Palau – Economic Data

GM ECONOMY · COUNTRY PROFILE

Palau

Macroeconomic, fiscal, labour-market, external-sector and structural indicators with trends, data coverage and source quality at a glance.

COUNTRY: Palau
REGION: Oceania
INCOME: High income
ISOPW / PLW
RegionOceania
SubregionPacific Islands
Income groupHigh income
GM Economy ratingB54/100Fragile stability
Core indicator coverage9 / 1275% available
Profile data qualityAdequateBased on coverage, observation count and latest year
Country groupsAsia-Pacific · Pacific Islands · Asia Module

Core economic indicators

12 key series with latest values and short-term direction
GDP GrowthGood
6.29%
↓ Lower than previous observation · -5.72 pp
Latest 202555 obs. · 1971–2025
InflationGood
-0.42%
↓ Lower than previous observation · -2.65 pp
Latest 202524 obs. · 2002–2025
Government DebtLimited
85.20%
↑ Higher than previous observation · +1.43 pp
Latest 201912 obs. · 2008–2019
Current Account BalanceAdequate
-48.61%
↓ Lower than previous observation · -1.30 pp
Latest 202319 obs. · 2005–2023
GDP per CapitaGood
19,532.36
↑ Higher than previous observation · +1,363.28
Latest 202556 obs. · 1970–2025
GDP PPPGood
407.16 million
↑ Higher than previous observation · +34,520,412.33
Latest 202536 obs. · 1990–2025
Gross Capital FormationGood
34.97%
↓ Lower than previous observation · -0.74 pp
Latest 202420 obs. · 2005–2024
ExportsGood
32.70%
↑ Higher than previous observation · +6.56 pp
Latest 202420 obs. · 2005–2024
PopulationGood
17,663.00
↓ Lower than previous observation · -32.00
Latest 202566 obs. · 1960–2025

GM Economy rating components

Analytical composite, not an official credit rating
Fiscal stability13.0 / 25
Macroeconomic stability14.0 / 20
External stability1.2 / 15
Structural stability13.0 / 15
Future capacity5.8 / 10
Demographic capacity2.0 / 5

Data quality

Coverage and recency of the core profile

Adequate profile quality with 75% core-indicator coverage.

7 good · 1 adequate · 1 limited series.

Coverage details

Latest year, time-series depth and source
IndicatorLatest yearObservationsCoverageQualitySource
GDP Growth2025551971–2025GoodWorld Bank / public data sources
Inflation2025242002–2025GoodWorld Bank / public data sources
Government Debt2019122008–2019LimitedWorld Bank / public data sources
Current Account Balance2023192005–2023AdequateWorld Bank / public data sources
GDP per Capita2025561970–2025GoodWorld Bank / public data sources
GDP PPP2025361990–2025GoodWorld Bank / public data sources
Gross Capital Formation2024202005–2024GoodWorld Bank / public data sources
Exports2024202005–2024GoodWorld Bank / public data sources
Population2025661960–2025GoodWorld Bank / public data sources

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