Merchandise imports from high-income economies in Palau
Palau: Merchandise imports from high-income economies was 84.8% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Merchandise imports from high-income economies in Palau, 2000–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise imports.
Analysis
In 2023, merchandise imports from high-income economies in Palau stood at 84.8%.
The figure is up 9.5% on the previous year and down 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports from high-income economies in Palau peaked at 96.5% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 77.5%, in 2022.
That places Palau 22nd out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Merchandise imports from high-income economies in Palau, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 96.4% | — |
| 2001 | 95.5% | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 96.5% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 96.4% | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 96.3% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 86.4% | -10.3% |
| 2006 | 84.4% | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 87.5% | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 91.0% | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 87.5% | -3.9% |
| 2010 | 93.0% | +6.3% |
| 2011 | 93.8% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 93.6% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 92.5% | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 88.2% | -4.7% |
| 2015 | 86.6% | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 88.7% | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 87.0% | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 87.8% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 85.0% | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 84.1% | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 82.5% | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 77.5% | -6.1% |
| 2023 | 84.8% | +9.5% |
Palau compared with similar countries
- Palau's 84.8% is above the median for high income countries, which is 78.4%, 1.1× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Palau's 84.8% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 59.6%, 1.4× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 91.8% | 84.4% | 96.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 89.6% | 85.0% | 93.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.2% | 77.5% | 84.8% | 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 from high-income economies in Palau?
- Merchandise imports from high-income economies in Palau was 84.8% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise imports from high-income economies recorded in Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 96.5% in 2002.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports from high-income economies recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.5% in 2022.
- How does Palau rank for merchandise imports from high-income economies?
- Palau ranks 22nd out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise imports from high-income economies rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Palau data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Merchandise imports from high-income economies (% of total merchandise imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise imports from high-income economies are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from high-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.