Nominal GDP
$345.0M
current US$ · 2025
World Bank
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Economy Snapshot
Palau Economy and Trade
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GDP $345.0M · real growth 2.2% · source years shown below
The current profile places Palau's nominal GDP at $345.0M in 2025 and shows real GDP growth of 2.2% for 2023. GDP per capita is $15,611 for 2023, and CPI inflation is -0.4% for 2025. Each measure keeps its own reference period below, avoiding a false same-year comparison between series released on different schedules.
GDP per capita
$15,611
current US$ · 2023
Source listed below
Real GDP growth
2.2%
annual % · 2023
Source listed below
Inflation
-0.4%
CPI annual % · 2025
Source listed below
Palau at a Glance
Each measure keeps its actual reference year and definition.
Output trend
Nominal GDP · annual observations · current US$ · World Bank
2015: $283.22M2016: $303.33M2017: $289.98M2018: $288.23M2019: $281.95M2020: $258.99M2021: $235.94M2022: $247.47M2023: $276.16M2024: $321.50M2025: $345.00M
GDP per capita$15,611
Real growth2.2%
GDP year2023
2018 Inflation
11.0%
CPI annual %
2023 GDP per capita
$15,611
current US$
Macro signals
Available measures are shown with their reported reference periods.
Macro signals
World Bank annual observations
Real growth20232.2%
Unemployment · UnavailableUnavailable
Inflation201811.0%
Understand the numbers
What Palau's economic profile is telling you
Palau's World Bank profile has older annual economic observations than most countries on this page. GDP and real growth are from 2023, while the latest CPI value shown is from 2018 and modeled unemployment has no data. Those years are displayed explicitly rather than being treated as current.
Reading the macro data
Nominal GDP measures current-dollar size. Real growth, inflation and unemployment describe different economic conditions and can have different reference years.
Reading the trade data
Merchandise trade covers goods. A balance appears only when exports and imports have a verified matching year and currency basis.
Detailed Economic Data
| Indicator | Palau | Reference period | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| GDPcurrent US$ | $345.0M | 2025 | Actual |
| GDP per capitacurrent US$ | $15,611 | 2023 | Actual |
| Real GDP growthannual % | 2.2% | 2023 | Actual |
| InflationCPI annual % | -0.4% | 2025 | Actual |
| Unemploymentmodeled ILO estimate | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable |
| Merchandise balancematched year required | Not calculated | Unavailable | Unavailable |
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Palau's latest GDP?
The latest World Bank nominal GDP observation used here is $345.0M for 2025 in current US dollars.
What does merchandise trade show for Palau?
A matched merchandise export and import pair was not independently resolved on this page, so no goods balance is calculated.
Sources & methodology
Sources for the economic indicators and definitions shown above.
View sources used for this page
Core macroeconomic indicators with explicit reference years.
Official data: GDP · GDP per capita · Real growth · Inflation · Unemployment
Matched-year merchandise trade where independently resolved.
Official data: WTO economy profiles