Food exports in Palau
Palau: Food exports was 88.7% in 2018. ◆ Volatile
Food exports in Palau, 2012–2018
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise exports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for food exports in Palau is 88.7%, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 307.8% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.
Palau ranks 11th of 196 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Food exports in Palau, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 86.3% | — |
| 2014 | 47.9% | -44.5% |
| 2015 | 10.1% | -79.0% |
| 2016 | 8.7% | -13.1% |
| 2017 | 21.8% | +148.9% |
| 2018 | 88.7% | +307.8% |
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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)
- 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$), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 9,172 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food exports in Palau?
- Food exports in Palau was 88.7% in 2018, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest food exports recorded in Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 88.7% in 2018.
- What is the lowest food exports recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.7% in 2016.
- How does Palau rank for food exports?
- Palau ranks 11th out of 196 countries with data for 2018.
- Is food exports rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Palau data come from?
- The figures come from Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as part of Food exports (% of merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Food comprises the commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 0 (food and live animals), 1 (beverages and tobacco), and 4 (animal and vegetable oils and fats) and division 22 (oil seeds, oil nuts, and oil kernels). This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise exports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a resident and a non-resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e.