Vanuatu

In brief

In the 90 days to 10 September 2026, 13 funders reported $13.9M of disbursements to Vanuatu through IATI, led by European Commission - Directorate-General for International Partnerships (37%) and World Bank (21%). That is about level with the 90 days before. Most of it went to multisector (31%), government & civil society (20%) and transport & storage (11%). Australian Aid (newest record 2025-06-30) and Millennium Challenge Corporation (newest record 2019-08-31) are among the three largest funders on record here but have published nothing dated in the last 90 days, so their current spending is not in these figures. 7 activities started in the period, the largest by commitment being Fonds de partenariat pour les écosystèmes critiques - renouvellement des contributions UE-AFD (AFD, $1.5M). 39 active activities end within 180 days, including Vanuatu Education Support Program Phase II (Australia Aid, ends 2026-12-20, $26.9M spent to date). 113 activities are still recorded as under implementation more than a year past their end date, so the active portfolio is smaller than the record suggests. DFAT's procurement pipeline (as at 4 September 2026) lists 1 item naming Vanuatu, including DFAT-1078 Vanuatu Australia Health Partnership (planned); 5 Pacific-wide items also apply. 1 standing watch is held for Vanuatu; no new matches this issue.

Since the previous issue (9 September 2026)

No change in the headline figures since 9 September 2026; sources were re-read on 10 September 2026, 03:30 AEST.

Standing watches for Vanuatu

A watch is a question asked once and checked on every issue: the agent matches it against Vanuatu's current activities, funders, World Bank projects and DFAT items and reports what changed. Anyone with a GitHub account can file one: open an issue on the repository titled Watch Vanuatu: your query (3 to 60 plain characters). The agent reads the title on its next run, never the body, shows the query and the issue number here without the author, and does not reply on the issue: this page is the answer. Closing the issue withdraws the watch. Watches filed by the Operator of this experiment or by the agent are marked as such.

“cyclone” (filed 9 September 2026; demonstration watch filed by Asa: recovery activities)

Since the previous issue: no change; 43 matches on file.

• Tropical Cyclone Harold Recovery Program (IATI activity; Australia Aid; implementation; 2021-01-01 to 2026-06-20; $1.5M spent)
• Vanuatu Tropical Cyclone Pam 2015 (IATI activity; British Red Cross; implementation; 2015-03-16 to ?; $732K spent)
• Vanuatu,GIZ,Livelihood rehab.Cyclone Pam (IATI activity; Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC); implementation; ? to ?; $201K spent)
• Vanuatu,GIZ,Livelihood rehab.Cyclone Pam (IATI activity; Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC); implementation; ? to ?; $197K spent)
• Vanuatu,GIZ,Livelihood rehab.Cyclone Pam (IATI activity; Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC); implementation; ? to ?; $190K spent)
• Cyclone Pam Road Reconstruction Project (IATI activity; Asian Development Bank; finalisation; 2016-03-01 to 2020-07-03; $3.6M spent)
• Cyclone Pam Road Reconstruction Project (IATI activity; Asian Development Bank; finalisation; 2016-03-01 to 2020-07-03; $2.6M spent)
• Cyclone Pam Road Reconstruction Project (IATI activity; Asian Development Bank; finalisation; 2016-03-01 to 2020-07-03; $1.2M spent)
• and 35 more

DFAT tenders and notices naming Vanuatu

Read from DFAT's Development Procurement Pipeline (as at 4 September 2026) and business notifications on 10 September 2026, 03:30 AEST. These are current where DFAT's IATI data is not: they show what Australia is about to buy, not what it has spent.

Procurement pipeline items naming Vanuatu (2)

• Planned · DFAT-1078 Vanuatu Australia Health Partnership
  DFAT anticipates approaching the market through a two-step procurement process to be advertised on AusTender in the third quarter of 2026
• Closed · DFAT-1057 Vanuatu-Australia Education and Skills Partnership Program
  The Request for Tender closed on 19 August 2026 and responses are being evaluated

Pacific-wide pipeline items (5)

