Share of manufactured products in total merchandise exports in Palau

Palau: Share of manufactured products in total merchandise exports was 9.0% in 2018. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2018)
9.0%
Change on year
down 87.8%
World rank
148th
of 196 countries
All-time high
88.8%
in 2016
All-time low
9.0%
in 2018
Years of data
6
2012–2018

Share of manufactured products in total merchandise exports in Palau, 2012–2018

0204060802012201520182012: 9.8 % of merchandise exports2014: 47.8 % of merchandise exports2015: 84.8 % of merchandise exports2016: 88.8 % of merchandise exports2017: 74.2 % of merchandise exports2018: 9 % of merchandise exports

Source: UN Comtrade, WITS, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of merchandise exports.

Analysis

In 2018, share of manufactured products in total merchandise exports in Palau stood at 9.0%. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.

The figure is down 87.8% on the previous year and down 7.6% over ten years.

Palau ranks 148th of 196 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Countries ranked near Palau

  1. 145 Australia 9.8% compare
  2. 146 Ethiopia 9.2% compare
  3. 147 Suriname 9.1% compare
  4. 149 United Arab Emirates 8.8% compare
  5. 150 United States Virgin Islands 8.3% compare
  6. 151 Vanuatu 8.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of manufactured products in total merchandise exports in Palau?
Share of manufactured products in total merchandise exports in Palau was 9.0% in 2018, according to UN Comtrade, WITS, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of manufactured products in total merchandise exports recorded in Palau?
The highest recorded value was 88.8% in 2016.
What is the lowest share of manufactured products in total merchandise exports recorded in Palau?
The lowest recorded value was 9.0% in 2018.
How does Palau rank for share of manufactured products in total merchandise exports?
Palau ranks 148th out of 196 countries with data for 2018.
Is share of manufactured products in total merchandise exports rising or falling in Palau?
Over the last ten years it is down 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Palau data come from?
The figures come from UN Comtrade, WITS, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of manufactured products in total merchandise exports. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of manufactured products in total merchandise exports
Unit
% of merchandise exports
Source
UN Comtrade, WITS, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
196 places, 7,931 data points, 1962–2025
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Value of manufacture exports divided by the total value of merchandise exports, expressed as a percentage.