Govt expenditure share budget in Palau
Palau: Govt expenditure share budget was 94.86 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
94.86
Change on year
up 4.3%
World rank
113th
of 166 countries
All-time high
103.07
in 2011
All-time low
87.38
in 2021
Years of data
16
2010–2025
Govt expenditure share budget in Palau, 2010–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for govt expenditure share budget in Palau is 94.86, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 4.3% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, govt expenditure share budget in Palau peaked at 103.07 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 87.38, in 2021.
That places Palau 113th out of 166 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Govt expenditure share budget in Palau, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 96.59 | — |
| 2011 | 103.07 | +6.7% |
| 2012 | 98.07 | -4.9% |
| 2013 | 95.96 | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 96.13 | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 95.83 | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 90.3 | -5.8% |
| 2017 | 94.23 | +4.4% |
| 2018 | 95.38 | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 92.26 | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 90.19 | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 87.38 | -3.1% |
| 2022 | 92.75 | +6.1% |
| 2023 | 92.85 | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 90.91 | -2.1% |
| 2025 | 94.86 | +4.3% |
Palau compared with similar countries
- Palau's 94.86 is below the median for high income countries, which is 103.58, 92% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Palau's 94.86 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 96.75, 98% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 95.78 | 90.3 | 103.07 | 10 |
| 2020s | 91.49 | 87.38 | 94.86 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Palau
- 110 Costa Rica 95.59 compare
- 111 Antigua and Barbuda 95.49 compare
- 112 Lebanon 95.26 compare
- 114 Croatia 94.76 compare
- 115 Turks and Caicos Islands 94.32 compare
- 116 Mongolia 94.24 compare
More reference data data for Palau
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Political regime fh 2 (2025)
- Political regime lexical 7 (2025)
- Elections for the governments chief executive 1 (2025)
- Competitive elections lexical 1 (2025)
- Universal suffrage men lexical 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is govt expenditure share budget in Palau?
- Govt expenditure share budget in Palau was 94.86 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest govt expenditure share budget recorded in Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 103.07 in 2011.
- What is the lowest govt expenditure share budget recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 87.38 in 2021.
- How does Palau rank for govt expenditure share budget?
- Palau ranks 113th out of 166 countries with data for 2025.
- Is govt expenditure share budget rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Palau data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Govt expenditure share budget. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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