Country profile
Palau
Oceania · Capital: Ngerulmud · Currency: United States dollar (USD)
Palau is a country in Oceania, with its capital at Ngerulmud. It has a GDP of $321.5M (2024), a population of 17,663 (2025), a GDP per capita of $18,169.
- GDP
- $321.5M
- GDP per capita
- $18,169
- Population
- 17,663
- GDP per capita (PPP)
- $23,052
2024 · #197 of 200
2024 · #71 of 200
2025 · #214 of 216
2025 · #83 of 185
Economy
- GDP
- $321.5M2024 · #197
- GDP per capita
- $18,1692024 · #71
- GDP growth
- 12.01%2024 · #2
- Inflation
- 2.23%2024 · #60
- Population
- 17,6632025 · #214
- GDP (PPP)
- $407.16M2025 · #182
- GDP per capita (PPP)
- $23,0522025 · #83
- Government debt
- 56.7%2026 · #102
People
- Median age
- 35.3 yrs2024 · #98
- Fertility rate
- 1.9 children/woman2024 · #113
- Urbanization
- 79.3%2025 · #62
- Net migration
- −16/yr2025 · #88
- Life expectancy
- 69.4 yrs2024 · #156
- HDI
- 0.7862023 · #84
- Homicide rate
- 11.2 per 100k2018 · #144
Money
- Corporate tax
- 12%2024 · #175
Figures
- Internet users
- 83.9%2024 · #83
- CO₂ per capita
- 82.8 t2024 · #1
- Area
- 459 km²#203
- Population density
- 38 /km²2025 · #163
- McDonald's
- 02024
- Unicorn startups
- 02026-03
- Billionaires
- 02026
- Passport power
- 121 destinations2026 · #88
- Renewable energy
- 0.9%2021 · #193