The Household Income and Expenditure Analysis Report presents the analysis of characteristics of demographics, economic activity and more as captured before the outbreak of the COVID-19 global pandemic and effects of Tropical Cyclone Harold.

Vanuatu implemented its fourth collection of household income and expenditure information as the core component of the National Sustainable Development Plan (NSDP) Baseline Survey during the 12-month period from February 2019 to February 2020. The survey is intended to provide baseline statistics for the Vanuatu NSDP—the People’s Plan. Vanuatu was among the first Pacific countries to implement an expanded Household Income and Expenditure Survey (HIES) using computer assisted personal interview technology in line with regional standards.

Read Vanuatu’s Household and Income Expenditure 2019-2020 here.