Primary government expenditures as a proportion … United Nations in Palau
Palau: Primary government expenditures as a proportion … United Nations was 94.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved in Palau, 2010–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved in Palau is 94.9%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 4.3% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved in Palau peaked at 103.1% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 87.4%, in 2021.
That places Palau 118th out of 174 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Primary government expenditures as a proportion … United Nations in Palau, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 96.6% | — |
| 2011 | 103.1% | +6.7% |
| 2012 | 98.1% | -4.8% |
| 2013 | 96.0% | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 96.1% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 95.8% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 90.3% | -5.8% |
| 2017 | 94.2% | +4.3% |
| 2018 | 95.4% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 92.3% | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 90.2% | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 87.4% | -3.1% |
| 2022 | 92.7% | +6.1% |
| 2023 | 92.8% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 90.9% | -2.1% |
| 2025 | 94.9% | +4.3% |
Palau compared with similar countries
- Palau's 94.9% is below the median for high income countries, which is 103.8%, 91% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Palau's 94.9% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 96.6%, 98% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 95.8% | 90.3% | 103.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 91.5% | 87.4% | 94.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Palau
- 115 Costa Rica 95.6% compare
- 116 Antigua and Barbuda 95.5% compare
- 117 Lebanon 95.3% compare
- 119 Croatia 94.8% compare
- 120 Turks and Caicos Islands 94.3% compare
- 121 Mongolia 94.2% compare
More infrastructure data for Palau
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 24,000 (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 135.39 per 100 people (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 6,154 (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 45.1 per 100 people (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.3465 units per person (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -23.07 % change on previous year (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 6,154 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.35 units per person (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved in Palau?
- Primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved in Palau was 94.9% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved recorded in Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 103.1% in 2011.
- What is the lowest primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 87.4% in 2021.
- How does Palau rank for primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved?
- Palau ranks 118th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Palau data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved budget (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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