Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita in Palau
Palau: Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita was 1.01 trips per person in 2020. ▲ Rising
Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita in Palau, 1995–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in trips per person.
Analysis
Palau recorded 1.01 trips per person for arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 80.8% on the previous year and down 77.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita in Palau peaked at 9.03 trips per person in 2015 and was at its lowest, 1.01 trips per person, in 2020.
Palau ranks 37th of 170 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita in Palau, year by year
| Year | trips per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 2.97 trips per person | — |
| 1996 | 3.74 trips per person | +26.0% |
| 1997 | 3.92 trips per person | +4.9% |
| 1998 | 3.24 trips per person | -17.4% |
| 1999 | 2.75 trips per person | -15.1% |
| 2000 | 2.82 trips per person | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 2.64 trips per person | -6.4% |
| 2002 | 2.82 trips per person | +7.0% |
| 2003 | 3.05 trips per person | +8.2% |
| 2004 | 4.29 trips per person | +40.5% |
| 2005 | 3.83 trips per person | -10.6% |
| 2006 | 3.98 trips per person | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 4.35 trips per person | +9.3% |
| 2008 | 4 trips per person | -8.1% |
| 2009 | 3.63 trips per person | -9.1% |
| 2010 | 4.46 trips per person | +22.6% |
| 2011 | 5.86 trips per person | +31.5% |
| 2012 | 6.53 trips per person | +11.4% |
| 2013 | 5.78 trips per person | -11.5% |
| 2014 | 7.85 trips per person | +35.8% |
| 2015 | 9.03 trips per person | +15.0% |
| 2016 | 7.75 trips per person | -14.1% |
| 2017 | 6.91 trips per person | -10.9% |
| 2018 | 5.95 trips per person | -13.8% |
| 2019 | 5.28 trips per person | -11.2% |
| 2020 | 1.01 trips per person | -80.8% |
Palau compared with similar countries
- Palau's 1.01 trips per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.9436 trips per person, 1.1× the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Palau's 1.01 trips per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1137 trips per person, 8.9× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.32 trips per person | 2.75 trips per person | 3.92 trips per person | 5 |
| 2000s | 3.54 trips per person | 2.64 trips per person | 4.35 trips per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.54 trips per person | 4.46 trips per person | 9.03 trips per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.01 trips per person | 1.01 trips per person | 1.01 trips per person | 1 |
Countries ranked near Palau
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- 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, per capita in Palau?
- Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita in Palau was 1.01 trips per person in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita recorded in Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 9.03 trips per person in 2015.
- What is the lowest arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.01 trips per person in 2020.
- How does Palau rank for arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita?
- Palau ranks 37th out of 170 countries with data for 2020.
- Is arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 77.3%. 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, per capita. 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 divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.