Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per square kilometre in Palau
Palau: Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per square kilometre was 4,091 current US$ per square kilometre in 2021. ▲ Rising
Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per square kilometre in Palau, 2005–2021
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for personal remittances and foreign aid received, per square kilometre in Palau is 4,091 current US$ per square kilometre, measured in 2021.
The figure is down 17.3% on the previous year and down 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, personal remittances and foreign aid received, per square kilometre in Palau peaked at 5,150 current US$ per square kilometre in 2017 and was at its lowest, 3,206 current US$ per square kilometre, in 2005.
Palau ranks 129th 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 square kilometre in Palau, year by year
| Year | current US$ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 3,206 current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 2006 | 3,353 current US$ per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2007 | 3,325 current US$ per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 3,488 current US$ per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2009 | 3,458 current US$ per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 3,664 current US$ per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 2011 | 4,277 current US$ per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 2012 | 5,131 current US$ per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 2013 | 5,130 current US$ per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 4,822 current US$ per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 2015 | 4,943 current US$ per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 5,135 current US$ per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 5,150 current US$ per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 5,041 current US$ per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 5,139 current US$ per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 4,948 current US$ per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2021 | 4,091 current US$ per square kilometre | -17.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3,366 current US$ per square kilometre | 3,206 current US$ per square kilometre | 3,488 current US$ per square kilometre | 5 |
| 2010s | 4,843 current US$ per square kilometre | 3,664 current US$ per square kilometre | 5,150 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,520 current US$ per square kilometre | 4,091 current US$ per square kilometre | 4,948 current US$ per square kilometre | 2 |
Countries ranked near Palau
- 126 Greece 5,344 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 127 Indonesia 4,968 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 128 Malaysia 4,725 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 130 Myanmar 3,912 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 131 Djibouti 3,427 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 132 Malawi 3,380 current US$ per square kilometre 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 square kilometre in Palau?
- Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per square kilometre in Palau was 4,091 current US$ per square kilometre in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest personal remittances and foreign aid received, per square kilometre recorded in Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 5,150 current US$ per square kilometre in 2017.
- What is the lowest personal remittances and foreign aid received, per square kilometre recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,206 current US$ per square kilometre in 2005.
- How does Palau rank for personal remittances and foreign aid received, per square kilometre?
- Palau ranks 129th out of 193 countries with data for 2021.
- Is personal remittances and foreign aid received, per square kilometre rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.3%. 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 square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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 ÷ Land area (sq. km)
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
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Personal remittances and foreign aid received divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.