Palau: GDP (current US$)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2025, Palau's GDP (current US$) rose 7.3% on 2024 (from US$321.5 million to US$345 million).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +4% and a typical year strayed about 7% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.5 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 16.4% in 2024 and the biggest yearly fall was 8.9% in 2021. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2016 to 2025 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 5% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2025, Palau had the 183rd highest value of the 186 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Palau in the 2025 ranking

• Tonga — 180th of 186: US$679.22 million
• Micronesia, Fed. Sts. — 181st of 186: US$501.8 million
• Kiribati — 182nd of 186: US$349.23 million
• Marshall Islands — 184th of 186: US$308 million
• Naoero — 185th of 186: US$176.04 million
• Tuvalu — 186th of 186: US$57.35 million

What this measures

Gross domestic product is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period. It can be measured in three different ways: using either the expenditure approach, the income approach, or the production approach. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.

Limitations: Gross domestic product (GDP), though widely tracked, may not always be the most relevant summary of aggregated economic performance for all economies, especially when production occurs at the expense of consuming capital stock. While GDP estimates based on the production approach are generally more reliable than estimates compiled from the income or expenditure side, different countries use different definitions, methods, and reporting standards. World Bank staff review the quality of national accounts data and sometimes make adjustments to improve consistency with international guidelines. Nevertheless, significant discrepancies remain between international standards and actual practice.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a gap-filled total.

All 56 values

GDP (current US$) in nearby economies

• American Samoa — US$871 million (2022)
• Australia — US$1.8 trillion (2025)
• Brunei Darussalam — US$15.03 billion (2025)
• Cambodia — US$51.27 billion (2025)
• China — US$19.5 trillion (2025)
• Fiji — US$6.2 billion (2025)
• French Polynesia — US$6.32 billion (2024)
• Guam — US$6.91 billion (2022)
• Hong Kong SAR, China — US$427.31 billion (2025)
• Indonesia — US$1.45 trillion (2025)
• Japan — US$4.44 trillion (2025)
• Kiribati — US$349.23 million (2025)

More economic policy & debt data for Palau

• GDP (current LCU) — 345 million (2025)
• GDP (constant 2015 US$) — US$275.84 million (2025)
• GDP (constant LCU) — 280 million (2025)
• GDP per capita (current US$) — US$19,532 (2025)
• GDP per capita (current LCU) — 19,532 (2025)
• GDP per capita (constant 2015 US$) — US$15,617 (2025)
• GDP per capita (constant LCU) — 15,852 (2025)
• GNI (current US$) — US$351.4 million (2025)
• GNI (current LCU) — 351.4 million (2025)
• GNI per capita (current LCU) — 19,895 (2025)
• GDP (annual % growth) — 6.29% (2025)

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Questions people ask

What is Palau's GDP (current US$)?

US$345 million in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1970?

It is up 2,884% from US$11.56 million in 1970 (6.37% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$345 million in 2025 and the lowest US$11.56 million in 1970.

How does Palau rank?

183rd highest of 186 economies with data for 2025.

Is the latest change in GDP (current US$) unusual for Palau?

In 2025, Palau's GDP (current US$) rose 7.3% on 2024 (from US$321.5 million to US$345 million). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +4% and a typical year strayed about 7% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.5 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator NY.GDP.MKTP.CD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks; National Accounts data files, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD); Staff estimates, World Bank (WB) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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