Palau — Inflation
Inflation, Consumer Prices (Annual %) for Palau, 2002–2025.
Inflation for Palau was -0.42% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 24 years, from 2002 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 12.82% in 2023. The lowest was -1.30% in 2002 (about 3.1× the latest value).
Palau ranks 181 of 187 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 97%. The median for East Asia & Pacific is 2.21%, so Palau sits below it. It peaked in 2023 and has fallen 103% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved down 144%. Within East Asia & Pacific it ranks 27 of 28 economies; Fiji (-1.38%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 1097% in 2021. That is 114% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
World ranking. Climbed: 165th of 170 in 2002 → 147th of 186 in 2010 → 140th of 178 in 2020 → 164th of 169 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 2002 to 2025
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | -0.42% | -2.7 pp |
| 2024 | 2.23% | -10.6 pp |
| 2023 | 12.82% | +0.5 pp |
| 2022 | 12.35% | +9.7 pp |
| 2021 | 2.61% | +2.4 pp |
| 2020 | 0.22% | -0.0 pp |
| 2019 | 0.27% | -1.8 pp |
| 2018 | 2.11% | +0.7 pp |
| 2017 | 1.42% | +2.5 pp |
| 2016 | -1.04% | -2.0 pp |
| 2015 | 0.95% | -3.2 pp |
| 2014 | 4.19% | +0.8 pp |
| 2013 | 3.35% | -0.3 pp |
| 2012 | 3.61% | -1.1 pp |
| 2011 | 4.67% | +3.2 pp |
| 2010 | 1.44% | +0.0 pp |
| 2009 | 1.44% | -10.5 pp |
| 2008 | 11.97% | +8.7 pp |
| 2007 | 3.24% | -1.2 pp |
| 2006 | 4.43% | +0.5 pp |
| 2005 | 3.95% | -1.0 pp |
| 2004 | 4.96% | +4.0 pp |
| 2003 | 0.92% | +2.2 pp |
| 2002 | -1.3% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Palau’s Inflation in 2003?
0.92% (2003). 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 Inflation growing or shrinking?
Between 2002 and 2025 the series was growing overall: +67.8% in total.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator FP.CPI.TOTL.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: -0.42%; 2024: 2.23%; 2023: 12.82%; 2022: 12.35%; 2021: 2.61%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG — Inflation, Consumer Prices (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.