Vanuatu — Central government expenditure (% of GDP)

% of GDP · Annual · 1970–2018 · 31 observations

About this series

Central government expenditure records government expense plus net investment in nonfinancial assets within the source series' coverage. It is a flow over the period. This series expresses that measure as a percentage of GDP for the matching period.

The central government expenditure reading for Vanuatu was 25.6% of GDP in 2018. The previous reading was 26.4% of GDP in 2017; the period change was −0.81 percentage points. Relative to the selected 10-year average of 22.9% of GDP, the latest reading was above.

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Latest observations

2009–2018

PeriodValue
201825.6 % of GDP
201726.4 % of GDP
201624.9 % of GDP
201523.1 % of GDP
201421.8 % of GDP
5 earlier values, back to 2009
201320.7 % of GDP
201221.8 % of GDP
201121.9 % of GDP
201022.2 % of GDP
200920.4 % of GDP
Data release 2026_08_27_1049, published 30 Sept 2026.