Share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants was 0.9% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants in Vanuatu, 2000–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants in Vanuatu is 0.9%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 17.4% on the previous year and down 58.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants in Vanuatu peaked at 2.7% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2000.
That places Vanuatu 36th out of 149 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.2% | — |
| 2001 | 0.7% | +233.3% |
| 2002 | 0.2% | -70.0% |
| 2003 | 0.6% | +190.5% |
| 2004 | 0.3% | -57.4% |
| 2005 | 0.5% | +92.3% |
| 2006 | 0.7% | +38.0% |
| 2007 | 0.7% | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 1.1% | +57.1% |
| 2009 | 1.4% | +30.0% |
| 2010 | 1.6% | +11.2% |
| 2011 | 1.7% | +9.4% |
| 2012 | 2.4% | +35.6% |
| 2013 | 2.7% | +13.6% |
| 2014 | 2.3% | -14.9% |
| 2015 | 2.3% | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 1.7% | -27.0% |
| 2017 | 1.6% | -6.5% |
| 2018 | 1.2% | -21.4% |
| 2019 | 1.2% | -5.6% |
| 2020 | 1.6% | +33.9% |
| 2021 | 2.0% | +25.3% |
| 2022 | 1.4% | -28.8% |
| 2023 | 1.1% | -18.4% |
| 2024 | 0.9% | -17.4% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 0.9% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3%, 3.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 0.9% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.5%, 1.9× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.2% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.9% | 1.2% | 2.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.4% | 0.9% | 2.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
More poverty & inequality data for Vanuatu
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 1 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 3.6 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 636.2 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 0.6009 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 18.11 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 18.1% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants in Vanuatu?
- Share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants in Vanuatu was 0.9% in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 2.7% in 2013.
- What is the lowest share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2000.
- How does Vanuatu rank for share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants?
- Vanuatu ranks 36th out of 149 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 58.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Vanuatu data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Official development assistance grants for poverty reduction, by recipient countries (percentage of GNI).