Imports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$), per in Palau
Palau: Imports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$), per was 0.8959 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2023. ▲ Rising
Imports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$), per in Palau, 2005–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Palau recorded 0.8959 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP for imports of goods, services and primary income (bop, current us$), per in 2023.
The figure is down 7.9% on the previous year and down 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, imports of goods, services and primary income (bop, current us$), per in Palau peaked at 1.01 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.7157 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2009.
That places Palau 24th out of 199 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Imports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$), per in Palau, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.8081 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 2006 | 0.8233 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 0.7949 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.5% |
| 2008 | 0.8546 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.5% |
| 2009 | 0.7157 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -16.3% |
| 2010 | 0.824 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +15.1% |
| 2011 | 0.9209 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.8% |
| 2012 | 0.9484 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 0.93 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 1.01 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.2% |
| 2015 | 0.8453 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -16.0% |
| 2016 | 0.8061 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.6% |
| 2017 | 0.8642 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.2% |
| 2018 | 0.8497 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 0.8594 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.8625 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.7784 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.8% |
| 2022 | 0.9729 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +25.0% |
| 2023 | 0.8959 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.9% |
Palau compared with similar countries
- Palau's 0.8959 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.5691 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 1.6× the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Palau's 0.8959 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.6722 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 1.3× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7993 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.7157 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.8546 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.8854 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.8061 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 1.01 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8774 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.7784 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.9729 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 4 |
Countries ranked near Palau
- 21 Belgium 0.9263 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 22 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 0.9224 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 23 Slovakia 0.913 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 25 Bahrain 0.888 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 26 Curacao 0.8836 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 27 East Timor 0.8835 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 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 imports of goods, services and primary income (bop, current us$), per in Palau?
- Imports of goods, services and primary income (bop, current us$), per in Palau was 0.8959 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest imports of goods, services and primary income (bop, current us$), per recorded in Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 1.01 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2014.
- What is the lowest imports of goods, services and primary income (bop, current us$), per recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7157 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2009.
- How does Palau rank for imports of goods, services and primary income (bop, current us$), per?
- Palau ranks 24th out of 199 countries with data for 2023.
- Is imports of goods, services and primary income (bop, current us$), per rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.7%. 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 Imports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Imports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Imports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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Imports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.