Vanuatu Balance of Payments: Capital and Financial Account
Vanuatu VU: BOP: Capital Account: Net
VU: BOP: Capital Account: Net data was reported at 83.879 USD mn in 2015. This records an increase from the previous number of 31.740 USD mn for 2014. VU: BOP: Capital Account: Net data is updated yearly, averaging 17.129 USD mn from Dec 1982 (Median) to 2015, with 34 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 83.879 USD mn in 2015 and a record low of 7.411 USD mn in 2003. VU: BOP: Capital Account: Net data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Vanuatu – Table VU.World Bank: Balance of Payments: Capital and Financial Account. Net capital account records acquisitions and disposals of nonproduced nonfinancial assets, such as land sold to embassies and sales of leases and licenses, as well as capital transfers, including government debt forgiveness. The use of the term capital account in this context is designed to be consistent with the System of National Accounts, which distinguishes between capital transactions and financial transactions. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.; ; Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 83.88 2015 | yearly | 1982 - 2015 |
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Vanuatu VU: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net
VU: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net data was reported at -29.505 USD mn in 2015. This records a decrease from the previous number of -12.816 USD mn for 2014. VU: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net data is updated yearly, averaging -20.320 USD mn from Dec 1982 (Median) to 2015, with 34 observations. The data reached an all-time high of -2.017 USD mn in 1986 and a record low of -62.140 USD mn in 2010. VU: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Vanuatu – Table VU.World Bank: Balance of Payments: Capital and Financial Account. Foreign direct investment are the net inflows of investment to acquire a lasting management interest (10 percent or more of voting stock) in an enterprise operating in an economy other than that of the investor. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, other long-term capital, and short-term capital as shown in the balance of payments. This series shows total net FDI. In BPM6, financial account balances are calculated as the change in assets minus the change in liabilities. Net FDI outflows are assets and net FDI inflows are liabilities. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.; ; Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards. In BPM6, the headings of the financial account have been changed from credits and debits to net acquisition of financial assets and net incurrence of liabilities; i.e., all changes due to credit and debit entries are recorded on a net basis separately for financial assets and liabilities. Financial account balances are calculated as the change in assets minus the change in liabilities; signs are reversed from previous editions.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| -29.51 2015 | yearly | 1982 - 2015 |
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Vanuatu VU: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Inflows
VU: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Inflows data was reported at 24.704 USD mn in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 21.627 USD mn for 2016. VU: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Inflows data is updated yearly, averaging 14.163 USD mn from Dec 1971 (Median) to 2017, with 47 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 63.109 USD mn in 2010 and a record low of 0.010 USD mn in 1971. VU: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Inflows data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Vanuatu – Table VU.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Capital and Financial Account. Foreign direct investment refers to direct investment equity flows in the reporting economy. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, and other capital. Direct investment is a category of cross-border investment associated with a resident in one economy having control or a significant degree of influence on the management of an enterprise that is resident in another economy. Ownership of 10 percent or more of the ordinary shares of voting stock is the criterion for determining the existence of a direct investment relationship. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development and official national sources.; Sum; Note: Data starting from 2005 are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6).
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 31.02 2015 | yearly | 1971 - 2015 |
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Vanuatu VU: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Inflows: % of GDP
VU: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Inflows: % of GDP data was reported at 2.863 % in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 2.745 % for 2016. VU: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Inflows: % of GDP data is updated yearly, averaging 6.980 % from Dec 1979 (Median) to 2017, with 39 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 13.807 % in 1993 and a record low of 1.628 % in 2014. VU: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Inflows: % of GDP data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Vanuatu – Table VU.World Bank: Balance of Payments: Capital and Financial Account. Foreign direct investment are the net inflows of investment to acquire a lasting management interest (10 percent or more of voting stock) in an enterprise operating in an economy other than that of the investor. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, other long-term capital, and short-term capital as shown in the balance of payments. This series shows net inflows (new investment inflows less disinvestment) in the reporting economy from foreign investors, and is divided by GDP.; ; International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments databases, World Bank, International Debt Statistics, and World Bank and OECD GDP estimates.; Weighted average; Note: Data starting from 2005 are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6).
