Vanuatu's personal transfers, receipts (current US$, BoP) was US$8.55 million in 2022, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 5,551% from US$151,321 in 2012 (49.7% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | US$8.55 million | 2022 |
| Five years earlier | US$816,874 | 2017 |
| Ten years earlier | US$151,321 | 2012 |
| Highest | US$15.81 million | 2001 |
| Lowest | US$57,511 | 2002 |
| Average since 2013 | US$2.85 million | 2013–2022 |
| First recorded | US$8.32 million |
What the numbers say
In 2022, Vanuatu's personal transfers, receipts (current US$, BoP) rose 82.4% on 2021 (from US$4.69 million to US$8.55 million).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1989 to 2021), the average change was +101.4% and a typical year strayed about 325.2% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.1 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 1,581.4% in 2007 and the biggest yearly fall was 99.6% in 2002. 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 the straight-line trend is upward, about US$753,104 a year. A straight line explains 61% 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
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| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Vanuatu | US$8.55 million | 2022 |
| World | US$567.33 billion | 2023 |
| Lower middle income | US$329.04 billion | 2024 |
Closest to Vanuatu in the 2022 ranking
- New Zealand — 1st of 2: US$407.21 million
What this measures
Personal transfers are current transfers, in cash or in kind, received by resident households from non-resident households. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.
All 39 values
| Year | Personal transfers, receipts (current US$, BoP) |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 8,551,751 |
| 2021 | 4,688,739 |
| 2020 | 6,995,141 |
| 2019 | 1,076,828 |
| 2018 | 1,338,529 |
| 2017 | 816,874 |
| 2016 | 2,501,550 |
| 2015 | 600,475 |
| 2014 | 1,677,833 |
| 2013 | 222,305 |
| 2012 |
Personal transfers, receipts (current US$, BoP) in nearby economies
- Cambodia — US$2.12 billion (2025)
- China — US$6.2 billion (2018)
- Fiji — US$391.28 million (2024)
- French Polynesia — US$1.86 million (2016)
- Indonesia — US$17.25 billion (2025)
- Japan — US$4.41 billion (2025)
- Kiribati — US$9.76 million (2025)
- Korea, Rep. — US$6.29 billion (2025)
- Lao PDR — US$400.26 million (2025)
- Macao SAR, China
More economic policy & debt data for Vanuatu
- Grants, excluding technical cooperation (BoP, current US$) — 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 personal transfers, receipts (current US$, BoP)?
- US$8.55 million in 2022, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1982?
- It is up 2.84% from US$8.32 million in 1982 (0.07% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$15.81 million in 2001 and the lowest US$57,511 in 2002.
- Is the latest change in personal transfers, receipts (current US$, BoP) unusual for Vanuatu?
- In 2022, Vanuatu's personal transfers, receipts (current US$, BoP) rose 82.4% on 2021 (from US$4.69 million to US$8.55 million). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1989 to 2021), the average change was +101.4% and a typical year strayed about 325.2% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.1 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?
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator BX.TRF.PWKR.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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