Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, per capita in Palau
Palau: Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, per capita was 0.0062 million USD per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, per capita in Palau, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD per person.
Analysis
Palau recorded 0.0062 million USD per person for gross fixed capital formation — value us$, per capita in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.4% on the previous year and up 54.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross fixed capital formation — value us$, per capita in Palau peaked at 0.0063 million USD per person in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 million USD per person, in 1970.
Palau ranks 49th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, per capita in Palau, year by year
| Year | million USD per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0001 million USD per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.0001 million USD per person | +6.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0001 million USD per person | +5.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0001 million USD per person | +6.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0001 million USD per person | +8.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0002 million USD per person | +10.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0002 million USD per person | +10.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0002 million USD per person | +10.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0002 million USD per person | +10.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0002 million USD per person | +11.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0003 million USD per person | +10.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0003 million USD per person | +9.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0003 million USD per person | +7.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0003 million USD per person | +8.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0004 million USD per person | +9.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0004 million USD per person | +10.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0004 million USD per person | +11.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0005 million USD per person | +10.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0006 million USD per person | +15.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0006 million USD per person | +5.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0007 million USD per person | +12.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0007 million USD per person | +13.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0007 million USD per person | -1.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0008 million USD per person | +10.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0005 million USD per person | -40.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0009 million USD per person | +80.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0018 million USD per person | +106.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0021 million USD per person | +20.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0015 million USD per person | -28.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0011 million USD per person | -28.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0052 million USD per person | +370.8% |
| 2001 | 0.004 million USD per person | -23.4% |
| 2002 | 0.004 million USD per person | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0037 million USD per person | -8.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0039 million USD per person | +6.3% |
| 2005 | 0.004 million USD per person | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0037 million USD per person | -7.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0034 million USD per person | -7.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0031 million USD per person | -7.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0023 million USD per person | -26.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0024 million USD per person | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 0.003 million USD per person | +26.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0031 million USD per person | +4.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0028 million USD per person | -10.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0041 million USD per person | +45.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0043 million USD per person | +5.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0045 million USD per person | +5.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0048 million USD per person | +7.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0044 million USD per person | -9.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0048 million USD per person | +8.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0062 million USD per person | +29.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0052 million USD per person | -15.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0063 million USD per person | +20.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0059 million USD per person | -7.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0062 million USD per person | +6.4% |
Palau compared with similar countries
- Palau's 0.0062 million USD per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0085 million USD per person, 73% of the median. (73 countries reporting)
- Palau's 0.0062 million USD per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0015 million USD per person, 4.2× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, per capita in Palau changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +370.8% | 0.0011 million USD per person | 0.0052 million USD per person |
| 1996 | +106.1% | 0.0009 million USD per person | 0.0018 million USD per person |
| 1995 | +80.0% | 0.0005 million USD per person | 0.0009 million USD per person |
| 1994 | -40.6% | 0.0008 million USD per person | 0.0005 million USD per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0002 million USD per person | 0.0001 million USD per person | 0.0002 million USD per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0004 million USD per person | 0.0003 million USD per person | 0.0006 million USD per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0011 million USD per person | 0.0005 million USD per person | 0.0021 million USD per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0037 million USD per person | 0.0023 million USD per person | 0.0052 million USD per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0038 million USD per person | 0.0024 million USD per person | 0.0048 million USD per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.006 million USD per person | 0.0052 million USD per person | 0.0063 million USD per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Palau
More economy & growth data for Palau
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.69 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 1.5 Percent per annum (2029)
- Special drawing rights per domestic currency (End-of-period (EoP)) 0.7302 (2025)
- External balance on goods and services as a percent of GDP -40.4% (2024)
- Gdp worldbank constant usd, annual growth rate 6.29 % change on previous year (2025)
- US dollar per domestic currency (End-of-period (EoP)) 1 (2025)
- Gdp worldbank constant usd, per unit of GDP 0.7995 units per US$ 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$, per capita in Palau?
- Gross fixed capital formation — value us$, per capita in Palau was 0.0062 million USD per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross fixed capital formation — value us$, per capita recorded in Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0063 million USD per person in 2022.
- What is the lowest gross fixed capital formation — value us$, per capita recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 million USD per person in 1970.
- How does Palau rank for gross fixed capital formation — value us$, per capita?
- Palau ranks 49th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross fixed capital formation — value us$, per capita rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 54.0%. 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 Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$ divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$ ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$ Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- 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
Gross Fixed Capital Formation — 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.