International tourism, expenditures in Palau
Palau: International tourism, expenditures was 23.30 million current US$ in 2017. ▲ Rising
International tourism, expenditures in Palau, 2000–2017
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for international tourism, expenditures in Palau is 23.30 million current US$, measured in 2017.
That represents a change of down 2.1% on the previous year and up 36.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, expenditures in Palau peaked at 23.80 million current US$ in 2016 and was at its lowest, 11.50 million current US$, in 2000.
That places Palau 178th out of 192 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.61 million current US$ | 11.50 million current US$ | 19.10 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.54 million current US$ | 15.20 million current US$ | 23.80 million current US$ | 8 |
Countries ranked near Palau
- 175 Djibouti 29.60 million current US$ compare
- 176 Micronesia (country) 29.00 million current US$ compare
- 177 Saint Lucia 28.00 million current US$ compare
- 179 Belize 22.04 million current US$ compare
- 180 Vanuatu 22.00 million current US$ compare
- 181 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 21.00 million current US$ compare
More private sector data for Palau
- Merchandise exports 3.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Manufactures exports 9.0% (2018)
- Food exports 88.7% (2018)
- Merchandise imports 162.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Manufactures imports 50.8% (2018)
- Food imports 23.0% (2018)
- Merchandise trade 47.8% (2025)
- Commercial service exports 55.85 million current US$ (2023)
- Transport services 58.2% (2023)
- Computer, communications and other services 13.1% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, expenditures in Palau?
- International tourism, expenditures in Palau was 23.30 million current US$ in 2017, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, expenditures recorded in Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 23.80 million current US$ in 2016.
- What is the lowest international tourism, expenditures recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.50 million current US$ in 2000.
- How does Palau rank for international tourism, expenditures?
- Palau ranks 178th out of 192 countries with data for 2017.
- Is international tourism, expenditures rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Palau data come from?
- The figures come from Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism, published as part of International tourism, expenditures (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
International tourism expenditures are expenditures of international outbound visitors in other countries, including payments to foreign carriers for international transport. These expenditures may include those by residents traveling abroad as same-day visitors, except in cases where these are important enough to justify separate classification. For some countries they do not include expenditures for passenger transport items. Data are in current U.S. dollars.