Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita in Palau
Palau: Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita was 169.85 current US$ per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita in Palau, 1994–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per person.
Analysis
In 2025, merchandise exports (current us$), per capita in Palau stood at 169.85 current US$ per person.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 49.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports (current us$), per capita in Palau peaked at 1,025 current US$ per person in 2002 and was at its lowest, 112.47 current US$ per person, in 2021.
That places Palau 176th out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita in Palau, year by year
| Year | current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 655.93 current US$ per person | — |
| 1995 | 814.19 current US$ per person | +24.1% |
| 1996 | 736.38 current US$ per person | -9.6% |
| 1997 | 773.14 current US$ per person | +5.0% |
| 1998 | 593.82 current US$ per person | -23.2% |
| 1999 | 370.35 current US$ per person | -37.6% |
| 2000 | 625.72 current US$ per person | +69.0% |
| 2001 | 878.46 current US$ per person | +40.4% |
| 2002 | 1,025 current US$ per person | +16.7% |
| 2003 | 406.94 current US$ per person | -60.3% |
| 2004 | 302.73 current US$ per person | -25.6% |
| 2005 | 655.94 current US$ per person | +116.7% |
| 2006 | 714.54 current US$ per person | +8.9% |
| 2007 | 569.89 current US$ per person | -20.2% |
| 2008 | 526.07 current US$ per person | -7.7% |
| 2009 | 320.7 current US$ per person | -39.0% |
| 2010 | 326.16 current US$ per person | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 331.89 current US$ per person | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 506.61 current US$ per person | +52.6% |
| 2013 | 396.65 current US$ per person | -21.7% |
| 2014 | 620.94 current US$ per person | +56.5% |
| 2015 | 337.65 current US$ per person | -45.6% |
| 2016 | 393.32 current US$ per person | +16.5% |
| 2017 | 336.85 current US$ per person | -14.4% |
| 2018 | 224.54 current US$ per person | -33.3% |
| 2019 | 224.74 current US$ per person | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 393.44 current US$ per person | +75.1% |
| 2021 | 112.47 current US$ per person | -71.4% |
| 2022 | 450.48 current US$ per person | +300.5% |
| 2023 | 394.88 current US$ per person | -12.3% |
| 2024 | 169.54 current US$ per person | -57.1% |
| 2025 | 169.85 current US$ per person | +0.2% |
Palau compared with similar countries
- Palau's 169.85 current US$ per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 8,560 current US$ per person, 2% of the median. (77 countries reporting)
- Palau's 169.85 current US$ per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1,572 current US$ per person, 11% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita in Palau changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +300.5% | 112.47 current US$ per person | 450.48 current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 657.3 current US$ per person | 370.35 current US$ per person | 814.19 current US$ per person | 6 |
| 2000s | 602.65 current US$ per person | 302.73 current US$ per person | 1,025 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 369.94 current US$ per person | 224.54 current US$ per person | 620.94 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 281.77 current US$ per person | 112.47 current US$ per person | 450.48 current US$ per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Palau
- 173 Eritrea 174.94 current US$ per person compare
- 174 Sierra Leone 173.93 current US$ per person compare
- 175 Cameroon 170.69 current US$ per person compare
- 177 Rwanda 168.16 current US$ per person compare
- 178 Sao Tome and Principe 158.17 current US$ per person compare
- 179 Kenya 149.5 current US$ per person 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$), per unit of GDP 0.0087 current US$ 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 merchandise exports (current us$), per capita in Palau?
- Merchandise exports (current us$), per capita in Palau was 169.85 current US$ per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest merchandise exports (current us$), per capita recorded in Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 1,025 current US$ per person in 2002.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports (current us$), per capita recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 112.47 current US$ per person in 2021.
- How does Palau rank for merchandise exports (current us$), per capita?
- Palau ranks 176th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is merchandise exports (current us$), per capita rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 49.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Palau data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Merchandise exports (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Merchandise exports (current US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Merchandise exports World Trade Organization (WTO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Merchandise exports (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.