Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, per capita in Palau
Palau: Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, per capita was 0.0177 million USD per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, per capita in Palau, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD per person.
Analysis
In 2024, gross domestic product — value us$, per capita in Palau stood at 0.0177 million USD per person. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 11.5% on the previous year and up 29.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product — value us$, per capita in Palau peaked at 0.0177 million USD per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0008 million USD per person, in 1970.
Palau ranks 70th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, per capita in Palau, year by year
| Year | million USD per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0008 million USD per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.0009 million USD per person | +6.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0009 million USD per person | +5.9% |
| 1973 | 0.001 million USD per person | +6.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0011 million USD per person | +8.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0012 million USD per person | +10.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0013 million USD per person | +10.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0014 million USD per person | +10.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0016 million USD per person | +10.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0018 million USD per person | +11.0% |
| 1980 | 0.002 million USD per person | +10.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0021 million USD per person | +8.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0023 million USD per person | +7.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0025 million USD per person | +7.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0027 million USD per person | +10.2% |
| 1985 | 0.003 million USD per person | +11.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0033 million USD per person | +11.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0037 million USD per person | +11.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0042 million USD per person | +11.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0046 million USD per person | +11.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0052 million USD per person | +11.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0056 million USD per person | +7.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0058 million USD per person | +5.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0052 million USD per person | -10.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0054 million USD per person | +3.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0064 million USD per person | +18.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0075 million USD per person | +16.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0079 million USD per person | +5.6% |
| 1998 | 0.008 million USD per person | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0076 million USD per person | -5.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0077 million USD per person | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0082 million USD per person | +6.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0083 million USD per person | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 0.008 million USD per person | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0087 million USD per person | +8.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0093 million USD per person | +6.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0097 million USD per person | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0101 million USD per person | +4.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0104 million USD per person | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0098 million USD per person | -5.9% |
| 2010 | 0.01 million USD per person | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0107 million USD per person | +7.9% |
| 2012 | 0.012 million USD per person | +11.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0127 million USD per person | +6.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0137 million USD per person | +7.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0158 million USD per person | +15.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0168 million USD per person | +6.5% |
| 2017 | 0.016 million USD per person | -4.6% |
| 2018 | 0.016 million USD per person | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0158 million USD per person | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0146 million USD per person | -8.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0133 million USD per person | -8.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0144 million USD per person | +8.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0159 million USD per person | +10.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0177 million USD per person | +11.5% |
Palau compared with similar countries
- Palau's 0.0177 million USD per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0353 million USD per person, 50% of the median. (73 countries reporting)
- Palau's 0.0177 million USD per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0064 million USD per person, 2.8× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0012 million USD per person | 0.0008 million USD per person | 0.0018 million USD per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.003 million USD per person | 0.002 million USD per person | 0.0046 million USD per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0065 million USD per person | 0.0052 million USD per person | 0.008 million USD per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.009 million USD per person | 0.0077 million USD per person | 0.0104 million USD per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.014 million USD per person | 0.01 million USD per person | 0.0168 million USD per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0152 million USD per person | 0.0133 million USD per person | 0.0177 million USD per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Palau
- 67 Trinidad and Tobago 0.0193 million USD per person compare
- 68 Panama 0.0191 million USD per person compare
- 69 Costa Rica 0.0186 million USD per person compare
- 71 Seychelles 0.0175 million USD per person compare
- 72 Bulgaria 0.0174 million USD per person compare
- 73 Chile 0.0167 million USD 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 us$, per capita in Palau?
- Gross domestic product — value us$, per capita in Palau was 0.0177 million USD per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross domestic product — value us$, per capita recorded in Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0177 million USD per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product — value us$, per capita recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0008 million USD per person in 1970.
- How does Palau rank for gross domestic product — value us$, per capita?
- Palau ranks 70th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross domestic product — value us$, 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 US$, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ 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 US$ ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ 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 US$ divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.