Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP (%) in Palau
Palau: Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP (%) was 28.9% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP in Palau, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Palau recorded 28.9% for foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.3% on the previous year and up 258.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp in Palau peaked at 30.5% in 2022 and was at its lowest, -0.9%, in 2001.
Palau ranks 5th of 214 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP (%) in Palau, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.1% | — |
| 2001 | -0.9% | -142.3% |
| 2002 | 1.2% | -230.1% |
| 2003 | 3.0% | +154.3% |
| 2004 | 4.1% | +38.4% |
| 2005 | 2.1% | -49.4% |
| 2006 | 17.2% | +726.5% |
| 2007 | 2.2% | -87.3% |
| 2008 | 2.4% | +8.0% |
| 2009 | 1.5% | -37.7% |
| 2010 | 1.4% | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 4.2% | +193.4% |
| 2012 | 10.0% | +139.6% |
| 2013 | 8.1% | -19.8% |
| 2014 | 16.2% | +101.6% |
| 2015 | 12.0% | -25.8% |
| 2016 | 21.2% | +75.8% |
| 2017 | 16.3% | -22.9% |
| 2018 | 17.6% | +7.8% |
| 2019 | 16.1% | -8.4% |
| 2020 | 16.8% | +4.3% |
| 2021 | 13.9% | -17.6% |
| 2022 | 30.5% | +119.9% |
| 2023 | 28.9% | -5.3% |
Palau compared with similar countries
- Palau's 28.9% is above the median for high income countries, which is 2.6%, 11.3× the median. (69 countries reporting)
- Palau's 28.9% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.1%, 14.0× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP (%) in Palau changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +726.5% | 2.1% | 17.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.5% | -0.9% | 17.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.3% | 1.4% | 21.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.5% | 13.9% | 30.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Palau
- 2 Luxembourg 113.6% compare
- 3 Cayman Islands 93.7% compare
- 4 Guyana 35.0% compare
- 6 Singapore 27.8% compare
- 7 Mozambique 15.4% compare
- 8 Namibia 14.8% compare
More economy & growth data for Palau
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate 881.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 4.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0287 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 560.2 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -0.043 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0209 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 409.06 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp in Palau?
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp in Palau was 28.9% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp recorded in Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 30.5% in 2022.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.9% in 2001.
- How does Palau rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp?
- Palau ranks 5th out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
- Is foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 258.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Palau data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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