Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 16 - Public finances in Palau
Palau: Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 16 - Public finances was 47.06 Percentage of GDP in 2029. ▲ Rising
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 16 - Public finances in Palau, 2000–2029
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of GDP.
Analysis
In 2029, africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances in Palau stood at 47.06 Percentage of GDP.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances in Palau peaked at 65.25 Percentage of GDP in 2021 and was at its lowest, 34.88 Percentage of GDP, in 2017.
Palau ranks 16th of 166 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 16 - Public finances in Palau, year by year
| Year | Percentage of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 56.58 Percentage of GDP | — |
| 2001 | 49.54 Percentage of GDP | -12.5% |
| 2002 | 48.55 Percentage of GDP | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 48.2 Percentage of GDP | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 48.51 Percentage of GDP | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 40.29 Percentage of GDP | -16.9% |
| 2006 | 45.51 Percentage of GDP | +13.0% |
| 2007 | 49.03 Percentage of GDP | +7.7% |
| 2008 | 44.26 Percentage of GDP | -9.7% |
| 2009 | 42.3 Percentage of GDP | -4.4% |
| 2010 | 47.77 Percentage of GDP | +12.9% |
| 2011 | 43.37 Percentage of GDP | -9.2% |
| 2012 | 43.19 Percentage of GDP | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 40.1 Percentage of GDP | -7.1% |
| 2014 | 39.81 Percentage of GDP | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 35.47 Percentage of GDP | -10.9% |
| 2016 | 37.59 Percentage of GDP | +6.0% |
| 2017 | 34.88 Percentage of GDP | -7.2% |
| 2018 | 37.73 Percentage of GDP | +8.2% |
| 2019 | 42.71 Percentage of GDP | +13.2% |
| 2020 | 58.53 Percentage of GDP | +37.0% |
| 2021 | 65.25 Percentage of GDP | +11.5% |
| 2022 | 60.97 Percentage of GDP | -6.6% |
| 2023 | 48.87 Percentage of GDP | -19.9% |
| 2024 | 50.64 Percentage of GDP | +3.6% |
| 2025 | 48.37 Percentage of GDP | -4.5% |
| 2026 | 48.03 Percentage of GDP | -0.7% |
| 2027 | 47.5 Percentage of GDP | -1.1% |
| 2028 | 47.29 Percentage of GDP | -0.4% |
| 2029 | 47.06 Percentage of GDP | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 47.28 Percentage of GDP | 40.29 Percentage of GDP | 56.58 Percentage of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.26 Percentage of GDP | 34.88 Percentage of GDP | 47.77 Percentage of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 52.25 Percentage of GDP | 47.06 Percentage of GDP | 65.25 Percentage of GDP | 10 |
Countries ranked near Palau
- 13 Sweden 48.6 Percentage of GDP compare
- 13 Cabo Verde 26.54 Percentage of GDP compare
- 14 Germany 47.78 Percentage of GDP compare
- 15 Equatorial Guinea 24.23 Percentage of GDP compare
- 15 Libya 47.37 Percentage of GDP compare
- 16 Türkiye 32.83 Percentage of GDP compare
- 17 Iraq 46.15 Percentage of GDP compare
- 18 Brazil 46 Percentage of GDP compare
- 18 Mauritania 23.53 Percentage of GDP compare
- 19 Hungary 45.22 Percentage of GDP compare
More economy & growth data for Palau
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.69 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 1.5 Percent per annum (2029)
- Gdp worldbank constant usd, per capita 15,617 units per person (2025)
- US dollar per domestic currency (End-of-period (EoP)) 1 (2025)
- Domestic currency per US dollar (End-of-period (EoP)) 1 (2025)
- External balance on goods and services as a percent of GDP -40.4% (2024)
- Domestic currency per Special drawing rights (End-of-period (EoP)) 1.37 (2025)
- Special drawing rights per domestic currency (End-of-period (EoP)) 0.7302 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added to gdp, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Manufacturing value added to gdp, per capita 0.0001 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances in Palau?
- Africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances in Palau was 47.06 Percentage of GDP in 2029, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances recorded in Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 65.25 Percentage of GDP in 2021.
- What is the lowest africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.88 Percentage of GDP in 2017.
- How does Palau rank for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances?
- Palau ranks 16th out of 166 countries with data for 2029.
- Is africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Palau data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 16 - Public finances — General government expenditure. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 30 observations, free to reuse under OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required).
About this data
The Statistical Annex to the annual Africa's Development Dynamics (AFDD) report is a collection of development indicators that were gathered and analysed while conducting the research that went into the report. These data are also available online for free viewing or download at https://oe.cd/AFDD-2024, a bilingual website which links to the electronic version of the Africa's Development Dynamics book in both English and French. Table 16 shows data on public finance, including taxes, revenues, expenditure, and debt. Some of these figures are not available at the national level, but only for aggregations of groups of countries.