A high percentage of businesses in Vanuatu accessed informal financing sources for business startups.

The objectives of Vanuatu MSMEs Finance Survey were to produce evidence for access and usage of financial services of the business sector in urban sectors and the rural sector, particularly the MSME component to complement the current indicators, which utilizes supply-side data. This survey also complements the results of the Financial Inclusion Demand-Side Survey that measured and provided indicators for access and usage of financial services from the perspective of the adult Ni-Vanuatu. View the report for more insights.