Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East in Palau
Palau: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East was 14.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East in Palau, 2000–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise imports.
Analysis
Palau recorded 14.4% for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in east in 2023.
That represents a change of down 33.9% on the previous year and up 99.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in east in Palau peaked at 21.8% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 3.4%, in 2002.
Palau ranks 121st of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East in Palau, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.6% | — |
| 2001 | 4.5% | +26.4% |
| 2002 | 3.4% | -25.3% |
| 2003 | 3.4% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 3.6% | +5.3% |
| 2005 | 13.5% | +279.2% |
| 2006 | 15.6% | +15.1% |
| 2007 | 12.4% | -20.7% |
| 2008 | 8.4% | -31.8% |
| 2009 | 12.3% | +46.3% |
| 2010 | 6.7% | -45.6% |
| 2011 | 6.1% | -8.6% |
| 2012 | 6.4% | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 7.2% | +13.3% |
| 2014 | 11.4% | +57.5% |
| 2015 | 12.4% | +8.9% |
| 2016 | 10.9% | -11.7% |
| 2017 | 12.6% | +15.6% |
| 2018 | 11.8% | -6.6% |
| 2019 | 14.7% | +24.5% |
| 2020 | 15.5% | +5.2% |
| 2021 | 17.0% | +9.9% |
| 2022 | 21.8% | +28.2% |
| 2023 | 14.4% | -33.9% |
Palau compared with similar countries
- Palau's 14.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 10.5%, 1.4× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Palau's 14.4% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 34.3%, 42% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +279.2% | 3.6% | 13.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.1% | 3.4% | 15.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.0% | 6.1% | 14.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.2% | 14.4% | 21.8% | 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 low- and middle-income economies in east in Palau?
- Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in east in Palau was 14.4% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in east recorded in Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 21.8% in 2022.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in east recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.4% in 2002.
- How does Palau rank for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in east?
- Palau ranks 121st out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in east rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 99.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Palau data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East Asia & Pacific (% of total merchandise imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East Asia and Pacific are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the East Asia and Pacific region 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.