Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre in Palau
Palau: Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre was 87,461 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre in Palau, 2005–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.
Analysis
Palau recorded 87,461 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre for primary income payments (bop, current us$), per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 93.0% on the previous year and up 92.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary income payments (bop, current us$), per square kilometre in Palau peaked at 87,461 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2,740 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, in 2009.
That places Palau 65th out of 198 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre in Palau, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 23,960 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 2006 | 18,472 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -22.9% |
| 2007 | 24,699 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +33.7% |
| 2008 | 20,817 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -15.7% |
| 2009 | 2,740 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -86.8% |
| 2010 | 13,347 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +387.2% |
| 2011 | 34,006 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +154.8% |
| 2012 | 42,982 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +26.4% |
| 2013 | 45,480 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 2014 | 54,704 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +20.3% |
| 2015 | 65,091 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +19.0% |
| 2016 | 73,322 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +12.6% |
| 2017 | 62,556 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -14.7% |
| 2018 | 65,217 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 56,291 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -13.7% |
| 2020 | 31,639 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -43.8% |
| 2021 | 26,154 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -17.3% |
| 2022 | 45,315 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +73.3% |
| 2023 | 87,461 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +93.0% |
Palau compared with similar countries
- Palau's 87,461 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 245,533 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, 36% of the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Palau's 87,461 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 24,971 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, 3.5× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre in Palau changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +387.2% | 2,740 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 13,347 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18,138 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2,740 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 24,699 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 5 |
| 2010s | 51,300 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 13,347 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 73,322 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 47,642 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 26,154 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 87,461 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Palau
- 62 Estonia 94,324 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 63 Lebanon 91,607 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 64 Lithuania 87,768 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 66 Vietnam 86,189 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 67 Faroe Islands 83,766 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 68 Romania 81,389 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)
- Special drawing rights per domestic currency (End-of-period (EoP)) 0.7302 (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)
- US dollar per domestic currency (End-of-period (EoP)) 1 (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)
- Gdp worldbank constant usd, per capita 15,617 units per person (2025)
- Domestic currency per US dollar (End-of-period (EoP)) 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary income payments (bop, current us$), per square kilometre in Palau?
- Primary income payments (bop, current us$), per square kilometre in Palau was 87,461 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest primary income payments (bop, current us$), per square kilometre recorded in Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 87,461 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest primary income payments (bop, current us$), per square kilometre recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,740 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2009.
- How does Palau rank for primary income payments (bop, current us$), per square kilometre?
- Palau ranks 65th out of 198 countries with data for 2023.
- Is primary income payments (bop, current us$), per square kilometre rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 92.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Palau data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Primary income payments (BoP, current US$) 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.
Primary income payments (BoP, current US$) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Primary income payments Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Primary income payments (BoP, current US$) 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.