About Financial Stability

One of the primary roles of the Reserve Bank is promoting general stability of the financial system of Vanuatu.The Financials Institutions Supervision Department (FISD) carries out the Reserve Bank's responsibility for the soundness and stability of the financial system of Vanuatu and its supervisory responsibilities and is not limited to commercial banks and international banks but has widened to also supervise other financial institutions including insurance companies and intermediaries.

Exchange Rates

Countries:    Date:19-April-2024

  USD    121.15

  JPY     0.7834

  NZD    71.51

  GBP    150.70

  AUD     77.80

  EUR    128.96

 

 

Key Indicators

INFLATION

June 2023 :   14.4 %

June 2023 (Year Average) :  11.5 %

GDP

Real GDP Growth 2021 :  -1.6%

Source: VBoS

FOREIGN RESERVES

Months of Import: 8.3

 September 2023

LIQUIDITY (SEPTEMPER 2023)

Excess Reserve :  32,195.1 MVT

MONEY & CREDIT (SEPTEMPER 2023)

Money Supply (M2) : 114,120.9 MVT

Net Foreign Assets :  84,713.3 MVT

Domestic Credit  :  52,475.5 MVT

Private Sector Credit :  65,168.8 MVT

Narrow Money (M1) :  88,022.9 MVT

INTEREST RATES (SEPTEMPER 2023)

 RBV Policy Rate :  2.25%

91 Day RBV Notes :  0.35%

Weighted Average Deposit Rate :  0.37%

Weighted Average Lending Rate :  8.83%