Palau's gross fixed capital formation (constant 2015 US$) was US$87.75 million in 2024, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 10.21% from US$79.62 million in 2014 (0.98% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | US$87.75 million | 2024 |
| Five years earlier | US$94.68 million | 2019 |
| Ten years earlier | US$79.62 million | 2014 |
| Highest | US$108.71 million | 2020 |
| Lowest | US$52.34 million | 2010 |
| Average since 2015 | US$89.25 million | 2015–2024 |
| First recorded | US$106.04 million |
What the numbers say
In 2024, Palau's gross fixed capital formation (constant 2015 US$) rose 12.6% on 2023 (from US$77.89 million to US$87.75 million).
Across the 18 yearly changes before that (2006 to 2023), the average change was −0.4% and a typical year strayed about 17.2% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.8 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 40.7% in 2014 and the biggest yearly fall was 26.5% 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 2015 to 2024 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 1% 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 2024, Palau had the 31st highest value of the 31 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.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Palau | US$87.75 million | 2024 |
| World | US$23.95 trillion | 2024 |
| High income | US$13.45 trillion | 2024 |
Closest to Palau in the 2024 ranking
- Tonga — 27th of 31: US$149.77 million
- Kiribati — 28th of 31: US$90.99 million
- Lebanon — 29th of 31: US$88.48 million
- Marshall Islands — 31st of 31: US$60.68 million
What this measures
Gross fixed capital formation includes acquisitions less disposals of fixed assets during the accounting period, including certain specified expenditures on services that add to the value of non-produced assets. This indicator is expressed in constant prices, meaning the series has been adjusted to account for price changes over time. The reference year for this adjustment is 2015. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a gap-filled total.
All 20 values
| Year | Gross fixed capital formation (constant 2015 US$) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 87,747,254 |
| 2023 | 77,894,275 |
| 2022 | 91,683,840 |
| 2021 | 83,598,352 |
| 2020 | 108,709,497 |
| 2019 | 94,684,419 |
| 2018 | 80,634,331 |
| 2017 | 92,694,616 |
| 2016 | 89,109,558 |
| 2015 | 85,759,000 |
| 2014 |
Gross fixed capital formation (constant 2015 US$) in nearby economies
- Australia — US$417.59 billion (2025)
- Brunei Darussalam — US$3.67 billion (2025)
- Cambodia — US$13.09 billion (2025)
- Hong Kong SAR, China — US$65.17 billion (2025)
- Indonesia — US$408.01 billion (2025)
- Japan — US$1.25 trillion (2024)
- Kiribati — US$90.99 million (2024)
- Korea, Rep. — US$519.1 billion (2025)
- Lao PDR — US$4.87 billion (2016)
- Macao SAR, China
More economic policy & debt data for Palau
- GDP (current US$) — 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$351.4 million (2025)
- GNI (current LCU) — 351.4 million (2025)
- GNI per capita (current LCU) — 19,895 (2025)
- GDP (annual % growth)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Palau's gross fixed capital formation (constant 2015 US$)?
- US$87.75 million in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 2005?
- It is down 17.25% from US$106.04 million in 2005 (0.99% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$108.71 million in 2020 and the lowest US$52.34 million in 2010.
- How does Palau rank?
- 31st highest of 31 economies with data for 2024.
- Is the latest change in gross fixed capital formation (constant 2015 US$) unusual for Palau?
- In 2024, Palau's gross fixed capital formation (constant 2015 US$) rose 12.6% on 2023 (from US$77.89 million to US$87.75 million). Across the 18 yearly changes before that (2006 to 2023), the average change was −0.4% and a typical year strayed about 17.2% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.8 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 NE.GDI.FTOT.KD, 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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