International tourism, expenditures for travel items in Palau
Palau: International tourism, expenditures for travel items was 13.70 million current US$ in 2017. β² Rising
International tourism, expenditures for travel items in Palau, 1998β2017
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
In 2017, international tourism, expenditures for travel items in Palau stood at 13.70 million current US$.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.2% on the previous year and up 63.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, expenditures for travel items in Palau peaked at 14.30 million current US$ in 2016 and was at its lowest, 2.00 million current US$, in 1998.
That places Palau 174th out of 191 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.00 million current US$ | 2.00 million current US$ | 2.00 million current US$ | 2 |
| 2000s | 7.77 million current US$ | 6.30 million current US$ | 9.00 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.61 million current US$ | 6.00 million current US$ | 14.30 million current US$ | 8 |
Countries ranked near Palau
- 171 Mauritania 18.00 million current US$ compare
- 171 Vanuatu 18.00 million current US$ compare
- 173 Djibouti 14.90 million current US$ compare
- 175 Saint Kitts and Nevis 13.00 million current US$ compare
- 176 Micronesia, Federated States of 12.00 million current US$ compare
- 177 Sao Tome and Principe 9.50 million current US$ 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$), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, expenditures for travel items in Palau?
- International tourism, expenditures for travel items in Palau was 13.70 million current US$ in 2017, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, expenditures for travel items recorded in Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 14.30 million current US$ in 2016.
- What is the lowest international tourism, expenditures for travel items recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.00 million current US$ in 1998.
- How does Palau rank for international tourism, expenditures for travel items?
- Palau ranks 174th out of 191 countries with data for 2017.
- Is international tourism, expenditures for travel items rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 63.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Palau data come from?
- The figures come from Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism, published as part of International tourism, expenditures for travel items (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
International tourism expenditures are expenditures of international outbound visitors in other countries. The goods and services are purchased by, or on behalf of, the traveler or provided, without a quid pro quo, for the traveler to use or give away. These may include expenditures by residents traveling abroad as same-day visitors, except in cases where these are so important as to justify a separate classification. Excluded is the international carriage of travelers, which is covered in passenger travel items. Data are in current U.S. dollars.