Palau: Goods and services expense (current LCU)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2020, Palau's goods and services expense (current LCU) rose 3.2% on 2019 (from 27.2 million to 28.06 million).

Across the 11 yearly changes before that (2009 to 2019), the average change was +2.8% and a typical year strayed about 5% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.1 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 9.2% in 2014 and the biggest yearly fall was 6.6% in 2009. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2011 to 2020 the straight-line trend is upward, about 790,827 a year. A straight line explains 93% of the movement over 10 observed years.

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

How it compares

In 2020, Palau had the 10th highest value of the 10 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 2020 ranking

• St. Kitts and Nevis — 7th of 10: 180.8 million
• Marshall Islands — 8th of 10: 37.19 million
• Micronesia, Fed. Sts. — 9th of 10: 28.76 million

What this measures

Goods and services include all government payments in exchange for goods and services used for the production of market and nonmarket goods and services. Use of goods and services for account capital formation is excluded. 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.

Limitations: For most countries central government finance data have been consolidated into one account, but for others only budgetary central government accounts are available. Countries reporting budgetary data are noted in the country metadata. Because budgetary accounts may not include all central government units (such as social security funds), they usually provide an incomplete picture. In federal states the central government accounts provide an incomplete view of total public finance. Data on government revenue and expense are collected by the IMF through questionnaires to member countries and by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).

All 13 values

Goods and services expense (current LCU) in nearby economies

• Australia — 69.37 billion (2022)
• Cambodia — 3.39 trillion (2023)
• Fiji — 726.63 million (2024)
• Kiribati — 107.94 million (2023)
• Korea, Rep. — 82.27 trillion (2024)
• Lao PDR — 3.81 trillion (2022)
• Macao SAR, China — 14.18 billion (2024)
• Malaysia — 37.67 billion (2024)
• Marshall Islands — 37.19 million (2020)
• Micronesia, Fed. Sts. — 28.76 million (2020)

More public sector data for Palau

• Statistical performance indicators (SPI): Pillar 1 data use score (scale 0-100) — 70 (2024)
• Statistical performance indicators (SPI): Pillar 3 data products score (scale 0-100) — 62.36 (2024)
• Net acquisition of financial assets (current LCU) — 27.91 million (2020)
• Net acquisition of financial assets (% of GDP) — 10.78% (2020)
• Net incurrence of liabilities, total (current LCU) — 52.56 million (2020)
• Net incurrence of liabilities, total (% of GDP) — 20.29% (2020)
• Net investment in nonfinancial assets (current LCU) — 16.56 million (2020)
• Net investment in nonfinancial assets (% of GDP) — 6.39% (2020)
• Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) (current LCU)

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Questions people ask

What is Palau's goods and services expense (current LCU)?

28.06 million in 2020, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 2008?

It is up 37.41% from 20.42 million in 2008 (2.68% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 28.06 million in 2020 and the lowest 19.07 million in 2009.

How does Palau rank?

10th highest of 10 economies with data for 2020.

Is the latest change in goods and services expense (current LCU) unusual for Palau?

In 2020, Palau's goods and services expense (current LCU) rose 3.2% on 2019 (from 27.2 million to 28.06 million). Across the 11 yearly changes before that (2009 to 2019), the average change was +2.8% and a typical year strayed about 5% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.1 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 GC.XPN.GSRV.CN, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, 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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