General profile: Palau

GENERAL INFORMATION FOR 2021
Population
Population
Exchange rates
Exchange rate
GDP
GDP
0.018 Millions
1.000 USD/US$
249 Millions current US$
Land area
Land area¹
CPI growth (%)
CPI growth
GDP growth
GDP growth
(q) 460 km²
0.45 %
-6.00 %
INTERNATIONAL MERCHANDISE TRADE
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-71.1 %
Merchandise exports growth rate in 2021
Total merchandise trade
(millions of US$)
2005
2010
2015
2021
Merchandise exports
13
(e) 6
6
2
Merchandise imports
105
107
150
156
Merchandise trade balance
-92
(e) -101
-144
-154
Export structure by product group in 2021
(as % of total exports)
2 %2 %50 %50 %17 %17 %31 %31 %
Top 5 partners in 2021
(exports, millions of US$)
10.3110.2160.0870.06210.3110.2160.0870.062
INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN SERVICES
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Total trade in services²
(millions of US$)
2005
2010
2015
2021
Services exports
-
-
152
(e) 16
Services imports
-
-
61
(e) 45
Services trade balance
-
-
91
(e) -30
Services exports by main category²
(as % of total services)
2005
2010
2015
2021
Transport
-
-
-
(e) 33.3
Travel
-
-
92.7
(e) 24.9
Other services
-
-
(e) 6.7
(e) 41.2
TRADE INDICES
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259963651011081001579612080961051531972622681211864773892629195100100105105100908682849496889810198959699100100
ECONOMIC TRENDS
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-6.0 %
Gross domestic product growth rate in 2021
Economic indicators
(millions of US$ unless otherwise specified)
2005
2010
2015
2021
GDP, current
185
184
279
249
GDP per capita, current US$
9 316
9 908
15 670
13 808
Real GDP growth, y-on-y, %
2.12
0.11
5.04
-6.00
Current account balance, % of GDP
-21.42
-10.17
-8.70
(e) -49.06
Exchange rate (/US$)
1.000
1.000
1.000
1.000
GDP by expenditure in 2020
(as % of total GDP)
73.834.633.725.380.373.834.633.725.380.3
FDI AND EXTERNAL FINANCIAL RESOURCES
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..
FDI outflows as % of GDP in 2021
Financial flows
(millions of US$ unless otherwise specified)
2005
2010
2015
2021
FDI inflows
3.69
3.60
36.10
23.00
FDI outflows
..
..
..
..
Personal remittances, % of GDP
0.81
0.92
0.82
..
Financial flows trends
(millions of US$)
2.22.22.22.22.42.32.22.42.42.01.71.61.61.51.52324222227363641192274-257334752-13FDI Inwards flowsFDI Inwards flowsFDI Inwards flowsMigrant's remittances receiptsMigrant's remittances receiptsMigrant's remittances receipts
TRADE IN GOODS AND SERVICES
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Trade balance indicators²
(as % and index)
2005
2010
2015
2021
Balance, % of GDP
-
-
-18.44
(e) -91.27
Balance, % of imports
-
-
-23.60
(e) -92.40
Normalized balance
-
-
-0.134
(e) -0.859
Trade openness²
(sum of imports and exports as % of GDP)
106123123125130138158143
LIVING AREA
Population by living area in 2021
(% of population)
Urban 81%Urban 81%Rural 19%Rural 19%
OTHER INDICATORS
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0.108 %
Share of the total world merchant fleet in 2021
Maritime transport indicators
 
2005
2010
2015
2021
Merchant fleet, national flag (thousands of DWT)
..
..
420
2 299
Liner shipping connectivity index (maximum 2006 = 100 for China)
..
3.83
3.72
2.61
Container port throughput (TEU)
..
-
-
..
Information economy indicators
(as % of)
2005
2010
2015
2021
Share of ICT goods, % of total exports
..
..
1.58
..
Share of ICT goods, % of total imports
..
3.33
5.07
..
Share of workforce involved in the ICT sector
..
..
..
..
Source: UNCTADstat (http://unctadstat.unctad.org)
Notes:
1
Land area refers to the total area of a country excluding area under inland water bodies. It differs from the country area, that includes area under inland water bodies, but excludes offshore territorial waters.
2
Statistics presented correspond to the 6th edition of the IMF Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Manual (BPM6, 2009).
e
Estimated.
q
Estimated. Data refers to 2020.
Symbols for missing values:
0
Zero means that the amount is nil or negligible
..
Not available or not separately reported
_
Not applicable
...
Not available, including no quotation
#
Non-relevant calculation
-
Not publishable
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Negative accumulation of flows; Value included in regional and global totals
Abbreviations & acronyms:
DWT:
Dead weight tons
FDI:
Foreign direct investment
GDP:
Gross domestic product
ICT:
Information and communication technology
TEU:
Twenty foot equivalent unit
US$:
United States dollar
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Generation date: 20 October 2022