Total FDI inflows — Value US$, per square kilometre in Palau
Palau: Total FDI inflows — Value US$, per square kilometre was 0.1039 million USD per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, per square kilometre in Palau, 1991–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total fdi inflows — value us$, per square kilometre in Palau is 0.1039 million USD per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 33.6% on the previous year and up 165.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fdi inflows — value us$, per square kilometre in Palau peaked at 0.1566 million USD per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, -0.0031 million USD per square kilometre, in 2001.
Palau ranks 28th of 174 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, per square kilometre in Palau, year by year
| Year | million USD per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.0022 million USD per square kilometre | — |
| 1992 | 0.0022 million USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | -0.0005 million USD per square kilometre | -121.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0069 million USD per square kilometre | -1613.2% |
| 2001 | -0.0031 million USD per square kilometre | -145.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0044 million USD per square kilometre | -241.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0148 million USD per square kilometre | +236.4% |
| 2004 | 0.016 million USD per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0086 million USD per square kilometre | -45.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0724 million USD per square kilometre | +737.9% |
| 2007 | 0.015 million USD per square kilometre | -79.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0103 million USD per square kilometre | -31.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0061 million USD per square kilometre | -41.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0058 million USD per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0181 million USD per square kilometre | +210.1% |
| 2012 | 0.047 million USD per square kilometre | +159.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0392 million USD per square kilometre | -16.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0867 million USD per square kilometre | +120.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0752 million USD per square kilometre | -13.2% |
| 2016 | 0.1385 million USD per square kilometre | +84.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0967 million USD per square kilometre | -30.2% |
| 2018 | 0.11 million USD per square kilometre | +13.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0972 million USD per square kilometre | -11.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0937 million USD per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0683 million USD per square kilometre | -27.1% |
| 2022 | 0.1566 million USD per square kilometre | +129.0% |
| 2023 | 0.1039 million USD per square kilometre | -33.6% |
Palau compared with similar countries
- Palau's 0.1039 million USD per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0659 million USD per square kilometre, 1.6× the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Palau's 0.1039 million USD per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0089 million USD per square kilometre, 11.7× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total FDI inflows — Value US$, per square kilometre in Palau changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +1613.2% | -0.0005 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0069 million USD per square kilometre |
| 2006 | +737.9% | 0.0086 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0724 million USD per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0013 million USD per square kilometre | -0.0005 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0022 million USD per square kilometre | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.0151 million USD per square kilometre | -0.0031 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0724 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0715 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0058 million USD per square kilometre | 0.1385 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1056 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0683 million USD per square kilometre | 0.1566 million USD per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Palau
- 25 Estonia 0.1068 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 26 Germany 0.105 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 27 Croatia 0.1049 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 29 Czechia 0.1009 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 30 Poland 0.0937 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 31 Dominican Republic 0.0911 million USD per square kilometre compare
More economy & growth data for Palau
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.69 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 1.5 Percent per annum (2029)
- Manufacturing value added to gdp, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ 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$, per square kilometre in Palau?
- Total fdi inflows — value us$, per square kilometre in Palau was 0.1039 million USD per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total fdi inflows — value us$, per square kilometre recorded in Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1566 million USD per square kilometre in 2022.
- What is the lowest total fdi inflows — value us$, per square kilometre recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.0031 million USD per square kilometre in 2001.
- How does Palau rank for total fdi inflows — value us$, per square kilometre?
- Palau ranks 28th out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total fdi inflows — value us$, per square kilometre rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 165.0%. 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$, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Total FDI inflows — Value US$ 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$ ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Total FDI inflows — Value US$ 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$ 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.