Foreign aid received by income group, per capita in Palau
Palau: Foreign aid received by income group, per capita was 10,958 constant 2024 US$ per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Foreign aid received by income group, per capita in Palau, 1992–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant 2024 US$ per person.
Analysis
Palau recorded 10,958 constant 2024 US$ per person for foreign aid received by income group, per capita in 2024.
That represents a change of up 574.2% on the previous year and up 655.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign aid received by income group, per capita in Palau peaked at 22,461 constant 2024 US$ per person in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0.77 constant 2024 US$ per person, in 1993.
Palau ranks 2nd of 168 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 by income group, per capita in Palau, year by year
| Year | constant 2024 US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.8144 constant 2024 US$ per person | — |
| 1993 | 0.77 constant 2024 US$ per person | -5.5% |
| 1994 | 22,461 constant 2024 US$ per person | +2916797.2% |
| 1995 | 14,784 constant 2024 US$ per person | -34.2% |
| 1996 | 6,289 constant 2024 US$ per person | -57.5% |
| 1997 | 3,038 constant 2024 US$ per person | -51.7% |
| 1998 | 8,070 constant 2024 US$ per person | +165.6% |
| 1999 | 2,035 constant 2024 US$ per person | -74.8% |
| 2000 | 2,243 constant 2024 US$ per person | +10.2% |
| 2001 | 2,363 constant 2024 US$ per person | +5.4% |
| 2002 | 1,992 constant 2024 US$ per person | -15.7% |
| 2003 | 1,684 constant 2024 US$ per person | -15.4% |
| 2004 | 1,390 constant 2024 US$ per person | -17.5% |
| 2005 | 1,467 constant 2024 US$ per person | +5.5% |
| 2006 | 2,515 constant 2024 US$ per person | +71.5% |
| 2007 | 1,446 constant 2024 US$ per person | -42.5% |
| 2008 | 2,663 constant 2024 US$ per person | +84.1% |
| 2009 | 2,375 constant 2024 US$ per person | -10.8% |
| 2010 | 1,738 constant 2024 US$ per person | -26.8% |
| 2011 | 1,639 constant 2024 US$ per person | -5.7% |
| 2012 | 663.74 constant 2024 US$ per person | -59.5% |
| 2013 | 1,998 constant 2024 US$ per person | +201.1% |
| 2014 | 1,451 constant 2024 US$ per person | -27.4% |
| 2015 | 883.67 constant 2024 US$ per person | -39.1% |
| 2016 | 954.77 constant 2024 US$ per person | +8.0% |
| 2017 | 1,201 constant 2024 US$ per person | +25.8% |
| 2018 | 5,434 constant 2024 US$ per person | +352.5% |
| 2019 | 1,232 constant 2024 US$ per person | -77.3% |
| 2020 | 3,497 constant 2024 US$ per person | +183.9% |
| 2021 | 2,705 constant 2024 US$ per person | -22.6% |
| 2022 | 3,131 constant 2024 US$ per person | +15.7% |
| 2023 | 1,625 constant 2024 US$ per person | -48.1% |
| 2024 | 10,958 constant 2024 US$ per person | +574.2% |
Palau compared with similar countries
- Palau's 10,958 constant 2024 US$ per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 28.2 constant 2024 US$ per person, 388.6× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Palau's 10,958 constant 2024 US$ per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 96.83 constant 2024 US$ per person, 113.2× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign aid received by income group, per capita 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 | +2916797.2% | 0.77 constant 2024 US$ per person | 22,461 constant 2024 US$ per person |
| 2024 | +574.2% | 1,625 constant 2024 US$ per person | 10,958 constant 2024 US$ per person |
| 2018 | +352.5% | 1,201 constant 2024 US$ per person | 5,434 constant 2024 US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7,085 constant 2024 US$ per person | 0.77 constant 2024 US$ per person | 22,461 constant 2024 US$ per person | 8 |
| 2000s | 2,014 constant 2024 US$ per person | 1,390 constant 2024 US$ per person | 2,663 constant 2024 US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,719 constant 2024 US$ per person | 663.74 constant 2024 US$ per person | 5,434 constant 2024 US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,383 constant 2024 US$ per person | 1,625 constant 2024 US$ per person | 10,958 constant 2024 US$ per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Palau
- 1 Marshall Islands 18,915 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
- 3 Tuvalu 10,462 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
- 4 Micronesia (country) 5,893 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
- 5 Nauru 3,873 constant 2024 US$ per person 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 by income group, per capita in Palau?
- Foreign aid received by income group, per capita in Palau was 10,958 constant 2024 US$ per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign aid received by income group, per capita recorded in Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 22,461 constant 2024 US$ per person in 1994.
- What is the lowest foreign aid received by income group, per capita recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.77 constant 2024 US$ per person in 1993.
- How does Palau rank for foreign aid received by income group, per capita?
- Palau ranks 2nd out of 168 countries with data for 2024.
- Is foreign aid received by income group, per capita rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 655.4%. 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 by income group, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Foreign aid received by income group divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Foreign aid received by income group ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Foreign aid received by income group OECD (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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 by income group divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.