Vanuatu: Imports, billion dollars

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 Vanuatu

Imports of goods and services, billion USD

 Latest value 0.57
 Year 2022
 Measure billion U.S. dollars
 Data availability 1980 - 2022
 Average 0.23
 Min - Max 0.04 - 0.57
 Source The World Bank
The latest value from 2022 is 0.57 billion U.S. dollars, an increase from 0.5 billion U.S. dollars in 2021. In comparison, the world average is 182.56 billion U.S. dollars, based on data from 161 countries. Historically, the average for Vanuatu from 1980 to 2022 is 0.23 billion U.S. dollars. The minimum value, 0.04 billion U.S. dollars, was reached in 1981 while the maximum of 0.57 billion U.S. dollars was recorded in 2022. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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Vanuatu - Imports, billion dollars - historical chart - 1980-2022




Definition: Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

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 Current account, percent of GDP -5.00 2022 percent
 Current account, in dollars -0.13 2022 billion U.S. dollars
 Trade balance, percent of GDP -38.88 2022 percent
 Trade balance, in dollars -0.43 2022 billion U.S. dollars
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 Net errors and omissions 14.40 2022 million USD
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 Short-term external debt 6.56 2022 percent
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