Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity in Palau
Palau: Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity was 51.7% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity in Palau, 2009–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of income per capita.
Analysis
In 2019, getting electricity: cost to get electricity in Palau stood at 51.7%. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 22.3% on the previous year and down 48.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, getting electricity: cost to get electricity in Palau peaked at 138.8% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 51.7%, in 2019.
Palau ranks 149th of 189 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity in Palau, year by year
| Year | % of income per capita | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 100.8% | — |
| 2010 | 138.8% | +37.7% |
| 2011 | 122.5% | -11.7% |
| 2012 | 126.9% | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 91.8% | -27.7% |
| 2014 | 82.2% | -10.5% |
| 2015 | 73.9% | -10.1% |
| 2016 | 65.2% | -11.8% |
| 2017 | 64.7% | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 66.5% | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 51.7% | -22.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 100.8% | 100.8% | 100.8% | 1 |
| 2010s | 88.4% | 51.7% | 138.8% | 10 |
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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)
- 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 getting electricity: cost to get electricity in Palau?
- Getting electricity: cost to get electricity in Palau was 51.7% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity: cost to get electricity recorded in Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 138.8% in 2010.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: cost to get electricity recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.7% in 2019.
- How does Palau rank for getting electricity: cost to get electricity?
- Palau ranks 149th out of 189 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: cost to get electricity rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Palau data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income per capita). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The cost is the total median cost associated with completing the procedures to connect a warehouse to electricity. It is calculated as a percentage of income per capita. All the fees and costs associated with completing the procedures to connect a warehouse to electricity are recorded, including those related to obtaining clearances from government agencies, applying for the connection, receiving inspections of both the site and the internal wiring, purchasing material, getting the actual connection works and paying a security deposit. Bribes are not included.