| 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Palau PW: BoP: Current Account: Primary Income: Investment Income: Direct Invest... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 -23.21
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2005 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Palau PW: BoP: Current Account: Primary Income: Investment Income: Direct Invest... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 23.21
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2005 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Palau PW: BoP: Current Account: Primary Income: Investment Income: Portfolio Inv... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 7.07
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2005 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Palau PW: BoP: Current Account: Primary Income: Investment Income: Portfolio Inv... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 7.07
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2005 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Palau PW: BoP: Current Account: Primary Income: Investment Income: Portfolio Inv... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 3.84
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2005 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Palau PW: BoP: Current Account: Primary Income: Investment Income: Portfolio Inv... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 3.84
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2005 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Palau PW: BoP: Current Account: Primary Income: Investment Income: Portfolio Inv... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 3.84
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2005 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Palau PW: BoP: Current Account: Primary Income: Investment Income: Portfolio Inv... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 3.84
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2005 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Palau PW: BoP: Current Account: Primary Income: Investment Income: Portfolio Inv... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 3.23
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2005 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Palau PW: BoP: Current Account: Primary Income: Investment Income: Portfolio Inv... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 3.23
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2005 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Palau PW: BoP: Current Account: Primary Income: Investment Income: Portfolio Inv... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 3.23
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2005 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Palau PW: BoP: Current Account: Primary Income: Investment Income: Portfolio Inv... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 3.23
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2005 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Palau PW: BoP: Current Account: Primary Income: Investment Income: Others (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 -0.50
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2005 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Palau PW: BoP: Current Account: Primary Income: Investment Income: Others: Credi... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 1.97
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2009 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Palau PW: BoP: Current Account: Primary Income: Investment Income: Others: Debit (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 2.47
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2005 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Palau PW: BoP: Current Account: Primary Income: Investment Income: Others: Inter... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 -0.50
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2005 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Palau PW: BoP: Current Account: Primary Income: Investment Income: Others: Inter... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 1.97
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2009 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Palau PW: BoP: Current Account: Primary Income: Investment Income: Others: Inter... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 2.47
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2005 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Palau PW: BoP: Current Account: Primary Income: Others (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 7.69
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2005 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Palau PW: BoP: Current Account: Primary Income: Others: Credit (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 7.69
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2005 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Palau PW: BoP: Current Account: Primary Income: Others: Taxes on Production & Im... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.94
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2005 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Palau PW: BoP: Current Account: Primary Income: Others: Taxes on Production & Im... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.94
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2005 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Palau PW: BoP: Current Account: Primary Income: Others: Rent (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 6.75
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2005 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Palau PW: BoP: Current Account: Primary Income: Others: Rent: Credit (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 6.75
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2005 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Palau PW: BoP: Current Account: Secondary Income (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 20.81
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2005 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Palau PW: BoP: Current Account: Secondary Income: General Government (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 37.35
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2005 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Palau PW: BoP: Current Account: Secondary Income: Financial Corporations, Non Fi... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 -16.54
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2005 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Palau PW: BoP: Current Account: Secondary Income: Credit (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 43.99
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2005 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Palau PW: BoP: Current Account: Secondary Income: General Government: Credit (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 37.60
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2005 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Palau PW: BoP: Current Account: Secondary Income: Financial Corporations, Non Fi... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 6.39
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2005 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Palau PW: BoP: Current Account: Secondary Income: Debit (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 23.18
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2005 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Palau PW: BoP: Current Account: Secondary Income: General Government: Debit (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.25
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2005 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Palau PW: BoP: Current Account: Secondary Income: Financial Corporations, Non Fi... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 22.93
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2005 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Palau PW: BoP: Current Account: Secondary Income: Financial Corporations, Non Fi... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 -15.72
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2005 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Palau PW: BoP: Current Account: Secondary Income: Financial Corporations, Non Fi... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 1.98
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2005 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Palau PW: BoP: Current Account: Secondary Income: Financial Corporations, Non Fi... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 17.69
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2005 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Palau PW: BoP: Current Account: Secondary Income: Financial Corporations, Non Fi... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 -0.82
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2005 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Palau PW: BoP: Current Account: Secondary Income: Financial Corporations, Non Fi... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 4.42
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2005 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Palau PW: BoP: Current Account: Secondary Income: Financial Corporations, Non Fi... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 5.24
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2005 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Palau PW: BoP: Current Account: Goods, Services & Primary Income (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 -67.06
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2005 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Palau PW: BoP: Current Account: Goods & Services (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 -36.90
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2005 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Palau PW: BoP: Current Account: Goods & Services: Credit (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 175.56
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2005 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Palau PW: BoP: Current Account: Goods & Services: Debit (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 212.45
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2005 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Palau PW: BoP: Capital Account (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 22.89
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2005 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Palau PW: BoP: Capital Account: Credit (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 22.89
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2005 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Palau PW: BoP: Capital Account: Capital Transfers (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 22.89
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2005 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Palau PW: BoP: Capital Account: Capital Transfers: General Government (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 22.89
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2005 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Palau PW: BoP: Capital Account: Capital Transfers: Credit (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 22.89
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2005 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Palau PW: BoP: Capital Account: Capital Transfers: General Government: Credit (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 22.89
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2005 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Palau PW: BoP: Capital Account: Capital Transfers: General Government: Others (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 22.89
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2005 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Palau PW: BoP: Capital Account: Capital Transfers: General Government: Others: C... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 22.89
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2005 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Palau PW: BoP: Financial Account (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 -6.51
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2005 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Palau PW: BoP: Financial Account: Direct Investment: Liabilities (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 35.24
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2005 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Palau PW: BoP: Financial Account: Direct Investment (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 -35.24
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2005 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Palau PW: BoP: Financial Account: Direct Investment: Liabilities: Equity (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 33.42
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2005 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Palau PW: BoP: Financial Account: Direct Investment: Liabilities: Equity: Equity... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 11.82
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2005 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Palau PW: BoP: Financial Account: Direct Investment: Liabilities: Equity: Equity... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 11.82
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2005 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Palau PW: BoP: Financial Account: Direct Investment: Liabilities: Equity: Reinve... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 21.60
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2005 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Palau PW: BoP: Financial Account: Direct Investment: Liabilities: Debt Instrumen... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 1.83
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2005 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Palau PW: BoP: Financial Account: Direct Investment: Liabilities: Debt Instrumen... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 1.83
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2005 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Palau PW: BoP: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment: Assets (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 -0.49
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2005 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Palau PW: BoP: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 -0.49
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2005 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Palau PW: BoP: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment: Assets: Debt Securities (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 -0.49
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2005 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Palau PW: BoP: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment: Assets: Debt Securities:... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 -0.49
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2005 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Palau PW: BoP: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment: Assets: Debt Securities:... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 -0.49
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2005 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Palau PW: BoP: Financial Account: Other Investment: Assets (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 48.78
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2005 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Palau PW: BoP: Financial Account: Other Investment: Liabilities (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 19.55
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2005 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Palau PW: BoP: Financial Account: Other Investment (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 29.22
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2005 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Palau PW: BoP: Financial Account: Other Investment: Assets: Currency & Deposits (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 48.66
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2005 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Palau PW: BoP: Financial Account: Other Investment: Assets: Currency & Deposits:... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 48.66
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2005 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Palau PW: BoP: Financial Account: Other Investment: Assets: Currency & Deposits:... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 48.66
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2005 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Palau PW: BoP: Financial Account: Other Investment: Liabilities: Currency & Depo... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2005 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Palau PW: BoP: Financial Account: Other Investment: Liabilities: Currency & Depo... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 -1.59
            
