Imports (% of GDP) — all countries

Imports (% of GDP) — Palau

Imports (% of GDP) in Palau in 2024 — 73.11%. Ranked 28 in the world out of 172. Since 2005, the indicator has fallen by 4.93 pp.

2024 73.11% −7.5 pp vs 2023
World rank 28of 172
Period maximum 90.49%2014
Period minimum 70.56%2016

Trend over time

2005–2024 · % of GDP

Imports (% of GDP) — Palau, 2005–2024707580859095200520072009201120132015201720192021202320242005: 78.04%2006: 82.04%2007: 73.95%2008: 80.86%2009: 72.21%2010: 76.75%2011: 85.76%2012: 88.26%2013: 86.39%2014: 90.49%2015: 74.57%2016: 70.56%2017: 77.02%2018: 75%2019: 77.18%2020: 81.11%2021: 73%2022: 88.21%2023: 80.62%2024: 73.11%
Change over the period: −4.93 pp Annual average: -0.26 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Palau

Palau 73.11%
World 28.11%
Micronesia (subregion) computed 83.61%
Imports (% of GDP) — Palau, by year Palau All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 73.11 −7.5 pp
2023 80.62 −7.6 pp
2022 88.21 +15.22 pp
2021 73 −8.11 pp
2020 81.11 +3.93 pp
2019 77.18 +2.18 pp
2018 75 −2.03 pp
2017 77.02 +6.47 pp
2016 70.56 −4.01 pp
2015 74.57 −15.92 pp
2014 90.49 +4.1 pp
2013 86.39 −1.88 pp
2012 88.26 +2.51 pp
2011 85.76 +9.01 pp
2010 76.75 +4.54 pp
2009 72.21 −8.65 pp
2008 80.86 +6.91 pp
2007 73.95 −8.09 pp
2006 82.04 +4 pp
2005 78.04

Micronesia, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

Imports of goods and services as a percent of GDP — a measure of how far an economy depends on supplies from abroad. High values are typical both of small open economies and of countries embedded in global supply chains, where imported components are processed and shipped back out.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.