Packaging cartons, boxes etc. (export/import) — Import value in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Packaging cartons, boxes etc. (export/import) — Import value was 793 1000 USD in 2024. ▲ Rising
Packaging cartons, boxes etc. (export/import) — Import value in Vanuatu, 2000–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 USD.
Analysis
Vanuatu recorded 793 1000 USD for packaging cartons, boxes etc. (export/import) — import value in 2024.
That represents a change of down 19.7% on the previous year and up 104.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, packaging cartons, boxes etc. (export/import) — import value in Vanuatu peaked at 988 1000 USD in 2023 and was at its lowest, 70 1000 USD, in 2001.
Vanuatu ranks 215th of 243 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Packaging cartons, boxes etc. (export/import) — Import value in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | 1000 USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 172 1000 USD | — |
| 2001 | 70 1000 USD | -59.3% |
| 2002 | 173 1000 USD | +147.1% |
| 2003 | 216 1000 USD | +24.9% |
| 2004 | 254 1000 USD | +17.6% |
| 2005 | 329 1000 USD | +29.5% |
| 2006 | 382 1000 USD | +16.1% |
| 2007 | 486 1000 USD | +27.2% |
| 2008 | 445 1000 USD | -8.4% |
| 2009 | 479 1000 USD | +7.6% |
| 2010 | 482 1000 USD | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 388 1000 USD | -19.5% |
| 2012 | 388 1000 USD | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 388 1000 USD | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 388 1000 USD | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 388 1000 USD | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 388 1000 USD | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 617 1000 USD | +59.0% |
| 2018 | 681 1000 USD | +10.4% |
| 2019 | 805 1000 USD | +18.2% |
| 2020 | 692 1000 USD | -14.0% |
| 2021 | 841 1000 USD | +21.5% |
| 2022 | 790 1000 USD | -6.1% |
| 2023 | 988 1000 USD | +25.1% |
| 2024 | 793 1000 USD | -19.7% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 793 1000 USD is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 15,968 1000 USD, 5% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 793 1000 USD is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 5,361 1000 USD, 15% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Packaging cartons, boxes etc. (export/import) — Import value 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +147.1% | 70 1000 USD | 173 1000 USD |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 300.6 1000 USD | 70 1000 USD | 486 1000 USD | 10 |
| 2010s | 491.3 1000 USD | 388 1000 USD | 805 1000 USD | 10 |
| 2020s | 820.8 1000 USD | 692 1000 USD | 988 1000 USD | 5 |
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More environment data for Vanuatu
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 2.29 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 1.46 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.225 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.02 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.53 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -2.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is packaging cartons, boxes etc. (export/import) — import value in Vanuatu?
- Packaging cartons, boxes etc. (export/import) — import value in Vanuatu was 793 1000 USD in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest packaging cartons, boxes etc. (export/import) — import value recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 988 1000 USD in 2023.
- What is the lowest packaging cartons, boxes etc. (export/import) — import value recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 70 1000 USD in 2001.
- How does Vanuatu rank for packaging cartons, boxes etc. (export/import) — import value?
- Vanuatu ranks 215th out of 243 countries with data for 2024.
- Is packaging cartons, boxes etc. (export/import) — import value rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 104.4%. 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, published as part of Packaging cartons, boxes etc. (export/import) — Import value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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