Palau

Economy

• GDP

  : 345.0 M$ (2025)

• GDP per capita

  : 19532 $ (2025)

• GDP growth

  : 6.3 % (2025)

• GDP, PPP

  : 407.2 M$ (2025)

• GDP per capita, PPP

  : 23052 $ (2025)

• Price level (relative cost of living)

  : 0.86 (2023)

• Inflation

  : -0.4 % (2025)

• Exports

  : 32.7 % (2024)

• Imports

  : 73.1 % (2024)

• Trade balance (goods and services)

  : -129.9 M$ (2024)

• Current account balance

  : -48.6 % (2023)

• Foreign direct investment

  : 21.5 % (2024)

• Agriculture

  : 2.7 % (2024)

• Industry

  : 13.0 % (2024)

• Services

  : 73.1 % (2024)

• Remittances received

  : 0.8 % (2023)

• Outward foreign direct investment

  : -0.0 % (1998)

Demographics

• Population

  : 17 663 (2025)

• Population growth

  : -0.2 % (2025)

• Net migration

  : -16.0 (2025)

• Population density

  : 38.5 (2023)

• Life expectancy

  : 69.4 yrs (2024)

• Fertility rate

  : 1.88 (2024)

• Birth rate

  : 10.7 (2024)

• Death rate

  : 11.7 (2024)

• Urban population

  : 79.3 % (2025)

• Rural population

  : 20.7 % (2025)

• Infant mortality (under one year)

  : 1.8 % (2023)

• Age dependency ratio

  : 41.7 % (2023)

• Share of women in the population

  : 46.2 % (2025)

• Refugee population hosted

  : 5.00 (2024)

Social

• Education expenditure

  : 3.4 % (2023)

• Health expenditure

  : 10.9 % (2023)

• Internet users

  : 83.9 % (2024)

• Mobile subscriptions

  : 135.4 (2023)

• Access to electricity

  : 100.0 % (2024)

• Access to basic drinking water

  : 99.5 % (2024)

• Mean years of schooling

  : 13.3 yrs (2023)

• Harmonised learning outcomes

  : 463.2 (2020)

• Labour force participation (ages 25-64)

  : 76.5 % (2025)

Defense

• Death rate from armed conflicts

  : 0.0 (2025)

Environment

• CO₂ per capita

  : 82.8 (2024)

• Renewable energy

  : 0.9 % (2022)

• Renewable electricity production

  : 4.6 % (2021)

• Energy consumption

  : 4 814 (1990)

• Forest area

  : 90.5 % (2023)

• Threatened bird species

  : 6.00 (2022)

• Threatened fish species

  : 29.0 (2022)

• Threatened mammal species

  : 5.00 (2022)

• Greenhouse gases per capita

  : 16.5 (2024)

• Greenhouse gases (total)

  : 291 575 (2024)

• Fine particulate exposure (PM2.5)

  : 3.30 (2024)

• Tree cover loss

  : 3.05 (2025)

• Forest area (absolute)

  : 41.4 (2020)

Health

• DTP3 immunization coverage

  : 97.0 % (2024)

• Measles immunization coverage

  : 96.0 % (2024)

• Under-five mortality

  : 21.4 (2024)

• Maternal mortality ratio

  : 89.0 (2023)

• Hypertension prevalence (ages 30-79)

  : 42.5 % (2019)

• Adult obesity prevalence

  : 44.0 % (2022)

• Diabetes prevalence (ages 20-79)

  : 19.3 % (2024)

• Smoking prevalence, adults (age-standardized)

  : 23.0 % (2024)

• Universal health coverage

  : 75.0 (2023)

• Physicians

  : 1.81 (2023)

• Hospital beds

  : 4.34 (2010)

• Adolescent fertility (ages 15-19)

  : 30.2 (2024)

Public finances

• Government expenditure

  : 59.0 % (2020)

• Fiscal balance

  : -9.5 % (2020)

• General government debt

  : 68.4 % (2022)

Governance

• Control of corruption

  : 0.50 (2024)

• Government effectiveness

  : 0.01 (2024)

• Intentional homicides

  : 11.2 (2018)

• Political stability

  : 1.24 (2024)

• Rule of law

  : 1.17 (2024)

• Regulatory quality

  : 0.48 (2024)

• Voice and accountability

  : 1.04 (2024)

Business

• Investment (gross fixed capital formation)

  : 35.8 % (2024)

• Inward foreign direct investment (amount)

  : 69.1 M$ (2024)

Consumption

• Household consumption

  : 74.6 % (2024)

• Gross national savings

  : -13.0 % (2023)