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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)