Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, gaps filled in Palau
Palau: Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, gaps filled was 18,000 trips in 2020. ▲ Rising
Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, gaps filled in Palau, 1995–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in trips.
Analysis
Palau recorded 18,000 trips for arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, gaps filled in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 80.9% on the previous year and down 78.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, gaps filled in Palau peaked at 160,400 trips in 2015 and was at its lowest, 18,000 trips, in 2020.
Palau ranks 163rd of 179 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, gaps filled in Palau, year by year
| Year | trips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 51,000 trips | — |
| 1996 | 66,000 trips | +29.4% |
| 1997 | 71,000 trips | +7.6% |
| 1998 | 60,000 trips | -15.5% |
| 1999 | 52,000 trips | -13.3% |
| 2000 | 54,000 trips | +3.8% |
| 2001 | 51,000 trips | -5.6% |
| 2002 | 55,000 trips | +7.8% |
| 2003 | 60,000 trips | +9.1% |
| 2004 | 85,000 trips | +41.7% |
| 2005 | 76,000 trips | -10.6% |
| 2006 | 78,000 trips | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 84,000 trips | +7.7% |
| 2008 | 76,000 trips | -9.5% |
| 2009 | 68,000 trips | -10.5% |
| 2010 | 82,000 trips | +20.6% |
| 2011 | 106,000 trips | +29.3% |
| 2012 | 116,000 trips | +9.4% |
| 2013 | 102,000 trips | -12.1% |
| 2014 | 139,000 trips | +36.3% |
| 2015 | 160,400 trips | +15.4% |
| 2016 | 138,000 trips | -14.0% |
| 2017 | 123,000 trips | -10.9% |
| 2018 | 106,000 trips | -13.8% |
| 2019 | 94,000 trips | -11.3% |
| 2020 | 18,000 trips | -80.9% |
Palau compared with similar countries
- Palau's 18,000 trips is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.47 million trips, 1% of the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Palau's 18,000 trips is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 466,300 trips, 4% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 60,000 trips | 51,000 trips | 71,000 trips | 5 |
| 2000s | 68,700 trips | 51,000 trips | 85,000 trips | 10 |
| 2010s | 116,640 trips | 82,000 trips | 160,400 trips | 10 |
| 2020s | 18,000 trips | 18,000 trips | 18,000 trips | 1 |
Countries ranked near Palau
- 160 Sierra Leone 26,300 trips compare
- 161 Comoros 24,900 trips compare
- 162 Saint Kitts and Nevis 18,200 trips compare
- 164 Tonga 17,700 trips compare
- 165 Papua New Guinea 17,600 trips compare
- 166 American Samoa 16,640 trips compare
More reference data data for Palau
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Political opposition, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Elected parliament and government, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Free country 2 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating 1 (2025)
- Consumer price index 160.77 2010 = 100 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, gaps filled in Palau?
- Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, gaps filled in Palau was 18,000 trips in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, gaps filled recorded in Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 160,400 trips in 2015.
- What is the lowest arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, gaps filled recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 18,000 trips in 2020.
- How does Palau rank for arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, gaps filled?
- Palau ranks 163rd out of 179 countries with data for 2020.
- Is arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, gaps filled rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 78.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Palau data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes with 130 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
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About this data
Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes with 130 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.