Starting a business - Score in Palau
Palau: Starting a business - Score was 82.15 in 2019. ▬ Flat
Starting a business - Score in Palau, 2003–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Palau recorded 82.15 for starting a business - score in 2019.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starting a business - score in Palau peaked at 83.92 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 79.52, in 2003.
That places Palau 133rd out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
Starting a business - Score in Palau, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 79.52 | — |
| 2004 | 83.92 | +5.5% |
| 2005 | 83.77 | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 81.34 | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 81.43 | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 81.46 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 81.56 | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 81.08 | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 81.11 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 81.27 | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 81.69 | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 81.83 | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 81.85 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 81.95 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 81.96 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 81.95 | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 82.15 | +0.2% |
Palau compared with similar countries
- Palau's 82.15 is below the median for high income countries, which is 91.07, 90% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Palau's 82.15 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 86.39, 95% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 81.86 | 79.52 | 83.92 | 7 |
| 2010s | 81.68 | 81.08 | 82.15 | 10 |
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 starting a business - score in Palau?
- Starting a business - score in Palau was 82.15 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business - score recorded in Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 83.92 in 2004.
- What is the lowest starting a business - score recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 79.52 in 2003.
- How does Palau rank for starting a business - score?
- Palau ranks 133rd out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business - score rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Palau data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Starting a business - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The score for starting a business is the simple average of the scores for each of the component indicators: the procedures, time and cost for an entrepreneur to start and formally operate a business, as well as the paid-in minimum capital requirement.