Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of GDP in Palau
Palau: Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of GDP was 0.5673 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of GDP in Palau, 1992–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
In 2024, foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of gdp in Palau stood at 0.5673 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP.
That represents a change of up 418.2% on the previous year and up 446.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of gdp in Palau peaked at 3.55 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1992.
Palau ranks 4th of 163 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of GDP in Palau, year by year
| Year | constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.0001 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1993 | 0.0001 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.2% |
| 1994 | 3.55 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +2715153.0% |
| 1995 | 2.1 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -40.8% |
| 1996 | 0.8075 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -61.6% |
| 1997 | 0.3825 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -52.6% |
| 1998 | 1 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +162.2% |
| 1999 | 0.2667 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -73.4% |
| 2000 | 0.2876 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.8% |
| 2001 | 0.2868 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.2388 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -16.7% |
| 2003 | 0.2142 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.3% |
| 2004 | 0.1656 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -22.7% |
| 2005 | 0.1566 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.5% |
| 2006 | 0.2583 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +65.0% |
| 2007 | 0.1424 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -44.9% |
| 2008 | 0.2543 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +78.5% |
| 2009 | 0.2414 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.1% |
| 2010 | 0.1735 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -28.1% |
| 2011 | 0.1518 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0549 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -63.9% |
| 2013 | 0.1559 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +184.1% |
| 2014 | 0.1039 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -33.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0536 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -48.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0431 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -19.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0602 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +39.9% |
| 2018 | 0.3337 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +454.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0642 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -80.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0954 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +48.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0923 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.2% |
| 2022 | 0.1031 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.7% |
| 2023 | 0.1095 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.2% |
| 2024 | 0.5673 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +418.2% |
Palau compared with similar countries
- Palau's 0.5673 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0011 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP, 528.0× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Palau's 0.5673 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0222 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP, 25.5× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of GDP in Palau changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +2715153.0% | 0.0001 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 3.55 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP |
| 2018 | +454.0% | 0.0602 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3337 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP |
| 2024 | +418.2% | 0.1095 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.5673 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.01 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0001 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 3.55 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.2246 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1424 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2876 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1195 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0431 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3337 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1935 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0923 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.5673 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Palau
- 1 Marshall Islands 2.5 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 2 Tuvalu 1.78 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 3 Micronesia (country) 1.39 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 5 Yemen 0.4245 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 6 Syria 0.3824 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 7 Nauru 0.2764 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More reference data data for Palau
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Consumer price index 160.77 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Free country 2 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating 1 (2025)
- Free country, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating, gaps filled 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of gdp in Palau?
- Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of gdp in Palau was 0.5673 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of gdp recorded in Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 3.55 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP in 1994.
- What is the lowest foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of gdp recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP in 1992.
- How does Palau rank for foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of gdp?
- Palau ranks 4th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 446.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Palau data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans OECD (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.