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Vanuatu flag Vanuatu Business Environment

Trade, commerce, and economic integration indicators

Overview

Business environment indicators for Vanuatu, covering trade, commerce, foreign direct investment, corruption perceptions, and economic integration from the World Bank, OECD, IMF, and Transparency International.

Key Indicators

Domestic credit to private sector by banks (% of GDP)
53.5
2024 · Domestic credit to private sector by banks refers to financial resources provided to the private sector by other depository corporations (deposit taking corporations except central banks), such as through loans, purchases of nonequity securities, and trade credits and other accounts receivable, that establish a claim for repayment. For some countries these claims include credit to public enterprises. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.
Firms visited or required meetings with tax officials (% of firms)
55.0
2023 · Percentage of firms that were visited or inspected by tax officials or were required to meet with them over the last year.
Time to obtain an electrical connection (days)
9.9
2023 · Average wait, in days, experienced to obtain electrical connection from the day this establishment applied for it to the day it received the service.
New business density (new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64)
1.5
2018 · The number of newly registered firms with limited liability per 1,000 working-age people (ages 15-64) per calendar year.
Corruption Perceptions Index
50.0 /100
2024 · Transparency International CPI score (0-100, higher = less corrupt)

Data Explorer

Merchandise exports (current US$)
61000000
2024 · World Bank
Merchandise trade (% of GDP)
50.8072379679677
2024 · World Bank
Export unit value index (2015 = 100)
134.7
2024 · World Bank
Merchandise imports (current US$)
529000000
2024 · World Bank
Domestic credit to private sector by banks (% of GDP)
53.4588533832347
2024 · World Bank
Domestic credit to private sector (% of GDP)
54.2336915552556
2024 · World Bank
Import unit value index (2015 = 100)
124.9
2024 · World Bank
Merchandise imports from high-income economies (% of total merchandise imports)
68.323846574678
2023 · World Bank
Firms offering formal training (% of firms)
42.90776062
2023 · World Bank
Informal payments to public officials (% of firms)
27.41482353
2023 · World Bank
Firms expected to give gifts in meetings with tax officials (% of firms)
3.682338953
2023 · World Bank
Firms visited or required meetings with tax officials (% of firms)
54.99569702
2023 · World Bank
Merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual (% of total merchandise imports)
0
2023 · World Bank
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East Asia & Pacific (% of total merchandise imports)
30.4819938996543
2023 · World Bank
Net barter terms of trade index (2015 = 100)
93.2
2023 · World Bank
Time spent dealing with the requirements of government regulations (% of senior management time)
8.117145538
2023 · World Bank
Number of visits or required meetings with tax officials (average for affected firms)
1.626407504
2023 · World Bank
Import value index (2015 = 100)
133.3
2023 · World Bank
Export volume index (2015 = 100)
130
2023 · World Bank
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside region (% of total merchandise imports)
1.19415952566764
2023 · World Bank

Frequently Asked Questions

Sources: World Bank · Last updated: 2025

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