Vanuatu - Inflation, consumer prices (annual %) 1977 - 2021
Vanuatu's inflation, consumer prices (annual %) is currently 2.34%, according to the most recent World Bank data for the country (2021).
Definition
The consumer price index gauges inflation by indicating the yearly percentage shift in the expenses for an average consumer to procure a collection of goods and services, which could either remain constant or alter at specified periods like annually; typically employing the Laspeyres formula.- Vanuatu's inflation, consumer prices (annual %) for 2021 was 2.343%, a -56.03% increase from 2020, with a -3 difference.
- In 2020 it was 5.329%, a 92.92% increase from 2019, with a +2 difference.
- In 2019 it was 2.763%, a 18.51% increase from 2018.
- In 2018 it was 2.331%, a -24.43% increase from 2017.
- In 2017 it was 3.085%, a 266.30% increase from 2016.
Measure: Percent
Average, Lowest, and Highest Recorded Values
The average inflation, consumer prices (annual %), value for Vanuatu is currently 4.3173% (average of years with recorded data) with a lowest recorded value of 0.7989% in 2014 and a highest value of 26.8456% in 1981.
Vanuatu's Inflation, consumer prices (annual %) - Historical Data
| Year | Inflation, consumer prices (annual %) | Average Growth Rate (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 5.737% | |
| 1978 | 6.414% | 11.81% |
| 1979 | 4.169% | -34.99% |
| 1980 | 11.24% | 169.59% |
| 1981 | 26.846% | 138.84% |
| 1982 | 6.673% | -75.14% |
| 1983 | 1.653% | -75.22% |
| 1984 | 5.516% | 233.65% |
| 1985 | 1.066% | -80.67% |
| 1986 | 4.766% | 347.04% |
| 1987 | 16.039% | 236.53% |
| 1988 | 8.76% | -45.38% |
| 1989 | 7.748% | -11.55% |
| 1990 | 4.759% | -38.57% |
| 1991 | 6.469% | 35.92% |
| 1992 | 4.058% | -37.26% |
| 1993 | 3.566% | -12.14% |
| 1994 | 2.303% | -35.43% |
| 1995 | 2.23% | -3.16% |
| 1996 | 0.906% | -59.35% |
| 1997 | 2.831% | 212.32% |
| 1998 | 3.282% | 15.95% |
| 1999 | 1.999% | -39.10% |
| 2000 | 2.538% | 26.95% |
| 2001 | 3.578% | 40.98% |
| 2002 | 1.964% | -45.11% |
| 2003 | 3.016% | 53.61% |
| 2004 | 1.419% | -52.96% |
| 2005 | 1.199% | -15.48% |
| 2006 | 2.041% | 70.18% |
| 2007 | 3.935% | 92.84% |
| 2008 | 4.842% | 23.03% |
| 2009 | 4.297% | -11.25% |
| 2010 | 2.763% | -35.71% |
| 2011 | 0.874% | -68.37% |
| 2012 | 1.347% | 54.20% |
| 2013 | 1.459% | 8.28% |
| 2014 | 0.799% | -45.24% |
| 2015 | 2.483% | 210.85% |
| 2016 | 0.842% | -66.09% |
| 2017 | 3.085% | 266.30% |
| 2018 | 2.331% | -24.43% |
| 2019 | 2.763% | 18.51% |
| 2020 | 5.329% | 92.92% |
| 2021 | 2.343% | -56.03% |
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Comparison with Countries in the East Asia & Pacific Region.
Among countries in the same World Bank East Asia & Pacific (EAP) region, Vanuatu comes in 23rd with 2.343% inflation, consumer prices (annual %).
- Within the same region, Micronesia, Fed. Sts. comes in 13th with 5.409%, inflation, consumer prices (annual %).
- Cambodia comes in 14th with 5.344%.
- Korea, Rep. comes in 15th with 5.088%.
- Fiji comes in 16th with 4.52%.
- Papua New Guinea comes in 17th with 4.484%.
- Indonesia comes in 18th with 4.209%.
- Brunei Darussalam comes in 19th with 3.682%.
- Malaysia comes in 20th with 3.379%.
- Vietnam comes in 21st with 3.157%.
- Japan comes in 22nd with 2.498%.
- China comes in 24th with 1.974%.
- Hong Kong SAR, China comes in 25th with 1.881%.
- Macao SAR, China comes in 26th with 1.045%.
- Timor-Leste comes in 27th with 0.959%.
- New Caledonia comes in 28th with 0.578%.
- Tuvalu comes in 29th with 0.501%.
- Nauru comes in 30th with -0.125%.
- And Kiribati comes in 31st with -1.813%, inflation, consumer prices (annual %).
Inflation, consumer prices (annual %), Top 10 Countries in the East Asia & Pacific Region.
Top 10 Countries in the East Asia & Pacific Region.
| # | Country | Inflation, consumer prices (annual %) | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lao PDR | 22.96% | 2022 |
| 2 | Mongolia | 15.15% | 2022 |
| 3 | Palau | 12.35% | 2022 |
| 4 | Tonga | 10.97% | 2022 |
| 5 | Samoa | 10.96% | 2022 |
| 6 | Myanmar | 8.83% | 2019 |
| 7 | New Zealand | 7.17% | 2022 |
| 8 | Australia | 6.59% | 2022 |
| 9 | Singapore | 6.12% | 2022 |
| 10 | Thailand | 6.08% | 2022 |
Comparison with Countries in the Lower middle income Group.
Among countries in the same World Bank Lower middle income (LMI) group, Vanuatu comes in 48th with 2.343% inflation, consumer prices (annual %).
- Within the same income group, Cambodia comes in 38th with 5.344%, inflation, consumer prices (annual %).
- Cote d'Ivoire comes in 39th with 5.276%.
- Djibouti comes in 40th with 5.18%.
- Papua New Guinea comes in 41st with 4.484%.
- Tanzania comes in 42nd with 4.35%.
- Jordan comes in 43rd with 4.229%.
- Nepal comes in 44th with 4.088%.
- Vietnam comes in 45th with 3.157%.
- Congo, Rep. comes in 46th with 3.043%.
- Eswatini comes in 47th with 2.598%.
- Cabo Verde comes in 49th with 1.862%.
- Bolivia comes in 50th with 1.746%.
- Benin comes in 51st with 1.351%.
- Timor-Leste comes in 52nd with 0.959%.
- Kiribati comes in 53rd with -1.813%.
- And Comoros comes in 54th with -4.295%, inflation, consumer prices (annual %).
Inflation, consumer prices (annual %), Top 14 Countries in the Lower middle income Group.
Top 14 Countries in the Lower middle income Group.
| # | Country | Inflation, consumer prices (annual %) | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lebanon | 154.756% | 2021 |
| 2 | Zimbabwe | 104.705% | 2022 |
| 3 | Sri Lanka | 49.721% | 2022 |
| 4 | Iran, Islamic Rep. | 43.389% | 2021 |
| 5 | Haiti | 33.984% | 2022 |
| 6 | Ghana | 31.256% | 2022 |
| 7 | Angola | 25.754% | 2021 |
| 8 | Lao PDR | 22.956% | 2022 |
| 9 | Ukraine | 20.184% | 2022 |
| 10 | Pakistan | 19.874% | 2022 |
| 11 | Nigeria | 18.847% | 2022 |
| 12 | Sao Tome and Principe | 18.006% | 2022 |
| 13 | Mongolia | 15.148% | 2022 |
| 14 | Kyrgyz Republic | 13.923% | 2022 |