Agriculture orientation index for government spending in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Agriculture orientation index for government spending was 0.16 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Agriculture orientation index for government spending in Vanuatu, 2004–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Vanuatu recorded 0.16 for agriculture orientation index for government spending in 2020. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of up 60.0% on the previous year and up 77.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture orientation index for government spending in Vanuatu peaked at 0.16 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.08, in 2009.
Vanuatu ranks 124th of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Agriculture orientation index for government spending in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 0.11 | — |
| 2005 | 0.12 | +9.1% |
| 2006 | 0.11 | -8.3% |
| 2007 | 0.1 | -9.1% |
| 2008 | 0.09 | -10.0% |
| 2009 | 0.08 | -11.1% |
| 2010 | 0.09 | +12.5% |
| 2011 | 0.08 | -11.1% |
| 2012 | 0.16 | +100.0% |
| 2013 | 0.13 | -18.8% |
| 2014 | 0.14 | +7.7% |
| 2015 | 0.15 | +7.1% |
| 2016 | 0.13 | -13.3% |
| 2017 | 0.1 | -23.1% |
| 2018 | 0.12 | +20.0% |
| 2019 | 0.1 | -16.7% |
| 2020 | 0.16 | +60.0% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 0.16 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.14, 1.1× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 0.16 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.2, 80% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Agriculture orientation index for government spending in Vanuatu changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +100.0% | 0.08 | 0.16 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1017 | 0.08 | 0.12 | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.12 | 0.08 | 0.16 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.16 | 0.16 | 0.16 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
More agriculture & rural data for Vanuatu
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 13.88 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2663 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 1,054 current US$ per person (2024)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 2.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.7768 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 26.6% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 26.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.8% (2011)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.3% (2011)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture orientation index for government spending in Vanuatu?
- Agriculture orientation index for government spending in Vanuatu was 0.16 in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest agriculture orientation index for government spending recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 0.16 in 2012.
- What is the lowest agriculture orientation index for government spending recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.08 in 2009.
- How does Vanuatu rank for agriculture orientation index for government spending?
- Vanuatu ranks 124th out of 188 countries with data for 2020.
- Is agriculture orientation index for government spending rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 77.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vanuatu data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Agriculture orientation index for government spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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