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Palau

PW Β· PLW Β· #179 Β· 5 cities

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Key indicators

GDP per capita (PPP) (2025)
$23,052
GDP (2025)
$345.0M
GDP growth (2025)
6.3% ↓
Inflation (2025)
0.3% ↓
Population (2025)
18.0K
Population growth (2025)
-0.2% β†’
Government debt (2025)
62.3% of GDP
Current account (2025)
-19.0% of GDP
FDI inflows (2024)
$69.1M
Life expectancy (2024)
69.4 yrs
Health spending (2023)
10.9% of GDP
Internet users (2024)
83.9%
Mobile subscriptions (2023)
135.4/100
Trade openness (2024)
105.8% of GDP
Exchange rate (2025)
1.00/USD
Source: World Bank + IMF World Economic Outlook. Most recent observed data: 2025.

GDP overview

Nominal GDP and real growth. Dashed = IMF forecast.

GDP per capita (PPP)

Purchasing power parity adjusted, in international dollars

Inflation (CPI)

Unemployment

Unemployment data not available.

ILO modeled estimate

Population

Fiscal and trade

Government debt (2025)
62.3% of GDP
Current account (2025)
-19.0% of GDP
FDI inflows (2024)
$69.1M

Business environment

Tax revenue (2020)
18.1% of GDP
Services sector (2024)
73.1% of GDP

Financial access and costs

ATMs per 100k (2017)
56.1
ICT service exports (2023)
0.3%
Goods and services tax (2020)
7.8%

Historical data

Historical economic data
Year GDP GDP/cap PPP Growth Inflation Unemp. Population Gini Debt Curr. acct FDI Life exp. Health Internet FX rate
2031 * $474.0M $33,150 2.0% 2.1% No data for this year 17.0K No data for this year 28.2% -12.5% No data for this year No data for this year No data for this year No data for this year No data for this year
2030 * $456.0M $31,891 2.0% 2.1% No data for this year 17.0K No data for this year 35.3% -13.1% No data for this year No data for this year No data for this year No data for this year No data for this year
2029 * $438.0M $30,632 2.6% 2.1% No data for this year 17.0K No data for this year 39.9% -11.7% No data for this year No data for this year No data for this year No data for this year No data for this year
2028 * $419.0M $29,304 3.2% 2.1% No data for this year 17.0K No data for this year 44.9% -13.3% No data for this year No data for this year No data for this year No data for this year No data for this year
2027 * $398.0M $27,835 2.8% 2.6% No data for this year 17.0K No data for this year 50.5% -15.2% No data for this year No data for this year No data for this year No data for this year No data for this year
2026 * $377.0M $26,366 3.3% 5.9% No data for this year 17.0K No data for this year 56.7% -17.2% No data for this year No data for this year No data for this year No data for this year No data for this year
2025 $345.0M $23,052 6.3% 0.3% No data for this year 18.0K No data for this year 62.3% -19.0% No data for this year No data for this year No data for this year No data for this year 1.00
2024 $322.0M $21,059 12.0% 3.6% No data for this year 18.0K No data for this year 66.3% -20.2% $69.1M 69.4 No data for this year 83.9% 1.00
2023 $276.0M $18,313 1.2% 12.4% No data for this year 18.0K No data for this year 76.4% -38.2% $79.9M 69.3 10.9% 82.9% 1.00
2022 $247.0M $17,415 -0.5% 13.2% No data for this year 18.0K No data for this year 68.9% -45.1% $74.4M 68.9 14.9% 82.6% 1.00
2021 $236.0M $16,312 -11.9% -0.5% No data for this year 18.0K No data for this year 69.9% -43.4% $32.1M 68.6 14.6% No data for this year 1.00
2020 $259.0M $17,702 -6.0% 0.7% No data for this year 18.0K No data for this year 52.1% -43.6% $44.1M 68.7 13.3% No data for this year 1.00
2019 $282.0M $18,577 0.3% 0.4% No data for this year 18.0K No data for this year 30.5% -33.7% $45.5M 69.0 12.2% No data for this year 1.00
2018 $288.0M $18,204 -0.4% 2.4% No data for this year 18.0K No data for this year 29.5% -18.6% $50.8M 69.0 11.2% No data for this year 1.00
2017 $290.0M $17,873 -3.4% 1.1% No data for this year 18.0K No data for this year 26.9% -22.8% $47.7M 69.0 10.9% No data for this year 1.00
2016 $303.0M $18,196 1.7% -1.3% No data for this year 18.0K No data for this year 23.7% -16.0% $64.7M 69.1 10.0% No data for this year 1.00
2015 $283.0M $17,756 8.6% 2.2% No data for this year 18.0K No data for this year 21.7% -13.3% $34.6M 69.1 9.8% No data for this year 1.00
2014 $245.0M $16,254 4.2% 4.0% No data for this year 18.0K No data for this year 27.5% -22.7% $39.9M 69.1 10.7% No data for this year 1.00
2013 $226.0M $15,388 -1.4% 2.8% No data for this year 18.0K No data for this year 27.4% -17.9% $18.0M 69.0 10.9% No data for this year 1.00
2012 $215.0M $15,244 2.1% 5.4% No data for this year 17.0K No data for this year 30.8% -19.3% $21.6M 68.9 10.3% No data for this year 1.00
2011 $195.0M $14,409 4.5% 2.6% No data for this year 18.0K No data for this year 30.6% -16.8% $8.3M 68.6 9.9% No data for this year 1.00
2010 $184.0M $13,270 -3.0% 1.1% No data for this year 18.0K No data for this year 34.5% -12.1% $2.7M 68.4 10.9% No data for this year 1.00
2009 $184.0M $13,294 -6.2% 4.7% No data for this year 18.0K No data for this year 36.6% -13.6% $2.8M 68.0 9.6% No data for this year 1.00
2008 $199.0M $13,863 -5.6% 9.9% No data for this year 19.0K No data for this year 32.0% -23.0% $4.7M 67.6 8.4% No data for this year 1.00
2007 $196.0M $14,182 0.7% 3.0% No data for this year 19.0K No data for this year 33.7% -21.2% $4.4M 67.1 8.8% No data for this year 1.00
2006 $191.0M $13,510 0.2% 4.2% No data for this year 20.0K No data for this year 28.6% -28.1% $33.3M 66.6 8.7% No data for this year 1.00
2005 $186.0M $12,927 2.9% 3.6% No data for this year 20.0K No data for this year 30.5% -26.9% $4.0M 66.2 8.6% No data for this year 1.00
Source: World Bank + IMF World Economic Outlook. * = IMF forecast.

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