Palau
GDP growth in Palau
GDP growth in Palau: 7.3% a year in 2001 and 12% a year in 2024, by IMF estimates.
- Latest, 2024
- 12% a year
- Since 2001
- +4.6 percentage points
- Projected, 2031
- 2.1% a year
- IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)
% a year · IMF
What the numbers say
- The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts it at 2.1% a year in 2031.
- The highest was 12% a year in 2024, the lowest -11.9% a year in 2021.
Every year
% a year · IMF
| Year | Palau |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 12 |
| 2023 | 1.2 |
| 2022 | -0.5 |
| 2021 | -11.9 |
| 2020 | -6 |
| 2019 | 0.3 |
| 2018 | -0.4 |
| 2017 | -3.4 |
| 2016 | 1.7 |
| 2015 | 8.6 |
| 2014 | 4.2 |
| 2013 | -1.4 |
| 2012 | 2.1 |
| 2011 | 4.5 |
| 2010 | -3 |
| 2009 | -6.2 |
| 2008 | -5.6 |
| 2007 | 0.7 |
| 2006 | 0.2 |
| 2005 | 2.9 |
| 2004 | 3.5 |
| 2003 | -2.1 |
| 2002 | 4.7 |
| 2001 | 7.3 |
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2025–2031
| Year | Palau |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 |
| 2026 | 4.3 |
| 2027 | 2.7 |
| 2028 | 2.4 |
| 2029 | 2.2 |
| 2030 | 2.1 |
| 2031 | 2.1 |
Good to know
- How much the economy grew or shrank in a year, after inflation.
- Source: IMF, World Economic Outlook, October 2026.
- The dashed line is the IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026), a scenario rather than a forecast.
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