Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per capita in Palau
Palau: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per capita was 15,187 current US$ per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per capita in Palau, 2000–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per person.
Analysis
In 2023, merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita in Palau stood at 15,187 current US$ per person. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 15.1% on the previous year and up 59.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita in Palau peaked at 15,187 current US$ per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 4,138 current US$ per person, in 2000.
That places Palau 28th out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per capita in Palau, year by year
| Year | current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4,138 current US$ per person | — |
| 2001 | 4,841 current US$ per person | +17.0% |
| 2002 | 4,474 current US$ per person | -7.6% |
| 2003 | 4,326 current US$ per person | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 4,511 current US$ per person | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 4,898 current US$ per person | +8.6% |
| 2006 | 5,423 current US$ per person | +10.7% |
| 2007 | 5,916 current US$ per person | +9.1% |
| 2008 | 6,799 current US$ per person | +14.9% |
| 2009 | 4,781 current US$ per person | -29.7% |
| 2010 | 5,786 current US$ per person | +21.0% |
| 2011 | 7,108 current US$ per person | +22.9% |
| 2012 | 7,952 current US$ per person | +11.9% |
| 2013 | 9,531 current US$ per person | +19.9% |
| 2014 | 9,235 current US$ per person | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 8,426 current US$ per person | -8.8% |
| 2016 | 8,602 current US$ per person | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 8,841 current US$ per person | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 8,656 current US$ per person | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 9,690 current US$ per person | +12.0% |
| 2020 | 8,966 current US$ per person | -7.5% |
| 2021 | 10,544 current US$ per person | +17.6% |
| 2022 | 13,189 current US$ per person | +25.1% |
| 2023 | 15,187 current US$ per person | +15.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5,011 current US$ per person | 4,138 current US$ per person | 6,799 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 8,383 current US$ per person | 5,786 current US$ per person | 9,690 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 11,971 current US$ per person | 8,966 current US$ per person | 15,187 current US$ per person | 4 |
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$), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita in Palau?
- Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita in Palau was 15,187 current US$ per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita recorded in Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 15,187 current US$ per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,138 current US$ per person in 2000.
- How does Palau rank for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita?
- Palau ranks 28th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 59.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Palau data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Merchandise imports by the reporting economy Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.