Palau: Short-term government debt
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| Palau |
Short-term government debt, percent of total |
|---|---|
| Latest value | 11.66 |
| Year | 2022 |
| Measure | percent |
| Data availability | 2021 - 2022 |
| Average | 11.93 |
| Min - Max | 11.66 - 12.20 |
| Source | The World Bank |
The latest value from 2022 is 11.66 percent, a decline from 12.2 percent in 2021. In comparison, the world average is 7.84 percent, based on data from 133 countries. Historically, the average for Palau from 2021 to 2022 is 11.93 percent. The minimum value, 11.66 percent, was reached in 2022 while the maximum of 12.2 percent was recorded in 2021.
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Definition: General government debt with maturity of twelve months or less as percent of total government debt. Source: Kose, M. Ayhan, Sergio Kurlat, Franziska Ohnsorge, and Naotaka Sugawara. 2022. "A Cross-Country Database of Fiscal Space." Journal of International Money and Finance 128 (November): 102682.
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|---|---|---|---|
| Government spending, percent of GDP | 38.30 | 2024 | percent |
| Government spending, in dollars | 0.12 | 2024 | billion U.S. dollars |
| Fiscal balance, percent of GDP | 1.67 | 2024 | percent |
| Tax revenue | 18.08 | 2020 | percent |
| Commercial tax rate | 76.60 | 2019 | percent |
| Tax preparation time | 52 | 2019 | hours |
| Taxes on goods and services | 14.15 | 2020 | percent |
| Taxes on international trade | 12.34 | 2020 | percent |
| Income and profits taxes | 8.80 | 2020 | percent |
| Foreign aid | 28.79 | 2023 | million U.S. dollars |
| Government debt | 66.26 | 2024 | percent |
| Short-term government debt | 11.66 | 2022 | percent |