Transport services in Palau
Palau: Transport services was 58.2% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Transport services in Palau, 2005–2023
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service imports.
Analysis
Palau recorded 58.2% for transport services in 2023.
The figure is up 65.4% on the previous year and up 10.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, transport services in Palau peaked at 63.2% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 35.2%, in 2022.
Palau ranks 19th of 197 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Transport services in Palau, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 59.5% | — |
| 2006 | 60.5% | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 61.9% | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 63.2% | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 58.7% | -7.1% |
| 2010 | 53.6% | -8.7% |
| 2011 | 52.8% | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 54.0% | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 52.9% | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 52.5% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 53.1% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 39.9% | -24.8% |
| 2017 | 37.4% | -6.3% |
| 2018 | 37.4% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 36.2% | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 42.2% | +16.7% |
| 2021 | 41.5% | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 35.2% | -15.2% |
| 2023 | 58.2% | +65.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 60.8% | 58.7% | 63.2% | 5 |
| 2010s | 47.0% | 36.2% | 54.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 44.3% | 35.2% | 58.2% | 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 transport services in Palau?
- Transport services in Palau was 58.2% in 2023, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest transport services recorded in Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 63.2% in 2008.
- What is the lowest transport services recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.2% in 2022.
- How does Palau rank for transport services?
- Palau ranks 19th out of 197 countries with data for 2023.
- Is transport services rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Palau data come from?
- The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Transport services (% of commercial service imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Transport is the process of carriage of people and objects from one location to another as well as related supporting and auxiliary services. Also included are postal and courier services. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service imports which are commercial services provided by non-residents to residents.