GDP: linked series (current LCU), per capita in Palau
Palau: GDP: linked series (current LCU), per capita was 19,532 current LCU per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
GDP: linked series (current LCU), per capita in Palau, 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gdp: linked series (current lcu), per capita in Palau is 19,532 current LCU per person, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 7.5% on the previous year and up 22.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp: linked series (current lcu), per capita in Palau peaked at 19,532 current LCU per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 5,892 current LCU per person, in 1993.
That places Palau 182nd out of 214 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
GDP: linked series (current LCU), per capita in Palau, year by year
| Year | current LCU per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 6,403 current LCU per person | — |
| 1991 | 6,824 current LCU per person | +6.6% |
| 1992 | 6,553 current LCU per person | -4.0% |
| 1993 | 5,892 current LCU per person | -10.1% |
| 1994 | 6,329 current LCU per person | +7.4% |
| 1995 | 7,038 current LCU per person | +11.2% |
| 1996 | 7,788 current LCU per person | +10.7% |
| 1997 | 7,945 current LCU per person | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 8,048 current LCU per person | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 7,630 current LCU per person | -5.2% |
| 2000 | 7,798 current LCU per person | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 8,239 current LCU per person | +5.7% |
| 2002 | 8,340 current LCU per person | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 7,862 current LCU per person | -5.7% |
| 2004 | 8,394 current LCU per person | +6.8% |
| 2005 | 9,368 current LCU per person | +11.6% |
| 2006 | 9,737 current LCU per person | +3.9% |
| 2007 | 10,155 current LCU per person | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 10,471 current LCU per person | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 9,838 current LCU per person | -6.1% |
| 2010 | 10,018 current LCU per person | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 10,796 current LCU per person | +7.8% |
| 2012 | 12,098 current LCU per person | +12.1% |
| 2013 | 12,821 current LCU per person | +6.0% |
| 2014 | 13,855 current LCU per person | +8.1% |
| 2015 | 15,938 current LCU per person | +15.0% |
| 2016 | 17,044 current LCU per person | +6.9% |
| 2017 | 16,280 current LCU per person | -4.5% |
| 2018 | 16,180 current LCU per person | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 15,842 current LCU per person | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 14,556 current LCU per person | -8.1% |
| 2021 | 13,268 current LCU per person | -8.9% |
| 2022 | 13,935 current LCU per person | +5.0% |
| 2023 | 15,578 current LCU per person | +11.8% |
| 2024 | 18,169 current LCU per person | +16.6% |
| 2025 | 19,532 current LCU per person | +7.5% |
Palau compared with similar countries
- Palau's 19,532 current LCU per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 70,749 current LCU per person, 28% of the median. (82 countries reporting)
- Palau's 19,532 current LCU per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 92,070 current LCU per person, 21% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7,045 current LCU per person | 5,892 current LCU per person | 8,048 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 9,020 current LCU per person | 7,798 current LCU per person | 10,471 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 14,087 current LCU per person | 10,018 current LCU per person | 17,044 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 15,840 current LCU per person | 13,268 current LCU per person | 19,532 current LCU per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Palau
- 179 Latvia 23,285 current LCU per person compare
- 180 Nauru 22,620 current LCU per person compare
- 181 Panama 19,790 current LCU per person compare
- 183 Lesotho 19,480 current LCU per person compare
- 184 Sierra Leone 19,175 current LCU per person compare
- 185 Bulgaria 18,034 current LCU 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)
- Gdp worldbank constant usd, per capita 15,617 units per person (2025)
- US dollar per domestic currency (End-of-period (EoP)) 1 (2025)
- External balance on goods and services as a percent of GDP -40.4% (2024)
- Domestic currency per US dollar (End-of-period (EoP)) 1 (2025)
- Gdp worldbank constant usd, annual growth rate 6.29 % change on previous year (2025)
- Manufacturing value added to gdp, per capita 0.0001 units per person (2024)
- Gdp worldbank constant usd, per unit of GDP 0.7995 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Manufacturing value added to gdp, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gdp: linked series (current lcu), per capita in Palau?
- Gdp: linked series (current lcu), per capita in Palau was 19,532 current LCU per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gdp: linked series (current lcu), per capita recorded in Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 19,532 current LCU per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest gdp: linked series (current lcu), per capita recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,892 current LCU per person in 1993.
- How does Palau rank for gdp: linked series (current lcu), per capita?
- Palau ranks 182nd out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gdp: linked series (current lcu), per capita rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Palau data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of GDP: linked series (current LCU), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
GDP: linked series (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
GDP: linked series (current LCU) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- GDP: linked series Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
- 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
GDP: linked series (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.