Palau vs Western Africa: Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, annual growth rate
Palau
11.27 % change on previous year
in 2024
Western Africa
-23.38 % change on previous year
in 2024
Palau rank
31st
Western Africa rank
30th
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, annual growth rate over time
- Palau
- Western Africa
How they compare
Palau currently reports 11.27 % change on previous year against -23.38 % change on previous year in Western Africa, a difference of 34.65 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Western Africa ahead.
Palau ranks 31st and Western Africa ranks 30th of 236 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Palau averaged higher in 3 and Western Africa in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Palau | Western Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9.88 % change on previous year | 21.04 % change on previous year | 11.16 % change on previous year | Western Africa |
| 1980s | 12.27 % change on previous year | -5.41 % change on previous year | 17.68 % change on previous year | Palau |
| 1990s | 7.89 % change on previous year | 1.55 % change on previous year | 6.33 % change on previous year | Palau |
| 2000s | 2.63 % change on previous year | 14.1 % change on previous year | 11.47 % change on previous year | Western Africa |
| 2010s | 4.53 % change on previous year | 6.05 % change on previous year | 1.51 % change on previous year | Western Africa |
| 2020s | 2.57 % change on previous year | -5.38 % change on previous year | 7.95 % change on previous year | Palau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross domestic product — value us$, annual growth rate, Palau or Western Africa?
- Palau, at 11.27 % change on previous year against -23.38 % change on previous year in Western Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in gross domestic product — value us$, annual growth rate between Palau and Western Africa?
- 34.65 % change on previous year, with Palau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Palau and Western Africa?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
- How do Palau and Western Africa rank globally for gross domestic product — value us$, annual growth rate?
- Palau ranks 31st and Western Africa ranks 30th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Gross Domestic Product — Value US$. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.