Commercial service imports (current US$), per square kilometre in Palau
Palau: Commercial service imports (current US$), per square kilometre was 89,887 current US$ per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Commercial service imports (current US$), per square kilometre in Palau, 2005–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, commercial service imports (current us$), per square kilometre in Palau stood at 89,887 current US$ per square kilometre.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 30.7% on the previous year and down 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, commercial service imports (current us$), per square kilometre in Palau peaked at 144,817 current US$ per square kilometre in 2017 and was at its lowest, 64,927 current US$ per square kilometre, in 2005.
That places Palau 82nd out of 198 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Commercial service imports (current US$), per square kilometre in Palau, year by year
| Year | current US$ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 64,927 current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 2006 | 69,956 current US$ per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 2007 | 75,357 current US$ per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 2008 | 84,601 current US$ per square kilometre | +12.3% |
| 2009 | 76,586 current US$ per square kilometre | -9.5% |
| 2010 | 90,788 current US$ per square kilometre | +18.5% |
| 2011 | 82,372 current US$ per square kilometre | -9.3% |
| 2012 | 95,614 current US$ per square kilometre | +16.1% |
| 2013 | 91,165 current US$ per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 2014 | 93,114 current US$ per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 111,510 current US$ per square kilometre | +19.8% |
| 2016 | 134,000 current US$ per square kilometre | +20.2% |
| 2017 | 144,817 current US$ per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 2018 | 132,376 current US$ per square kilometre | -8.6% |
| 2019 | 135,654 current US$ per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 114,052 current US$ per square kilometre | -15.9% |
| 2021 | 90,624 current US$ per square kilometre | -20.5% |
| 2022 | 129,683 current US$ per square kilometre | +43.1% |
| 2023 | 89,887 current US$ per square kilometre | -30.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 74,286 current US$ per square kilometre | 64,927 current US$ per square kilometre | 84,601 current US$ per square kilometre | 5 |
| 2010s | 111,141 current US$ per square kilometre | 82,372 current US$ per square kilometre | 144,817 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 106,061 current US$ per square kilometre | 89,887 current US$ per square kilometre | 129,683 current US$ per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Palau
- 79 Viet Nam 92,818 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 80 Kiribati 92,508 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 81 Latvia 92,128 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 83 Montenegro 85,312 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 84 North Macedonia 80,894 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 85 United States of America 80,490 current US$ per square kilometre 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$), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is commercial service imports (current us$), per square kilometre in Palau?
- Commercial service imports (current us$), per square kilometre in Palau was 89,887 current US$ per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest commercial service imports (current us$), per square kilometre recorded in Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 144,817 current US$ per square kilometre in 2017.
- What is the lowest commercial service imports (current us$), per square kilometre recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 64,927 current US$ per square kilometre in 2005.
- How does Palau rank for commercial service imports (current us$), per square kilometre?
- Palau ranks 82nd out of 198 countries with data for 2023.
- Is commercial service imports (current us$), per square kilometre rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Palau data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Commercial service imports (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Commercial service imports (current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Commercial service imports (current US$) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Commercial service imports Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Commercial service imports (current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.