Economy
Source: IMF — International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity (IRFCL), International Liquidity (IL), Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), World Economic Outlook (WEO). · updated 2025-12-31
Palau's government debt stands at 52.84% as of 2025-12-31, down from 60.08% in 2024. Historical data runs from 2000 to 2025 (26 observations).
In 2025, Palau's government debt was 52.84%, down from 60.08% in 2024.
In 2024, Palau's government debt was 60.08%, down from 71.2% in 2023.
In 2023, Palau's government debt was 71.2%, up from 70.09% in 2022.
In 2022, Palau's government debt was 70.09%, down from 73.51% in 2021.
In 2021, Palau's government debt was 73.51%, up from 55.52% in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 52.84% | -7.25% |
| 2024 | 60.08% | -11.12% |
| 2023 | 71.2% | +1.11% |
| 2022 | 70.09% | -3.42% |
| 2021 | 73.51% | +17.99% |
| 2020 | 55.52% | +21.78% |
| 2019 | 33.74% | +0.2373% |
| 2018 | 33.5% | -1.76% |
| 2017 | 35.26% | +0.1742% |
| 2016 | 35.09% | +6.21% |
| 2015 | 28.88% | -7.01% |
| 2014 | 35.9% | +10.13% |
| 2013 | 25.77% | +10.2% |
| 2012 | 15.57% | -10.9% |
| 2011 | 26.47% | -3.03% |
| 2010 | 29.5% | -1.78% |
| 2009 | 31.29% | +0.4192% |
| 2008 | 30.87% | -0.3754% |
| 2007 | 31.24% | +1.49% |
| 2006 | 29.76% | -1.89% |
| 2005 | 31.65% | +0.8684% |
| 2004 | 30.78% | -3.58% |
| 2003 | 34.36% | +0.8992% |
| 2002 | 33.46% | -1.12% |
| 2001 | 34.58% | -2.32% |
| 2000 | 36.9% | — |
Source: IMF — International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity (IRFCL), International Liquidity (IL), Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), World Economic Outlook (WEO). · Download this series as CSV — free, attribution required (CC BY 4.0).
Palau's government debt is 52.84% as of 2025-12-31, compared with 60.08% in 2024. Source: IMF — International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity (IRFCL), International Liquidity (IL), Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), World Economic Outlook (WEO).
The highest recorded value is 73.51% (2021); the lowest is 15.57% (2012), across data from 2000 to 2025.
Source: IMF — International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity (IRFCL), International Liquidity (IL), Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), World Economic Outlook (WEO). Figures are republished with attribution and updated as the source releases new observations.