AfghanistanAlbaniaAlgeriaAndorraAngolaAntigua and BarbudaArgentinaArmeniaAustraliaAustriaAzerbaijanBahamasBahrainBangladeshBarbadosBelarusBelgiumBelizeBeninBhutanBoliviaBosnia and HerzegovinaBotswanaBrazilBruneiBulgariaBurkina FasoBurundiCabo VerdeCambodiaCameroonCanadaCentral African RepublicChadChileChinaColombiaComorosCosta RicaCôte d'IvoireCroatiaCubaCyprusCzechiaDemocratic Republic of the CongoDenmarkDjiboutiDominicaDominican RepublicEcuadorEgyptEl SalvadorEquatorial GuineaEritreaEstoniaEswatiniEthiopiaEuro zoneFederated States of MicronesiaFijiFinlandFranceGabonGeorgiaGermanyGhanaGreeceGrenadaGuatemalaGuineaGuinea-BissauGuyanaHaitiHondurasHong KongHungaryIcelandIndiaIndonesiaIranIraqIrelandIsraelItalyJamaicaJapanJordanKazakhstanKenyaKiribatiKuwaitKyrgyzstanLaosLatviaLebanonLesothoLiberiaLibyaLiechtensteinLithuaniaLuxembourgMadagascarMalawiMalaysiaMaldivesMaliMaltaMarshall IslandsMauritaniaMauritiusMexicoMoldovaMonacoMongoliaMontenegroMoroccoMozambiqueMyanmarNamibiaNauruNepalNetherlandsNew ZealandNicaraguaNigerNigeriaNorth KoreaNorth MacedoniaNorwayOmanPakistanPalauPanamaPapua New GuineaParaguayPeruPhilippinesPolandPortugalQatarRepublic of the CongoRomaniaRussiaRwandaSaint Kitts and NevisSaint LuciaSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesSamoaSan MarinoSao Tome and PrincipeSaudi ArabiaSenegalSerbiaSeychellesSierra LeoneSingaporeSlovakiaSloveniaSolomon IslandsSomaliaSouth AfricaSouth KoreaSouth SudanSpainSri LankaState of PalestineSudanSurinameSwedenSwitzerlandSyriaTaiwanTajikistanTanzaniaThailandThe GambiaTimor-LesteTogoTongaTrinidad and TobagoTunisiaTürkiyeTurkmenistanTuvaluUgandaUkraineUnited Arab EmiratesUnited KingdomUnited StatesUruguayUzbekistanVanuatuVenezuelaViet NamYemenZambiaZimbabweAfghanistanAlbaniaAlgeriaAndorraAngolaAntigua and BarbudaArgentinaArmeniaAustraliaAustriaAzerbaijanBahamasBahrainBangladeshBarbadosBelarusBelgiumBelizeBeninBhutanBoliviaBosnia and HerzegovinaBotswanaBrazilBruneiBulgariaBurkina FasoBurundiCabo VerdeCambodiaCameroonCanadaCentral African RepublicChadChileChinaColombiaComorosCosta RicaCôte d'IvoireCroatiaCubaCyprusCzechiaDemocratic Republic of the CongoDenmarkDjiboutiDominicaDominican RepublicEcuadorEgyptEl SalvadorEquatorial GuineaEritreaEstoniaEswatiniEthiopiaEuro zoneFederated States of MicronesiaFijiFinlandFranceGabonGeorgiaGermanyGhanaGreeceGrenadaGuatemalaGuineaGuinea-BissauGuyanaHaitiHondurasHong KongHungaryIcelandIndiaIndonesiaIranIraqIrelandIsraelItalyJamaicaJapanJordanKazakhstanKenyaKiribatiKuwaitKyrgyzstanLaosLatviaLebanonLesothoLiberiaLibyaLiechtensteinLithuaniaLuxembourgMadagascarMalawiMalaysiaMaldivesMaliMaltaMarshall IslandsMauritaniaMauritiusMexicoMoldovaMonacoMongoliaMontenegroMoroccoMozambiqueMyanmarNamibiaNauruNepalNetherlandsNew ZealandNicaraguaNigerNigeriaNorth KoreaNorth MacedoniaNorwayOmanPakistanPalauPanamaPapua New GuineaParaguayPeruPhilippinesPolandPortugalQatarRepublic of the CongoRomaniaRussiaRwandaSaint Kitts and NevisSaint LuciaSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesSamoaSan MarinoSao Tome and PrincipeSaudi ArabiaSenegalSerbiaSeychellesSierra LeoneSingaporeSlovakiaSloveniaSolomon IslandsSomaliaSouth AfricaSouth KoreaSouth SudanSpainSri LankaState of