Gross debt, Percent of own revenue in Palau
Palau: Gross debt, Percent of own revenue was 0.8448 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross debt, Percent of own revenue in Palau, 2008–2019
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Palau recorded 0.8448 for gross debt, percent of own revenue in 2019. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of up 16.3% on the previous year and up 70.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross debt, percent of own revenue in Palau peaked at 0.8448 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.2963, in 2015.
That places Palau 21st out of 23 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Gross debt, Percent of own revenue in Palau, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 0.5209 | — |
| 2009 | 0.497 | -4.6% |
| 2010 | 0.4189 | -15.7% |
| 2011 | 0.3168 | -24.4% |
| 2012 | 0.4459 | +40.7% |
| 2013 | 0.3885 | -12.9% |
| 2014 | 0.4191 | +7.9% |
| 2015 | 0.2963 | -29.3% |
| 2016 | 0.4756 | +60.5% |
| 2017 | 0.6122 | +28.7% |
| 2018 | 0.7264 | +18.6% |
| 2019 | 0.8448 | +16.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.509 | 0.497 | 0.5209 | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.4945 | 0.2963 | 0.8448 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Palau
- 18 Czechia 1.47 compare
- 19 Switzerland 1.38 compare
- 20 Sweden 0.9481 compare
- 22 Marshall Islands 0.696 compare
- 23 Estonia 0.5309 compare
More external debt data for Palau
- Other investment, Debt instruments 271.10 million US dollar (2022)
- Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) -5.31 % change on previous year (2022)
- Other investment, Debt instruments, Deposit taking corporations 271.10 million US dollar (2022)
- Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) 15,266 US dollar per person (2022)
- Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) 1.1 US dollar per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), General government, Percent of 0.9771 (2030)
- Other investment, Debt instruments, Deposit taking corporations -5.31 % change on previous year (2022)
- Other investment, Debt instruments, Deposit taking corporations 15,266 US dollar per person (2022)
- Other investment, Debt instruments, Deposit taking corporations 1.1 US dollar per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Other investment, Debt instruments, Other sectors 2,289 US dollar (2015)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross debt, percent of own revenue in Palau?
- Gross debt, percent of own revenue in Palau was 0.8448 in 2019, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest gross debt, percent of own revenue recorded in Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8448 in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross debt, percent of own revenue recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2963 in 2015.
- How does Palau rank for gross debt, percent of own revenue?
- Palau ranks 21st out of 23 countries with data for 2019.
- Is gross debt, percent of own revenue rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 70.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Palau data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Gross debt, Percent of own revenue (Central government). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Fiscal Decentralization dataset includes fiscal decentralization indicators for a sample of IMF member countries. The following indicators are included in the dataset: Revenue and Expenditure Decentralization Shares; Transfer dependency and Vertical Fiscal Imbalances; Deficit and Debt; Allocation of expenditure (economic classification); Allocation of expenditure (functional classification); Allocation of non-Tax Revenues; and Allocation of Taxes.