Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, per square kilometre in Palau
Palau: Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, per square kilometre was 0.226 million USD per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, per square kilometre in Palau, 1991–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD per square kilometre.
Analysis
Palau recorded 0.226 million USD per square kilometre for gross fixed capital formation — value us$, per square kilometre in 2023.
The figure is down 7.4% on the previous year and up 111.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross fixed capital formation — value us$, per square kilometre in Palau peaked at 0.244 million USD per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0175 million USD per square kilometre, in 1994.
Palau ranks 80th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, per square kilometre in Palau, year by year
| Year | million USD per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.0254 million USD per square kilometre | — |
| 1992 | 0.0255 million USD per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0287 million USD per square kilometre | +12.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0175 million USD per square kilometre | -39.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0323 million USD per square kilometre | +84.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0683 million USD per square kilometre | +111.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0843 million USD per square kilometre | +23.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0619 million USD per square kilometre | -26.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0452 million USD per square kilometre | -27.1% |
| 2000 | 0.2158 million USD per square kilometre | +377.7% |
| 2001 | 0.1669 million USD per square kilometre | -22.7% |
| 2002 | 0.1705 million USD per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 0.158 million USD per square kilometre | -7.3% |
| 2004 | 0.1693 million USD per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 2005 | 0.1705 million USD per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.1568 million USD per square kilometre | -8.1% |
| 2007 | 0.1432 million USD per square kilometre | -8.6% |
| 2008 | 0.1302 million USD per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0945 million USD per square kilometre | -27.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0951 million USD per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.1181 million USD per square kilometre | +24.3% |
| 2012 | 0.1209 million USD per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 0.1071 million USD per square kilometre | -11.4% |
| 2014 | 0.1561 million USD per square kilometre | +45.8% |
| 2015 | 0.1656 million USD per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 2016 | 0.1748 million USD per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 2017 | 0.1871 million USD per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 2018 | 0.1701 million USD per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 2019 | 0.1851 million USD per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 2020 | 0.2397 million USD per square kilometre | +29.5% |
| 2021 | 0.2025 million USD per square kilometre | -15.5% |
| 2022 | 0.244 million USD per square kilometre | +20.5% |
| 2023 | 0.226 million USD per square kilometre | -7.4% |
Palau compared with similar countries
- Palau's 0.226 million USD per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.7652 million USD per square kilometre, 30% of the median. (73 countries reporting)
- Palau's 0.226 million USD per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.2024 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$, per square kilometre 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 | +377.7% | 0.0452 million USD per square kilometre | 0.2158 million USD per square kilometre |
| 1996 | +111.6% | 0.0323 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0683 million USD per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0432 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0175 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0843 million USD per square kilometre | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.1576 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0945 million USD per square kilometre | 0.2158 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.148 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0951 million USD per square kilometre | 0.1871 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2281 million USD per square kilometre | 0.2025 million USD per square kilometre | 0.244 million USD per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Palau
- 77 New Zealand 0.2358 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 78 Malaysia 0.2338 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 79 Thailand 0.2315 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 81 Finland 0.2254 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 82 Mexico 0.2208 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 83 Indonesia 0.2125 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$, per square kilometre in Palau?
- Gross fixed capital formation — value us$, per square kilometre in Palau was 0.226 million USD per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross fixed capital formation — value us$, per square kilometre recorded in Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 0.244 million USD per square kilometre in 2022.
- What is the lowest gross fixed capital formation — value us$, per square kilometre recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0175 million USD per square kilometre in 1994.
- How does Palau rank for gross fixed capital formation — value us$, per square kilometre?
- Palau ranks 80th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gross fixed capital formation — value us$, per square kilometre rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 111.0%. 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$, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$ 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$ ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$ 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$ 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.