International tourism, expenditures in Palau
Palau: International tourism, expenditures was 10.5% in 2017. ▼ Falling
International tourism, expenditures in Palau, 2005–2017
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in % of total imports.
Analysis
Palau recorded 10.5% for international tourism, expenditures in 2017.
That represents a change of down 7.0% on the previous year and down 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, expenditures in Palau peaked at 12.9% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 7.8%, in 2014.
That places Palau 21st out of 186 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
International tourism, expenditures in Palau, year by year
| Year | % of total imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 12.9% | — |
| 2006 | 11.7% | -9.6% |
| 2007 | 11.8% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 11.9% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 12.3% | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 10.4% | -15.5% |
| 2011 | 10.4% | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 10.5% | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 9.8% | -7.4% |
| 2014 | 7.8% | -20.6% |
| 2015 | 10.5% | +34.8% |
| 2016 | 11.3% | +8.0% |
| 2017 | 10.5% | -7.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.1% | 11.7% | 12.9% | 5 |
| 2010s | 10.1% | 7.8% | 11.3% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Palau
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 in Palau?
- International tourism, expenditures in Palau was 10.5% in 2017, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, expenditures recorded in Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 12.9% in 2005.
- What is the lowest international tourism, expenditures recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.8% in 2014.
- How does Palau rank for international tourism, expenditures?
- Palau ranks 21st out of 186 countries with data for 2017.
- Is international tourism, expenditures rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 (% of total imports). 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, including payments to foreign carriers for international transport. These expenditures may include those by residents traveling abroad as same-day visitors, except in cases where these are important enough to justify separate classification. For some countries they do not include expenditures for passenger transport items. Their share in imports is calculated as a ratio to imports of goods and services, which comprise all transactions between residents of a country and the rest of the world involving a change of ownership from nonresidents to residents of general merchandise, goods sent for processing and repairs, nonmonetary gold, and services.