Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre in Palau
Palau: Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre was 51,454 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre in Palau, 2005–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, primary income receipts (bop, current us$), per square kilometre in Palau stood at 51,454 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and up 47.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary income receipts (bop, current us$), per square kilometre in Palau peaked at 52,111 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 13,861 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, in 2005.
That places Palau 65th out of 197 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre in Palau, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 13,861 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 2006 | 15,880 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +14.6% |
| 2007 | 18,894 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +19.0% |
| 2008 | 24,998 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +32.3% |
| 2009 | 22,794 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -8.8% |
| 2010 | 23,851 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2011 | 28,839 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +20.9% |
| 2012 | 24,885 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -13.7% |
| 2013 | 34,822 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +39.9% |
| 2014 | 31,522 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -9.5% |
| 2015 | 38,739 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +22.9% |
| 2016 | 39,080 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 49,767 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +27.3% |
| 2018 | 48,991 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 51,994 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 2020 | 44,689 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -14.0% |
| 2021 | 47,256 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 2022 | 52,111 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 2023 | 51,454 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -1.3% |
Palau compared with similar countries
- Palau's 51,454 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 189,440 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, 27% of the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Palau's 51,454 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 36,974 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, 1.4× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19,285 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 13,861 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 24,998 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 5 |
| 2010s | 37,249 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 23,851 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 51,994 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 48,878 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 44,689 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 52,111 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Palau
- 62 Estonia 68,539 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 63 Malaysia 60,143 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 64 Philippines 54,892 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 66 Jamaica 51,325 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 67 Antigua and Barbuda 49,539 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 68 Panama 48,669 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 receipts (bop, current us$), per square kilometre in Palau?
- Primary income receipts (bop, current us$), per square kilometre in Palau was 51,454 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest primary income receipts (bop, current us$), per square kilometre recorded in Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 52,111 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2022.
- What is the lowest primary income receipts (bop, current us$), per square kilometre recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 13,861 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2005.
- How does Palau rank for primary income receipts (bop, current us$), per square kilometre?
- Palau ranks 65th out of 197 countries with data for 2023.
- Is primary income receipts (bop, current us$), per square kilometre rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.8%. 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 receipts (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$) 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.
Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Primary income receipts Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
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Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$) 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.