Total FDI inflows — Value US$ in Palau
Palau: Total FDI inflows — Value US$ was 47.82 million USD in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Total FDI inflows — Value US$ in Palau, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million USD.
Analysis
Palau recorded 47.82 million USD for total fdi inflows — value us$ in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 33.6% on the previous year and up 165.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fdi inflows — value us$ in Palau peaked at 72.01 million USD in 2022 and was at its lowest, -1.43 million USD, in 2001.
That places Palau 146th out of 191 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total FDI inflows — Value US$ in Palau, year by year
| Year | million USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1 million USD | — |
| 1991 | 1 million USD | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1 million USD | +0.0% |
| 1995 | -0.21 million USD | -121.0% |
| 2000 | 3.18 million USD | -1613.2% |
| 2001 | -1.43 million USD | -145.1% |
| 2002 | 2.02 million USD | -241.3% |
| 2003 | 6.8 million USD | +236.4% |
| 2004 | 7.34 million USD | +7.8% |
| 2005 | 3.97 million USD | -45.9% |
| 2006 | 33.28 million USD | +737.9% |
| 2007 | 6.92 million USD | -79.2% |
| 2008 | 4.74 million USD | -31.5% |
| 2009 | 2.79 million USD | -41.2% |
| 2010 | 2.69 million USD | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 8.32 million USD | +210.1% |
| 2012 | 21.64 million USD | +159.9% |
| 2013 | 18.04 million USD | -16.6% |
| 2014 | 39.86 million USD | +120.9% |
| 2015 | 34.58 million USD | -13.2% |
| 2016 | 63.72 million USD | +84.2% |
| 2017 | 44.5 million USD | -30.2% |
| 2018 | 50.6 million USD | +13.7% |
| 2019 | 44.71 million USD | -11.6% |
| 2020 | 43.1 million USD | -3.6% |
| 2021 | 31.44 million USD | -27.1% |
| 2022 | 72.01 million USD | +129.0% |
| 2023 | 47.82 million USD | -33.6% |
Palau compared with similar countries
- Palau's 47.82 million USD is below the median for high income countries, which is 4,565 million USD, 1% of the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Palau's 47.82 million USD is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 687.25 million USD, 7% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total FDI inflows — Value US$ 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% | -0.21 million USD | 3.18 million USD |
| 2006 | +737.9% | 3.97 million USD | 33.28 million USD |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6975 million USD | -0.21 million USD | 1 million USD | 4 |
| 2000s | 6.96 million USD | -1.43 million USD | 33.28 million USD | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.87 million USD | 2.69 million USD | 63.72 million USD | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.59 million USD | 31.44 million USD | 72.01 million USD | 4 |
Countries ranked near Palau
- 143 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 78.63 million USD compare
- 144 Nepal 73.88 million USD compare
- 145 Belize 49.73 million USD compare
- 147 Central African Republic 38.74 million USD compare
- 148 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 37.31 million USD compare
- 149 Saint Kitts and Nevis 36.37 million USD 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 capita 0.0001 units per person (2024)
- Domestic currency per US dollar (End-of-period (EoP)) 1 (2025)
- Special drawing rights per domestic currency (End-of-period (EoP)) 0.7302 (2025)
- 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)
- Gdp worldbank constant usd, per unit of GDP 0.7995 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gdp worldbank constant usd, annual growth rate 6.29 % change on previous year (2025)
- Domestic currency per Special drawing rights (End-of-period (EoP)) 1.37 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total fdi inflows — value us$ in Palau?
- Total fdi inflows — value us$ in Palau was 47.82 million USD in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest total fdi inflows — value us$ recorded in Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 72.01 million USD in 2022.
- What is the lowest total fdi inflows — value us$ recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.43 million USD in 2001.
- How does Palau rank for total fdi inflows — value us$?
- Palau ranks 146th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total fdi inflows — value us$ 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Total FDI inflows — Value US$. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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FDI is an investment which aims to acquire a lasting management influence (10 percent or more of the voting stock) in an enterprise operating in a foreign economy. FDI may be undertaken by individuals, as well as business entities. The foreign direct investor most often is aiming to gain access to natural resources, to markets, to labour supply, to technology, to ensure security of supplies or to control the quality of a certain product. FDI can be decomposed into two types of investments: mergers and acquisitions (MA) and greenfield investments. The latter type results in the creation of new entities and the setting up of offices, buildings, plants or factories from scratch in a foreign economy. FDI is the sum of equity capital, reinvested earnings and other FDI capital. Equity capital comprises equity in branches, all shares in subsidiaries and associates (except non-participating, preferred shares that are treated as debt securities and are included under other FDI capital) and other contributions such as the provision of machinery. Reinvested earnings consist of the direct investor's share (in proportion to equity participation) of earnings not distributed by the direct investment enterprise. Other FDI capital (loans) includes the borrowing and lending of funds, including debt securities and trade credits between direct investors and direct investment enterprises. FDI inflows and outflows are important for tracking the direct investment conditions each year. Outward Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) flows record the value of cross-border direct investment transactions from the reporting economy during a year. It represents transactions affecting the investment in enterprises resident abroad. Whereas, Inward Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) flows record the value of cross-border direct investment transactions received by the reporting economy during a year. It represents transactions affecting the investment in enterprises of a specific industry resident in the reporting economy.