Poverty & Inequality in Palau 17 indicators covering poverty & inequality for Palau. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.91 live births per woman 2023 down 7.2% 123rd Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 18.08 2020 up 6.9% 108th Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 18.1% 2020 up 6.9% 108th Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2020 down 23.9% 4th Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate -1.54 % change on previous year 2020 down 123.4% 128th Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.1323 2023 up 4.1% 64th Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.1323 2023 up 4.1% 64th Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.145 2023 down 3.8% 78th Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.4092 2023 unchanged 33rd Population living in slums 0.6% 2022 down 27.3% 131st Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index 0.616 2023 down 1.9% 82nd Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index vs. Human Development Index 0.616 2023 down 1.9% 82nd Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index vs. GDP per capita 0.616 2023 down 1.9% 82nd Out-of-pocket expenditure (OOP) per capita in US$ 203.78 2023 down 9.0% 73rd Official development assistance grants for poverty reduction, by 0.9571 2023 up 140.7% 37th Share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants 1.0% 2023 up 140.0% 35th Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social 0.6% 2019 down 29.4% 122nd