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Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World (% of total merchandise imports) in Vanuatu was 0.16 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 56 years was 2.49 in 1972, while its lowest value was 0.00 in 2000.

Definition: Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from economies in the Arab World. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

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Year	Value
1964	0.33
1965	0.26
1966	0.31
1967	0.32
1968	0.28
1972	2.49
1973	1.55
1974	0.49
1975	1.34
1989	2.41
1990	0.02
1995	0.00
1996	1.08
1997	0.03
2000	0.00
2001	0.06
2002	0.07
2003	0.05
2004	0.08
2005	0.04
2006	0.34
2007	0.11
2008	0.13
2009	0.15
2010	0.03
2011	0.13
2012	0.17
2013	0.10
2014	0.18
2015	0.23
2016	0.21
2017	0.21
2018	0.16
2019	0.18
2020	0.16

Merchandise imports (current US$)

The value for Merchandise imports (current US$) in Vanuatu was 301,000,000 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 422,000,000 in 2016 and a minimum value of 6,000,000 in 1962.

Definition: Merchandise imports show the c.i.f. value of goods received from the rest of the world valued in current U.S. dollars.

Source: World Trade Organization.

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Year	Value
1960	7,000,000
1961	7,000,000
1962	6,000,000
1963	6,000,000
1964	7,000,000
1965	7,000,000
1966	8,000,000
1967	10,000,000
1968	10,000,000
1969	11,000,000
1970	13,000,000
1971	18,000,000
1972	29,000,000
1973	36,000,000
1974	50,000,000
1975	40,000,000
1976	34,000,000
1977	40,000,000
1978	51,000,000
1979	62,000,000
1980	73,000,000
1981	58,000,000
1982	60,000,000
1983	64,000,000
1984	69,000,000
1985	70,000,000
1986	58,000,000
1987	70,000,000
1988	70,000,000
1989	71,000,000
1990	96,000,000
1991	83,000,000
1992	82,000,000
1993	78,000,000
1994	89,000,000
1995	95,000,000
1996	98,000,000
1997	94,000,000
1998	93,000,000
1999	98,000,000
2000	87,000,000
2001	90,000,000
2002	90,000,000
2003	105,000,000
2004	128,000,000
2005	149,000,000
2006	217,000,000
2007	229,000,000
2008	314,000,000
2009	294,000,000
2010	285,000,000
2011	304,000,000
2012	296,000,000
2013	313,000,000
2014	313,000,000
2015	367,000,000
2016	422,000,000
2017	370,000,000
2018	390,000,000
2019	357,000,000
2020	301,000,000

Merchandise imports from high-income economies (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from high-income economies (% of total merchandise imports) in Vanuatu was 68.41 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 56 years was 98.44 in 1990, while its lowest value was 43.31 in 2017.

Definition: Merchandise imports from high-income economies are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from high-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

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Year	Value
1964	95.38
1965	90.47
1966	91.29
1967	90.73
1968	89.10
1969	85.69
1970	87.54
1971	88.23
1972	96.34
1973	95.74
1974	94.03
1975	95.07
1980	89.70
1981	87.70
1982	87.99
1983	71.92
1984	86.96
1985	86.56
1986	89.62
1987	84.47
1988	88.66
1989	91.95
1990	98.44
1991	96.01
1992	86.35
1993	94.39
1994	89.99
1995	90.60
1996	90.47
1997	93.30
1998	91.24
1999	92.54
2000	87.63
2001	86.87
2002	88.70
2003	91.86
2004	87.35
2005	76.40
2006	77.05
2007	80.63
2008	80.88
2009	71.69
2010	73.06
2011	76.00
2012	79.26
2013	55.07
2014	66.97
2015	69.50
2016	67.23
2017	43.31
2018	67.35
2019	65.04
2020	68.41

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside region (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside region (% of total merchandise imports) in Vanuatu was 1.99 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 56 years was 34.97 in 2017, while its lowest value was 0.02 in 1982.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside region are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from other low- and middle-income economies in other World Bank regions according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

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Year	Value
1964	0.33
1965	0.41
1966	1.05
1967	0.61
1968	0.79
1972	0.54
1973	0.67
1974	0.94
1975	0.56
1981	0.04
1982	0.02
1983	0.09
1984	0.26
1985	0.34
1987	0.08
1988	0.04
1989	4.00
1990	0.31
1991	1.90
1992	1.20
1993	0.61
1994	1.31
1995	1.36
1996	2.83
1997	0.16
1998	0.35
1999	0.22
2000	0.96
2001	1.48
2002	1.49
2003	0.74
2004	1.08
2005	3.67
2006	2.08
2007	1.12
2008	1.37
2009	1.81
2010	1.97
2011	1.74
2012	1.52
2013	5.58
2014	1.59
2015	1.52
2016	1.21
2017	34.97
2018	1.88
2019	2.28
2020	1.99

