Palau Balance of Payments: Capital and Financial Account
Palau PW: BOP: Capital Account: Net
PW: BOP: Capital Account: Net data was reported at 21.345 USD mn in 2015. This records an increase from the previous number of 21.052 USD mn for 2014. PW: BOP: Capital Account: Net data is updated yearly, averaging 26.461 USD mn from Dec 2005 (Median) to 2015, with 11 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 50.972 USD mn in 2005 and a record low of 17.797 USD mn in 2009. PW: BOP: Capital Account: Net data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Palau – Table PW.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Capital and Financial Account. Net capital account records acquisitions and disposals of nonproduced nonfinancial assets, such as land sold to embassies and sales of leases and licenses, as well as capital transfers, including government debt forgiveness. The use of the term capital account in this context is designed to be consistent with the System of National Accounts, which distinguishes between capital transactions and financial transactions. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.; ; Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 21.35 2015 | yearly | 2005 - 2015 |
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Palau PW: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net
PW: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net data was reported at -34.583 USD mn in 2015. This records an increase from the previous number of -39.860 USD mn for 2014. PW: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net data is updated yearly, averaging -8.326 USD mn from Dec 2005 (Median) to 2015, with 11 observations. The data reached an all-time high of -2.685 USD mn in 2010 and a record low of -39.860 USD mn in 2014. PW: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Palau – Table PW.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Capital and Financial Account. Foreign direct investment are the net inflows of investment to acquire a lasting management interest (10 percent or more of voting stock) in an enterprise operating in an economy other than that of the investor. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, other long-term capital, and short-term capital as shown in the balance of payments. This series shows total net FDI. In BPM6, financial account balances are calculated as the change in assets minus the change in liabilities. Net FDI outflows are assets and net FDI inflows are liabilities. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.; ; Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards. In BPM6, the headings of the financial account have been changed from credits and debits to net acquisition of financial assets and net incurrence of liabilities; i.e., all changes due to credit and debit entries are recorded on a net basis separately for financial assets and liabilities. Financial account balances are calculated as the change in assets minus the change in liabilities; signs are reversed from previous editions.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| -34.58 2015 | yearly | 2005 - 2015 |
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Palau PW: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Inflows
PW: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Inflows data was reported at 35.477 USD mn in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 35.245 USD mn for 2016. PW: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Inflows data is updated yearly, averaging 4.383 USD mn from Dec 1989 (Median) to 2017, with 27 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 81.220 USD mn in 1997 and a record low of -3.780 USD mn in 1996. PW: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Inflows data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Palau – Table PW.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Capital and Financial Account. Foreign direct investment refers to direct investment equity flows in the reporting economy. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, and other capital. Direct investment is a category of cross-border investment associated with a resident in one economy having control or a significant degree of influence on the management of an enterprise that is resident in another economy. Ownership of 10 percent or more of the ordinary shares of voting stock is the criterion for determining the existence of a direct investment relationship. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development and official national sources.; Sum; Note: Data starting from 2005 are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6).
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 35.24 2016 | yearly | 1989 - 2016 |
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Palau PW: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Inflows: % of GDP
PW: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Inflows: % of GDP data was reported at 12.169 % in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 11.644 % for 2016. PW: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Inflows: % of GDP data is updated yearly, averaging 4.382 % from Dec 2000 (Median) to 2017, with 18 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 17.700 % in 2006 and a record low of -0.921 % in 2001. PW: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Inflows: % of GDP data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Palau – Table PW.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Capital and Financial Account. Foreign direct investment are the net inflows of investment to acquire a lasting management interest (10 percent or more of voting stock) in an enterprise operating in an economy other than that of the investor. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, other long-term capital, and short-term capital as shown in the balance of payments. This series shows net inflows (new investment inflows less disinvestment) in the reporting economy from foreign investors, and is divided by GDP.; ; International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments databases, World Bank, International Debt Statistics, and World Bank and OECD GDP estimates.; Weighted average; Note: Data starting from 2005 are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6).