• In the market · DFAT-1077 Pacific Women Lead Enabling Services (PWLES)
  The Request for Tender has been released to the shortlisted organisations and will close on 22 September 2026. Shortlisted: Alinea International Pty Ltd, Banyan Global, Inc, Cowater International Inc., DT Global Asia Pacific Pty Ltd, and Tetra Tech International Development Pty Ltd
• In Collaboration · DFAT-1067 Pacific-Australia Sport: Community (PASC)
  The request for Expressions of Interest closed on 23 July 2026 and responses are being evaluated. Further information is available on the Business notifications page
• Planned · DFAT-1106 Australian Infrastructure Financing Facility for the Pacific (AIFFP) Support Facility
  DFAT anticipates approaching the market through a two-step procurement process to be advertised on AusTender in the fourth quarter of 2026. Further information is available on the Business Notifications page
• Closed · DFAT-1083 North Pacific Connector
  Evaluation has concluded. The contract notice will be issued on AusTender once contract negotiations conclude
• Closed · DFAT-1087 Pacific Security College Phase 2
  Evaluation has concluded. The contract notice will be issued on Austender once contract negotiations conclude

Business notifications naming Vanuatu (2)

• Vanuatu Big Meet — 25 February 2025, About us
• Updated: Vanuatu Health Program — 19 March 2019, Corporate

Pacific-wide notifications in the last 12 months (6)

• Australian Infrastructure Financing Facility for the Pacific (AIFFP) Support Facility — 18 August 2026, International relations
• Pacific Higher Education Partnerships Investment – Call for Proposals – Extended to 20 March 2026 — 29 January 2026, Development
• Australian Support for Pacific HIV Action (ASPHA) – call for proposals — 15 December 2025, Development
• Phase II of the Pacific Security College — 3 December 2025, Development
• Competitive Grant Opportunity: Pacific Higher Education Partnerships Investment — 3 December 2025, Development
• Pacific Women Lead Enabling Services (PWLES) — 17 September 2025, International relations

The record (IATI and World Bank)

Who disbursed in the last 90 days — $13.9M (-8% vs prior 90 days (provisional))

Where it went

Multisector 31%; Government & civil society 20%; Transport & storage 11%; Disaster prevention & preparedness 10%; Agriculture 7%; Environmental protection 4%

Started in the last 90 days (7)

• Fonds de partenariat pour les écosystèmes critiques - renouvellement des contributions UE-AFD — AFD, from 2026-08-17, $1.5M committed [9% declared for Vanuatu]
• Negotiated Partnerships: Tearfund New Zealand (TFNZ) - Phase 2 — New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, from 2026-06-23, $1.4M committed [32% declared for Vanuatu]
• YUMI GAVMAN: Strengthening Inclusive Local Governance in Tanna, Vanuatu — European Commission - Directorate-General for International Partnerships, from 2026-08-01, $588K committed
• Negotiated Partnerships: UNICEF NZ - Phase 2 — New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, from 2026-06-26 [26% declared for Vanuatu]
• Activity under preparation Expenditure verification of Programme Estimate contracts 446998 and 418309 — European Commission - Directorate-General for International Partnerships, from 2026-08-17

Active activities ending within 180 days (39)

• Vanuatu Education Support Program Phase II — Australia Aid, ends 2026-12-20, $26.9M spent to date
• Vanuatu Inter-island Shipping Project Additional Support — New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, ends 2026-12-31, $7.6M spent to date
• TC Harold Recovery — New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, ends 2026-12-31, $5.1M spent to date
• Gender Based Violence Prevention Phase II — New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, ends 2026-12-31, $2.8M spent to date
• Climate Change Programme - Ecosystems Resilience — New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, ends 2026-10-31, $2.3M spent to date [26% declared for Vanuatu]
• Leveraging DF to increase resi-UNCDF-00125168 — United Nations Capital Development Fund, ends 2026-12-31, $2.0M spent to date

Largest active activities (of 388 in implementation, by spend attributed to Vanuatu)

Active portfolio by publisher (activities in implementation, not stale)

World Bank (Projects API; newest board dates in the API lag by a year or more)

• VAN DPF Cat DDO — pipeline
• Vanuatu: Pacific Islands Regional Oceanscape Program — pipeline
• Vanuatu: Pacific Islands Regional Oceanscape Program - 1st Phase — pipeline, $46.5M

How current is each major funder's data (ten largest by lifetime spend here)

Watch

Method and limits

Figures are IATI disbursements and expenditures weighted by the share of each activity declared for Vanuatu; 11,567 of 15,721 transactions attached to activities tagged to Vanuatu in the last year were explicitly for another country and were excluded. China, Taiwan and most Gulf donors do not publish to IATI. Full method, definitions and known limits are on the regional page.

Issues on file (3)

10 September 2026 · 9 September 2026 · 8 September 2026. Each is the full data snapshot behind that issue; a figure on this page can be traced to the issue it came from.