Economic Indicators for Vanuatu


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Current account balance-12.47-7.947.83-23.97Percentage of GDP
Domestic credit provided by financial sector52.3556.4275.4727.35Percentage of GDP
Consumer price Index134.70126.26134.7019.57
Inflation ( exchange rates & prices )6.682.3426.850.80Percentage (%)
Lending interest rate8.948.8110.558.81%
Interest rates-2.13-2.188.89-2.18Percentage (%)
Central Government Debt87.0727.3087.0722.34% of GDP
Budget ( government finance )96.4690.57107.5966.55
Human Capital Index0.450.440.470.44Scale, 0-1
New businesses registered258.00168.00258.0023.00Number
Time required to start a business18.0018.0047.0018.00Days
Time required to build a warehouse123.00123.00123.0059.00Days
Exports of goods and services15.309.3754.119.37Percentage (% of GDP)
Imports of goods and services55.4652.4568.4235.35Percentage (% of GDP)
GDP1110USD Billions
GDP Growth2.211.9211.70-11.40Percentage (%)
Hospital beds1.684.106.181.68Per 1,000 people
Physicians0.160.160.200.10Per 1,000 people
Labor force136,705.00132,802.00136,705.0059,303.00Total
Unemployment with advanced education2.114.674.672.11Percentage (%)
Fertility rate3.703.746.163.70Total
Population1111Thousands