Palau: GNI, linked series (current LCU)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2025, Palau's GNI, linked series (current LCU) rose 10.6% on 2024 (from 317.72 million to 351.4 million).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +3.6% and a typical year strayed about 6.9% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.0 standard deviations above that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 14.5% in 2024 and the biggest yearly fall was 14.3% in 2000. 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 16% 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 180th highest value of the 181 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

• Micronesia, Fed. Sts. — 177th of 181: 553.7 million
• Naoero — 178th of 181: 387 million
• Marshall Islands — 179th of 181: 364 million
• Tuvalu — 181st of 181: 144.89 million

What this measures

Gross national income is the total income earned by all residents within an economic territory during an accounting period. It is equal to gross domestic product plus earned income receivable from abroad minus earned income payable abroad. This series has been linked to produce a consistent time series to counteract breaks in series over time due to changes in base years, source data and methodologies. Thus, it may not be comparable with other national accounts series in the database for historical years. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.

All 36 values

GNI, linked series (current LCU) in nearby economies

• Australia — 2.7 trillion (2025)
• Brunei Darussalam — 20.29 billion (2025)
• Cambodia — 202.13 trillion (2025)
• China — 139.37 trillion (2025)
• Fiji — 13.4 billion (2025)
• Hong Kong SAR, China — 3.67 trillion (2025)
• Indonesia — 23,187.6 trillion (2025)
• Japan — 705.66 trillion (2025)
• Kiribati — 837.14 million (2025)
• Korea, Rep. — 2,709.1 trillion (2025)
• Lao PDR

More economic policy & debt data for Palau

• GDP (current US$) — US$345 million (2025)
• GDP (current LCU) — 345 million (2025)
• GDP (constant 2015 US$) — 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)

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Questions people ask

What is Palau's GNI, linked series (current LCU)?

351.4 million in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1990?

It is up 220.63% from 109.6 million in 1990 (3.38% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 351.4 million in 2025 and the lowest 108.2 million in 1993.

How does Palau rank?

180th highest of 181 economies with data for 2025.

Is the latest change in GNI, linked series (current LCU) unusual for Palau?

In 2025, Palau's GNI, linked series (current LCU) rose 10.6% on 2024 (from 317.72 million to 351.4 million). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +3.6% and a typical year strayed about 6.9% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.0 standard deviations above that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator NY.GNP.MKTP.CN.AD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB); National Accounts data files, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD); World Economic Outlook database, International Monetary Fund (IMF) 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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