Central government debt, total in Palau
Palau: Central government debt, total was 85.2% in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Central government debt, total in Palau, 2008–2019
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for central government debt, total in Palau is 85.2%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 244.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, central government debt, total in Palau peaked at 85.2% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 21.5%, in 2014.
That places Palau 13th out of 83 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Central government debt, total in Palau, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 23.5% | — |
| 2009 | 24.7% | +5.2% |
| 2010 | 33.0% | +33.7% |
| 2011 | 26.0% | -21.4% |
| 2012 | 27.0% | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 22.7% | -15.8% |
| 2014 | 21.5% | -5.1% |
| 2015 | 62.8% | +191.7% |
| 2016 | 66.8% | +6.3% |
| 2017 | 78.6% | +17.6% |
| 2018 | 83.8% | +6.5% |
| 2019 | 85.2% | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.1% | 23.5% | 24.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 50.7% | 21.5% | 85.2% | 10 |
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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)
- Domestic currency per US dollar (End-of-period (EoP)) 1 (2025)
- US dollar per domestic currency (End-of-period (EoP)) 1 (2025)
- 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 capita 0.0001 units per person (2024)
- Manufacturing value added to gdp, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- External balance on goods and services as a percent of GDP -40.4% (2024)
- Gdp worldbank constant usd, annual growth rate 6.29 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is central government debt, total in Palau?
- Central government debt, total in Palau was 85.2% in 2019, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest central government debt, total recorded in Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 85.2% in 2019.
- What is the lowest central government debt, total recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.5% in 2014.
- How does Palau rank for central government debt, total?
- Palau ranks 13th out of 83 countries with data for 2019.
- Is central government debt, total rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 244.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Palau data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Central government debt, total (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Debt is the entire stock of direct government fixed-term contractual obligations to others outstanding on a particular date. It includes domestic and foreign liabilities such as currency and money deposits, securities other than shares, and loans. It is the gross amount of government liabilities reduced by the amount of equity and financial derivatives held by the government. Because debt is a stock rather than a flow, it is measured as of a given date, usually the last day of the fiscal year. Central government is the part of general government that includes all administrative departments of the national executive, legislative, and judicial functions, other central agencies and those non-market producers controlled by the central government, whose competence extends normally over the whole economic territory. 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.