Commercial service imports (current US$), per unit of GDP in Palau
Palau: Commercial service imports (current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.1497 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2023. ▲ Rising
Commercial service imports (current US$), per unit of GDP in Palau, 2005–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
In 2023, commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp in Palau stood at 0.1497 current US$ per US$ of GDP. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
The figure is down 37.9% on the previous year and down 19.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp in Palau peaked at 0.2411 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.1497 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2023.
Palau ranks 57th of 198 countries on this measure, 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$), per unit of GDP in Palau, year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.1609 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 2006 | 0.1687 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.9% |
| 2007 | 0.1768 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.8% |
| 2008 | 0.1955 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.6% |
| 2009 | 0.1914 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 0.2266 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +18.4% |
| 2011 | 0.1941 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -14.3% |
| 2012 | 0.2046 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.4% |
| 2013 | 0.1853 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.4% |
| 2014 | 0.1745 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.8% |
| 2015 | 0.1811 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 0.2032 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.2% |
| 2017 | 0.2297 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +13.0% |
| 2018 | 0.2113 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.0% |
| 2019 | 0.2213 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.8% |
| 2020 | 0.2026 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.5% |
| 2021 | 0.1767 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.8% |
| 2022 | 0.2411 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +36.4% |
| 2023 | 0.1497 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -37.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1787 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1609 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1955 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.2032 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1745 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2297 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1925 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1497 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2411 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 4 |
Countries ranked near Palau
- 54 Finland 0.1542 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 55 Iceland 0.1541 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 56 Mauritius 0.1526 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 58 Chad 0.1477 current US$ per US$ of GDP
- 59 Albania 0.1474 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 60 Serbia 0.1452 current US$ per US$ of GDP 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 unit of gdp in Palau?
- Commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp in Palau was 0.1497 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2411 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2022.
- What is the lowest commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1497 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2023.
- How does Palau rank for commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Palau ranks 57th out of 198 countries with data for 2023.
- Is commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.2%. 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$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Commercial service imports (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Commercial service imports (current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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Commercial service imports (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.