Tax revenue as share of GDP in Palau
Palau: Tax revenue as share of GDP was 18.1% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Tax revenue as share of GDP in Palau, 1993–2020
Source: UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Palau recorded 18.1% for tax revenue as share of gdp in 2020.
The figure is down 1.5% on the previous year and up 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenue as share of gdp in Palau peaked at 21.0% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 13.5%, in 2002.
Palau ranks 108th of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Tax revenue as share of GDP in Palau, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 14.8% | — |
| 1994 | 15.1% | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 14.1% | -7.1% |
| 1996 | 14.5% | +3.0% |
| 1997 | 14.9% | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 16.3% | +9.3% |
| 1999 | 16.7% | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 15.3% | -8.7% |
| 2001 | 15.2% | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 13.5% | -10.8% |
| 2003 | 14.6% | +8.3% |
| 2004 | 15.7% | +7.4% |
| 2005 | 16.2% | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 15.4% | -4.9% |
| 2007 | 15.2% | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 16.5% | +8.5% |
| 2009 | 15.9% | -3.7% |
| 2010 | 16.9% | +6.6% |
| 2011 | 18.1% | +7.3% |
| 2012 | 18.0% | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 18.3% | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 19.3% | +5.2% |
| 2015 | 20.0% | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 19.7% | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 19.6% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 21.0% | +7.0% |
| 2019 | 18.4% | -12.5% |
| 2020 | 18.1% | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.2% | 14.1% | 16.7% | 7 |
| 2000s | 15.3% | 13.5% | 16.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.9% | 16.9% | 21.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.1% | 18.1% | 18.1% | 1 |
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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)
- Manufacturing value added to gdp, per capita 0.0001 units per person (2024)
- Manufacturing value added to gdp, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenue as share of gdp in Palau?
- Tax revenue as share of gdp in Palau was 18.1% in 2020, according to UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tax revenue as share of gdp recorded in Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 21.0% in 2018.
- What is the lowest tax revenue as share of gdp recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.5% in 2002.
- How does Palau rank for tax revenue as share of gdp?
- Palau ranks 108th out of 192 countries with data for 2020.
- Is tax revenue as share of gdp rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Palau data come from?
- The figures come from UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Tax revenue as share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Direct and indirect taxes as well as social contributions included.