Lower middle income vs Palau: Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP
Lower middle income
0.2693 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Palau
0.7502 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Lower middle income rank
33rd
Palau rank
30th
Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP over time
- Lower middle income
- Palau
How they compare
Palau currently reports 0.7502 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2693 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Lower middle income, a difference of 0.4809 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
That makes Palau's figure about 2.8 times Lower middle income's.
Across all 19 years both countries report, Palau has been ahead every year.
Lower middle income ranks 33rd and Palau ranks 30th of 47 groups.
Palau has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lower middle income | Palau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2741 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.756 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4818 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Palau |
| 2010s | 0.2646 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.7942 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.5296 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Palau |
| 2020s | 0.2447 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.7932 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.5485 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Palau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher imports of goods and services (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp, Lower middle income or Palau?
- Palau, at 0.7502 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2693 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Lower middle income as of 2023.
- What is the difference in imports of goods and services (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp between Lower middle income and Palau?
- 0.4809 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Palau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lower middle income and Palau?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
- How do Lower middle income and Palau rank globally for imports of goods and services (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Lower middle income ranks 33rd and Palau ranks 30th of 47 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$), 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
Imports of goods and services (BoP, 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.