Palau
- Capital
- Koror
- Region
- East Asia & Pacific
- Income group
- High income
- Population
- 18,000 (2025)
At a glance
- Prices in Palau fell 0.4% in 2025, slower than in most countries.
- Palau's economy grew 6.3% in 2025, faster than most economies.
- Output per person in Palau was US$19,532 in 2025, higher than in most countries.
- Palau had 18,000 people in 2025: about less than 0.1% of everyone on Earth, the 215th largest population of 217 countries and territories.
- Palau had a current account deficit of 48.6% of GDP in 2023, lower than in most countries.
Inflation
2025Consumer prices, change over the year (yearly average)
Since 2002
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| Year | Palau | World median |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | −0.4% | 3.0% |
| 2024 | 2.2% | 3.0% |
| 2023 | 12.8% | 5.7% |
| 2022 | 12.4% | 8.0% |
| 2021 | 2.6% | 3.5% |
| 2020 | 0.2% | 1.9% |
| 2019 | 0.3% | 2.2% |
| 2018 | 2.1% | 2.5% |
| 2017 | 1.4% | 2.3% |
| 2016 | −1.0% | 1.6% |
Economic growth
2025Real GDP, change over the year
Since 2000
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| Year | Palau | World median |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6.3% | 3.4% |
| 2024 | 12.0% | 3.4% |
| 2023 | 1.2% | 3.2% |
| 2022 | −0.5% | 4.3% |
| 2021 | −11.9% | 5.1% |
| 2020 | −6.0% | −3.8% |
| 2019 | 0.3% | 2.8% |
| 2018 | −0.4% | 3.2% |
| 2017 | −3.4% | 3.3% |
| 2016 | 1.7% | 3.1% |
GDP per person
2025GDP divided by population, in US dollars at current prices
Since 2000
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| Year | Palau | World median |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | US$19,532 | US$7,882 |
| 2024 | US$18,169 | US$7,853 |
| 2023 | US$15,578 | US$7,862 |
| 2022 | US$13,935 | US$7,656 |
| 2021 | US$13,267 | US$7,269 |
| 2020 | US$14,556 | US$6,433 |
| 2019 | US$15,842 | US$7,037 |
| 2018 | US$16,180 | US$6,978 |
| 2017 | US$16,280 | US$6,548 |
| 2016 | US$17,044 | US$5,982 |
Population
2025Everyone living in the country, mid-year
Since 2000
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| Year | Palau |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 18,000 |
| 2024 | 18,000 |
| 2023 | 18,000 |
| 2022 | 18,000 |
| 2021 | 18,000 |
| 2020 | 18,000 |
| 2019 | 18,000 |
| 2018 | 18,000 |
| 2017 | 18,000 |
| 2016 | 18,000 |
Current account balance, % of GDP
Since 2005
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| Year | Palau | World median |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | −48.6% | −1.2% |
| 2022 | −47.3% | −3.0% |
| 2021 | −40.7% | −2.4% |
| 2020 | −43.9% | −1.7% |
| 2019 | −30.4% | −2.1% |
| 2018 | −18.6% | −2.9% |
| 2017 | −22.9% | −2.1% |
| 2016 | −16.1% | −2.8% |
| 2015 | −8.6% | −2.8% |
| 2014 | −19.7% | −3.1% |
No recent World Bank figure for Palau: unemployment, government debt.
About these figures
All numbers are yearly. The world median is the middle value of all countries with a figure for the same year: half of them are above it and half below. Sparklines show Palau since 2000 or since its first figure.
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0), updated 2026-10-08. Original sources: Inflation: International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics; Economic growth: national statistical offices and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates; GDP per person: national statistical offices and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates; Population: United Nations Population Division (World Population Prospects) and national statistical offices; Current account balance: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics, with World Bank and OECD data. Yearly figures; recent years are often revised. All sources and terms.