Share of imports that come from China in Palau
Palau: Share of imports that come from China was 12.4% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Share of imports that come from China in Palau, 2000–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of imports that come from china in Palau is 12.4%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 17.0% on the previous year and up 124.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of imports that come from china in Palau peaked at 14.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 2012.
Palau ranks 127th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of imports that come from China in Palau, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.4% | — |
| 2001 | 3.5% | +45.9% |
| 2002 | 2.1% | -38.9% |
| 2003 | 2.1% | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 2.2% | +8.0% |
| 2005 | 2.4% | +6.8% |
| 2006 | 2.2% | -9.5% |
| 2007 | 4.1% | +91.3% |
| 2008 | 2.5% | -38.7% |
| 2009 | 2.4% | -6.1% |
| 2010 | 1.2% | -49.3% |
| 2011 | 1.3% | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 1.0% | -20.7% |
| 2013 | 2.8% | +182.4% |
| 2014 | 4.8% | +68.9% |
| 2015 | 5.5% | +15.8% |
| 2016 | 5.2% | -5.4% |
| 2017 | 7.3% | +39.2% |
| 2018 | 5.7% | -21.4% |
| 2019 | 6.6% | +16.2% |
| 2020 | 11.2% | +69.2% |
| 2021 | 11.7% | +3.8% |
| 2022 | 14.0% | +20.3% |
| 2023 | 9.5% | -31.9% |
| 2024 | 10.6% | +11.1% |
| 2025 | 12.4% | +17.0% |
Palau compared with similar countries
- Palau's 12.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 9.4%, 1.3× the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Palau's 12.4% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 26.4%, 47% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of imports that come from China 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +182.4% | 1.0% | 2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.6% | 2.1% | 4.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.1% | 1.0% | 7.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.6% | 9.5% | 14.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Palau
More economy & growth data for Palau
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate 881.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 4.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0287 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 560.2 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -0.043 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0209 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 409.06 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of imports that come from china in Palau?
- Share of imports that come from china in Palau was 12.4% in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of imports that come from china recorded in Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 14.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of imports that come from china recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 2012.
- How does Palau rank for share of imports that come from china?
- Palau ranks 127th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of imports that come from china rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 124.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Palau data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of imports that come from China. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of a country's total goods imports, including freight and insurance costs, that come from China.