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Vanuatu

EU Compliance · Geopolitical Risk · Sourcing Attractiveness

EU Compliance

lower score = lower risk

3.8

Geopolitical Risk

lower score = lower risk

3.0

Sourcing Attractiveness

higher score = more attractive

3.5

Why these scores

EU Compliance, by dimension

Forced & child labour3
Worker rights & FOA3
OHS & audit transparency4
Food & product safety3
Environmental & regulatory3
Governance & anti-corruption5
Tariff & preferential access4
Non-tariff barriers4
Supply chain traceability5

1 = lowest risk · methodology & sources

Geopolitical Risk, by dimension

Geopolitical conflict1
Supplier concentration2
Climate & physical risk8
Sanctions exposure1
Policy continuity & property rights3

1 = lowest risk · methodology & sources

Attractiveness, by dimension

Labour cost competitiveness5
Supply base depth2
Logistics & infrastructure3
Workforce skills4
Scalability5
Ease of doing business4
Trade access & tariffs4
Sustainability baseline4
Innovation & IP1
Quality standards3

9 = most attractive · methodology & sources

Analyst scores, last reviewed June 2026; each dimension's sources and cadence are on its methodology page.

Data layers

Vanuatu and the EU

EU imports from

€13m

0.0% of extra-EU

EU exports to

€18m

0.0% of extra-EU

EU supplier rank

EU's #163 supplier

EU trade balance

balanced or surplus

coverage 1.42

2025 annual totals, Eurostat COMEXT. EU trade board →

Electricity & grid

National sources · carbon from Ember · estimated

Electricity costs →

Industrial

508

EUR/MWh

Consumer

423

EUR/MWh, all-in

Grid carbon

500

gCO₂e/kWh

Renewables

of generation

regulated market

Power market

No domestic fuel

Market model

Privatised concession (UNELCO/Engie)

Direct PPA

None

grid access: closed

Reserve margin

Regulator

Not independent

URA (Utilities Regulatory Authority)

Archipelago of 83 islands with fragmented diesel grids. UNELCO (Engie concession) operates Port Vila, other islands served by government or off-grid. Very high cost (508 EUR/MWh).

Power markets: full layer →

Demographics

UN World Population Prospects 2024 · medium variant

ASEAN demographics →

Median age

20.2

→ 25.2 by 2050

Fertility

3.57

above replacement

Working-age

57.4%

aged 15–64

Old-age dep.

7.5

→ 10.9 by 2050

Median age 1990–2050

Population 0.33M · still growing past 2100

By 2050: +61% (0.53M)