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East Asia & Pacific (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East Asia & Pacific (% of total merchandise imports) in Vanuatu was 29.08 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 56 years was 39.11 in 2013, while its lowest value was 1.01 in 1990.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East Asia and Pacific are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the East Asia and Pacific region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

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Year	Value
1964	3.69
1965	5.05
1966	2.62
1967	3.82
1968	4.15
1969	3.93
1970	3.42
1971	5.05
1972	2.55
1973	2.75
1974	3.92
1975	3.29
1980	10.09
1981	11.91
1982	11.74
1983	9.41
1984	11.79
1985	12.45
1986	8.09
1987	11.41
1988	10.33
1989	3.30
1990	1.01
1991	1.35
1992	11.65
1993	4.39
1994	7.92
1995	7.17
1996	5.81
1997	5.63
1998	7.09
1999	6.24
2000	11.06
2001	11.17
2002	9.40
2003	7.15
2004	11.24
2005	19.45
2006	20.47
2007	17.69
2008	17.18
2009	25.76
2010	24.63
2011	21.94
2012	18.96
2013	39.11
2014	31.10
2015	28.51
2016	31.06
2017	21.38
2018	30.29
2019	32.20
2020	29.08

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Europe & Central Asia (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Europe & Central Asia (% of total merchandise imports) in Vanuatu was 0.80 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 24 years was 34.17 in 2017, while its lowest value was 0.00 in 2000.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Europe and Central Asia are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the Europe and Central Asia region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

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Year	Value
1996	0.00
1997	0.00
1999	0.00
2000	0.00
2001	0.05
2002	0.04
2003	0.01
2004	0.09
2005	0.25
2006	0.19
2007	0.18
2008	0.39
2009	0.38
2010	0.37
2011	0.27
2012	0.25
2013	0.90
2014	0.27
2015	0.39
2016	0.12
2017	34.17
2018	0.59
2019	0.78
2020	0.80

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin America & the Caribbean (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin America & the Caribbean (% of total merchandise imports) in Vanuatu was 0.23 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 47 years was 4.00 in 1989, while its lowest value was 0.01 in 2000.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin America and the Caribbean are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the Latin America and the Caribbean region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

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Year	Value
1973	0.01
1974	0.02
1975	0.02
1989	4.00
1990	0.29
1991	0.40
1992	0.04
1993	0.04
1994	0.51
1995	0.05
1996	0.59
1997	0.08
1998	0.03
1999	0.03
2000	0.01
2001	0.17
2002	0.18
2003	0.13
2004	0.17
2005	0.15
2006	0.15
2007	0.18
2008	0.14
2009	0.10
2010	0.17
2011	0.21
2012	0.13
2013	0.11
2014	0.13
2015	0.21
2016	0.21
2017	0.15
2018	0.28
2019	0.43
2020	0.23

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Middle East & North Africa (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Middle East & North Africa (% of total merchandise imports) in Vanuatu was 0.03 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 56 years was 1.08 in 1996, while its lowest value was 0.00 in 2000.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Middle East and North Africa are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the Middle East and North Africa region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

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Year	Value
1964	0.33
1965	0.26
1966	1.05
1967	0.32
1968	0.66
1972	0.37
1973	0.29
1974	0.51
1975	0.37
1996	1.08
1997	0.03
2000	0.00
2001	0.04
2002	0.04
2003	0.03
2004	0.03
2005	0.02
2006	0.02
2007	0.02
2008	0.03
2009	0.04
2010	0.00
2011	0.02
2012	0.02
2013	0.03
2014	0.03
2015	0.03
2016	0.03
2017	0.04
2018	0.03
2019	0.04
2020	0.03

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South Asia (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South Asia (% of total merchandise imports) in Vanuatu was 0.71 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 55 years was 1.51 in 1991, while its lowest value was 0.02 in 1990.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South Asia are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the South Asia region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

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Year	Value
1965	0.16
1967	0.29
1968	0.13
1972	0.12
1973	0.28
1974	0.22
1975	0.14
1981	0.02
1982	0.02
1983	0.09
1984	0.26
1985	0.34
1987	0.08
1988	0.04
1990	0.02
1991	1.51
1992	0.52
1993	0.09
1994	0.05
1995	0.17
1996	0.16
1997	0.05
1998	0.32
1999	0.19
2000	0.44
2001	0.50
2002	0.39
2003	0.27
2004	0.43
2005	0.93
2006	0.81
2007	0.18
2008	0.50
2009	0.99
2010	1.07
2011	0.98
2012	0.76
2013	0.51
2014	0.60
2015	0.65
2016	0.67
2017	0.50
2018	0.73
2019	0.88
2020	0.71

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa (% of total merchandise imports) in Vanuatu was 0.22 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 48 years was 4.04 in 2013, while its lowest value was 0.01 in 1999.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the Sub-Saharan Africa region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

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Year	Value
1972	0.04
1973	0.10
1974	0.19
1975	0.03
1981	0.02
1992	0.63
1993	0.49
1994	0.75
1995	1.15
1996	0.98
1999	0.01
2000	0.51
2001	0.72
2002	0.84
2003	0.30
2004	0.35
2005	2.32
2006	0.91
2007	0.56
2008	0.31
2009	0.29
2010	0.37
2011	0.26
2012	0.36
2013	4.04
2014	0.56
2015	0.25
2016	0.18
2017	0.11
2018	0.26
2019	0.15
2020	0.22

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual (% of total merchandise imports) in Vanuatu was 0.51 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 56 years was 18.58 in 1983, while its lowest value was 0.21 in 1980.

