Pacific island small states vs Palau: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region

Pacific island small states
9.7%
in 2023
Palau
28.9%
in 2023
Pacific island small states rank
46th
Palau rank
43rd

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region over time

  • Pacific island small states
  • Palau
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How they compare

Palau currently reports 28.9% against 9.7% in Pacific island small states, a difference of 19.2%.

That makes Palau's figure about 3.0 times Pacific island small states's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Palau ahead.

Pacific island small states ranks 46th and Palau ranks 43rd of 47 groups.

Palau has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Pacific island small states Palau Difference Ahead
2000s 1.5% 4.3% 2.8% Palau
2010s 5.1% 5.5% 0.4% Palau
2020s 8.2% 21.9% 13.7% Palau

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region, Pacific island small states or Palau?
Palau, at 28.9% against 9.7% in Pacific island small states as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region between Pacific island small states and Palau?
19.2%, with Palau ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Pacific island small states and Palau?
24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Pacific island small states and Palau rank globally for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region?
Pacific island small states ranks 46th and Palau ranks 43rd of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region (% of total merchandise exports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region (% of total merchandise exports)
Unit
% of total merchandise exports
Source
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
253 places, 12,864 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to other low- and middle-income economies in other World Bank regions according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.