Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Palau
Palau: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita was 3,904 BoP, current US$ per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Palau, 1989–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per person.
Analysis
Palau recorded 3,904 BoP, current US$ per person for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita in 2024.
The figure is down 13.4% on the previous year and up 73.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Palau peaked at 4,507 BoP, current US$ per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, -73.99 BoP, current US$ per person, in 2001.
That places Palau 9th out of 202 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 (BoP, current US$), per capita in Palau, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 66.91 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1990 | 65.54 BoP, current US$ per person | -2.1% |
| 1991 | 64.05 BoP, current US$ per person | -2.3% |
| 1992 | 62.54 BoP, current US$ per person | -2.3% |
| 1995 | -12.21 BoP, current US$ per person | -119.5% |
| 2000 | 165.69 BoP, current US$ per person | -1456.7% |
| 2001 | -73.99 BoP, current US$ per person | -144.7% |
| 2002 | 97.47 BoP, current US$ per person | -231.7% |
| 2003 | 233.67 BoP, current US$ per person | +139.7% |
| 2004 | 345.36 BoP, current US$ per person | +47.8% |
| 2005 | 200.41 BoP, current US$ per person | -42.0% |
| 2006 | 1,699 BoP, current US$ per person | +747.6% |
| 2007 | 227.09 BoP, current US$ per person | -86.6% |
| 2008 | 249.44 BoP, current US$ per person | +9.8% |
| 2009 | 149.17 BoP, current US$ per person | -40.2% |
| 2010 | 145.97 BoP, current US$ per person | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 460.57 BoP, current US$ per person | +215.5% |
| 2012 | 1,218 BoP, current US$ per person | +164.5% |
| 2013 | 1,022 BoP, current US$ per person | -16.1% |
| 2014 | 2,250 BoP, current US$ per person | +120.1% |
| 2015 | 1,946 BoP, current US$ per person | -13.5% |
| 2016 | 3,633 BoP, current US$ per person | +86.7% |
| 2017 | 2,680 BoP, current US$ per person | -26.2% |
| 2018 | 2,849 BoP, current US$ per person | +6.3% |
| 2019 | 2,558 BoP, current US$ per person | -10.2% |
| 2020 | 2,476 BoP, current US$ per person | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 1,804 BoP, current US$ per person | -27.1% |
| 2022 | 4,187 BoP, current US$ per person | +132.1% |
| 2023 | 4,507 BoP, current US$ per person | +7.6% |
| 2024 | 3,904 BoP, current US$ per person | -13.4% |
Palau compared with similar countries
- Palau's 3,904 BoP, current US$ per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 893.09 BoP, current US$ per person, 4.4× the median. (73 countries reporting)
- Palau's 3,904 BoP, current US$ per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 189.12 BoP, current US$ per person, 20.6× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Palau changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +1456.7% | -12.21 BoP, current US$ per person | 165.69 BoP, current US$ per person |
| 2006 | +747.6% | 200.41 BoP, current US$ per person | 1,699 BoP, current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 66.91 BoP, current US$ per person | 66.91 BoP, current US$ per person | 66.91 BoP, current US$ per person | 1 |
| 1990s | 44.98 BoP, current US$ per person | -12.21 BoP, current US$ per person | 65.54 BoP, current US$ per person | 4 |
| 2000s | 329.31 BoP, current US$ per person | -73.99 BoP, current US$ per person | 1,699 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,876 BoP, current US$ per person | 145.97 BoP, current US$ per person | 3,633 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,376 BoP, current US$ per person | 1,804 BoP, current US$ per person | 4,507 BoP, current US$ per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Palau
- 6 Guyana 10,383 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 7 Cyprus 8,144 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 8 United Arab Emirates 4,154 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 10 Andorra 3,275 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 11 Suriname 3,186 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 12 Denmark 3,052 BoP, current US$ per person 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)
- 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)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0177 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Palau?
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Palau was 3,904 BoP, current US$ per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita recorded in Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 4,507 BoP, current US$ per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was -73.99 BoP, current US$ per person in 2001.
- How does Palau rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Palau ranks 9th out of 202 countries with data for 2024.
- Is foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 73.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Palau data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows Balance of Payments database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), note: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and D
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.