exxun.com logo
Evolving xxlarge UNion - thousands of windows on the world - constantly updated
Level1 icon Home   Level1 icon Countries   Level1 icon Flags   Level1 icon Maps   Level1 icon Reference Maps   Level1 icon Business opportunity   Level1 icon Advertise with us
Fields icon FieldsWorld Records icon World RecordsWorld Dictionary icon World DictionaryGeographic Names icon Geographic NamesFields History icon Fields History
Chiefs of State - World Leaders icon Chiefs of StateInternational Organizations icon Intl. OrganizationsInternational Environmental Agreement icon Intl. Environmental Agree.Other References icon Other ReferencesNotes and Definitions icon Notes and Definitions
flag
Vanuatu
Ripablik blong Vanuatu
mapmap
Background | Geography | People | Government | Chiefs of State | Economy | Communications | Transportation
Military | Transnational Issues | Time - Weather - Hotels - Music | Official sites | News | Search Engine | Ranking | more...
Standard Production
Advanced Electronics - Truth Machine, The world Smallest Radio, Mini Table vacuum cleaner
www.edixxon.com/stanit
Homeware Design
The best of "made in Italy" and much more..., Brands, Designers, Products
www.edixxon/homeware
Mario Radice
Grande esponente dell'astrattismo italiano degli anni Trenta e Quaranta. Pittore, scultore e cultore di problemi d'architettura.
www.edixxon.com/radice
Ad+Value. Online advertising
We found a new way to promote and enhance visits to your site
www.edixxon.com/advalue
TranslationUnited States flaggreen arrowSpain flagFrance flagGermany flagItaly flagPortugal flag
PeopleVanuatu
Field = Fields World Record = World Records  = Dictionary Bar Graph = Bar graph Distribution Maps = Distribution map Field History = Fields History Definitions = Definitions

Economy - overview:
Field  Dictionary  Bar Graph  Distribution Map  Field History  Notes and Definitions

This South Pacific island economy is based primarily on small-scale agriculture, which provides a living for 65% of the population. Fishing, offshore financial services, and tourism, with more than 60,000 visitors in 2005, are other mainstays of the economy. Mineral deposits are negligible; the country has no known petroleum deposits. A small light industry sector caters to the local market. Tax revenues come mainly from import duties. Economic development is hindered by dependence on relatively few commodity exports, vulnerability to natural disasters, and long distances from main markets and between constituent islands. In response to foreign concerns, the government has promised to tighten regulation of its offshore financial center. In mid-2002 the government stepped up efforts to boost tourism through improved air connections, resort development, and cruise ship facilities. Agriculture, especially livestock farming, is a second target for growth. Australia and New Zealand are the main suppliers of tourists and foreign aid.

GDP (purchasing power parity):
Field  World Record  Bar Graph  Distribution Map  Field History  Notes and Definitions

$897 million (2007 est.)

GDP (official exchange rate):
Field  World Record  Bar Graph  Distribution Map  Field History  Notes and Definitions

$455 million (2007 est.)

GDP - real growth rate:
Field  World Record  Bar Graph  Distribution Map  Field History  Notes and Definitions

5% (2007 est.)

GDP - per capita (PPP):
Field  World Record  Bar Graph  Distribution Map  Field History  Notes and Definitions

$3,900 (2007 est.)

GDP - composition by sector:
Field  World Record  Bar Graph  Distribution Map  Field History  Notes and Definitions

agriculture: 26%
industry: 12%
services: 62% (2000 est.)

Investment (gross fixed):
Field  World Record  Bar Graph  Distribution Map  Field History  Notes and Definitions

void

Population below poverty line:
Field  World Record  Bar Graph  Distribution Map  Field History  Notes and Definitions

NA%

Household income or consumption by percentage share:
Field  World Record  Bar Graph  Distribution Map  Field History  Notes and Definitions

lowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA%

Distribution of family income - Gini index:
Field  World Record  Bar Graph  Distribution Map  Field History  Notes and Definitions

void

Inflation rate (consumer prices):
Field  World Record  Bar Graph  Distribution Map  Field History  Notes and Definitions

3.9% (2007 est.)

Labor force:
Field  World Record  Bar Graph  Distribution Map  Field History  Notes and Definitions

76,410 (1999)

Labor force participation rate:
Field  World Record  Bar Graph  Distribution Map  Field History  Notes and Definitions

35.47 % of population

Labor force - by occupation:
Field  Dictionary  Bar Graph  Distribution Map  Field History  Notes and Definitions

agriculture: 65%
industry: 5%
services: 30% (2000 est.)

