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GOAL 1: No Poverty in Palau

Palau: GOAL 1: No Poverty was 0.6 5 year moving average in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.6 5 year moving average
Change on year
down 4.0%
World rank
100th
of 215 countries
All-time high
0.667 5 year moving average
in 2012
All-time low
0.143 5 year moving average
in 2017
Years of data
20
2004–2023

GOAL 1: No Poverty in Palau, 2004–2023

0.20.40.62004201320232004: 0.25 5 year moving average2005: 0.167 5 year moving average2006: 0.5 5 year moving average2007: 0.5 5 year moving average2008: 0.5 5 year moving average2009: 0.5 5 year moving average2010: 0.5 5 year moving average2011: 0.333 5 year moving average2012: 0.667 5 year moving average2013: 0.667 5 year moving average2014: 0.667 5 year moving average2015: 0.429 5 year moving average2016: 0.429 5 year moving average2017: 0.143 5 year moving average2018: 0.286 5 year moving average2019: 0.286 5 year moving average2020: 0.429 5 year moving average2021: 0.571 5 year moving average2022: 0.625 5 year moving average2023: 0.6 5 year moving average

Source: Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators). Measured in 5 year moving average.

Analysis

Palau recorded 0.6 5 year moving average for goal 1: no poverty in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.0% on the previous year and down 10.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, goal 1: no poverty in Palau peaked at 0.667 5 year moving average in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.143 5 year moving average, in 2017.

Palau ranks 100th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.

GOAL 1: No Poverty in Palau, year by year

Year 5 year moving average Change
2004 0.25 5 year moving average —
2005 0.167 5 year moving average -33.2%
2006 0.5 5 year moving average +199.4%
2007 0.5 5 year moving average +0.0%
2008 0.5 5 year moving average +0.0%
2009 0.5 5 year moving average +0.0%
2010 0.5 5 year moving average +0.0%
2011 0.333 5 year moving average -33.4%
2012 0.667 5 year moving average +100.3%
2013 0.667 5 year moving average +0.0%
2014 0.667 5 year moving average +0.0%
2015 0.429 5 year moving average -35.7%
2016 0.429 5 year moving average +0.0%
2017 0.143 5 year moving average -66.7%
2018 0.286 5 year moving average +100.0%
2019 0.286 5 year moving average +0.0%
2020 0.429 5 year moving average +50.0%
2021 0.571 5 year moving average +33.1%
2022 0.625 5 year moving average +9.5%
2023 0.6 5 year moving average -4.0%

Palau compared with similar countries

  • Palau's 0.6 5 year moving average is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.6 5 year moving average, 1.0× the median. (85 countries reporting)
  • Palau's 0.6 5 year moving average is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.6 5 year moving average, 1.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where GOAL 1: No Poverty 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.

YearChange FromTo
2006 +199.4% 0.167 5 year moving average 0.5 5 year moving average
2012 +100.3% 0.333 5 year moving average 0.667 5 year moving average
2018 +100.0% 0.143 5 year moving average 0.286 5 year moving average

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.4028 5 year moving average 0.167 5 year moving average 0.5 5 year moving average 6
2010s 0.4407 5 year moving average 0.143 5 year moving average 0.667 5 year moving average 10
2020s 0.5563 5 year moving average 0.429 5 year moving average 0.625 5 year moving average 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is goal 1: no poverty in Palau?
Goal 1: no poverty in Palau was 0.6 5 year moving average in 2023, according to Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators).
What is the highest goal 1: no poverty recorded in Palau?
The highest recorded value was 0.667 5 year moving average in 2012.
What is the lowest goal 1: no poverty recorded in Palau?
The lowest recorded value was 0.143 5 year moving average in 2017.
How does Palau rank for goal 1: no poverty?
Palau ranks 100th out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
Is goal 1: no poverty rising or falling in Palau?
Over the last ten years it is down 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Palau data come from?
The figures come from Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators), published as part of GOAL 1: No Poverty (5 year moving average). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
GOAL 1: No Poverty (5 year moving average)
Unit
5 year moving average
Source
Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
215 places, 4,300 data points, 2004–2023
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