Spending by international visitors while visiting a country in Palau
Palau: Spending by international visitors while visiting a country was 14.99 million in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country in Palau, 2005–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Palau recorded 14.99 million for spending by international visitors while visiting a country in 2022.
That represents a change of up 290.6% on the previous year and down 86.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by international visitors while visiting a country in Palau peaked at 156.00 million in 2015 and was at its lowest, 3.84 million, in 2021.
That places Palau 192nd out of 203 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country in Palau, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 63.00 million | — |
| 2006 | 60.00 million | -4.8% |
| 2007 | 68.00 million | +13.3% |
| 2008 | 78.00 million | +14.7% |
| 2009 | 76.00 million | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 76.00 million | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 94.00 million | +23.7% |
| 2012 | 109.00 million | +16.0% |
| 2013 | 117.00 million | +7.3% |
| 2014 | 131.00 million | +12.0% |
| 2015 | 156.00 million | +19.1% |
| 2020 | 40.59 million | -74.0% |
| 2021 | 3.84 million | -90.5% |
| 2022 | 14.99 million | +290.6% |
Palau compared with similar countries
- Palau's 14.99 million is below the median for high income countries, which is 6.08 billion, 0% of the median. (73 countries reporting)
- Palau's 14.99 million is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 913.53 million, 2% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Spending by international visitors while visiting a country in Palau changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +290.6% | 3.84 million | 14.99 million |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 69.00 million | 60.00 million | 78.00 million | 5 |
| 2010s | 113.83 million | 76.00 million | 156.00 million | 6 |
| 2020s | 19.80 million | 3.84 million | 40.59 million | 3 |
Countries ranked near Palau
- 189 Guinea-Bissau 23.22 million compare
- 190 Eswatini 22.61 million compare
- 191 Montserrat 18.69 million compare
- 193 Equatorial Guinea 14.00 million
- 194 Congo 10.70 million compare
- 195 Tuvalu 9.51 million compare
More reference data data for Palau
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Elections for the governments chief executive 1 (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Consumer price index 160.77 (2025)
- Universal suffrage lexical 2 (2025)
- Political regime lexical 7 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is spending by international visitors while visiting a country in Palau?
- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country in Palau was 14.99 million in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest spending by international visitors while visiting a country recorded in Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 156.00 million in 2015.
- What is the lowest spending by international visitors while visiting a country recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.84 million in 2021.
- How does Palau rank for spending by international visitors while visiting a country?
- Palau ranks 192nd out of 203 countries with data for 2022.
- Is spending by international visitors while visiting a country rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 86.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Palau data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Spending by international visitors while visiting a country. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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