Value of imported goods as a share of GDP (International Monetary) in Palau
Palau: Value of imported goods as a share of GDP (International Monetary) was 86.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Value of imported goods as a share of GDP in Palau, 2000–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund (2026); 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 2025, value of imported goods as a share of gdp in Palau stood at 86.6%.
That represents a change of up 10.3% on the previous year and up 63.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, value of imported goods as a share of gdp in Palau peaked at 101.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 48.6%, in 2009.
Palau ranks 11th of 201 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Value of imported goods as a share of GDP (International Monetary) in Palau, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 52.9% | — |
| 2001 | 57.7% | +8.9% |
| 2002 | 53.6% | -7.1% |
| 2003 | 54.1% | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 53.1% | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 50.1% | -5.6% |
| 2006 | 54.0% | +7.9% |
| 2007 | 58.3% | +7.9% |
| 2008 | 64.9% | +11.5% |
| 2009 | 48.6% | -25.2% |
| 2010 | 57.8% | +19.0% |
| 2011 | 65.9% | +13.9% |
| 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 | 62.8% | +17.4% |
| 2020 | 64.8% | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 82.8% | +27.7% |
| 2022 | 98.2% | +18.7% |
| 2023 | 101.4% | +3.2% |
| 2024 | 78.5% | -22.5% |
| 2025 | 86.6% | +10.3% |
Palau compared with similar countries
- Palau's 86.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 30.4%, 2.9× the median. (73 countries reporting)
- Palau's 86.6% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 42.4%, 2.0× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 54.7% | 48.6% | 64.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 60.4% | 50.5% | 74.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.4% | 64.8% | 101.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Palau
- 8 Saint Lucia 94.4% compare
- 9 Micronesia (country) 92.8% compare
- 10 Uzbekistan 88.9% compare
- 12 Singapore 83.8% compare
- 13 Kiribati 83.5% compare
- 14 Vietnam 82.8% compare
More economy & growth data for Palau
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate 881.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 4.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0287 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 560.2 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -0.043 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0209 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 409.06 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % 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 86.6% in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund (2026); 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 101.4% 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 11th out of 201 countries with data for 2025.
- Is value of imported goods as a share of gdp rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 63.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Palau data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund (2026); 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).