Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, per capita in Palau
Palau: Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, per capita was 0.0177 million SLC per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, per capita in Palau, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million SLC per person.
Analysis
In 2024, gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per capita in Palau stood at 0.0177 million SLC per person. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 11.5% on the previous year and up 29.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per capita in Palau peaked at 0.0177 million SLC per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0008 million SLC per person, in 1970.
Palau ranks 170th of 192 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, per capita in Palau, year by year
| Year | million SLC per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0008 million SLC per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.0009 million SLC per person | +6.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0009 million SLC per person | +5.9% |
| 1973 | 0.001 million SLC per person | +6.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0011 million SLC per person | +8.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0012 million SLC per person | +10.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0013 million SLC per person | +10.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0014 million SLC per person | +10.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0016 million SLC per person | +10.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0018 million SLC per person | +11.0% |
| 1980 | 0.002 million SLC per person | +10.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0021 million SLC per person | +8.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0023 million SLC per person | +7.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0025 million SLC per person | +7.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0027 million SLC per person | +10.2% |
| 1985 | 0.003 million SLC per person | +11.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0033 million SLC per person | +11.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0037 million SLC per person | +11.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0042 million SLC per person | +11.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0046 million SLC per person | +11.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0052 million SLC per person | +11.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0056 million SLC per person | +7.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0058 million SLC per person | +5.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0052 million SLC per person | -10.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0054 million SLC per person | +3.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0064 million SLC per person | +18.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0075 million SLC per person | +16.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0079 million SLC per person | +5.6% |
| 1998 | 0.008 million SLC per person | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0076 million SLC per person | -5.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0077 million SLC per person | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0082 million SLC per person | +6.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0083 million SLC per person | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 0.008 million SLC per person | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0087 million SLC per person | +8.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0093 million SLC per person | +6.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0097 million SLC per person | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0101 million SLC per person | +4.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0104 million SLC per person | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0098 million SLC per person | -5.9% |
| 2010 | 0.01 million SLC per person | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0107 million SLC per person | +7.9% |
| 2012 | 0.012 million SLC per person | +11.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0127 million SLC per person | +6.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0137 million SLC per person | +7.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0158 million SLC per person | +15.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0168 million SLC per person | +6.5% |
| 2017 | 0.016 million SLC per person | -4.6% |
| 2018 | 0.016 million SLC per person | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0158 million SLC per person | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0146 million SLC per person | -8.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0133 million SLC per person | -8.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0144 million SLC per person | +8.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0159 million SLC per person | +10.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0177 million SLC per person | +11.5% |
Palau compared with similar countries
- Palau's 0.0177 million SLC per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0694 million SLC per person, 26% of the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Palau's 0.0177 million SLC per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1023 million SLC per person, 17% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0012 million SLC per person | 0.0008 million SLC per person | 0.0018 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.003 million SLC per person | 0.002 million SLC per person | 0.0046 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0065 million SLC per person | 0.0052 million SLC per person | 0.008 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.009 million SLC per person | 0.0077 million SLC per person | 0.0104 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.014 million SLC per person | 0.01 million SLC per person | 0.0168 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0152 million SLC per person | 0.0133 million SLC per person | 0.0177 million SLC per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Palau
- 167 Panama 0.0191 million SLC per person compare
- 168 Solomon Islands 0.0179 million SLC per person compare
- 169 Lesotho 0.0178 million SLC per person compare
- 171 Belize 0.0169 million SLC per person compare
- 172 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.0161 million SLC per person compare
- 173 Samoa 0.0149 million SLC 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)
- Special drawing rights per domestic currency (End-of-period (EoP)) 0.7302 (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)
- US dollar per domestic currency (End-of-period (EoP)) 1 (2025)
- Gdp worldbank constant usd, per unit of GDP 0.7995 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Manufacturing value added to gdp, per capita 0.0001 units per person (2024)
- Gdp worldbank constant usd, per capita 15,617 units per person (2025)
- Domestic currency per US dollar (End-of-period (EoP)) 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per capita in Palau?
- Gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per capita in Palau was 0.0177 million SLC per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per capita recorded in Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0177 million SLC per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per capita recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0008 million SLC per person in 1970.
- How does Palau rank for gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per capita?
- Palau ranks 170th out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per capita rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.1%. 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 Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.