                                            2012
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2010 - 2012
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Palau PW: BoP: Financial Account: Other Investment: Liabilities: Currency & Depo... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 -1.59
            
                                            2012
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2010 - 2012
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Palau PW: BoP: Financial Account: Other Investment: Currency & Deposits (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 48.66
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2005 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Palau PW: BoP: Financial Account: Other Investment: Assets: Loans (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.12
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2005 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Palau PW: BoP: Financial Account: Other Investment: Assets: Loans: Deposit Takin... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.12
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2010 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Palau PW: BoP: Financial Account: Other Investment: Assets: Loans: Deposit Takin... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.12
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2010 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Palau PW: BoP: Financial Account: Other Investment: Liabilities: Loans (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 19.55
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2005 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Palau PW: BoP: Financial Account: Other Investment: Liabilities: Loans: General ... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 19.55
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2005 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Palau PW: BoP: Financial Account: Other Investment: Liabilities: Loans: General ... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 19.55
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2005 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Palau PW: BoP: Financial Account: Other Investment: Liabilities: Loans: Other Se... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 -2.66
            
                                            2014
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2005 - 2014
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Palau PW: BoP: Financial Account: Other Investment: Liabilities: Loans: Other Se... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 -2.66
            
                                            2014
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2005 - 2014
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Palau PW: BoP: Financial Account: Other Investment: Loans (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 -19.44
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2005 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Palau PW: BoP: Financial Account: Other Investment: Liabilities: Insurance, Pens... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 -0.00
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2006 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Palau PW: BoP: Financial Account: Other Investment: Liabilities: Insurance, Pens... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 -0.00
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2006 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Palau PW: BoP: Financial Account: Other Investment: Liabilities: Insurance, Pens... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 -0.00
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2006 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Palau PW: BoP: Financial Account: Other Investment: Insurance, Pension & Standar... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2006 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Palau PW: BoP: Financial Account: Other Investment: Liabilities: SDRs (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.03
            
                                            2014
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2009 - 2014
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Palau PW: BoP: Financial Account: Other Investment: Assets: Debt Instruments (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 48.78
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2005 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Palau PW: BoP: Financial Account: Other Investment: Assets: Debt Instruments: De... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 48.78
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2005 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Palau PW: BoP: Financial Account: Other Investment: Liabilities: Debt Instrument... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 19.55
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2005 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Palau PW: BoP: Financial Account: Official Reserve Assets (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2005 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Palau PW: BoP: Reserves & Related Items: Reserve Assets (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 -0.00
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2005 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Palau PW: BoP: Financial Account: Official Reserve Assets: SDRs (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2005 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Palau PW: BoP: Financial Account: Official Reserve Assets: Reserve Position in t... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 -0.19
            
                                            2008
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2008 - 2008
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Palau PW: BoP: Net Errors & Omissions (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 16.85
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2005 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Palau PW: BoP: Current plus Capital minus Financial Accounts (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 -16.85
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2005 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Palau PW: BoP: Reserves & Related Items (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 -0.00
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2005 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Palau PW: IIP: Assets (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 588.79
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2005 - 2016
                                         |