Value of imported goods as a share of GDP in Palau
Palau: Value of imported goods as a share of GDP was 76.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Value of imported goods as a share of GDP in Palau, 2000–2024
Source: International Monetary Fund (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, value of imported goods as a share of gdp in Palau stood at 76.0%.
That represents a change of down 22.1% on the previous year and up 14.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, value of imported goods as a share of gdp in Palau peaked at 97.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 48.6%, in 2009.
Palau ranks 17th of 201 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Value of imported goods as a share of GDP in Palau, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 53.1% | — |
| 2001 | 58.8% | +10.7% |
| 2002 | 53.6% | -8.7% |
| 2003 | 55.0% | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 53.7% | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 52.3% | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 55.7% | +6.5% |
| 2007 | 58.3% | +4.6% |
| 2008 | 64.9% | +11.5% |
| 2009 | 48.6% | -25.2% |
| 2010 | 57.8% | +18.9% |
| 2011 | 65.9% | +14.1% |
| 2012 | 65.7% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 74.4% | +13.2% |
| 2014 | 66.7% | -10.4% |
| 2015 | 52.9% | -20.7% |
| 2016 | 50.5% | -4.5% |
| 2017 | 54.3% | +7.6% |
| 2018 | 53.5% | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 61.2% | +14.3% |
| 2020 | 61.6% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 79.5% | +29.0% |
| 2022 | 94.7% | +19.1% |
| 2023 | 97.5% | +3.0% |
| 2024 | 76.0% | -22.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 55.4% | 48.6% | 64.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 60.3% | 50.5% | 74.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.8% | 61.6% | 97.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Palau
- 14 United Arab Emirates 79.5% compare
- 15 Viet Nam 76.8% compare
- 16 Belgium 76.4% compare
- 18 Cape Verde 75.5% compare
- 19 Seychelles 73.3% compare
- 20 Malaysia 71.4% 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)
- Gdp worldbank constant usd, per unit of GDP 0.7995 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Domestic currency per US dollar (End-of-period (EoP)) 1 (2025)
- US dollar per domestic currency (End-of-period (EoP)) 1 (2025)
- Domestic currency per Special drawing rights (End-of-period (EoP)) 1.37 (2025)
- External balance on goods and services as a percent of GDP -40.4% (2024)
- Special drawing rights per domestic currency (End-of-period (EoP)) 0.7302 (2025)
- Gdp worldbank constant usd, per capita 15,617 units per person (2025)
- Gdp worldbank constant usd, annual growth rate 6.29 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is value of imported goods as a share of gdp in Palau?
- Value of imported goods as a share of gdp in Palau was 76.0% in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest value of imported goods as a share of gdp recorded in Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 97.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest value of imported goods as a share of gdp recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.6% in 2009.
- How does Palau rank for value of imported goods as a share of gdp?
- Palau ranks 17th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is value of imported goods as a share of gdp rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Palau data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Value of imported goods as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Value of a country’s total goods imports, including freight and insurance costs, as a percentage of a country’s gross domestic product (GDP).