GDP per employed person in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: GDP per employed person was 11,300 constant 2021 PPP $ in 2025. ▲ Rising
GDP per employed person in Vanuatu, 1991–2025
Source: World Bank, International Labour Organization (ILO), UN Population Division, Eurostat, and OECD (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in constant 2021 PPP $.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gdp per employed person in Vanuatu is 11,300 constant 2021 PPP $, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp per employed person in Vanuatu peaked at 11,796 constant 2021 PPP $ in 2019 and was at its lowest, 8,082 constant 2021 PPP $, in 2002.
Vanuatu ranks 150th of 177 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9,300 constant 2021 PPP $ | 8,935 constant 2021 PPP $ | 9,627 constant 2021 PPP $ | 9 |
| 2000s | 8,775 constant 2021 PPP $ | 8,082 constant 2021 PPP $ | 9,713 constant 2021 PPP $ | 10 |
| 2010s | 10,778 constant 2021 PPP $ | 10,094 constant 2021 PPP $ | 11,796 constant 2021 PPP $ | 10 |
| 2020s | 10,949 constant 2021 PPP $ | 10,467 constant 2021 PPP $ | 11,300 constant 2021 PPP $ | 6 |
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More work & labour data for Vanuatu
- Women can take the same jobs as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 0 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Criminal sanctions or compensation for workplace sexual harassment 0 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 55.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 64.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 60.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 53.3% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 84.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 58.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 33.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gdp per employed person in Vanuatu?
- Gdp per employed person in Vanuatu was 11,300 constant 2021 PPP $ in 2025, according to World Bank, International Labour Organization (ILO), UN Population Division, Eurostat, and OECD (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest gdp per employed person recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 11,796 constant 2021 PPP $ in 2019.
- What is the lowest gdp per employed person recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 8,082 constant 2021 PPP $ in 2002.
- How does Vanuatu rank for gdp per employed person?
- Vanuatu ranks 150th out of 177 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gdp per employed person rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vanuatu data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank, International Labour Organization (ILO), UN Population Division, Eurostat, and OECD (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of GDP per employed person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Gross domestic product (GDP) divided by the total number of people employed in the economy. This data is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.