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What Palau's economy runs on

Spending by households, government and investment, and net exports, as shares of GDP each year

Total 107.5% in 2024the highest since 2009−0.2% since 2005
Data to 2024
HouseholdsGovernmentInvestmentNet exports

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World Bank national accounts. The parts can miss 100 by a few points (the statistical discrepancy).

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Palau · Household Consumption · % of GDP. Source: The World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator NE.CON.PRVT.ZS ("Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (% of GDP)"), from national accounts data compiled by the World Bank and the OECD. Licence CC BY 4.0 (the indicator's WDI metadata License_Type, checked 2026-10-21); attribution: The World Bank, World Development Indicators. https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/NE.CON.PRVT.ZS. Synced monthly.

Palau · Government Consumption · % of GDP. Source: The World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator NE.CON.GOVT.ZS ("General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP)"), from national accounts data compiled by the World Bank and the OECD. Licence CC BY 4.0 (the indicator's WDI metadata License_Type, checked 2026-10-21); attribution: The World Bank, World Development Indicators. https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/NE.CON.GOVT.ZS. Synced monthly.

Palau · Investment (Gross Capital Formation) · % of GDP. Source: The World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator NE.GDI.TOTL.ZS ("Gross capital formation (% of GDP)"), from national accounts data compiled by the World Bank and the OECD. Licence CC BY 4.0 (the indicator's WDI metadata License_Type, checked 2026-10-21); attribution: The World Bank, World Development Indicators. https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/NE.GDI.TOTL.ZS. Synced monthly.

Palau · Net Exports · % of GDP. Source: The World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator NE.RSB.GNFS.ZS ("External balance on goods and services (% of GDP)"), from national accounts data compiled by the World Bank and the OECD. Licence CC BY 4.0 (the indicator's WDI metadata License_Type, checked 2026-10-21); attribution: The World Bank, World Development Indicators. https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/NE.RSB.GNFS.ZS. Synced monthly.

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