Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per capita in Palau
Palau: Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per capita was 105.83 current US$ per person in 2021. ▲ Rising
Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per capita in Palau, 2005–2021
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per person.
Analysis
Palau recorded 105.83 current US$ per person for personal remittances and foreign aid received, per capita in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 17.3% on the previous year and down 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, personal remittances and foreign aid received, per capita in Palau peaked at 133.72 current US$ per person in 2013 and was at its lowest, 74.42 current US$ per person, in 2005.
Palau ranks 114th of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per capita in Palau, year by year
| Year | current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 74.42 current US$ per person | — |
| 2006 | 78.71 current US$ per person | +5.8% |
| 2007 | 79.24 current US$ per person | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 84.41 current US$ per person | +6.5% |
| 2009 | 85.01 current US$ per person | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 91.62 current US$ per person | +7.8% |
| 2011 | 108.82 current US$ per person | +18.8% |
| 2012 | 132.86 current US$ per person | +22.1% |
| 2013 | 133.72 current US$ per person | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 125.22 current US$ per person | -6.4% |
| 2015 | 127.95 current US$ per person | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 132.72 current US$ per person | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 133 current US$ per person | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 130.18 current US$ per person | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 132.82 current US$ per person | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 127.92 current US$ per person | -3.7% |
| 2021 | 105.83 current US$ per person | -17.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 80.36 current US$ per person | 74.42 current US$ per person | 85.01 current US$ per person | 5 |
| 2010s | 124.89 current US$ per person | 91.62 current US$ per person | 133.72 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 116.88 current US$ per person | 105.83 current US$ per person | 127.92 current US$ per person | 2 |
Countries ranked near Palau
- 111 Eswatini 109.54 current US$ per person compare
- 112 Peru 108.82 current US$ per person compare
- 113 Macao 108.28 current US$ per person compare
- 115 Kiribati 104.06 current US$ per person compare
- 116 Nauru 101.68 current US$ per person compare
- 117 Guinea-Bissau 100.11 current 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 personal remittances and foreign aid received, per capita in Palau?
- Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per capita in Palau was 105.83 current US$ per person in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest personal remittances and foreign aid received, per capita recorded in Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 133.72 current US$ per person in 2013.
- What is the lowest personal remittances and foreign aid received, per capita recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 74.42 current US$ per person in 2005.
- How does Palau rank for personal remittances and foreign aid received, per capita?
- Palau ranks 114th out of 193 countries with data for 2021.
- Is personal remittances and foreign aid received, per capita rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.7%. 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 Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Personal remittances and foreign aid received divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Personal remittances and foreign aid received ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Personal remittances and foreign aid received World Bank based on International Monetary Fund balance of payments data (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Personal remittances and foreign aid received divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.