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 4.20 2015 | yearly | 1979 - 2015 |
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Vanuatu VU: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Outflows
VU: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Outflows data was reported at 1.074 USD mn in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 0.925 USD mn for 2016. VU: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Outflows data is updated yearly, averaging 0.702 USD mn from Dec 2002 (Median) to 2017, with 16 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1.516 USD mn in 2015 and a record low of 0.050 USD mn in 2009. VU: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Outflows data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Vanuatu – Table VU.World Bank: Balance of Payments: Capital and Financial Account. Foreign direct investment refers to direct investment equity flows in an economy. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, and other capital. Direct investment is a category of cross-border investment associated with a resident in one economy having control or a significant degree of influence on the management of an enterprise that is resident in another economy. Ownership of 10 percent or more of the ordinary shares of voting stock is the criterion for determining the existence of a direct investment relationship. This series shows net outflows of investment from the reporting economy to the rest of the world. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development and official national sources.; Sum; Note: Data starting from 2005 are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6).
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 0.94 2016 | yearly | 2002 - 2016 |
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Vanuatu VU: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Outflows: % of GDP
VU: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Outflows: % of GDP data was reported at 0.124 % in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 0.117 % for 2016. VU: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Outflows: % of GDP data is updated yearly, averaging 0.122 % from Dec 2002 (Median) to 2017, with 16 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 0.216 % in 2002 and a record low of 0.008 % in 2009. VU: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Outflows: % of GDP data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Vanuatu – Table VU.World Bank: Balance of Payments: Capital and Financial Account. Foreign direct investment refers to direct investment equity flows in an economy. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, and other capital. Direct investment is a category of cross-border investment associated with a resident in one economy having control or a significant degree of influence on the management of an enterprise that is resident in another economy. Ownership of 10 percent or more of the ordinary shares of voting stock is the criterion for determining the existence of a direct investment relationship. This series shows net outflows of investment from the reporting economy to the rest of the world, and is divided by GDP.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development and official national sources.; Weighted average; Note: Data starting from 2005 are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6).
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 0.12 2016 | yearly | 2002 - 2016 |
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Vanuatu VU: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Primary Income
VU: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Primary Income data was reported at 0.000 USD mn in 2017. This stayed constant from the previous number of 0.000 USD mn for 2016. VU: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Primary Income data is updated yearly, averaging 16.647 USD mn from Dec 1970 (Median) to 2017, with 48 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 75.435 USD mn in 2012 and a record low of 0.000 USD mn in 2017. VU: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Primary Income data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Vanuatu – Table VU.World Bank: Balance of Payments: Capital and Financial Account. Primary income on foreign direct investment covers payments of direct investment income (debit side), which consist of income on equity (dividends, branch profits, and reinvested earnings) and income on the intercompany debt (interest). Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook.; Sum;
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 0.00 2016 | yearly | 1970 - 2016 |
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Vanuatu VU: BOP: Financial Account: Net
VU: BOP: Financial Account: Net data was reported at 51.730 USD mn in 2015. This records an increase from the previous number of 11.880 USD mn for 2014. VU: BOP: Financial Account: Net data is updated yearly, averaging -9.202 USD mn from Dec 1982 (Median) to 2015, with 34 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 51.730 USD mn in 2015 and a record low of -149.388 USD mn in 2010. VU: BOP: Financial Account: Net data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Vanuatu – Table VU.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Capital and Financial Account. The net financial account shows net acquisition and disposal of financial assets and liabilities. It measures how net lending to or borrowing from nonresidents is financed, and is conceptually equal to the sum of the balances on the current and capital accounts. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.; ; Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards. In BPM6, the headings of the financial account have been changed from credits and debits to net acquisition of financial assets and net incurrence of liabilities; i.e., all changes due to credit and debit entries are recorded on a net basis separately for financial assets and liabilities. Financial account balances are calculated as the change in assets minus the change in liabilities; signs are reversed from previous editions.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 51.73 2015 | yearly | 1982 - 2015 |
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Vanuatu VU: BOP: Financial Account: Portfolio Equity: Net Inflows
VU: BOP: Financial Account: Portfolio Equity: Net Inflows data was reported at 0.000 USD mn in 2009. This stayed constant from the previous number of 0.000 USD mn for 1995. VU: BOP: Financial Account: Portfolio Equity: Net Inflows data is updated yearly, averaging 0.000 USD mn from Dec 1982 (Median) to 2009, with 15 observations. VU: BOP: Financial Account: Portfolio Equity: Net Inflows data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Vanuatu – Table VU.World Bank: Balance of Payments: Capital and Financial Account. Portfolio equity includes net inflows from equity securities other than those recorded as direct investment and including shares, stocks, depository receipts (American or global), and direct purchases of shares in local stock markets by foreign investors. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, and World Bank, International Debt Statistics.; Sum; Note: Data starting from 2005 are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6).
