Personal remittances, paid (current US$), per unit of GDP in Palau
Palau: Personal remittances, paid (current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.0636 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2023. ▲ Rising
Personal remittances, paid (current US$), per unit of GDP in Palau, 2005–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Palau recorded 0.0636 current US$ per US$ of GDP for personal remittances, paid (current us$), per unit of gdp in 2023.
That represents a change of up 6.8% on the previous year and up 46.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, personal remittances, paid (current us$), per unit of gdp in Palau peaked at 0.0689 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0388 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2014.
That places Palau 13th out of 195 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Personal remittances, paid (current US$), per unit of GDP in Palau, year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.063 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 2006 | 0.0588 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0548 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0489 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0504 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0488 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0479 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0451 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0435 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0388 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0593 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +52.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0596 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0668 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0683 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0689 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0687 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0619 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0596 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0636 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.8% |
Palau compared with similar countries
- Palau's 0.0636 current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0111 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 5.7× the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Palau's 0.0636 current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0086 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 7.4× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Personal remittances, paid (current US$), per unit of GDP in Palau changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +52.7% | 0.0388 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0593 current US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0552 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0489 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.063 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.0547 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0388 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0689 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0635 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0596 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0687 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 4 |
Countries ranked near Palau
- 10 Cayman Islands 0.0779 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 11 Mauritius 0.0751 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 12 Timor-Leste 0.0651 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 14 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 0.0618 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 15 Bahrain 0.0563 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 16 Qatar 0.0559 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)
- Domestic currency per US dollar (End-of-period (EoP)) 1 (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)
- Gdp worldbank constant usd, per unit of GDP 0.7995 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gdp worldbank constant usd, per capita 15,617 units per person (2025)
- Manufacturing value added to gdp, per capita 0.0001 units per person (2024)
- US dollar per domestic currency (End-of-period (EoP)) 1 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added to gdp, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is personal remittances, paid (current us$), per unit of gdp in Palau?
- Personal remittances, paid (current us$), per unit of gdp in Palau was 0.0636 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest personal remittances, paid (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0689 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2019.
- What is the lowest personal remittances, paid (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0388 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2014.
- How does Palau rank for personal remittances, paid (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Palau ranks 13th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is personal remittances, paid (current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.3%. 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 Personal remittances, paid (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Personal remittances, paid (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Personal remittances, paid (current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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- Personal remittances, paid IMF balance of payments data, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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Personal remittances, paid (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.