Definition: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy residuals are the total merchandise imports by the reporting economy from the rest of the world as reported in the IMF's Direction of trade database, less the sum of imports by the reporting economy from high-, low-, and middle-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Includes trade with unspecified partners or with economies not covered by World Bank classification. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

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Year	Value
1964	0.61
1965	4.06
1966	5.04
1967	4.84
1968	5.96
1969	10.37
1970	9.04
1971	6.72
1972	0.57
1973	0.83
1974	1.10
1975	1.08
1980	0.21
1981	0.35
1982	0.25
1983	18.58
1984	1.00
1985	0.64
1986	2.29
1987	4.04
1988	0.96
1989	0.75
1990	0.25
1991	0.73
1992	0.81
1993	0.61
1994	0.78
1995	0.87
1996	0.89
1997	0.90
1998	1.31
1999	1.00
2000	0.36
2001	0.48
2002	0.42
2003	0.25
2004	0.34
2005	0.49
2006	0.41
2007	0.56
2008	0.56
2009	0.75
2010	0.34
2011	0.32
2012	0.25
2013	0.24
2014	0.34
2015	0.46
2016	0.50
2017	0.33
2018	0.48
2019	0.49
2020	0.51

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$)

The latest value for Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$) in Vanuatu was $260,058,100 as of 2020. Over the past 56 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $446,653,500 in 2013 and $6,746,000 in 1964.

Definition: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy are the total merchandise imports by the reporting economy from the rest of the world, as reported in the IMF's Direction of trade database. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

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Year	Value
1964	$6,746,000
1965	$7,023,000
1966	$8,160,000
1967	$9,635,000
1968	$10,117,000
1969	$11,310,000
1970	$14,028,000
1971	$19,258,000
1972	$25,912,000
1973	$30,738,000
1974	$44,106,000
1975	$33,645,000
1980	$75,192,000
1981	$58,201,000
1982	$58,852,000
1983	$63,962,000
1984	$58,720,190
1985	$60,217,860
1986	$55,667,720
1987	$67,820,270
1988	$67,665,250
1989	$258,802,700
1990	$285,714,600
1991	$108,563,200
1992	$108,643,800
1993	$194,890,200
1994	$150,634,000
1995	$151,203,800
1996	$173,894,000
1997	$181,130,800
1998	$141,611,300
1999	$195,563,000
2000	$79,770,590
2001	$99,764,150
2002	$95,572,250
2003	$167,015,500
2004	$169,155,600
2005	$153,468,200
2006	$161,129,900
2007	$233,325,500
2008	$349,690,300
2009	$278,788,200
2010	$278,193,100
2011	$285,435,300
2012	$404,390,900
2013	$446,653,500
2014	$331,934,500
2015	$281,982,100
2016	$274,792,800
2017	$398,006,400
2018	$263,243,900
2019	$231,338,200
2020	$260,058,100

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within region (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within region (% of total merchandise imports) in Vanuatu was 29.08 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 56 years was 39.11 in 2013, while its lowest value was 1.01 in 1990.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within region are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from other low- and middle-income economies in the same World Bank region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data. No figures are shown for high-income economies, because they are a separate category in the World Bank classification of economies.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year	Value
1964	3.69
1965	5.05
1966	2.62
1967	3.82
1968	4.15
1969	3.93
1970	3.42
1971	5.05
1972	2.55
1973	2.75
1974	3.92
1975	3.29
1980	10.09
1981	11.91
1982	11.74
1983	9.41
1984	11.79
1985	12.45
1986	8.09
1987	11.41
1988	10.33
1989	3.30
1990	1.01
1991	1.35
1992	11.65
1993	4.39
1994	7.92
1995	7.17
1996	5.81
1997	5.63
1998	7.09
1999	6.24
2000	11.06
2001	11.17
2002	9.40
2003	7.15
2004	11.24
2005	19.45
2006	20.47
2007	17.69
2008	17.18
2009	25.76
2010	24.63
2011	21.94
2012	18.96
2013	39.11
2014	31.10
2015	28.51
2016	31.06
2017	21.38
2018	30.29
2019	32.20
2020	29.08

Classification

Topic: Private Sector & Trade Indicators

Sub-Topic: Imports