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

Latest (2023)
0.8959 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Change on year
down 7.9%
World rank
24th
of 199 countries
All-time high
1.01 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2014
All-time low
0.7157 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2009
Years of data
19
2005–2023

Imports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$), per in Palau, 2005–2023

00.250.50.7512005201420232005: 0.808 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2006: 0.823 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2007: 0.795 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2008: 0.855 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2009: 0.716 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2010: 0.824 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2011: 0.921 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2012: 0.948 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2013: 0.93 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2014: 1 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2015: 0.845 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2016: 0.806 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2017: 0.864 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2018: 0.85 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2019: 0.859 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2020: 0.863 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2021: 0.778 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2022: 0.973 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2023: 0.896 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

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

Annual values for Imports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Palau, 2005 to 2023.
Year BoP, current US$ 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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 21 Belgium 0.9263 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  2. 22 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 0.9224 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  3. 23 Slovakia 0.913 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  4. 25 Bahrain 0.888 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  5. 26 Curacao 0.8836 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  6. 27 East Timor 0.8835 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare

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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$), per unit of GDP
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BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
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246 places, 9,725 data points, 1960–2025
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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.