Palau vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP
Palau
1.48 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
1.23 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Palau rank
6th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
4th
Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP over time
- Palau
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
How they compare
Palau currently reports 1.48 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 1.23 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 0.25 current US$ per US$ of GDP.
That makes Palau's figure about 1.2 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 20 years both countries report, Palau has been ahead every year.
Palau ranks 6th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 4th of 186 countries.
Palau has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Palau | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.39 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 1.07 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3268 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Palau |
| 2010s | 1.34 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 1.07 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2734 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Palau |
| 2020s | 1.62 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 1.09 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.5266 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Palau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross national expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp, Palau or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Palau, at 1.48 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 1.23 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in gross national expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp between Palau and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 0.25 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Palau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Palau and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2024.
- How do Palau and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for gross national expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Palau ranks 6th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 4th of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Gross national expenditure (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.