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 11.64 2016 | yearly | 2000 - 2016 |
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Palau PW: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Outflows
PW: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Outflows data was reported at 0.000 USD mn in 2014. This stayed constant from the previous number of 0.000 USD mn for 2013. PW: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Outflows data is updated yearly, averaging 0.000 USD mn from Dec 1990 (Median) to 2014, with 14 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1.000 USD mn in 1991 and a record low of -1.000 USD mn in 1990. PW: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Outflows data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Palau – Table PW.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Capital and Financial Account. Foreign direct investment refers to direct investment equity flows in an economy. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, and other capital. Direct investment is a category of cross-border investment associated with a resident in one economy having control or a significant degree of influence on the management of an enterprise that is resident in another economy. Ownership of 10 percent or more of the ordinary shares of voting stock is the criterion for determining the existence of a direct investment relationship. This series shows net outflows of investment from the reporting economy to the rest of the world. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development and official national sources.; Sum; Note: Data starting from 2005 are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6).
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 0.00 2014 | yearly | 1990 - 2014 |
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Palau PW: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Outflows: % of GDP
PW: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Outflows: % of GDP data was reported at 0.000 % in 2014. This stayed constant from the previous number of 0.000 % for 2013. PW: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Outflows: % of GDP data is updated yearly, averaging 0.000 % from Dec 2005 (Median) to 2014, with 10 observations. PW: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Outflows: % of GDP data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Palau – Table PW.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Capital and Financial Account. Foreign direct investment refers to direct investment equity flows in an economy. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, and other capital. Direct investment is a category of cross-border investment associated with a resident in one economy having control or a significant degree of influence on the management of an enterprise that is resident in another economy. Ownership of 10 percent or more of the ordinary shares of voting stock is the criterion for determining the existence of a direct investment relationship. This series shows net outflows of investment from the reporting economy to the rest of the world, and is divided by GDP.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development and official national sources.; Weighted average; Note: Data starting from 2005 are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6).
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 0.00 2014 | yearly | 2005 - 2014 |
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Palau PW: BOP: Financial Account: Net
PW: BOP: Financial Account: Net data was reported at 29.334 USD mn in 2015. This records an increase from the previous number of -15.020 USD mn for 2014. PW: BOP: Financial Account: Net data is updated yearly, averaging 3.176 USD mn from Dec 2005 (Median) to 2015, with 11 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 29.334 USD mn in 2015 and a record low of -15.020 USD mn in 2014. PW: BOP: Financial Account: Net data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Palau – Table PW.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Capital and Financial Account. The net financial account shows net acquisition and disposal of financial assets and liabilities. It measures how net lending to or borrowing from nonresidents is financed, and is conceptually equal to the sum of the balances on the current and capital accounts. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.; ; Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards. In BPM6, the headings of the financial account have been changed from credits and debits to net acquisition of financial assets and net incurrence of liabilities; i.e., all changes due to credit and debit entries are recorded on a net basis separately for financial assets and liabilities. Financial account balances are calculated as the change in assets minus the change in liabilities; signs are reversed from previous editions.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 29.33 2015 | yearly | 2005 - 2015 |
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Palau PW: BOP: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment: Net
PW: BOP: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment: Net data was reported at 5.293 USD mn in 2015. This records an increase from the previous number of -6.968 USD mn for 2014. PW: BOP: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment: Net data is updated yearly, averaging 3.159 USD mn from Dec 2005 (Median) to 2015, with 11 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 10.234 USD mn in 2013 and a record low of -7.253 USD mn in 2008. PW: BOP: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment: Net data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Palau – Table PW.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Capital and Financial Account. Portfolio investment covers transactions in equity securities and debt securities. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.; ; Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards. In BPM6, the headings of the financial account have been changed from credits and debits to net acquisition of financial assets and net incurrence of liabilities; i.e., all changes due to credit and debit entries are recorded on a net basis separately for financial assets and liabilities. Financial account balances are calculated as the change in assets minus the change in liabilities; signs are reversed from previous editions.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 5.29 2015 | yearly | 2005 - 2015 |
