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Palau · data for latest available · data as of 26 October 2026 · printed 27 Oct 2026
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Palau

East Asia & Pacific Capital Koror High income Nation age 32 years (since 1994) i PLW · PW
NationsTree Index 2025 i46.7103rd of 196 Tree height 2025 i0.4 msee ranking Military strength i—percentile
Population i17,663215th of 217 Area i460 km²190th of 216 GDP i$345.0 m207th of 210 GDP (PPP) i$407.2 m intl.196th of 199 GDP per person (PPP) i$23,052 intl.94th of 199 Life expectancy i69.4 years157th of 217
Index pillars
Foundations · roots i66
Strength · trunk i2
Quality of life · crown i39
Problems (higher = fewer) · dry branches i71
Direction (5-year change) · new shoots i57
CSV

In short

Palau is 103rd of 196 countries in the NationsTree Index, with a score of 46.7 out of 100; its tree is 0.4 m tall.

It has 17,663 people and an economy of $407.2 m at purchasing power parity, 196th of 199 in the world.

Its strongest positions: Access to electricity (1st of 215), Inflation (7th of 180) and Adult literacy (6th of 98).

Its weakest positions: CO₂ emissions per person (203rd of 203), Renewable energy (193rd of 212) and Life expectancy (157th of 217).

Over five years it fell from 94th to 103rd in the index.

All data

Data as of 26 October 2026

Latest available value for each indicator, with its year. World rank is among countries with recent data (last 5 years of the series).

Land & people

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Surface area ikm² 460 190th/216
Land area ikm² 460 189th/216
Population ipeople 17,663 215th/217
Population growth i% -0.18% 189th/217
Population density ipeople/km² 38.5 164th/216
Urban population i% 79.3% 62nd/217
Population aged 0–14 i% 17.9% 140th/217
Population aged 65+ i% 11.8% 87th/217

Economy

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GDP iUSD $345.0 m 207th/210
GDP (PPP) iintl. USD $407.2 m 196th/199
Real GDP (PPP, constant 2021 prices) iintl. USD 2021 $347.9 m 196th/199
GDP per person iUSD $19,532 78th/210
GDP per person (PPP) iintl. USD $23,052 94th/199
GNI per person (Atlas) iUSD $19,890 67th/201
GDP growth i% 6.3% 33rd/210
Inflation i% -0.4% 7th/180
Central government debt i% of GDP 85.2%2019
General government gross debt i% of GDP 52.8% 93rd/189
Government budget balance i% of GDP -0.4% 46th/192

Main industries

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Agriculture, forestry, fishing i% of GDP 2.7% 132nd/197
Industry incl. construction i% of GDP 13.0% 169th/200
Manufacturing i% of GDP 1.2% 182nd/192
Services i% of GDP 73.1% 22nd/200

Trade

44
Exports of goods & services iUSD $105.1 m 181st/182
Imports of goods & services iUSD $235.1 m 181st/182
Exports i% of GDP 32.7% 100th/183
Imports i% of GDP 73.1% 30th/183
Trade openness i% of GDP 105.8% 53rd/183
Fuel exports i% of merchandise exports 0.5%2017
Manufactures exports i% of merchandise exports 9.0%2018
Food exports i% of merchandise exports 88.7%2018
Ores & metals exports i% of merchandise exports 2.1%2018
High-tech exports i% of manufactured exports 51.7%2018
Current account balance i% of GDP -11.6% 171st/191
Foreign direct investment, inflows i% of GDP 16.6% 10th/196

Natural resources

21
Natural resource rents i% of GDP 0.0% 187th/209
Mineral rents i% of GDP 0.00% 91st/209
Forest rents i% of GDP 0.00% 183rd/209
Arable land i% of land area 0.7% 194th/206

Tourism

42
International tourist arrivals iarrivals 18,400 186th/194
Tourism receipts iUSD $123.0 m 137th/175
Tourism receipts i% of exports 93.5% 1st/168
Outbound trips idepartures 9,0001998

Society & health

64
Life expectancy iyears 69.4 157th/217
Under-5 mortality iper 1,000 births 21.4 125th/196
Physicians iper 1,000 people 1.81 87th/174
Hospital beds iper 1,000 people 4.32010
DPT immunization i% of children 12–23 months 97% 29th/193
Completed lower secondary, 25+ i% of adults 94.4% 31st/153
Secondary enrolment i% gross 95.7% 77th/173
Social protection coverage (incl. pensions) i% of population 37.4%2006
Old-age dependency ratio i% of working-age population 16.8% 89th/217
Health spending i% of GDP 10.9% 18th/193
Adult literacy i% 99.8% 6th/98
Tertiary enrolment i% gross 71.8% 45th/150
Human Development Index iindex 0–1 0.786 84th/193

Infrastructure & digital

66
Access to electricity i% of population 100.0% 1st/215
Safely managed drinking water i% of population 90.8% 59th/150
Internet users i% of population 83.9% 86th/186
Mobile subscriptions iper 100 people 135 48th/210
Fixed broadband iper 100 people 7.3 129th/208

Environment & energy

50
CO₂ emissions per person it CO₂e 82.84 203rd/203
Renewable energy i% of final energy use 0.9% 193rd/212
Air pollution (PM2.5) iµg/m³ 4.9 14th/200
Forest area i% of land area 90.8% 4th/214
Energy use per person ikg oil eq. 4,8141990

Institutions & safety

75
Government effectiveness iscore 0–100 54.5 100th/205
Control of corruption iscore 0–100 58.4 68th/207
Rule of law iscore 0–100 77.9 30th/207
Political stability iscore 0–100 88.4 16th/207
Regulatory quality iscore 0–100 63.2 58th/205
Voice & accountability iscore 0–100 76.3 40th/205
Homicide rate iper 100,000 11.22018

Military

Arms imports (SIPRI TIV) iTIV 7.0 m2020

Science & innovation

6
Scientific articles iarticles 5 186th/197

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Sources

Figures on this page come from: World Bank — World Development Indicators, International Monetary Fund — World Economic Outlook (DataMapper), Global Change Data Lab (Our World in Data) — Our World in Data, World Bank — Worldwide Governance Indicators . Nation age: Wikidata P571 (inception) (source). Every value is stored with its year and source series; see Sources & licences and Methodology.

Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Palau — country profile. https://nationstree.org/countries/palau. Data as of 26 October 2026.

All figures come from official statistics published by public institutions (World Bank WDI and WGI, compiling UN agencies, IMF, WHO and national statistical offices). Each value carries its year; ranks are positions among countries with data.
Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Palau — country profile. https://nationstree.org/countries/palau. Data as of 26 October 2026.
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