Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre in Palau
Palau: Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre was 2,296 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre in Palau, 2005–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.
Analysis
Palau recorded 2,296 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre for personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), per square kilometre in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.0% on the previous year and down 47.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), per square kilometre in Palau peaked at 4,440 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2012 and was at its lowest, 1,826 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, in 2016.
Palau ranks 120th of 174 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$), per square kilometre in Palau, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 2,941 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 2006 | 3,070 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2007 | 3,010 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 3,147 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2009 | 3,084 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 3,168 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 3,681 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +16.2% |
| 2012 | 4,440 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +20.6% |
| 2013 | 4,409 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 4,111 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 2015 | 4,205 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 1,826 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -56.6% |
| 2017 | 1,861 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 1,904 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 1,939 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 1,965 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 2,028 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 2,187 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 2023 | 2,296 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +5.0% |
Palau compared with similar countries
- Palau's 2,296 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 9,730 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, 24% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Palau's 2,296 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 7,512 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, 31% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre in Palau changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | -56.6% | 4,205 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 1,826 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3,050 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2,941 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 3,147 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 5 |
| 2010s | 3,154 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 1,826 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 4,440 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,119 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 1,965 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2,296 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Palau
- 117 Greece 2,453 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 118 Guyana 2,368 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 119 Paraguay 2,351 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 121 Solomon Islands 2,229 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 122 Guinea 2,005 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 123 Burkina Faso 1,907 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 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$), per square kilometre in Palau?
- Personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), per square kilometre in Palau was 2,296 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), per square kilometre recorded in Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 4,440 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2012.
- What is the lowest personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), per square kilometre recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,826 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2016.
- How does Palau rank for personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), per square kilometre?
- Palau ranks 120th out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
- Is personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), per square kilometre rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.9%. 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$), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), 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$) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Personal transfers, receipts Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.