Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Palau
Palau: Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.1457 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2023. ▲ Rising
Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Palau, 2005–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
In 2023, primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Palau stood at 0.1457 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
The figure is up 73.0% on the previous year and up 57.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Palau peaked at 0.1457 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0068 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2009.
That places Palau 19th out of 199 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.
Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Palau, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.0594 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 2006 | 0.0445 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -25.0% |
| 2007 | 0.058 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +30.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0481 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -17.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0068 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -85.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0333 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +386.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0802 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +140.6% |
| 2012 | 0.092 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +14.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0925 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.1025 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.9% |
| 2015 | 0.1057 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 0.1112 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0992 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.8% |
| 2018 | 0.1041 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0918 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0562 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -38.8% |
| 2021 | 0.051 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0842 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +65.2% |
| 2023 | 0.1457 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +73.0% |
Palau compared with similar countries
- Palau's 0.1457 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0777 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 1.9× the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Palau's 0.1457 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0519 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 2.8× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Palau changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +386.5% | 0.0068 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0333 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0434 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0068 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0594 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.0913 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0333 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1112 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0843 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.051 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1457 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 4 |
Countries ranked near Palau
- 16 San Marino 0.162 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 17 Eswatini 0.156 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 18 Belgium 0.153 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 20 United Kingdom 0.1441 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 21 Hungary 0.1394 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 22 Mongolia 0.1357 BoP, 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)
- 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$), per unit of gdp in Palau?
- Primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Palau was 0.1457 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1457 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2023.
- What is the lowest primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0068 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2009.
- How does Palau rank for primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Palau ranks 19th out of 199 countries with data for 2023.
- Is primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 57.6%. 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 Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Primary income payments (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Primary income payments (BoP, current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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- Primary income payments Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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Primary income payments (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.