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Prices & public finance · East Asia & Pacific · High income
Palau: prices, money and public finance
Inflation is -0.4% (2025), 174th of 180 in the world and 26th of 27 in East Asia & Pacific. GDP deflator is 1.0% (2025), 176th of 209 in the world and 28th of 36 in East Asia & Pacific. Exchange rate is 1.00 (2025), 167th of 210 in the world and 35th of 36 in East Asia & Pacific.
Inflation
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GDP deflator
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7 indicators
Prices & public finance: Palau in detail
Latest reported value, world rank and rank within East Asia & Pacific; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.
| Indicator | Latest | World rank | In region | ~2000 | ~2010 | ~2020 | 10-year change | Region | Income group | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| InflationInflation, consumer prices, annual % | -0.4%2025 | 174/180 | 26/27 | -1.3%2002 | 1.4% | 0.2% | −1.4 ppsince 2015 | 2.0% | 2.3% | 3.0% | |
| GDP deflatorInflation, GDP deflator, annual % | 1.0%2025 | 176/209 | 28/36 | 6.5% | 3.3% | -2.3% | −5.3 ppsince 2015 | 2.5% | 2.6% | 3.3% | |
| Exchange rateOfficial exchange rate, local currency per US$ | 1.002025 | 167/210 | 35/36 | · | 1.00 | 1.00 | ±0.0%since 2015 | — | — | — | |
| Tax revenueTax revenue, % of GDP | 18.1%2020 | 60/142 | 10/25 | · | 16.9% | 18.1% | +1.1 ppsince 2010 | 10.8% | 15.3% | 13.9% | |
| Government revenueGovernment revenue excluding grants, % of GDP | 24.2%2020 | 80/142 | 14/25 | · | 19.6% | 24.2% | +4.6 ppsince 2010 | 17.6% | 26.3% | 24.0% | |
| Government expenseGovernment expense, % of GDP | 59.0%2020 | 5/142 | 4/25 | · | 51.0% | 59.0% | +7.9 ppsince 2010 | — | 30.1% | 28.5% | |
| Government debtCentral government debt, % of GDP | 85.2%2019 | 12/78 | 2/17 | · | 33.0% | 85.2%2019 | +60.5 ppsince 2009 | — | — | — |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.
Better than ten years ago
- Inflation−1.4 pp-0.4% in 2025
Worse than ten years ago
- Government debt+60.5 pp85.2% in 2019
Only indicators where higher or lower is clearly better are rated (for example, unemployment down is better, life expectancy up is better).
neighbours
Palau and its neighbours
Countries sharing a land border with Palau. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.
| Indicator | Palau | Indonesia | Philippines | Micronesia |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inflation | -0.4%2025 | 1.9%2025 | 1.7%2025 | 5.4%2022 |
| GDP deflator | 1.0%2025 | 2.4%2025 | 1.4%2025 | 3.2%2025 |
| Exchange rate | 1.002025 | 16,477.872025 | 57.512025 | 1.002025 |
| Tax revenue | 18.1%2020 | 11.1%2009 | 14.4%2024 | 7.0%2020 |
| Government revenue | 24.2%2020 | 15.1%2009 | 16.7%2024 | 29.7%2020 |
| Government expense | 59.0%2020 | 15.4%2009 | 16.9%2023 | 23.4%2020 |
| Government debt | 85.2%2019 | 30.0%2009 | 43.4%2014 | 27.8%2020 |