Palau: Trade openness

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 Palau

Trade openness: exports plus imports as percent of GDP

 Latest value 105.81
 Year 2024
 Measure percent
 Data availability 2005 - 2024
 Average 120.28
 Min - Max 79.58 - 145.79
 Source The World Bank
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The latest value from 2024 is 105.81 percent, a decline from 106.76 percent in 2023. In comparison, the world average is 90.58 percent, based on data from 166 countries. Historically, the average for Palau from 2005 to 2024 is 120.28 percent. The minimum value, 79.58 percent, was reached in 2021 while the maximum of 145.79 percent was recorded in 2014. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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 Recent values Palau: Trade openness
 2024 105.81
 2023 106.76
 2022 103.65
 2021 79.58
 2020 104.43
 2019 115.50
 2018 117.77
 2017 122.65




Definition: Exports plus imports as percent of GDP.

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 Terms of trade 96.50 2024 percent
 Trade openness 105.81 2024 percent
 Exports, percent of GDP 32.70 2024 percent
 Exports, billion dollars 0.11 2024 billion U.S. dollars
 Growth of exports 40.57 2024 percent
 Imports, percent of GDP 73.11 2024 percent
 Imports, billion dollars 0.24 2024 billion U.S. dollars
 Foreign Direct Investment, percent of GDP 21.49 2024 percent
 Foreign Direct Investment, billion dollars 0.07 2024 billion U.S. dollars
 Current account, percent of GDP -48.61 2023 percent
 Current account, in dollars -0.13 2023 billion U.S. dollars
 Trade balance, percent of GDP -40.41 2024 percent
 Trade balance, in dollars -0.14 2023 billion U.S. dollars
 Remittances, percent of GDP 0.80 2023 percent
 Remittances 2.22 2023 million U.S. dollars
 Net errors and omissions -38.18 2023 million USD
 External debt 74.20 2023 percent
 Short-term external debt 0.00 2023 percent
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