Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square in Palau
Palau: Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square was 46,080 current US$ per square kilometre in 2022. ▲ Rising
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square in Palau, 2000–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per square kilometre.
Analysis
Palau recorded 46,080 current US$ per square kilometre for spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square in 2022.
That represents a change of up 74.1% on the previous year and up 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square in Palau peaked at 66,087 current US$ per square kilometre in 2017 and was at its lowest, 25,000 current US$ per square kilometre, in 2000.
That places Palau 56th out of 189 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square in Palau, year by year
| Year | current US$ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 25,000 current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 30,652 current US$ per square kilometre | +22.6% |
| 2002 | 39,565 current US$ per square kilometre | +29.1% |
| 2003 | 35,652 current US$ per square kilometre | -9.9% |
| 2004 | 39,565 current US$ per square kilometre | +11.0% |
| 2005 | 39,130 current US$ per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 37,826 current US$ per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 37,174 current US$ per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 41,522 current US$ per square kilometre | +11.7% |
| 2009 | 35,000 current US$ per square kilometre | -15.7% |
| 2010 | 33,044 current US$ per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 2011 | 36,956 current US$ per square kilometre | +11.8% |
| 2012 | 42,174 current US$ per square kilometre | +14.1% |
| 2013 | 40,217 current US$ per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 2014 | 37,391 current US$ per square kilometre | -7.0% |
| 2015 | 47,609 current US$ per square kilometre | +27.3% |
| 2016 | 65,891 current US$ per square kilometre | +38.4% |
| 2017 | 66,087 current US$ per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 64,130 current US$ per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 60,217 current US$ per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 2020 | 42,283 current US$ per square kilometre | -29.8% |
| 2021 | 26,461 current US$ per square kilometre | -37.4% |
| 2022 | 46,080 current US$ per square kilometre | +74.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 36,109 current US$ per square kilometre | 25,000 current US$ per square kilometre | 41,522 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 49,372 current US$ per square kilometre | 33,044 current US$ per square kilometre | 66,087 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 38,275 current US$ per square kilometre | 26,461 current US$ per square kilometre | 46,080 current US$ per square kilometre | 3 |
Countries ranked near Palau
- 53 Hungary 52,252 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 54 Norway 49,820 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 55 Romania 46,522 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 57 Japan 45,790 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 58 Serbia 42,097 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 59 Micronesia (country) 41,429 current US$ per square kilometre compare
More reference data data for Palau
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Political opposition, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Elected parliament and government, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Free country 2 (2025)
- Consumer price index 160.77 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square in Palau?
- Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square in Palau was 46,080 current US$ per square kilometre in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square recorded in Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 66,087 current US$ per square kilometre in 2017.
- What is the lowest spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 25,000 current US$ per square kilometre in 2000.
- How does Palau rank for spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square?
- Palau ranks 56th out of 189 countries with data for 2022.
- Is spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.3%. 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 Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad 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.
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad UN Tourism (2025) – 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
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad 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.