Secondary income receipts (BoP, current US$), per capita in Palau
Palau: Secondary income receipts (BoP, current US$), per capita was 2,562 BoP, current US$ per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Secondary income 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 secondary income receipts (bop, current us$), per capita in Palau is 2,562 BoP, current US$ per person, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 43.0% on the previous year and up 11.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary income receipts (bop, current us$), per capita in Palau peaked at 4,495 BoP, current US$ per person in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1,850 BoP, current US$ per person, in 2005.
That places Palau 13th 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.
Secondary income receipts (BoP, current US$), per capita in Palau, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 1,850 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 2006 | 1,855 BoP, current US$ per person | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 1,972 BoP, current US$ per person | +6.3% |
| 2008 | 2,042 BoP, current US$ per person | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 1,902 BoP, current US$ per person | -6.9% |
| 2010 | 2,146 BoP, current US$ per person | +12.8% |
| 2011 | 2,208 BoP, current US$ per person | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 2,275 BoP, current US$ per person | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 2,303 BoP, current US$ per person | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 2,284 BoP, current US$ per person | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 2,267 BoP, current US$ per person | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 2,991 BoP, current US$ per person | +31.9% |
| 2017 | 2,923 BoP, current US$ per person | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 3,879 BoP, current US$ per person | +32.7% |
| 2019 | 2,699 BoP, current US$ per person | -30.4% |
| 2020 | 2,843 BoP, current US$ per person | +5.3% |
| 2021 | 3,823 BoP, current US$ per person | +34.5% |
| 2022 | 4,495 BoP, current US$ per person | +17.6% |
| 2023 | 2,562 BoP, current US$ per person | -43.0% |
Palau compared with similar countries
- Palau's 2,562 BoP, current US$ per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 763.29 BoP, current US$ per person, 3.4× the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Palau's 2,562 BoP, current US$ per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 347.49 BoP, current US$ per person, 7.4× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Secondary income receipts (BoP, current US$), per capita in Palau changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | -43.0% | 4,495 BoP, current US$ per person | 2,562 BoP, current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,924 BoP, current US$ per person | 1,850 BoP, current US$ per person | 2,042 BoP, current US$ per person | 5 |
| 2010s | 2,597 BoP, current US$ per person | 2,146 BoP, current US$ per person | 3,879 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,431 BoP, current US$ per person | 2,562 BoP, current US$ per person | 4,495 BoP, current US$ per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Palau
- 10 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 3,043 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 11 French Polynesia 2,709 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 12 Malta 2,579 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 14 Belgium 2,363 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 15 Tonga 2,315 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 16 New Caledonia 2,266 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)
- 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 secondary income receipts (bop, current us$), per capita in Palau?
- Secondary income receipts (bop, current us$), per capita in Palau was 2,562 BoP, current US$ per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest secondary income receipts (bop, current us$), per capita recorded in Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 4,495 BoP, current US$ per person in 2022.
- What is the lowest secondary income receipts (bop, current us$), per capita recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,850 BoP, current US$ per person in 2005.
- How does Palau rank for secondary income receipts (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Palau ranks 13th out of 199 countries with data for 2023.
- Is secondary income receipts (bop, current us$), per capita rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.2%. 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 Secondary income receipts (BoP, current US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Secondary income receipts (BoP, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Secondary income receipts (BoP, current US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Secondary income receipts Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Secondary income receipts (BoP, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.