatu
- Grants, excluding technical cooperation (BoP, current US$) — 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 net financial flows, IMF nonconcessional (NFL, current US$)?
- −US$2.26 million in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 2015?
- It is down 109.49% from US$23.79 million in 2015. The highest value was US$23.79 million in 2015 and the lowest −US$5.87 million in 2019.
- How does Vanuatu rank?
- 48th highest of 74 economies with data for 2024.
- Is the latest change in net financial flows, IMF nonconcessional (NFL, current US$) unusual for Vanuatu?
- In 2024, Vanuatu's net financial flows, IMF nonconcessional (NFL, current US$) rose US$11,020 on 2023 (from −US$2.27 million to −US$2.26 million). Across the 8 yearly changes before that (2016 to 2023), the average change was −US$3.26 million and a typical year strayed about US$8.49 million from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.4 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 DT.NFL.IMFN.CD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: International Debt Statistics, 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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