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Country profile

Palau

PLW · East Asia & Pacific · High income

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-Global rankCoverage 0%
276.7MGDP (2023)WDI
17.7KPopulation (2024)WDI

Key macro indicators

IndicatorYearValueSource
GDP (current USD)
NY.GDP.MKTP.CD · current USD		2023276,733,062.7WDI
GDP growth (annual %)
NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG · percent		20232.2WDI
Inflation, consumer prices (annual %)
FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG · percent		20242.2WDI
Real GDP growth
NGDP_RPCH · percent		20283.2IMF_WEO
Population, total
SP.POP.TOTL · people		202417,695WDI

GDP time series

Latest persisted GDP observations, framed for profile context.

12 years

2012 · 2013 · 2014 · 2015 · 2016 · 2017 · 2018 · 2019 · 2020 · 2021 · 2022 · 2023

MERI breakdown

  • Percentile Not available
  • Coverage 0%
  • Imputed 0
  • Missing 0
PillarScore
MERI pillar detail pending

Pillar and component scores appear when the country has persisted MERI sub-score metadata.

Governance signals

Control of Corruption

CC.EST · 2024 · WGI

0.5
Government Effectiveness

GE.EST · 2024 · WGI

0
Political Stability

PV.EST · 2024 · WGI

1.2
Regulatory Quality

RQ.EST · 2024 · WGI

0.5
Rule of Law

RL.EST · 2024 · WGI

1.2
Voice and Accountability

VA.EST · 2024 · WGI

1

Source attribution

Sources represented in this country profile.

6 sources

IMF_WEO

International Monetary Fund · 6 indicators

IMF Terms of Use

SourceLicense

IMF_FAS

International Monetary Fund · 2 indicators

IMF Terms of Use

SourceLicense

UNDP_HDI

United Nations Development Programme · 2 indicators

UNDP Terms

SourceLicense

Full indicator table

Latest value per indicator with source and license hints.

