Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square in Palau
Palau: Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square was 0.1849 million USD per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square in Palau, 1991–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross fixed capital formation — value us$, 2015 prices, per square in Palau is 0.1849 million USD per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 15.5% on the previous year and up 67.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross fixed capital formation — value us$, 2015 prices, per square in Palau peaked at 0.2674 million USD per square kilometre in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0286 million USD per square kilometre, in 1994.
That places Palau 80th out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square in Palau, year by year
| Year | million USD per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.0411 million USD per square kilometre | — |
| 1992 | 0.0431 million USD per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0463 million USD per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0286 million USD per square kilometre | -38.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0507 million USD per square kilometre | +77.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0993 million USD per square kilometre | +95.8% |
| 1997 | 0.1179 million USD per square kilometre | +18.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0853 million USD per square kilometre | -27.7% |
| 1999 | 0.062 million USD per square kilometre | -27.3% |
| 2000 | 0.2674 million USD per square kilometre | +331.3% |
| 2001 | 0.1972 million USD per square kilometre | -26.2% |
| 2002 | 0.1971 million USD per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.1765 million USD per square kilometre | -10.5% |
| 2004 | 0.1898 million USD per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 2005 | 0.2126 million USD per square kilometre | +12.0% |
| 2006 | 0.191 million USD per square kilometre | -10.2% |
| 2007 | 0.1799 million USD per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 2008 | 0.1502 million USD per square kilometre | -16.5% |
| 2009 | 0.1069 million USD per square kilometre | -28.9% |
| 2010 | 0.1064 million USD per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.1292 million USD per square kilometre | +21.5% |
| 2012 | 0.1275 million USD per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.1102 million USD per square kilometre | -13.6% |
| 2014 | 0.1569 million USD per square kilometre | +42.3% |
| 2015 | 0.1656 million USD per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2016 | 0.1748 million USD per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 2017 | 0.1873 million USD per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 2018 | 0.17 million USD per square kilometre | -9.3% |
| 2019 | 0.185 million USD per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 2020 | 0.2409 million USD per square kilometre | +30.2% |
| 2021 | 0.1998 million USD per square kilometre | -17.1% |
| 2022 | 0.2187 million USD per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 2023 | 0.1849 million USD per square kilometre | -15.5% |
Palau compared with similar countries
- Palau's 0.1849 million USD per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.6883 million USD per square kilometre, 27% of the median. (73 countries reporting)
- Palau's 0.1849 million USD per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1742 million USD per square kilometre, 1.1× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices, 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 | +331.3% | 0.062 million USD per square kilometre | 0.2674 million USD per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0638 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0286 million USD per square kilometre | 0.1179 million USD per square kilometre | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.1868 million USD per square kilometre | 0.1069 million USD per square kilometre | 0.2674 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1513 million USD per square kilometre | 0.1064 million USD per square kilometre | 0.1873 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2111 million USD per square kilometre | 0.1849 million USD per square kilometre | 0.2409 million USD per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Palau
- 77 Estonia 0.2153 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 78 New Zealand 0.1978 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 79 Indonesia 0.1973 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 81 Finland 0.183 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 82 Tonga 0.1635 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 83 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.1621 million USD 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)
- 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 fixed capital formation — value us$, 2015 prices, per square in Palau?
- Gross fixed capital formation — value us$, 2015 prices, per square in Palau was 0.1849 million USD per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross fixed capital formation — value us$, 2015 prices, per square recorded in Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2674 million USD per square kilometre in 2000.
- What is the lowest gross fixed capital formation — value us$, 2015 prices, per square recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0286 million USD per square kilometre in 1994.
- How does Palau rank for gross fixed capital formation — value us$, 2015 prices, per square?
- Palau ranks 80th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gross fixed capital formation — value us$, 2015 prices, per square rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 67.7%. 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 Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices 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.
Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- 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
Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices 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.