Macro Index Overview / East Asia & Pacific / PLW

Palau · Year 2023 All longitudinal metrics, 4-pillar scores, and peer matrices reflect this country & year

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Sovereign Economic Dossier ISO: PLW PW

Palau

Fiscal year ends on September 30; reporting period for national accounts data: FY.

East Asia & Pacific High income Blocs: Other Koror

Global Rank (2023)

#177 / 205

Top 86% of global economies

Composite Score (2023)

38.9 / 100

Living Standard (2023)

$13,071

Subscore: 65.35 / 100

CPI Inflation (2023)

12.82%

Stability Score: 50.9 / 100

4-Pillar Structural Health Diagnostic (2023)

Harmonized subscores evaluating Output, Productivity, Inflation Stability, and External Buffer

Benchmark Weights: 35 / 25 / 25 / 15

Living Standards (35%) 65.35

Raw: $13,071 (2015 USD)

Price Stability (25%) 50.9

Raw: 12.82% (Anchor: 3.0%)

External Solvency (25%) 0

Raw: -48.61% of GDP

Economic Scale (15%) 22.25

Raw: $0.3B Current USD

Optimal Component Weights & Peak Rank Frontier (2023)

Productivity & Living Standards Driven

What we are doing here: We simulate an automated mathematical simplex across all 286 valid permutations of weights for the 4 pillars (summing to 100%) against every competing sovereign country in 2023. This discovers which weighting system maximizes Palau's global competitive ranking by accentuating its comparative strengths.

Peak Rank #74 / 205

Default Rank #177

+103 Ranks

Living Standards 100%

Baseline: 35%

Price Stability 0%

Baseline: 25%

External Solvency 0%

Baseline: 25%

Economic Scale 0%

Baseline: 15%

Policy Insight & Strategic Advantage: Palau dominates on per capita productivity and high output density per citizen.

Under this bespoke weighting, Palau's composite score climbs to 65.4 (compared to 38.9 under standard multilateral weighting).

Longitudinal Trajectory & Peer Comparison Sandbox (1960–2025)

Tracking Palau's multi-decade trajectory overlaid with peer benchmark economies in Year 2023

Active Comparisons:

Palau (PLW)

India (IND)

China (CHN)

United States (USA)

Germany (DEU)

Observation Year 2023 • Global Rank: #177 / 205 • Composite Score: 38.9 / 100 • Living Standard: $13,071 • Inflation: 12.82%

Year 2023

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Primary: Palau Peers (Dashed)

Cross-Sectional Benchmark Standing in Year 2023

5 economies compared · Ordered by Global Rank

Country	Rank (2023)	Composite Score	GDP per Capita	CPI Inflation	Current Account (% GDP)	Nominal GDP ($)
Germany (DEU)	#16	81.1	$44,369	5.95%	5.50%	$4562.2B
United States (USA)	#17	80.0	$65,667	4.12%	-3.34%	$27811.5B
China (CHN)	#37	72.3	$12,484	0.23%	1.41%	$18270.4B
India (IND)	#93	59.5	$2,230	5.65%	-0.91%	$3500.9B
Palau (PLW) Active	#177	38.9	$13,071	12.82%	-48.61%	$0.3B

Decade-by-Decade Historical Milestones (1970–2023)

Visualizing seminal macroeconomic shifts, shocks, and structural transitions for Palau

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Selected Era: 2023 · Click any node to select