Central government expense in Palau
Central government expense in Palau was equal to 59.0% of GDP in 2020. The value for 2020 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2008.
Palau, 2020
59.0%
Change from 2019
+16.5percentage points
World, 2020
33.4%
Central government expense in Palau over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
% of GDP. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Palau | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | – | 28.5% |
| 2021 | – | 31.7% |
| 2020 | 59.0% | 33.4% |
| 2019 | 42.4% | 26.7% |
| 2018 | 40.7% | 26.1% |
| 2017 | 41.6% | 26.3% |
| 2016 | 40.7% | 26.6% |
| 2015 | 39.6% | 26.8% |
| 2014 | 46.0% | 26.8% |
| 2013 | 48.5% | 27.1% |
| 2012 | 53.8% | 27.4% |
| 2011 | 53.6% | 27.5% |
| 2010 | 51.0% | 28.4% |
| 2009 | 52.2% | 28.4% |
| 2008 | 50.8% | 25.9% |
| 2007 | – | 24.8% |
| 2006 | – | 24.9% |
| 2005 | – | 25.1% |
| 2004 | – | 24.8% |
| 2003 | – | 25.2% |
| 2002 | – | 24.9% |
| 2001 | – | 24.7% |
| 2000 | – | 23.6% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +16.5 percentage points from 42.4% in 2019.
- Since 2010, when it was 51.0%, the figure has changed by +7.9 percentage points.
- The figure for the world in 2020 was 33.4%.