Lower middle income vs Palau: Imports of goods and services

Lower middle income
26.3%
in 2025
Palau
73.1%
in 2024
Lower middle income rank
33rd
Palau rank
34th

Imports of goods and services over time

  • Lower middle income
  • Palau
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How they compare

Palau currently reports 73.1% against 26.3% in Lower middle income, a difference of 46.8%.

That makes Palau's figure about 2.8 times Lower middle income's.

Across all 20 years both countries report, Palau has been ahead every year.

Lower middle income ranks 33rd and Palau ranks 34th of 45 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 27.0% 77.4% 50.4% Palau
2010s 25.8% 80.2% 54.4% Palau
2020s 24.5% 79.2% 54.7% Palau

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher imports of goods and services, Lower middle income or Palau?
Palau, at 73.1% against 26.3% in Lower middle income as of 2024.
What is the difference in imports of goods and services between Lower middle income and Palau?
46.8%, with Palau ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lower middle income and Palau?
20 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2024.
How do Lower middle income and Palau rank globally for imports of goods and services?
Lower middle income ranks 33rd and Palau ranks 34th of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as Imports of goods and services (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Imports of goods and services (% of GDP)
Unit
% of GDP
Source
Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
238 places, 11,455 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Imports of goods includes change in the economic ownership of goods from non-residents to residents of the compiling economy, irrespective of physical movement of goods across national borders. Imports of services includes services provided by non-residents to residents. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.