Vanuatu - External balance on goods and services

External balance on goods and services (current US$)

The latest value for External balance on goods and services (current US$) in Vanuatu was ($44,250,970.00) as of 2010. Over the past 30 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $4,436,006.00 in 1997 and ($71,300,000.00) in 2008.

Definition: External balance on goods and services (formerly resource balance) equals exports of goods and services minus imports of goods and services (previously nonfactor services). Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

See also:

Year Value
1980 ($9,781,526.00)
1981 ($2,334,160.00)
1982 ($2,484,199.00)
1983 ($14,008,260.00)
1984 ($6,187,645.00)
1985 ($25,171,650.00)
1986 ($35,666,260.00)
1987 ($37,251,140.00)
1988 ($36,542,620.00)
1989 ($36,848,730.00)
1990 ($40,961,900.00)
1991 ($28,581,660.00)
1992 ($18,960,770.00)
1993 ($17,371,140.00)
1994 ($18,323,960.00)
1995 ($20,426,180.00)
1996 ($17,552,970.00)
1997 $4,436,006.00
1998 ($26,647,320.00)
1999 ($44,160,370.00)
2000 ($23,931,420.00)
2001 ($30,589,250.00)
2002 ($36,128,320.00)
2003 ($15,083,170.00)
2004 ($18,114,320.00)
2005 ($27,973,620.00)
2006 ($28,608,930.00)
2007 ($28,300,000.00)
2008 ($71,300,000.00)
2009 ($46,800,000.00)
2010 ($44,250,970.00)

External balance on goods and services (current LCU)

The value for External balance on goods and services (current LCU) in Vanuatu was -4,227,737,000.00 as of 2010. As the graph below shows, over the past 30 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 514,000,000.00 in 1997 and a minimum value of -7,224,829,000.00 in 2008.

Definition: External balance on goods and services (formerly resource balance) equals exports of goods and services minus imports of goods and services (previously nonfactor services). Data are in current local currency.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

Year Value
1980 -668,000,000.00
1981 -204,999,900.00
1982 -238,999,800.00
1983 -1,392,001,000.00
1984 -614,000,000.00
1985 -2,669,000,000.00
1986 -3,819,000,000.00
1987 -4,092,000,000.00
1988 -3,816,000,000.00
1989 -4,276,000,000.00
1990 -4,795,000,000.00
1991 -3,192,000,000.00
1992 -2,150,000,000.00
1993 -2,112,000,000.00
1994 -2,133,000,000.00
1995 -2,290,000,000.00
1996 -1,961,000,000.00
1997 514,000,000.00
1998 -3,398,000,000.00
1999 -5,700,000,000.00
2000 -3,294,000,000.00
2001 -4,445,000,000.00
2002 -5,029,000,000.00
2003 -1,843,000,000.00
2004 -2,025,000,000.00
2005 -3,056,000,000.00
2006 -3,182,000,000.00
2007 -2,898,995,000.00
2008 -7,224,829,000.00
2009 -4,995,471,000.00
2010 -4,227,737,000.00

External balance on goods and services (% of GDP)

External balance on goods and services (% of GDP) in Vanuatu was -6.33 as of 2010. Its highest value over the past 30 years was 1.73 in 1997, while its lowest value was -30.05 in 1986.

Definition: External balance on goods and services (formerly resource balance) equals exports of goods and services minus imports of goods and services (previously nonfactor services).

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

See also:

Year Value
1980 -8.62
1981 -2.36
1982 -2.53
1983 -12.72
1984 -4.56
1985 -20.35
1986 -30.05
1987 -28.47
1988 -24.60
1989 -25.50
1990 -25.86
1991 -15.13
1992 -9.67
1993 -9.24
1994 -8.36
1995 -8.73
1996 -7.16
1997 1.73
1998 -10.16
1999 -16.48
2000 -8.80
2001 -11.86
2002 -13.80
2003 -4.81
2004 -4.98
2005 -7.11
2006 -6.57
2007 -5.36
2008 -12.01
2009 -7.93
2010 -6.33

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: National accounts