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Vanuatu · Year 2023 All longitudinal metrics, 4-pillar scores, and peer matrices reflect this country & year

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Sovereign Economic Dossier ISO: VUT VU

Vanuatu

Vanuatu sovereign panel observation with harmonized output, inflation, and external resilience records from 1960 through 2025.

East Asia & Pacific Lower middle income Blocs: Other Port-Vila

Global Rank (2023)

#149 / 205

Top 73% of global economies

Composite Score (2023)

47.2 / 100

Living Standard (2023)

$3,178

Subscore: 43.24 / 100

CPI Inflation (2023)

11.18%

Stability Score: 59.09 / 100

4-Pillar Structural Health Diagnostic (2023)

Harmonized subscores evaluating Output, Productivity, Inflation Stability, and External Buffer

Benchmark Weights: 35 / 25 / 25 / 15

Living Standards (35%) 43.24

Raw: $3,178 (2015 USD)

Price Stability (25%) 59.09

Raw: 11.18% (Anchor: 3.0%)

External Solvency (25%) 50

Raw: —

Economic Scale (15%) 32.03

Raw: $1.2B Current USD

Optimal Component Weights & Peak Rank Frontier (2023)

External Solvency & Trade Surplus Driven

What we are doing here: We simulate an automated mathematical simplex across all 286 valid permutations of weights for the 4 pillars (summing to 100%) against every competing sovereign country in 2023. This discovers which weighting system maximizes Vanuatu's global competitive ranking by accentuating its comparative strengths.

Peak Rank #73 / 205

Default Rank #149

+76 Ranks

Living Standards 0%

Baseline: 35%

Price Stability 0%

Baseline: 25%

External Solvency 100%

Baseline: 25%

Economic Scale 0%

Baseline: 15%

Policy Insight & Strategic Advantage: Vanuatu achieves peak standing through massive current account surpluses and external asset buffers.

Under this bespoke weighting, Vanuatu's composite score climbs to 50 (compared to 47.2 under standard multilateral weighting).

Longitudinal Trajectory & Peer Comparison Sandbox (1960–2025)

Tracking Vanuatu's multi-decade trajectory overlaid with peer benchmark economies in Year 2023

Active Comparisons:

Vanuatu (VUT)

India (IND)

China (CHN)

United States (USA)

Germany (DEU)

Observation Year 2023 • Global Rank: #149 / 205 • Composite Score: 47.2 / 100 • Living Standard: $3,178 • Inflation: 11.18%

Year 2023

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Primary: Vanuatu Peers (Dashed)

Cross-Sectional Benchmark Standing in Year 2023

5 economies compared · Ordered by Global Rank

Country	Rank (2023)	Composite Score	GDP per Capita	CPI Inflation	Current Account (% GDP)	Nominal GDP ($)
Germany (DEU)	#16	81.1	$44,369	5.95%	5.50%	$4562.2B
United States (USA)	#17	80.0	$65,667	4.12%	-3.34%	$27811.5B
China (CHN)	#37	72.3	$12,484	0.23%	1.41%	$18270.4B
India (IND)	#93	59.5	$2,230	5.65%	-0.91%	$3500.9B
Vanuatu (VUT) Active	#149	47.2	$3,178	11.18%	—	$1.2B

Decade-by-Decade Historical Milestones (1970–2023)

Visualizing seminal macroeconomic shifts, shocks, and structural transitions for Vanuatu

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Selected Era: 2023 · Click any node to select