Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Palau
Palau: Taxes as a % of price: total tax was 74.1% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
74.1%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
46th
of 189 countries
All-time high
74.1%
in 2016
All-time low
57.1%
in 2008
Years of data
8
2008–2022
Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Palau, 2008–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Palau recorded 74.1% for taxes as a % of price: total tax in 2022. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is up 29.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes as a % of price: total tax in Palau peaked at 74.1% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 57.1%, in 2008.
That places Palau 46th out of 189 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Palau, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 57.1% | — |
| 2010 | 57.1% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 57.1% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 66.7% | +16.7% |
| 2016 | 74.1% | +11.1% |
| 2018 | 73.0% | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 74.1% | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 74.1% | +0.0% |
Palau compared with similar countries
- Palau's 74.1% is above the median for high income countries, which is 73.8%, 1.0× the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Palau's 74.1% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 50.9%, 1.5× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 57.1% | 57.1% | 57.1% | 1 |
| 2010s | 65.6% | 57.1% | 74.1% | 5 |
| 2020s | 74.1% | 74.1% | 74.1% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Palau
- 43 Georgia 74.5% compare
- 44 Cyprus 74.4% compare
- 45 San Marino 74.2% compare
- 47 Austria 74.0% compare
- 48 South Korea 73.8% compare
- 49 Saudi Arabia 73.8% compare
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2087)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 0 deaths (2100)
- Age population, age 09, male, interpolated 117 (2025)
- Population, male 9,506 (2025)
- Age population, age 09, female, interpolated 103 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 112 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 101 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 106 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes as a % of price: total tax in Palau?
- Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Palau was 74.1% in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest taxes as a % of price: total tax recorded in Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 74.1% in 2016.
- What is the lowest taxes as a % of price: total tax recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.1% in 2008.
- How does Palau rank for taxes as a % of price: total tax?
- Palau ranks 46th out of 189 countries with data for 2022.
- Is taxes as a % of price: total tax rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Palau data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Taxes as a % of price: total tax. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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