Palau — GDP growth
GDP Growth (Annual %) for Palau, 1971–2025.
GDP growth for Palau was 6.29% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 55 years, from 1971 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 12.01% in 2024. The lowest was -12.30% in 1993 (about -2.0× the latest value). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 7.50% per year.
Palau ranks 34 of 212 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 16%. The median for East Asia & Pacific is 3.62%, so Palau sits above it. It peaked in 2024 and has fallen 48% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved down 27%. Within East Asia & Pacific it ranks 5 of 36 economies; Papua New Guinea (5.64%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 3544% in 1977. That is 783% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
From its 1971 level: doubled by 1972; grown tenfold by 1977. Doubling roughly every 9.6 years at that pace.
World ranking. Climbed: 128th of 142 in 1971 → 112th of 152 in 1980 → 48th of 176 in 1990 → 192nd of 199 in 2000 → 199th of 209 in 2010 → 131st of 209 in 2020 → 30th of 186 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1971 to 2025
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6.29% | -5.7 pp |
| 2024 | 12.01% | +10.8 pp |
| 2023 | 1.22% | +1.7 pp |
| 2022 | -0.46% | +11.5 pp |
| 2021 | -11.91% | -5.9 pp |
| 2020 | -6.01% | -6.3 pp |
| 2019 | 0.3% | +0.7 pp |
| 2018 | -0.42% | +3.0 pp |
| 2017 | -3.42% | -5.1 pp |
| 2016 | 1.67% | -6.9 pp |
| 2015 | 8.57% | +4.4 pp |
| 2014 | 4.21% | +5.6 pp |
| 2013 | -1.39% | -3.5 pp |
| 2012 | 2.06% | -2.5 pp |
| 2011 | 4.55% | +7.6 pp |
| 2010 | -3.03% | +3.2 pp |
| 2009 | -6.2% | -0.6 pp |
| 2008 | -5.55% | -6.2 pp |
| 2007 | 0.69% | +0.5 pp |
| 2006 | 0.23% | -2.7 pp |
| 2005 | 2.88% | -0.6 pp |
| 2004 | 3.47% | +5.6 pp |
| 2003 | -2.13% | -6.8 pp |
| 2002 | 4.71% | -2.6 pp |
| 2001 | 7.35% | +9.9 pp |
| 2000 | -2.6% | +2.8 pp |
| 1999 | -5.4% | -7.4 pp |
| 1998 | 2% | -0.3 pp |
| 1997 | 2.3% | -8.1 pp |
| 1996 | 10.4% | -0.5 pp |
| 1995 | 10.9% | +3.6 pp |
| 1994 | 7.3% | +19.6 pp |
| 1993 | -12.3% | -5.9 pp |
| 1992 | -6.4% | -11.3 pp |
| 1991 | 4.91% | -0.5 pp |
| 1990 | 5.44% | +0.0 pp |
| 1989 | 5.44% | +0.0 pp |
| 1988 | 5.44% | +0.0 pp |
| 1987 | 5.44% | -0.0 pp |
| 1986 | 5.44% | +0.0 pp |
| 1985 | 5.44% | +0.8 pp |
| 1984 | 4.62% | +2.7 pp |
| 1983 | 1.93% | +2.3 pp |
| 1982 | -0.37% | -0.0 pp |
| 1981 | -0.37% | -0.0 pp |
| 1980 | -0.37% | +0.0 pp |
| 1979 | -0.37% | +0.1 pp |
| 1978 | -0.49% | -1.9 pp |
| 1977 | 1.43% | +1.5 pp |
| 1976 | -0.04% | -0.1 pp |
| 1975 | 0.03% | -0.1 pp |
| 1974 | 0.11% | -0.1 pp |
| 1973 | 0.2% | -0.1 pp |
| 1972 | 0.34% | +0.2 pp |
| 1971 | 0.13% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Palau’s GDP growth in 1972?
0.34% (1972). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in annual %, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Palau’s GDP growth growing or shrinking?
Between 1971 and 2025 the series was growing overall: +4875.8% in total — about 7.5% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: 6.29%; 2024: 12.01%; 2023: 1.22%; 2022: -0.46%; 2021: -11.91%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG — GDP Growth (Annual %). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.