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Palau PW: BOP: Grants: Excluding Technical Cooperation
PW: BOP: Grants: Excluding Technical Cooperation data was reported at 11.220 USD mn in 2016. This records an increase from the previous number of 10.190 USD mn for 2015. PW: BOP: Grants: Excluding Technical Cooperation data is updated yearly, averaging 25.180 USD mn from Dec 1992 (Median) to 2016, with 25 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 200.450 USD mn in 1994 and a record low of 0.000 USD mn in 1993. PW: BOP: Grants: Excluding Technical Cooperation data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Palau – Table PW.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Capital and Financial Account. Grants are defined as legally binding commitments that obligate a specific value of funds available for disbursement for which there is no repayment requirement. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; World Bank, International Debt Statistics, and OECD.; Sum;
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 11.22 2016 | yearly | 1992 - 2016 |
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Palau PW: BOP: Grants: Technical Cooperation
PW: BOP: Grants: Technical Cooperation data was reported at 3.190 USD mn in 2016. This records a decrease from the previous number of 3.300 USD mn for 2015. PW: BOP: Grants: Technical Cooperation data is updated yearly, averaging 3.660 USD mn from Dec 1992 (Median) to 2016, with 25 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 6.490 USD mn in 2012 and a record low of 0.010 USD mn in 1993. PW: BOP: Grants: Technical Cooperation data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Palau – Table PW.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Capital and Financial Account. Technical cooperation grants include free-standing technical cooperation grants, which are intended to finance the transfer of technical and managerial skills or of technology for the purpose of building up general national capacity without reference to any specific investment projects; and investment-related technical cooperation grants, which are provided to strengthen the capacity to execute specific investment projects. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; World Bank, International Debt Statistics, and OECD.; Sum;
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 3.19 2016 | yearly | 1992 - 2016 |
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Palau PW: BOP: Net Errors and Omissions
PW: BOP: Net Errors and Omissions data was reported at 32.235 USD mn in 2015. This records an increase from the previous number of 12.321 USD mn for 2014. PW: BOP: Net Errors and Omissions data is updated yearly, averaging -4.291 USD mn from Dec 2005 (Median) to 2015, with 11 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 32.235 USD mn in 2015 and a record low of -11.286 USD mn in 2006. PW: BOP: Net Errors and Omissions data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Palau – Table PW.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Capital and Financial Account. Net errors and omissions constitute a residual category needed to ensure that accounts in the balance of payments statement sum to zero. Net errors and omissions are derived as the balance on the financial account minus the balances on the current and capital accounts. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.; ; Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 32.23 2015 | yearly | 2005 - 2015 |
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Palau PW: BOP: Reserves and Related Items
PW: BOP: Reserves and Related Items data was reported at 0.000 USD mn in 2015. This records a decrease from the previous number of 0.000 USD mn for 2014. PW: BOP: Reserves and Related Items data is updated yearly, averaging 0.000 USD mn from Dec 2005 (Median) to 2015, with 11 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 4.626 USD mn in 2009 and a record low of -0.192 USD mn in 2008. PW: BOP: Reserves and Related Items data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Palau – Table PW.World Bank: Balance of Payments: Capital and Financial Account. Reserves and related items is the net change in a country's holdings of international reserves resulting from transactions on the current, capital, and financial accounts. Reserve assets are those external assets that are readily available to and controlled by monetary authorities for meeting balance of payments financing needs, and include holdings of monetary gold, special drawing rights (SDRs), reserve position in the International Monetary Fund (IMF), and other reserve assets. Also included are net credit and loans from the IMF (excluding reserve position) and total exceptional financing. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.; ; Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards. In BPM6, the headings of the financial account have been changed from credits and debits to net acquisition of financial assets and net incurrence of liabilities; i.e., all changes due to credit and debit entries are recorded on a net basis separately for financial assets and liabilities. Financial account balances are calculated as the change in assets minus the change in liabilities; signs are reversed from previous editions.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 0.00 2015 | yearly | 2005 - 2015 |