How does Palau rank for spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit?

Palau ranks 15th out of 194 countries with data for 2022.

Is spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit rising or falling in Palau?

Over the last ten years it is down 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Palau

Name: Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Palau
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Palau: Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit was 0.0857 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)

0.0857 current US$ per US$ of GDP

Change on year

up 66.0%

World rank

15th

of 194 countries

All-time high

0.1119 current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2002

All-time low

0.0516 current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2021

Years of data

2000–2022

Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Palau, 2000–2022

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

In 2022, spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Palau stood at 0.0857 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 66.0% on the previous year and down 5.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Palau peaked at 0.1119 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.0516 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2021.

That places Palau 15th out of 194 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.

Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Palau, year by year

Annual values for Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit of GDP in Palau, 2000 to 2022.
Year	current US$ per US$ of GDP	Change
2000	0.0769 current US$ per US$ of GDP	—
2001	0.0884 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+15.0%
2002	0.1119 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+26.5%
2003	0.1061 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.2%
2004	0.1094 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+3.1%
2005	0.097 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-11.4%
2006	0.0912 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.9%
2007	0.0872 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.3%
2008	0.096 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+10.0%
2009	0.0875 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-8.8%
2010	0.0825 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.7%
2011	0.0871 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+5.6%
2012	0.0903 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+3.6%
2013	0.0818 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-9.4%
2014	0.0701 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-14.3%
2015	0.0773 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+10.3%
2016	0.0999 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+29.2%
2017	0.1048 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+4.9%
2018	0.1023 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.4%
2019	0.0982 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.0%
2020	0.0751 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-23.6%
2021	0.0516 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-31.3%
2022	0.0857 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+66.0%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
2000s	0.0952 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0769 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1119 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.0894 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0701 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1048 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.0708 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0516 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0857 current US$ per US$ of GDP	3

Countries ranked near Palau

12 Micronesia (country) 0.0918 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
13 Tonga 0.0897 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
14 Maldives 0.0877 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
16 Kuwait 0.0831 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
17 Marshall Islands 0.0821 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
18 Andorra 0.0788 current US$ per US$ of GDP

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Frequently asked questions

What is spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Palau?: Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Palau was 0.0857 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit recorded in Palau?: The highest recorded value was 0.1119 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2002.
What is the lowest spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit recorded in Palau?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0516 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2021.
How does Palau rank for spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit?: Palau ranks 15th out of 194 countries with data for 2022.
Is spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit rising or falling in Palau?: Over the last ten years it is down 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
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 unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

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Indicator: Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit of GDP
Unit: current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 194 places, 4,539 data points, 1995–2024
Last refreshed: 28 September 2026

Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.