Unemployment rate:
Field  World Record  Bar Graph  Distribution Map  Field History  Notes and Definitions

1.7% (1999)

Budget:
Field  World Record  Bar Graph  Distribution Map  Field History  Notes and Definitions

revenues: $78.7 million
expenditures: $72.23 million (2005)

Budget revenues per capita:
Field  World Record  Bar Graph  Distribution Map  Field History  Notes and Definitions

366 USD per capita

Public debt:
Field  World Record  Bar Graph  Distribution Map  Field History  Notes and Definitions

void

Industries:
Field  Dictionary  Bar Graph  Distribution Map  Field History  Notes and Definitions

food and fish freezing, wood processing, meat canning

Industrial production growth rate:
Field  World Record  Bar Graph  Distribution Map  Field History  Notes and Definitions

1% (1997 est.)

Electricity - production:
Field  World Record  Bar Graph  Distribution Map  Field History  Notes and Definitions

41 million kWh (2005)

Electricity - production per capita:
Field  World Record  Bar Graph  Distribution Map  Field History  Notes and Definitions

191 kWh per capita

Electricity - consumption:
Field  World Record  Bar Graph  Distribution Map  Field History  Notes and Definitions

38.13 million kWh (2005)

Electricity - consumption - per capita:
Field  World Record  Bar Graph  Distribution Map  Field History  Notes and Definitions

177 kWh per capita

Electricity - exports:
Field  World Record  Bar Graph  Distribution Map  Field History  Notes and Definitions

0 kWh (2005 est.)

Electricity - imports:
Field  World Record  Bar Graph  Distribution Map  Field History  Notes and Definitions

0 kWh (2005)

Oil - production:
Field  World Record  Bar Graph  Distribution Map  Field History  Notes and Definitions

0 bbl/day (2005 est.)

Oil - production per capita:
Field  World Record  Bar Graph  Distribution Map  Field History  Notes and Definitions

void

Oil - consumption:
Field  World Record  Bar Graph  Distribution Map  Field History  Notes and Definitions

640 bbl/day (2005 est.)

Oil - consumption - per capita:
Field  World Record  Bar Graph  Distribution Map  Field History  Notes and Definitions

1.08 bbl/year per capita

Oil - exports:
Field  World Record  Bar Graph  Distribution Map  Field History  Notes and Definitions

0 bbl/day (2004)

Oil - imports:
Field  World Record  Bar Graph  Distribution Map  Field History  Notes and Definitions

628.5 bbl/day (2004)

Oil - proved reserves:
Field  World Record  Bar Graph  Distribution Map  Field History  Notes and Definitions

0 bbl (1 January 2006 est.)

Natural gas - production:
Field  World Record  Bar Graph  Distribution Map  Field History  Notes and Definitions

0 cu m (2005 est.)

Natural gas - production per capita:
Field  World Record  Bar Graph  Distribution Map  Field History  Notes and Definitions

void

Natural gas - consumption:
Field  World Record  Bar Graph  Distribution Map  Field History  Notes and Definitions

0 cu m (2005 est.)

Natural gas - consumption - per capita:
Field  World Record  Bar Graph  Distribution Map  Field History  Notes and Definitions

void

Natural gas - exports:
Field  World Record  Bar Graph  Distribution Map  Field History  Notes and Definitions

0 cu m (2005 est.)

Natural gas - imports:
Field  World Record  Bar Graph  Distribution Map  Field History  Notes and Definitions

0 cu m (2005)

Natural gas - proved reserves:
Field  World Record  Bar Graph  Distribution Map  Field History  Notes and Definitions

0 cu m (1 January 2006 est.)