54 rows
IndicatorCategoryYearValueSourceLicense
General government net lending/borrowing
GGXCNL_NGDP		fiscal20280.7IMF_WEOIMF Terms of Use
Control of Corruption
CC.EST		governance20240.5WGICC BY 4.0
Government Effectiveness
GE.EST		governance20240WGICC BY 4.0
Political Stability
PV.EST		governance20241.2WGICC BY 4.0
Regulatory Quality
RQ.EST		governance20240.5WGICC BY 4.0
Rule of Law
RL.EST		governance20241.2WGICC BY 4.0
Voice and Accountability
VA.EST		governance20241WGICC BY 4.0
Access to electricity (%)
EG.ELC.ACCS.ZS		infra2023100WDICC BY 4.0
Fixed broadband subscriptions
IT.NET.BBND.P2		infra20237.3WDICC BY 4.0
Liner shipping connectivity index
IS.SHP.GCNW.XQ		infra20212.5WDICC BY 4.0
Mobile cellular subscriptions
IT.CEL.SETS.P2		infra2023135.4WDICC BY 4.0
Maritime connectivity - number of partner countries
LPI2.MAR_CONN		logistics20245LPI2Modified BSD3
Number of alliances, mean
LPI2.ALLIANCE		logistics20240LPI2Modified BSD3
Number of services, mean
LPI2.MAR_SERV		logistics20241LPI2Modified BSD3
Turnaround time at ports, IQR
LPI2.TRN_IQR_DAYS		logistics20240.8LPI2Modified BSD3
Turnaround time at ports, mean
LPI2.TRN_MEAN_DAYS		logistics20241.5LPI2Modified BSD3
Turnaround time at ports, median
LPI2.TRN_MED_DAYS		logistics20241.2LPI2Modified BSD3
Turnaround time at ports, TEU weighted mean
LPI2.TRN_TEUW_MEAN_DAYS		logistics20241.5LPI2Modified BSD3
Turnaround time at ports, TEU weighted median
LPI2.TRN_TEUW_MED_DAYS		logistics20241.2LPI2Modified BSD3
Central government debt (% of GDP)
GC.DOD.TOTL.GD.ZS		macro201985.2WDICC BY 4.0
Current account balance
BCA_NGDPD		macro2028-13.3IMF_WEOIMF Terms of Use
Current account balance (% of GDP)
BN.CAB.XOKA.GD.ZS		macro2023-48.5WDICC BY 4.0
GDP (current USD)
NY.GDP.MKTP.CD		macro2023276,733,062.7WDICC BY 4.0
GDP growth (annual %)
NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG		macro20232.2WDICC BY 4.0
GDP per capita (current USD)
NY.GDP.PCAP.CD		macro202315,610.8WDICC BY 4.0
Inflation, consumer prices (annual %)
FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG		macro20242.2WDICC BY 4.0
Inflation rate
PCPIPCH		macro20282.1IMF_WEOIMF Terms of Use
Official exchange rate
PA.NUS.FCRF		macro20241WDICC BY 4.0
Real GDP growth
NGDP_RPCH		macro20283.2IMF_WEOIMF Terms of Use
Demographic and Urbanization Momentum
DEMOGRAPHICS		meri_opportunity202458.3WDICC BY 4.0
GDP Growth Trajectory
GDP_GROWTH		meri_opportunity20289.3IMF_WEOIMF Terms of Use
Import Demand
IMPORT_DEMAND		meri_opportunity20244.8WDICC BY 4.0
ATMs per 100,000 adults
FAS.ATMS_PER_100K		meri_readiness201756.1IMF_FASIMF Terms of Use
Basic Digital Infrastructure
DIGITAL_INFRA		meri_readiness202322.1WDICC BY 4.0
Financial System Accessibility
FIN_ACCESS		meri_readiness201718.4IMF_FASIMF Terms of Use
HDI Education sub-index
HDI.EDUCATION_INDEX		meri_readiness20230.8UNDP_HDIUNDP Terms
Human Capital Quality
HUMAN_CAP		meri_readiness202583.4UNDP_HDIUNDP Terms
Intellectual Property Protection
IP_PROTECT		meri_readiness202486.4WGICC BY 4.0
Logistics Performance
LPI		meri_readiness202533.4LPI2Modified BSD3
Personal Security and Rule of Law
SECURITY_ROL		meri_readiness202486.4WGICC BY 4.0
Trade Openness
TRADE_OPEN		meri_readiness202370.2WDICC BY 4.0
Inflation Stability
INFL_STAB		meri_risk202899.2IMF_WEOIMF Terms of Use
Adult literacy rate
SE.ADT.LITR.ZS		social202099.8WDICC BY 4.0
Age dependency ratio
SP.POP.DPND		social202442WDICC BY 4.0
Life expectancy at birth
SP.DYN.LE00.IN		social202469.4WDICC BY 4.0
Population growth (annual %)
SP.POP.GROW		social2024-0.2WDICC BY 4.0
Population, total
SP.POP.TOTL		social202417,695WDICC BY 4.0
Urban population (% of total)
SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS		social202479.2WDICC BY 4.0
FDI net inflows (% of GDP)
BX.KLT.DINV.WD.GD.ZS		trade202328.9WDICC BY 4.0
High-technology exports (% of manufactured)
TX.VAL.TECH.MF.ZS		trade201851.7WDICC BY 4.0
Merchandise exports (current USD)
TX.VAL.MRCH.CD.WT		trade20243,000,000WDICC BY 4.0
Merchandise imports (current USD)
TM.VAL.MRCH.CD.WT		trade2024138,000,000WDICC BY 4.0
Tariff rate, applied, simple mean
TM.TAX.MRCH.SM.AR.ZS		trade20216.8WDICC BY 4.0
Trade (% of GDP)
NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS		trade2023106.7WDICC BY 4.0
Palau Market Profile | Aperture