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Palau

67 series · 1800–2025 · High income · East Asia & Pacific

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National accounts

VariableCodeCoverageLatest
Nominal GDPMillions of local currencynGDP1970–2025332.6 (2025)
Nominal GDP (USD)Millions of US dollarsnGDP_USD1970–2025332.6 (2025)
Real GDPMillions of local currencyrGDP1970–2025275.8 (2025)
Real GDP per capitaConstant local currency per personrGDP_pc1970–202515,598 (2025)
Real GDP (USD)Millions of US dollarsrGDP_USD1970–2025273.1 (2025)
DeflatorIndex, 2015 = 100deflator1970–2025121.8 (2025)
Real GDP per capita (USD)US dollars per personrGDP_pc_USD1970–202515,445 (2025)

Consumption and investment

VariableCodeCoverageLatest
Total consumptionMillions of local currencycons1970–2024349.5 (2024)
Total consumption (% of GDP)Percent of GDPcons_GDP1970–2024112.8 (2024)
Total consumption (USD)Millions of US dollarscons_USD1970–2024349.5 (2024)
Household consumptionMillions of local currencyhcons1970–2024230.7 (2024)
Household consumption (% of GDP)Percent of GDPhcons_GDP1970–202474.4 (2024)
Household consumption (USD)Millions of US dollarshcons_USD1970–2024230.7 (2024)
Government consumptionMillions of local currencygcons1970–2024118.8 (2024)
Government consumption (% of GDP)Percent of GDPgcons_GDP1970–202438.3 (2024)
Government consumption (USD)Millions of US dollarsgcons_USD1970–2024118.8 (2024)
Gross capital formationMillions of local currencyinv1970–2024112.2 (2024)
Gross capital formation (% of GDP)Percent of GDPinv_GDP1970–202436.2 (2024)
Gross capital formation (USD)Millions of US dollarsinv_USD1970–2024112.2 (2024)
Gross fixed capital formationMillions of local currencyfinv1970–2024115.0 (2024)
Gross fixed capital formation (% of GDP)Percent of GDPfinv_GDP1970–202437.1 (2024)
Gross fixed capital formation (USD)Millions of US dollarsfinv_USD1970–2024115.0 (2024)

External sector

VariableCodeCoverageLatest
ExportsMillions of local currencyexports1970–2025261.3 (2025)
Exports (% of GDP)Percent of GDPexports_GDP1970–202578.6 (2025)
Exports (USD)Millions of US dollarsexports_USD1970–2025261.3 (2025)
ImportsMillions of local currencyimports1970–2025199.5 (2025)
Imports (% of GDP)Percent of GDPimports_GDP1970–202560.0 (2025)
Imports (USD)Millions of US dollarsimports_USD1970–2025199.5 (2025)
Current accountMillions of local currencyCA2000–2024-62.7 (2024)
Current account (% of GDP)Percent of GDPCA_GDP2000–2024-20.2 (2024)
USD exchange rateLocal currency per US dollarUSDfx1970–20251.00 (2025)
Current account (USD)Millions of US dollarsCA_USD2000–2024-62.7 (2024)

Government finances

VariableCodeCoverageLatest
Government expenditureMillions of local currencygovexp2000–2024163.0 (2024)
General government expenditureMillions of local currencygen_govexp2000–2024163.0 (2024)
General government expenditure (% of GDP)Percent of GDPgen_govexp_GDP2000–202452.6 (2024)
Central government expenditureMillions of local currencycgovexp2008–2019135.3 (2019)
Central government expenditure (% of GDP)Percent of GDPcgovexp_GDP2008–201948.0 (2019)
Government revenueMillions of local currencygovrev2000–2024166.8 (2024)
General government revenueMillions of local currencygen_govrev2000–2024166.8 (2024)
Central government revenueMillions of local currencycgovrev2008–2019134.4 (2019)
General government revenue (% of GDP)Percent of GDPgen_govrev_GDP2000–202453.8 (2024)
Central government revenue (% of GDP)Percent of GDPcgovrev_GDP2008–201947.7 (2019)
Government tax revenueMillions of local currencygovtax2000–202468.9 (2024)
General government tax revenueMillions of local currencygen_govtax2000–202468.9 (2024)
Central government tax revenueMillions of local currencycgovtax2008–201953.1 (2019)
General government tax revenue (% of GDP)Percent of GDPgen_govtax_GDP2000–202422.2 (2024)
Central government tax revenue (% of GDP)Percent of GDPcgovtax_GDP2008–201918.8 (2019)
Government deficit (% of GDP)Percent of GDPgovdef_GDP2000–20241.23 (2024)
General government deficit (% of GDP)Percent of GDPgen_govdef_GDP2000–20241.23 (2024)
General government deficitMillions of local currencygen_govdef2000–20243.82 (2024)
Central government deficit (% of GDP)Percent of GDPcgovdef_GDP2008–2019-0.58 (2019)
Central government deficitMillions of local currencycgovdef2008–2019-1.63 (2019)
Government debt (% of GDP)Percent of GDPgovdebt_GDP2000–202466.3 (2024)
General government debt (% of GDP)Percent of GDPgen_govdebt_GDP2000–202466.3 (2024)
General government debtMillions of local currencygen_govdebt2000–2024205.3 (2024)
Central government debt (% of GDP)Percent of GDPcgovdebt_GDP2008–201985.2 (2019)
Central government debtMillions of local currencycgovdebt2008–2019240.2 (2019)
Government debtMillions of local currencygovdebt2000–2024205.3 (2024)
Government deficitMillions of local currencygovdef2000–20243.82 (2024)
Government expenditure (% of GDP)Percent of GDPgovexp_GDP2000–202452.6 (2024)
Government revenue (% of GDP)Percent of GDPgovrev_GDP2000–202453.8 (2024)
Government tax revenue (% of GDP)Percent of GDPgovtax_GDP2000–202422.2 (2024)

Money and interest rates

VariableCodeCoverageLatest
M2Millions of local currencyM22010–2025263.1 (2025)

Prices and labor markets

VariableCodeCoverageLatest
Consumer price indexIndex, 2015 = 100CPI2000–2025136.4 (2025)
InflationPercentinfl2001–2025-0.437 (2025)
PopulationMillions of peoplepop1800–20250.0177 (2025)
Unemployment ratePercentunemp1990–20232.09 (2023)

Please cite: Müller, K., Xu, C., Lehbib, M., & Chen, Z. (2025). The Global Macro Database: A New International Macroeconomic Dataset. NBER Working Paper 33714. BibTeX →