Computer, communications and other services (%) … exports in Palau
Palau: Computer, communications and other services (%) … exports was 0.3% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Computer, communications and other services in Palau, 2005–2023
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service exports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for computer, communications and other services in Palau is 0.3%, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of down 52.3% on the previous year and down 93.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, computer, communications and other services in Palau peaked at 11.5% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2023.
Palau ranks 196th of 198 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Computer, communications and other services (%) … exports in Palau, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 8.5% | — |
| 2006 | 11.5% | +36.4% |
| 2007 | 9.3% | -19.6% |
| 2008 | 8.3% | -11.1% |
| 2009 | 6.6% | -20.6% |
| 2010 | 6.4% | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 5.1% | -21.1% |
| 2012 | 5.0% | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 4.7% | -5.8% |
| 2014 | 4.3% | -9.6% |
| 2015 | 3.7% | -12.6% |
| 2016 | 1.0% | -74.0% |
| 2017 | 1.6% | +59.8% |
| 2018 | 1.7% | +11.9% |
| 2019 | 1.7% | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 1.0% | -41.2% |
| 2021 | 2.0% | +98.8% |
| 2022 | 0.6% | -69.0% |
| 2023 | 0.3% | -52.3% |
Palau compared with similar countries
- Palau's 0.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 40.4%, 1% of the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Palau's 0.3% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 20.2%, 1% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Computer, communications and other services (%) … exports 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +98.8% | 1.0% | 2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.8% | 6.6% | 11.5% | 5 |
| 2010s | 3.5% | 1.0% | 6.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 0.3% | 2.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Palau
- 193 Maldives 1.1% compare
- 194 Democratic Republic of Congo 1.0% compare
- 195 Bhutan 0.9% compare
- 197 Liberia 0.2% compare
- 198 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.0% 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)
- Commercial service imports 41.35 million current US$ (2023)
- Food exports 88.7% (2018)
- Manufactures exports 9.0% (2018)
- Merchandise exports 3.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 55.85 million current US$ (2023)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 169.85 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is computer, communications and other services in Palau?
- Computer, communications and other services in Palau was 0.3% in 2023, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest computer, communications and other services recorded in Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 11.5% in 2006.
- What is the lowest computer, communications and other services recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2023.
- How does Palau rank for computer, communications and other services?
- Palau ranks 196th out of 198 countries with data for 2023.
- Is computer, communications and other services rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 93.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Palau data come from?
- The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Computer, communications and other services (% of commercial service exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Computer, communications and other services include such activities as international telecommunications, and postal and courier services; computer data; news-related service transactions between residents and nonresidents; construction services; royalties and license fees; miscellaneous business, professional, and technical services; and personal, cultural, and recreational services. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service exports which are commercial services provided by residents to non-residents.