Share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants in Palau
Palau: Share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants was 1.0% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants in Palau, 2000–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Palau recorded 1.0% for share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants in 2023.
That represents a change of down 62.6% on the previous year and up 140.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants in Palau peaked at 2.7% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2001.
Palau ranks 35th of 149 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants in Palau, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.0% | -99.5% |
| 2003 | 0.9% | +8600.0% |
| 2004 | 0.7% | -25.3% |
| 2005 | 0.8% | +27.7% |
| 2006 | 1.2% | +45.8% |
| 2007 | 0.7% | -43.8% |
| 2008 | 0.9% | +27.9% |
| 2009 | 0.7% | -18.4% |
| 2010 | 0.5% | -33.8% |
| 2011 | 0.3% | -25.5% |
| 2012 | 0.3% | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 0.4% | +17.6% |
| 2014 | 0.2% | -37.5% |
| 2015 | 0.4% | +76.0% |
| 2016 | 2.6% | +495.5% |
| 2017 | 1.9% | -29.4% |
| 2018 | 2.5% | +34.1% |
| 2019 | 2.6% | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 2.7% | +4.7% |
| 2021 | 0.8% | -71.1% |
| 2022 | 2.6% | +229.5% |
| 2023 | 1.0% | -62.6% |
Palau compared with similar countries
- Palau's 1.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0%, 96.0× the median. (16 countries reporting)
- Palau's 1.0% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.5%, 2.0× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants in Palau changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +8600.0% | 0.0% | 0.9% |
| 2016 | +495.5% | 0.4% | 2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9% | 0.0% | 2.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.2% | 0.2% | 2.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.8% | 0.8% | 2.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Palau
More poverty & inequality data for Palau
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.91 live births per woman (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 18.08 (2020)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 18.1% (2020)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2020)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate -1.54 % change on previous year (2020)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.1323 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.1323 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.145 (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.4092 (2023)
- Population living in slums 0.6% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants in Palau?
- Share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants in Palau was 1.0% in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants recorded in Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 2.7% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2001.
- How does Palau rank for share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants?
- Palau ranks 35th out of 149 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 140.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Palau data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Official development assistance grants for poverty reduction, by recipient countries (percentage of GNI).