Vanuatu (Republic of)

Capital: Port-Vila                Land area: 12,281 km²                Region: Melanesia

The Republic Vanuatu is a Pacific island country located in the South Pacific Ocean. The archipelago of volcanic origin, is 1,750 km (1,090 mi) east of northern Australia and 540 km (340 mi) northeast of New Caledonia.

Map Vanuatu
Census & Surveys
2023Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey with additional Demographic and Health Survey modules
2024Household Income and Expenditure Survey

News & Publications

A method for cleaning international food trade data for regional analysis: The Pacific Food Trade Database.

March 30, 2023
International trade in food is an essential component of the global food system, with consequences ranging from environmental sustainability to public health. Evidence-based food policy requires analysis and interpretation of trade flows among countries.

PACHS22 in now available

March 15, 2023
The PACHS22 is a multipurpose goods nomenclature that forms the basis for Customs Tariffs and International Merchandise Trade Statistics and has been derived from the World Customs Organisation’s (WCO's) HS22.

Improving medical certification of cause of death in the Pacific

March 9, 2023
Medical certification of cause of death (MCCD) is a key source of mortality statistics. The death certificate is a permanent record of the fact and characteristics of death. It provides important personal information about the decedent, the circumstances and the cause of death.

Pacific Statistical/Economic Briefing Dashboard, Covid-19 Economic Impacts Updates - Q2, 2022

December 6, 2022
The newly Pacific Statistical/Economic Briefing established dashboard summarises the latest available information on the leading economic indicators for the Covid-19 Economic impacts in the second quarter of 2022.

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