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Palau

East Asia & Pacific · High income · IMF WEO April 2026 · World Bank WDI

GDP▲ 7.4%
Current prices2025
0USD bn
GDP per capita▲ 7.7%
Current prices2025
19,685USD
Real GDP growth▼ 5.7 pp
Annual change2025
6.3%
Inflation▼ 3.4 pp
Average consumer prices2025
0.3%
Government debt▼ 3.9 pp
General government, gross2025
62.3% of GDP
Current account▲ 1.2 pp
Balance2025
-19.0% of GDP
Population▼ 0.6%
Total2025
0.02million

Real GDP growth, %

Since 1995 · lighter bars = IMF projection
-11.90.012.02001: 7.3%2002: 4.7%2003: -2.1%2004: 3.5%2005: 2.9%2006: 0.2%2007: 0.7%2008: -5.6%2009: -6.2%2010: -3.0%2011: 4.5%2012: 2.1%2013: -1.4%2014: 4.2%2015: 8.6%2016: 1.7%2017: -3.4%2018: -0.4%2019: 0.3%2020: -6.0%2021: -11.9%2022: -0.5%2023: 1.2%2024: 12.0%2025: 6.3%2026: 3.3% (IMF projection)2027: 2.8% (IMF projection)2028: 3.2% (IMF projection)2029: 2.6% (IMF projection)2030: 2.0% (IMF projection)2031: 2.0% (IMF projection)IMF projection200520102015202020252030

Inflation, %

Average consumer prices · lighter bars = IMF projection
-1.30.013.22001: -0.7%2002: -0.3%2003: 0.6%2004: 0.5%2005: 3.6%2006: 4.2%2007: 3.0%2008: 9.9%2009: 4.7%2010: 1.1%2011: 2.6%2012: 5.4%2013: 2.8%2014: 4.0%2015: 2.2%2016: -1.3%2017: 1.1%2018: 2.4%2019: 0.4%2020: 0.7%2021: -0.5%2022: 13.2%2023: 12.4%2024: 3.6%2025: 0.3%2026: 5.9% (IMF projection)2027: 2.6% (IMF projection)2028: 2.1% (IMF projection)2029: 2.1% (IMF projection)2030: 2.1% (IMF projection)2031: 2.1% (IMF projection)IMF projection200520102015202020252030

IMF outlook

IMF World Economic Outlook April 2026 · italics = IMF projection
Indicator2021202220232024202520262027202820292030
Real GDP growth %-11.9-0.51.212.06.33.32.83.22.62.0
Inflation, average consumer prices %-0.513.212.43.60.35.92.62.12.12.1
GDP, current prices USD bn0000000000
GDP per capita, current prices USD13,39514,05615,69218,27719,68521,57122,80324,09625,31826,436
GDP per capita, PPP Int. USD13,73614,65215,38617,66919,36720,64121,74622,89623,99525,014
General government gross debt % of GDP69.968.976.466.362.356.750.544.939.935.3
General government net lending/borrowing % of GDP-9.9-4.3-2.31.21.70.80.90.70.50.1
Current account balance % of GDP-43.4-45.1-38.2-20.2-19.0-17.2-15.2-13.3-11.7-13.1
Population million0.020.020.020.020.020.020.020.020.020.02

Government debt, % of GDP

General government gross debt
0.076.42000: 37%2001: 35%2002: 34%2003: 35%2004: 34%2005: 30%2006: 29%2007: 34%2008: 32%2009: 37%2010: 34%2011: 31%2012: 31%2013: 27%2014: 28%2015: 22%2016: 24%2017: 27%2018: 30%2019: 30%2020: 52%2021: 70%2022: 69%2023: 76%2024: 66%2025: 62%2026: 57% (IMF projection)2027: 51% (IMF projection)2028: 45% (IMF projection)2029: 40% (IMF projection)2030: 35% (IMF projection)2031: 28% (IMF projection)IMF projection2000200520102015202020252030

Current account, % of GDP

Balance of payments
-50.60.02000: -50.6%2001: -32.6%2002: -30.0%2003: -27.5%2004: -34.7%2005: -26.9%2006: -28.1%2007: -21.2%2008: -23.0%2009: -13.6%2010: -12.1%2011: -16.8%2012: -19.3%2013: -17.9%2014: -22.7%2015: -13.3%2016: -16.0%2017: -22.8%2018: -18.6%2019: -33.7%2020: -43.6%2021: -43.4%2022: -45.1%2023: -38.2%2024: -20.2%2025: -19.0%2026: -17.2% (IMF projection)2027: -15.2% (IMF projection)2028: -13.3% (IMF projection)2029: -11.7% (IMF projection)2030: -13.1% (IMF projection)2031: -12.5% (IMF projection)IMF projection2000200520102015202020252030

Economic structure

Value added by sector, % of GDP · World Bank
AgricultureManufacturingOther industryServices
YearStructureAgricultureIndustryManufacturingServices
20054.213.80.874.1
20153.08.00.979.4
20242.713.01.273.1

Income, trade and society

World Bank WDI · change over 10 years
IndicatorLatestUnitYear10Y change
GNI per capita, Atlas method19,890USD2025+40.3%
GNI, Atlas method0USD bn2025+39.5%
Exports of goods and services32.7% of GDP2024-22.6 pp
Imports of goods and services73.1% of GDP2024-17.4 pp
Life expectancy at birth69.4years2024+0.5%
Urban population79.3% of total2025-1.1 pp

Sources: IMF World Economic Outlook (April 2026; 2026 onwards are IMF projections) · World Bank World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)