Commercial service exports (current US$), per capita in Palau
Palau: Commercial service exports (current US$), per capita was 3,150 current US$ per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Commercial service exports (current US$), per capita in Palau, 2005–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for commercial service exports (current us$), per capita in Palau is 3,150 current US$ per person, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 92.3% on the previous year and down 54.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, commercial service exports (current us$), per capita in Palau peaked at 9,113 current US$ per person in 2015 and was at its lowest, 467.13 current US$ per person, in 2021.
Palau ranks 61st of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Commercial service exports (current US$), per capita in Palau, year by year
| Year | current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 3,519 current US$ per person | — |
| 2006 | 3,491 current US$ per person | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 3,928 current US$ per person | +12.5% |
| 2008 | 4,479 current US$ per person | +14.0% |
| 2009 | 4,393 current US$ per person | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 4,449 current US$ per person | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 5,527 current US$ per person | +24.2% |
| 2012 | 6,454 current US$ per person | +16.8% |
| 2013 | 6,975 current US$ per person | +8.1% |
| 2014 | 7,742 current US$ per person | +11.0% |
| 2015 | 9,113 current US$ per person | +17.7% |
| 2016 | 7,255 current US$ per person | -20.4% |
| 2017 | 6,424 current US$ per person | -11.4% |
| 2018 | 5,904 current US$ per person | -8.1% |
| 2019 | 5,188 current US$ per person | -12.1% |
| 2020 | 2,823 current US$ per person | -45.6% |
| 2021 | 467.13 current US$ per person | -83.5% |
| 2022 | 1,639 current US$ per person | +250.8% |
| 2023 | 3,150 current US$ per person | +92.3% |
Palau compared with similar countries
- Palau's 3,150 current US$ per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 6,309 current US$ per person, 50% of the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Palau's 3,150 current US$ per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 951.49 current US$ per person, 3.3× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Commercial service exports (current US$), per capita in Palau changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +250.8% | 467.13 current US$ per person | 1,639 current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3,962 current US$ per person | 3,491 current US$ per person | 4,479 current US$ per person | 5 |
| 2010s | 6,503 current US$ per person | 4,449 current US$ per person | 9,113 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,020 current US$ per person | 467.13 current US$ per person | 3,150 current US$ per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Palau
- 58 Costa Rica 3,504 current US$ per person compare
- 59 Mauritius 3,366 current US$ per person compare
- 60 Australia 3,293 current US$ per person compare
- 62 Kosovo 3,088 current US$ per person compare
- 63 French Polynesia 3,082 current US$ per person compare
- 64 South Korea 2,889 current US$ per person compare
More private sector data for Palau
- Merchandise trade 47.8% (2025)
- Food imports 23.0% (2018)
- Manufactures imports 50.8% (2018)
- Merchandise imports 162.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 88.7% (2018)
- Manufactures exports 9.0% (2018)
- Merchandise exports 3.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 169.85 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0087 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is commercial service exports (current us$), per capita in Palau?
- Commercial service exports (current us$), per capita in Palau was 3,150 current US$ per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest commercial service exports (current us$), per capita recorded in Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 9,113 current US$ per person in 2015.
- What is the lowest commercial service exports (current us$), per capita recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 467.13 current US$ per person in 2021.
- How does Palau rank for commercial service exports (current us$), per capita?
- Palau ranks 61st out of 199 countries with data for 2023.
- Is commercial service exports (current us$), per capita rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 54.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Palau data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Commercial service exports (current US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Commercial service exports (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Commercial service exports (current US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Commercial service exports Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Commercial service exports (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.