Agriculture - products:
Field  Dictionary  Bar Graph  Distribution Map  Field History  Notes and Definitions

copra, coconuts, cocoa, coffee, taro, yams, fruits, vegetables; beef; fish

Current account balance:
Field  World Record  Bar Graph  Distribution Map  Field History  Notes and Definitions

-$60 million (2003)

Current account balance - per capita:
Field  World Record  Bar Graph  Distribution Map  Field History  Notes and Definitions

-278 USD per capita

Exports:
Field  World Record  Bar Graph  Distribution Map  Field History  Notes and Definitions

$40 million f.o.b. (2006)

Exports per capita:
Field  World Record  Bar Graph  Distribution Map  Field History  Notes and Definitions

186 USD per capita

Exports - commodities:
Field  Dictionary  Bar Graph  Distribution Map  Field History  Notes and Definitions

copra, beef, cocoa, timber, kava, coffee

Exports - partners:
Field  Dictionary  Bar Graph  Distribution Map  Field History  Notes and Definitions

Thailand 59.4%, India 18.8%, Japan 11.5% (2006)

Imports:
Field  World Record  Bar Graph  Distribution Map  Field History  Notes and Definitions

$156 million c.i.f. (2006)

Imports per capita:
Field  World Record  Bar Graph  Distribution Map  Field History  Notes and Definitions

725 USD per capita

Imports - commodities:
Field  Dictionary  Bar Graph  Distribution Map  Field History  Notes and Definitions

machinery and equipment, foodstuffs, fuels

Imports - partners:
Field  Dictionary  Bar Graph  Distribution Map  Field History  Notes and Definitions

Australia 20.7%, Singapore 12%, NZ 11.4%, Norway 8.6%, US 8.4%, Fiji 8.3%, China 7.3%, New Caledonia 4.6% (2006)

Reserves of foreign exchange and gold:
Field  World Record  Bar Graph  Distribution Map  Field History  Notes and Definitions

$40.54 million (2003)

Reserves of foreign exchange and gold - per capita:
Field  World Record  Bar Graph  Distribution Map  Field History  Notes and Definitions

189 USD per capita

Debt - external:
Field  World Record  Bar Graph  Distribution Map  Field History  Notes and Definitions

$81.2 million (2004)

Debt - external - per capita:
Field  World Record  Bar Graph  Distribution Map  Field History  Notes and Definitions

377 USD per capita

Stock of direct foreign investment - at home:
Field  World Record  Bar Graph  Distribution Map  Field History  Notes and Definitions

void

Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad:
Field  World Record  Bar Graph  Distribution Map  Field History  Notes and Definitions

void

Market value of publicly traded shares:
Field  World Record  Bar Graph  Distribution Map  Field History  Notes and Definitions

$NA

Economic aid - donor:
Field  World Record  Bar Graph  Distribution Map  Field History  Notes and Definitions

void

Economic aid - recipient:
Field  World Record  Bar Graph  Distribution Map  Field History  Notes and Definitions

$39.48 million (2005)

Economic aid - recipient per capita:
Field  World Record  Bar Graph  Distribution Map  Field History  Notes and Definitions

184 USD per capita

Currency (code):
Field  Dictionary  Bar Graph  Distribution Map  Field History  Notes and Definitions

vatu (VUV)

Exchange rates:
Field  Dictionary  Bar Graph  Distribution Map  Field History  Notes and Definitions

vatu per US dollar - NA (2007), 111.93 (2006), NA (2005), 111.79 (2004), 122.19 (2003)

Fiscal year:
Field  Dictionary  Bar Graph  Distribution Map  Field History  Notes and Definitions

calendar year
Field = Fields World Record = World Records  = Dictionary Bar Graph = Bar graph Distribution Maps = Distribution map Field History = Fields History Definitions = Definitions


This page was last updated on 28 July, 2008

Friends:
Science: Ing. Gianfranco Magrini - Science, Engineering, Transportation, Tunnels, Tubo del Lago di Como, Footballpoint...
Art: Louis Poyet - un vero maestro dell'arte della moltiplicazione delle immagini per mezzo della stampa.
Search Engine: edixxon.com - matching interests, your interests can be the same as ours - search them.
Electronics: Standard Production - Advanced Electronics - Truth Machine, The world Smallest Radio, Mini Table...
Art: Mario Radice - Grande esponente dell'astrattismo italiano. Pittore, scultore e cultore di problemi d'architettura.
Design: Homeware - the best of "made in Italy" and much more..., Brands, Designers, Products.
Music: Stay Inside - the new frontier of the music - free music, rock, lyrics, song, mp3, download, author, rock.
Computer: Storia del Computer - Quattro secoli di storia con oltre 1000 immagini.
Coins: Private Collection by coinpc - World Coins - Medals, Rare and not, more than 700 pics.

Search Engine:
Alexa | Edixxon | MSN search | Yahoo | Ask | Altavista | Google | Links | Lycos |

© 2002/2008 exxun.com. All rights reserved. Contact us | Privacy Policy | Please report errors and dead links to Webmaster.