Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … annual in Palau
Palau: Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … annual was 290.62 % change on previous year in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country, annual in Palau, 2006–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2022, spending by international visitors while visiting a country, annual in Palau stood at 290.62 % change on previous year. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is up 421.0% on the previous year and up 1,721.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by international visitors while visiting a country, annual in Palau peaked at 290.62 % change on previous year in 2022 and was at its lowest, -90.54 % change on previous year, in 2021.
Palau ranks 6th of 188 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … annual in Palau, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | -4.76 % change on previous year | — |
| 2007 | 13.33 % change on previous year | -380.0% |
| 2008 | 14.71 % change on previous year | +10.3% |
| 2009 | -2.56 % change on previous year | -117.4% |
| 2010 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 2011 | 23.68 % change on previous year | — |
| 2012 | 15.96 % change on previous year | -32.6% |
| 2013 | 7.34 % change on previous year | -54.0% |
| 2014 | 11.97 % change on previous year | +63.0% |
| 2015 | 19.08 % change on previous year | +59.5% |
| 2021 | -90.54 % change on previous year | -574.4% |
| 2022 | 290.62 % change on previous year | -421.0% |
Palau compared with similar countries
- Palau's 290.62 % change on previous year is above the median for high income countries, which is 7.63 % change on previous year, 38.1× the median. (67 countries reporting)
- Palau's 290.62 % change on previous year is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 15.4 % change on previous year, 18.9× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.18 % change on previous year | -4.76 % change on previous year | 14.71 % change on previous year | 4 |
| 2010s | 13.01 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 23.68 % change on previous year | 6 |
| 2020s | 100.04 % change on previous year | -90.54 % change on previous year | 290.62 % change on previous year | 2 |
Countries ranked near Palau
- 3 Tuvalu 525.16 % change on previous year compare
- 4 Taiwan 293.14 % change on previous year compare
- 5 Laos 290.98 % change on previous year compare
- 7 Madagascar 245.05 % change on previous year compare
- 8 Macao 233.88 % change on previous year compare
- 9 Kyrgyzstan 220.06 % change on previous year compare
More reference data data for Palau
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - 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)
- Civil liberties rating 1 (2025)
- Consumer price index 160.77 2010 = 100 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is spending by international visitors while visiting a country, annual in Palau?
- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country, annual in Palau was 290.62 % change on previous year in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest spending by international visitors while visiting a country, annual recorded in Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 290.62 % change on previous year in 2022.
- What is the lowest spending by international visitors while visiting a country, annual recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was -90.54 % change on previous year in 2021.
- How does Palau rank for spending by international visitors while visiting a country, annual?
- Palau ranks 6th out of 188 countries with data for 2022.
- Is spending by international visitors while visiting a country, annual rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,721.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Palau data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Spending by international visitors while visiting a country, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Spending by international visitors while visiting a country. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Spending by international visitors while visiting a country. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.