Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, per capita in Palau
Palau: Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, per capita was 0.0023 million USD per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, per capita in Palau, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita in Palau is 0.0023 million USD per person, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 38.4% on the previous year and up 107.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita in Palau peaked at 0.0038 million USD per person in 2022 and was at its lowest, -0.0001 million USD per person, in 2001.
That places Palau 11th out of 174 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, per capita in Palau, year by year
| Year | million USD per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0002 million USD per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0001 million USD per person | -6.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0001 million USD per person | -7.0% |
| 1995 | -0 million USD per person | -118.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0003 million USD per person | -1170.6% |
| 2001 | -0.0001 million USD per person | -142.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0002 million USD per person | -243.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0006 million USD per person | +241.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0005 million USD per person | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0003 million USD per person | -48.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0023 million USD per person | +723.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0005 million USD per person | -79.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0003 million USD per person | -35.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0002 million USD per person | -39.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0002 million USD per person | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0006 million USD per person | +211.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0014 million USD per person | +144.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0011 million USD per person | -21.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0024 million USD per person | +112.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0019 million USD per person | -18.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0034 million USD per person | +73.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0024 million USD per person | -29.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0027 million USD per person | +14.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0025 million USD per person | -9.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0024 million USD per person | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0018 million USD per person | -26.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0038 million USD per person | +115.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0023 million USD per person | -38.4% |
Palau compared with similar countries
- Palau's 0.0023 million USD per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0007 million USD per person, 3.6× the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Palau's 0.0023 million USD per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0001 million USD per person, 35.2× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, per capita in Palau changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +1170.6% | -0 million USD per person | 0.0003 million USD per person |
| 2006 | +723.8% | 0.0003 million USD per person | 0.0023 million USD per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0001 million USD per person | -0 million USD per person | 0.0002 million USD per person | 4 |
| 2000s | 0.0005 million USD per person | -0.0001 million USD per person | 0.0023 million USD per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0019 million USD per person | 0.0002 million USD per person | 0.0034 million USD per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0026 million USD per person | 0.0018 million USD per person | 0.0038 million USD per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Palau
- 8 Antigua and Barbuda 0.0029 million USD per person compare
- 9 Sweden 0.0028 million USD per person compare
- 10 United Arab Emirates 0.0026 million USD per person compare
- 12 Cyprus 0.0023 million USD per person compare
- 13 Estonia 0.0023 million USD per person compare
- 14 Bermuda 0.0021 million USD per person compare
More economy & growth data for Palau
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.69 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 1.5 Percent per annum (2029)
- Manufacturing value added to gdp, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- External balance on goods and services as a percent of GDP -40.4% (2024)
- US dollar per domestic currency (End-of-period (EoP)) 1 (2025)
- Gdp worldbank constant usd, annual growth rate 6.29 % change on previous year (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)
- Special drawing rights per domestic currency (End-of-period (EoP)) 0.7302 (2025)
- Domestic currency per Special drawing rights (End-of-period (EoP)) 1.37 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita in Palau?
- Total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita in Palau was 0.0023 million USD per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita recorded in Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0038 million USD per person in 2022.
- What is the lowest total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.0001 million USD per person in 2001.
- How does Palau rank for total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita?
- Palau ranks 11th out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 107.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Palau data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- 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
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.