Full trade & compliance profile
Vanuatu — Trade & Compliance
Vanuatu's trade profile consolidates its merchandise flow from CEPII BACI, the preferential agreements it has entered from the World Bank, the international cargo conventions it has ratified from the UN Treaty Collection, and its applied tariff, VAT and currency of record from the World Bank, the EU and ISO 4217.
Every figure is shown as its named source records it and dated where the source dates it; trade partners and product codes link to their own pages where logibook profiles them.
3
trade agreements
4
cargo treaties
9.01%
MFN applied tariff
Memberships & standing
DatabookThe Record of Consolidated Knowledge
Vanuatu beyond logistics?
Trade Flow
Top export markets
- 1Thailand65.2%
- 2Japan10.7%
- 3China6.0%
- 4USA4.4%
- 5Philippines3.0%
Top import sources
- 1China34.5%
- 2Malaysia14.3%
- 3Australia13.6%
- 4New Zealand6.7%
- 5Fiji6.3%
Leading export goods (HS2)
- 1Fish & seafood45.2%
- 2Ships & boats39.0%
- 3Oil seeds11.1%
- 4Cocoa2.9%
- 5Wood0.5%
Leading import goods (HS2)
- 1Mineral fuels & oils23.3%
- 2Ships & boats12.5%
- 3Machinery & mechanical appliances8.3%
- 4Vehicles7.1%
- 5Electrical machinery5.2%
Fastest-rising export markets
- 1Thailand+17.51pp
- 2Philippines+3.00pp
- 3Saudi Arabia+1.26pp
Declining export markets
- 1Japan−17.68pp
- 2Rep. of Korea−5.42pp
- 3Fiji−0.88pp
Fastest-rising export goods
- 1Ships & boats+38.91pp
- 2Oil seeds+1.74pp
- 3Cocoa+1.43pp
Declining export goods
- 1Fish & seafood−40.28pp
- 2Wood−0.66pp
Showing the leading partners and product groups by trade share; the full bilateral flow matrix is in — CEPII BACI · 2024
Preferential Trade Agreements
Pacific Island Countries Trade Agreement (PICTA)2003
Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG)1994
South Pacific Regional Trade and Economic Cooperation Agreement (SPARTECA)1981
International Cargo Treaties
- ✓Convention on the International Maritime Organization. Geneva, 6 March 1948
- ✓Agreement relating to the implementation of Part XI of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982. New York, 28 July 1994
- ✓Agreement under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea on the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity of Areas beyond National Jurisdiction. New York, 19 June 2023
- ✓Agreement for the Implementation of the Provisions of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982 relating to the Conservation and Management of Straddling Fish Stocks and Highly Migratory Fish Stocks. New York, 4 August 1995
Fiscal & Tariffs
Currency
VUV
Vatu
MFN applied tariff
9.01%
simple average (2022)
Key commodities
Top agricultural output
Coconuts, in shell
365.3K t
Energy production
Primary energy production
Top item per category of 52 commodities tracked — full lists: FAOSTAT · 2026-05 · British Geological Survey · U.S. EIA
All Sources
Referencelogibook trade-bloc referencelogibook trade-bloc reference
Compiled (public facts)
commoditythe U.S. Energy Information Administrationthe U.S. Energy Information Administration
Public domain (US gov)↗
Referenceinternational organisation membership recordsinternational organisation membership records
Public (official lists)↗