Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP in Palau
Palau: Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP was 6.1% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP in Palau, 2005–2022
Source: UN Tourism (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp in Palau is 6.1%, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of up 272.4% on the previous year and down 88.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp in Palau peaked at 55.1% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 1.6%, in 2021.
Palau ranks 57th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP in Palau, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 33.9% | — |
| 2006 | 31.5% | -7.3% |
| 2007 | 34.7% | +10.3% |
| 2008 | 39.2% | +13.0% |
| 2009 | 41.3% | +5.4% |
| 2010 | 41.2% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 48.2% | +16.8% |
| 2012 | 50.7% | +5.3% |
| 2013 | 51.7% | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 53.4% | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 55.1% | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 15.7% | -71.5% |
| 2021 | 1.6% | -89.6% |
| 2022 | 6.1% | +272.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 36.1% | 31.5% | 41.3% | 5 |
| 2010s | 50.0% | 41.2% | 55.1% | 6 |
| 2020s | 7.8% | 1.6% | 15.7% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Palau
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)
- Gdp worldbank constant usd, per unit of GDP 0.7995 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Domestic currency per US dollar (End-of-period (EoP)) 1 (2025)
- US dollar per domestic currency (End-of-period (EoP)) 1 (2025)
- Domestic currency per Special drawing rights (End-of-period (EoP)) 1.37 (2025)
- External balance on goods and services as a percent of GDP -40.4% (2024)
- Special drawing rights per domestic currency (End-of-period (EoP)) 0.7302 (2025)
- Gdp worldbank constant usd, per capita 15,617 units per person (2025)
- Gdp worldbank constant usd, annual growth rate 6.29 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp in Palau?
- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp in Palau was 6.1% in 2022, according to UN Tourism (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp recorded in Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 55.1% in 2015.
- What is the lowest spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.6% in 2021.
- How does Palau rank for spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp?
- Palau ranks 57th out of 191 countries with data for 2022.
- Is spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 88.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Palau data come from?
- The figures come from UN Tourism (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Money received by the destination country from foreign visitors, including spending on accommodation, food, transport, entertainment, shopping, and fares paid to the country’s own airlines, as a share of, as a share of GDP.