Personal remittances received in Vanuatu

Personal remittances received by Vanuatu were equal to 17.2% of GDP in 2022.

Measure: Personal remittances received Unit: % of GDP Data: 1982 to 2022 Source: World Bank
The latest value for Vanuatu is for 2022. Most countries have figures for 2024.
Vanuatu, 2022 17.2% % of GDP
Change from 2021 −1.1percentage points 2021: 18.3%
World, 2022 0.8% Official aggregate

Personal remittances received in Vanuatu over time

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% of GDP. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Personal remittances received (% of GDP), 2001 to 2025
Period VanuatuWorld
2025 – 0.8%
2024 – 0.8%
2023 – 0.8%
2022 17.2% 0.8%
2021 18.3% 0.7%
2020 12.5% 0.8%
2019 14.3% 0.7%
2018 11.1% 0.7%
2017 8.6% 0.7%
2016 5.4% 0.7%
2015 4.6% 0.7%
2014 4.7% 0.7%
2013 2.7% 0.7%
2012 2.9% 0.7%
2011 2.8% 0.6%
2010 1.8% 0.6%
2009 1.9% 0.7%
2008 1.5% 0.6%
2007 1.1% 0.6%
2006 1.1% 0.6%
2005 1.3% 0.5%
2004 1.4% 0.5%
2003 1.3% 0.5%
2002 1.6% 0.5%
2001 7.1% 0.4%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −1.1 percentage points from 18.3% in 2021.
  • Since 2012, when it was 2.9%, the figure has changed by +14.2 percentage points.
  • The figure for the world in 2022 was 0.8%.

Source and dates

Original producer
World Bank staff estimates based on IMF balance of payments data
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
BX.TRF.PWKR.DT.GD.ZS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1982 to 2022 for Vanuatu
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: World Bank staff estimates based on IMF balance of payments data