Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square in Palau
Palau: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square was 173,685 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square in Palau, 1991–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square in Palau is 173,685 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.4% on the previous year and up 342.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square in Palau peaked at 173,685 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, -3,113 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, in 2001.
That places Palau 25th out of 200 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square in Palau, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 2,174 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 1992 | 2,174 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | -456.52 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -121.0% |
| 2000 | 6,908 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -1613.2% |
| 2001 | -3,113 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -145.1% |
| 2002 | 4,133 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -232.8% |
| 2003 | 9,986 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +141.6% |
| 2004 | 14,880 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +49.0% |
| 2005 | 8,635 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -42.0% |
| 2006 | 72,355 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +738.0% |
| 2007 | 9,529 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -86.8% |
| 2008 | 10,308 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 2009 | 6,067 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -41.1% |
| 2010 | 5,837 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 18,100 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +210.1% |
| 2012 | 47,042 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +159.9% |
| 2013 | 39,220 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -16.6% |
| 2014 | 86,652 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +120.9% |
| 2015 | 75,181 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -13.2% |
| 2016 | 140,559 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +87.0% |
| 2017 | 103,783 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -26.2% |
| 2018 | 110,333 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 2019 | 98,983 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -10.3% |
| 2020 | 95,780 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 69,744 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -27.2% |
| 2022 | 161,663 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +131.8% |
| 2023 | 173,685 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +7.4% |
Palau compared with similar countries
- Palau's 173,685 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 45,850 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, 3.8× the median. (73 countries reporting)
- Palau's 173,685 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 9,800 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, 17.7× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square in Palau changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +1613.2% | -456.52 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 6,908 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre |
| 2006 | +738.0% | 8,635 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 72,355 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,297 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -456.52 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2,174 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 3 |
| 2000s | 13,969 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -3,113 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 72,355 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 72,569 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 5,837 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 140,559 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 125,218 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 69,744 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 173,685 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Palau
- 22 Denmark 205,830 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 23 Korea 195,106 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 24 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 189,322 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 26 Czechia 154,102 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 27 Italy 142,093 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 28 Portugal 126,472 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 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)
- 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)
- Gdp worldbank constant usd, annual growth rate 6.29 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gdp worldbank constant usd, per unit of GDP 0.7995 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gdp worldbank constant usd, per capita 15,617 units per person (2025)
- Manufacturing value added to gdp, per capita 0.0001 units per person (2024)
- US dollar per domestic currency (End-of-period (EoP)) 1 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added to gdp, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square in Palau?
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square in Palau was 173,685 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square recorded in Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 173,685 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was -3,113 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2001.
- How does Palau rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square?
- Palau ranks 25th out of 200 countries with data for 2023.
- Is foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 342.9%. 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$), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), 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$) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows Balance of Payments database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), note: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and D
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.