Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$), per capita in Palau
Palau: Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$), per capita was 59.57 BoP, current US$ per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$), per capita in Palau, 2005–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), per capita in Palau is 59.57 BoP, current US$ per person, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 5.2% on the previous year and down 48.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), per capita in Palau peaked at 114.96 BoP, current US$ per person in 2012 and was at its lowest, 47.2 BoP, current US$ per person, in 2016.
Palau ranks 108th of 177 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$), per capita in Palau, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 68.27 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 2006 | 72.08 BoP, current US$ per person | +5.6% |
| 2007 | 71.73 BoP, current US$ per person | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 76.16 BoP, current US$ per person | +6.2% |
| 2009 | 75.82 BoP, current US$ per person | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 79.23 BoP, current US$ per person | +4.5% |
| 2011 | 93.66 BoP, current US$ per person | +18.2% |
| 2012 | 114.96 BoP, current US$ per person | +22.7% |
| 2013 | 114.91 BoP, current US$ per person | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 106.76 BoP, current US$ per person | -7.1% |
| 2015 | 108.86 BoP, current US$ per person | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 47.2 BoP, current US$ per person | -56.6% |
| 2017 | 48.06 BoP, current US$ per person | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 49.17 BoP, current US$ per person | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 50.12 BoP, current US$ per person | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 50.81 BoP, current US$ per person | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 52.47 BoP, current US$ per person | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 56.65 BoP, current US$ per person | +8.0% |
| 2023 | 59.57 BoP, current US$ per person | +5.2% |
Palau compared with similar countries
- Palau's 59.57 BoP, current US$ per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 92.81 BoP, current US$ per person, 64% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Palau's 59.57 BoP, current US$ per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 71.51 BoP, current US$ per person, 83% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$), per capita in Palau changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | -56.6% | 108.86 BoP, current US$ per person | 47.2 BoP, current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 72.81 BoP, current US$ per person | 68.27 BoP, current US$ per person | 76.16 BoP, current US$ per person | 5 |
| 2010s | 81.29 BoP, current US$ per person | 47.2 BoP, current US$ per person | 114.96 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.87 BoP, current US$ per person | 50.81 BoP, current US$ per person | 59.57 BoP, current US$ per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Palau
- 105 Ghana 64.44 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 106 Syria 63.28 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 107 Indonesia 60.39 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 109 Ethiopia 54.05 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 110 Slovenia 53.08 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 111 Belarus 51.58 BoP, current US$ per person 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)
- Manufacturing value added to gdp, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- External balance on goods and services as a percent of GDP -40.4% (2024)
- US dollar per domestic currency (End-of-period (EoP)) 1 (2025)
- 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)
- Manufacturing value added to gdp, per capita 0.0001 units per person (2024)
- Special drawing rights per domestic currency (End-of-period (EoP)) 0.7302 (2025)
- Domestic currency per Special drawing rights (End-of-period (EoP)) 1.37 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), per capita in Palau?
- Personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), per capita in Palau was 59.57 BoP, current US$ per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), per capita recorded in Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 114.96 BoP, current US$ per person in 2012.
- What is the lowest personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), per capita recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.2 BoP, current US$ per person in 2016.
- How does Palau rank for personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Palau ranks 108th out of 177 countries with data for 2023.
- Is personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), per capita rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Palau data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Personal transfers, receipts Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.