Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Palau
Palau: Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre was 0.0897 million USD per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Palau, 1991–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Palau stood at 0.0897 million USD per square kilometre.
The figure is down 38.5% on the previous year and up 108.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Palau peaked at 0.146 million USD per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, -0.0048 million USD per square kilometre, in 2001.
That places Palau 25th out of 174 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Palau, year by year
| Year | million USD per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.005 million USD per square kilometre | — |
| 1992 | 0.0048 million USD per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 1995 | -0.0009 million USD per square kilometre | -119.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0111 million USD per square kilometre | -1294.1% |
| 2001 | -0.0048 million USD per square kilometre | -143.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0069 million USD per square kilometre | -244.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0238 million USD per square kilometre | +244.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0236 million USD per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0122 million USD per square kilometre | -48.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0998 million USD per square kilometre | +714.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0203 million USD per square kilometre | -79.6% |
| 2008 | 0.013 million USD per square kilometre | -36.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0077 million USD per square kilometre | -40.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0075 million USD per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 0.023 million USD per square kilometre | +206.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0553 million USD per square kilometre | +140.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0431 million USD per square kilometre | -22.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0918 million USD per square kilometre | +112.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0752 million USD per square kilometre | -18.1% |
| 2016 | 0.1308 million USD per square kilometre | +74.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0924 million USD per square kilometre | -29.3% |
| 2018 | 0.1055 million USD per square kilometre | +14.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0956 million USD per square kilometre | -9.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0927 million USD per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0678 million USD per square kilometre | -26.9% |
| 2022 | 0.146 million USD per square kilometre | +115.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0897 million USD per square kilometre | -38.5% |
Palau compared with similar countries
- Palau's 0.0897 million USD per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.059 million USD per square kilometre, 1.5× the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Palau's 0.0897 million USD per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0079 million USD per square kilometre, 11.3× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Palau changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +1294.1% | -0.0009 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0111 million USD per square kilometre |
| 2006 | +714.4% | 0.0122 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0998 million USD per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.003 million USD per square kilometre | -0.0009 million USD per square kilometre | 0.005 million USD per square kilometre | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.0214 million USD per square kilometre | -0.0048 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0998 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.072 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0075 million USD per square kilometre | 0.1308 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.099 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0678 million USD per square kilometre | 0.146 million USD per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Palau
- 22 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.181 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 23 Bahamas 0.1324 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 24 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.1297 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 26 Kuwait 0.0858 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 27 Germany 0.0853 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 28 Croatia 0.0834 million USD per square kilometre compare
More economy & growth data for Palau
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.69 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 1.5 Percent per annum (2029)
- Manufacturing value added to gdp, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ 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$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Palau?
- Total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Palau was 0.0897 million USD per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre recorded in Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 0.146 million USD per square kilometre in 2022.
- What is the lowest total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.0048 million USD per square kilometre in 2001.
- How does Palau rank for total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre?
- Palau ranks 25th out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 108.0%. 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$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.