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 0.00 2009 | yearly | 1982 - 2009 |
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Vanuatu VU: BOP: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment: Net
VU: BOP: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment: Net data was reported at 9.786 USD mn in 2015. This records an increase from the previous number of -10.237 USD mn for 2014. VU: BOP: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment: Net data is updated yearly, averaging 0.265 USD mn from Dec 1998 (Median) to 2015, with 18 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 17.517 USD mn in 2013 and a record low of -10.237 USD mn in 2014. VU: BOP: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment: Net data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Vanuatu – Table VU.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Capital and Financial Account. Portfolio investment covers transactions in equity securities and debt securities. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.; ; Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards. In BPM6, the headings of the financial account have been changed from credits and debits to net acquisition of financial assets and net incurrence of liabilities; i.e., all changes due to credit and debit entries are recorded on a net basis separately for financial assets and liabilities. Financial account balances are calculated as the change in assets minus the change in liabilities; signs are reversed from previous editions.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 9.79 2015 | yearly | 1982 - 2015 |
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Vanuatu VU: BOP: Grants: Excluding Technical Cooperation
VU: BOP: Grants: Excluding Technical Cooperation data was reported at 70.460 USD mn in 2016. This records a decrease from the previous number of 120.390 USD mn for 2015. VU: BOP: Grants: Excluding Technical Cooperation data is updated yearly, averaging 11.855 USD mn from Dec 1964 (Median) to 2016, with 52 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 120.390 USD mn in 2015 and a record low of 0.640 USD mn in 1964. VU: BOP: Grants: Excluding Technical Cooperation data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Vanuatu – Table VU.World Bank: Balance of Payments: Capital and Financial Account. Grants are defined as legally binding commitments that obligate a specific value of funds available for disbursement for which there is no repayment requirement. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; World Bank, International Debt Statistics, and OECD.; Sum;
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 70.46 2016 | yearly | 1964 - 2016 |
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Vanuatu VU: BOP: Grants: Technical Cooperation
VU: BOP: Grants: Technical Cooperation data was reported at 28.790 USD mn in 2016. This records a decrease from the previous number of 41.350 USD mn for 2015. VU: BOP: Grants: Technical Cooperation data is updated yearly, averaging 19.880 USD mn from Dec 1964 (Median) to 2016, with 52 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 53.870 USD mn in 2012 and a record low of 0.010 USD mn in 1964. VU: BOP: Grants: Technical Cooperation data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Vanuatu – Table VU.World Bank: Balance of Payments: Capital and Financial Account. Technical cooperation grants include free-standing technical cooperation grants, which are intended to finance the transfer of technical and managerial skills or of technology for the purpose of building up general national capacity without reference to any specific investment projects; and investment-related technical cooperation grants, which are provided to strengthen the capacity to execute specific investment projects. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; World Bank, International Debt Statistics, and OECD.; Sum;
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 28.79 2016 | yearly | 1964 - 2016 |
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Vanuatu VU: BOP: Net Errors and Omissions
VU: BOP: Net Errors and Omissions data was reported at 49.903 USD mn in 2015. This records an increase from the previous number of -39.314 USD mn for 2014. VU: BOP: Net Errors and Omissions data is updated yearly, averaging -16.950 USD mn from Dec 1982 (Median) to 2015, with 34 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 101.828 USD mn in 2008 and a record low of -136.972 USD mn in 2013. VU: BOP: Net Errors and Omissions data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Vanuatu – Table VU.World Bank: Balance of Payments: Capital and Financial Account. Net errors and omissions constitute a residual category needed to ensure that accounts in the balance of payments statement sum to zero. Net errors and omissions are derived as the balance on the financial account minus the balances on the current and capital accounts. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.; ; Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 49.90 2015 | yearly | 1982 - 2015 |