Tourism contribution to GDP in Palau
Palau: Tourism contribution to GDP was 9.8% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Tourism contribution to GDP in Palau, 2008–2020
Source: UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tourism contribution to gdp in Palau is 9.8%, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of down 46.2% on the previous year and down 47.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tourism contribution to gdp in Palau peaked at 26.4% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 9.8%, in 2020.
Palau ranks 10th of 100 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Tourism contribution to GDP in Palau, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 17.5% | — |
| 2009 | 17.9% | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 18.7% | +4.5% |
| 2011 | 21.5% | +15.2% |
| 2012 | 23.5% | +9.2% |
| 2013 | 24.8% | +5.6% |
| 2014 | 25.7% | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 26.4% | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 24.7% | -6.6% |
| 2017 | 21.9% | -11.1% |
| 2018 | 20.0% | -8.9% |
| 2019 | 18.1% | -9.2% |
| 2020 | 9.8% | -46.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.7% | 17.5% | 17.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 22.5% | 18.1% | 26.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.8% | 9.8% | 9.8% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Palau
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, annual growth rate 6.29 % change on previous year (2025)
- Domestic currency per Special drawing rights (End-of-period (EoP)) 1.37 (2025)
- Domestic currency per US dollar (End-of-period (EoP)) 1 (2025)
- US dollar per domestic currency (End-of-period (EoP)) 1 (2025)
- Special drawing rights per domestic currency (End-of-period (EoP)) 0.7302 (2025)
- 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)
- Manufacturing value added to gdp, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tourism contribution to gdp in Palau?
- Tourism contribution to gdp in Palau was 9.8% in 2020, according to UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tourism contribution to gdp recorded in Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 26.4% in 2015.
- What is the lowest tourism contribution to gdp recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.8% in 2020.
- How does Palau rank for tourism contribution to gdp?
- Palau ranks 10th out of 100 countries with data for 2020.
- Is tourism contribution to gdp rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Palau data come from?
- The figures come from UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Tourism contribution to GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Percentage of a country's GDP that comes directly from tourism, including spending by visitors and the industries that serve them.