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Vanuatu: what it imports and exports

The top 20 imported and exported products of Vanuatu at HS4 level, from official CEPII BACI statistics. Open a product to see its world market.

Goods imports, 2024USD 528.5 millionGrowth +23.2% against 2023. Source: CEPII BACI, record BACI:VU:TOTAL:1:2024.
Goods exports, 2024USD 321.2 millionGrowth +54.6% against 2023. Source: CEPII BACI, record BACI:VU:TOTAL:2:2024.
HS4 products imported916Products with a recorded import flow in 2024. Source: CEPII BACI.
Trade companies in the directory3Active companies in wholesale and retail trade (NACE section G), counts only. Source: AYBARION company directory, see the Data Passport.

Top 20 imported products

#Product (HS4)Value 2024GrowthRecord
12710 Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, not crudeUSD 114.1 million+67.2%BACI:VU:2710:1:2024
28902 Fishing vessels, factory ships and other vesselsUSD 58.8 million+33,336.7%BACI:VU:8902:1:2024
38704 Vehicles: for the transport of goodsUSD 15.5 million−0.3%BACI:VU:8704:1:2024
40207 Meat and edible offal of poultryUSD 13.8 million+4.0%BACI:VU:0207:1:2024
58703 Motor cars and other motor vehiclesUSD 11.7 million+10.1%BACI:VU:8703:1:2024
61006 RiceUSD 10.3 million+18.3%BACI:VU:1006:1:2024
78517 Telephone sets, including smartphones and other telephonesUSD 10.2 million−6.4%BACI:VU:8517:1:2024
87308 Structures of iron or steel and parts thereof, platesUSD 9.1 million+145.4%BACI:VU:7308:1:2024
92711 Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbonsUSD 8.5 million+70.8%BACI:VU:2711:1:2024
101905 Bread, pastry, cakes, biscuits, other bakers' waresUSD 8.0 million−21.9%BACI:VU:1905:1:2024
111604 Prepared or preserved fishUSD 7.1 million−3.4%BACI:VU:1604:1:2024
128421 Centrifuges, including centrifugal dryersUSD 5.9 million+107.8%BACI:VU:8421:1:2024
131101 Wheat or meslin flourUSD 5.8 million−5.8%BACI:VU:1101:1:2024
144407 Wood sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeledUSD 5.2 million+18.3%BACI:VU:4407:1:2024
158471 Automatic data processing machines and units thereofUSD 4.9 million+12.4%BACI:VU:8471:1:2024
161602 Prepared or preserved meat, meat offal, blood or insectsUSD 4.8 million−11.7%BACI:VU:1602:1:2024
178708 Motor vehicles: parts and accessoriesUSD 4.6 million+20.1%BACI:VU:8708:1:2024
188901 Cruise ships, excursion boats, ferry-boats, cargo shipsUSD 4.3 million+289.5%BACI:VU:8901:1:2024
197210 Iron or non-alloy steelUSD 4.1 million−26.6%BACI:VU:7210:1:2024
203004 MedicamentsUSD 3.7 million−11.9%BACI:VU:3004:1:2024

Source: CEPII BACI HS22 V202601, year 2024 (growth against 2023), USD. Record IDs per row.

Top 20 exported products

#Product (HS4)Value 2024GrowthRecord
10303 Fish: frozenUSD 122.8 million−2.8%BACI:VU:0303:2:2024
28905 Light-vessels, fire-floats, dredgers, floating cranesUSD 120.0 million+1,501.4%BACI:VU:8905:2:2024
31211 Plants and parts of plantsUSD 29.2 million+32.1%BACI:VU:1211:2:2024
40307 Molluscs: whether in shell or notUSD 13.3 million+44.3%BACI:VU:0307:2:2024
51801 Cocoa beansUSD 9.3 million+315.6%BACI:VU:1801:2:2024
60304 Fish fillets and other fish meat, freshUSD 8.8 million−3.8%BACI:VU:0304:2:2024
71203 CopraUSD 5.6 million+4,079.1%BACI:VU:1203:2:2024
88906 Vessels: otherUSD 4.0 millionnot availableBACI:VU:8906:2:2024
94403 Wood in the rough, whether or not stripped of barkUSD 1.5 million−59.2%BACI:VU:4403:2:2024
101212 Locust beans, seaweeds and other algae, sugar beetUSD 968,845+171.7%BACI:VU:1212:2:2024
118904 Tugs and pusher craftUSD 645,160not availableBACI:VU:8904:2:2024
128901 Cruise ships, excursion boats, ferry-boats, cargo shipsUSD 500,000−97.3%BACI:VU:8901:2:2024
137404 Copper: waste and scrapUSD 410,175+40.8%BACI:VU:7404:2:2024
140308 Aquatic invertebrates other than crustaceans and molluscsUSD 292,322not availableBACI:VU:0308:2:2024
151605 Crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebratesUSD 242,104+24,210,300.0%BACI:VU:1605:2:2024
161513 Coconut: whether or not refined but not chemically modifiedUSD 229,598−46.2%BACI:VU:1513:2:2024
178609 ContainersUSD 218,416−1.3%BACI:VU:8609:2:2024
184401 Fuel wood, in logs, billets, twigs, faggots or similar formsUSD 197,756−63.5%BACI:VU:4401:2:2024
199706 Antiques: of an age exceeding one hundred yearsUSD 188,390+2,319.3%BACI:VU:9706:2:2024
208902 Fishing vessels, factory ships and other vesselsUSD 167,526not availableBACI:VU:8902:2:2024

Source: CEPII BACI HS22 V202601, year 2024 (growth against 2023), USD. Record IDs per row.

Data Passport

  • CEPII BACI HS22 V202601: trade values by exporter, importer and product, years 2024 and 2023, USD at FOB prices, quantities in metric tons. Publisher: CEPII. Licence: Etalab Open Licence 2.0 (Licence Ouverte), attribution "CEPII BACI". Record IDs: BACI:reporter:product:flow:year. Source
  • AYBARION company directory: counts of active companies registered in wholesale and retail trade (NACE Rev.2 section G), from official registers and open datasets, built 2026-10-22. Counts only: no names, addresses or contacts are shown here. Sources under share-alike licences (CC BY-SA) or with an unverified licence are not counted, and no company data is offered for countries under comprehensive sanctions.
  • Method: Values are CEPII BACI reconciled flows of Vanuatu with all partners, aggregated from HS6 to HS4; growth compares 2024 with 2023.

Trade database built 2026-10-24. Values are official statistics as published; nothing on this page is estimated or invented. More in our methodology.

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