PalestineSudanSurinameSwedenSwitzerlandSyriaTaiwanTajikistanTanzaniaThailandThe GambiaTimor-LesteTogoTongaTrinidad and TobagoTunisiaTürkiyeTurkmenistanTuvaluUgandaUkraineUnited Arab EmiratesUnited KingdomUnited StatesUruguayUzbekistanVanuatuVenezuelaViet NamYemenZambiaZimbabweCompareAnnual GDP at market prices Palau vs Switzerland comparison Palau Switzerland Gouvernement23,741K2023Q4Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]Annual GDP [+]2022€233M€818,183M2023Annual GDP [+]Annual GDP [+]2022$246M$884,701M2023Annual GDP [+]GDP per capita [+]2022€12,968€91,7802023GDP per capita [+]GDP per capita [+]2022$13,667$100,3592023GDP per capita [+]€209,285M2023Q4Quarterly GDP [+]Debt (M.€.) [+]2022160317,5842022Debt (M.€.) [+]Debt ($M) [+]2022169334,6952022Debt ($M) [+]Debt (%GDP) [+]202268.39%40.89%2022Debt (%GDP) [+]Debt Per Capita [+]2022€8,909€36,0262022Debt Per Capita [+]Debt Per Capita [+]2022$9,389$37,9672022Debt Per Capita [+]Deficit (M.€) [+]2022-99,3332022Deficit (M.€) [+]Deficit ($M) [+]2022-97,6822022Deficit ($M) [+]Deficit (%GDP) [+]2022-3.57%1.20%2022Deficit (%GDP) [+]Expenditure (M.€) [+]2022144.2256,438.82022Expenditure (M.€) [+]Expenditure ($M) [+]2022152.0258,089.52022Expenditure ($M) [+]Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]201917.029,875.22018Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]Education Expenditure ($M) [+]201919.035,297.02018Education Expenditure ($M) [+]Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]201915.66%15.53%2018Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]201715.359,987,285,756.92022Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]201717.315,850,409,821.91998Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]201717.39%11.02%2017Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]5,947.52022Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]6,258.52022Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]2.23%2022Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202261.76%33.00%2022Expenditure (%GDP) [+]Expenditure Per Capita [+]2022€8,013€29,0902022Expenditure Per Capita [+]Expenditure Per Capita [+]2022$8,444$29,2772022Expenditure Per Capita [+]Education Expenditure P.C [+]2019€955€3,5092018Education Expenditure P.C [+]Education Expenditure P.C [+]2019$1,069$4,1602018Education Expenditure P.C [+]Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2017€715€6,8642022Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2017$808$3,0362017Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]€6782022Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]$7162022Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]Aaa02/17/2023Moody's Rating [+]AAA10/01/1988S&P Rating [+]AAA02/28/2020Fitch Rating [+]822022Corruption Index [+]5º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]19.22018Fragile States Index [+]RTI Raking [+]2022136º82º2022RTI Raking [+]1º2018Innovation Ranking [+]Labour4.1%December 2023Unemployment Rate [+]4.0%2023Q4Unemployment rate [+]201K2023Q4Unemployed [+]NMW [+]2022$728.0$4,221.02022NMW [+]NMW [+]2022€642.8€3,901.22022NMW [+]$105,7352022Average Wage [+]€105,1052023Average Wage [+]3º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]Markets0.990505/22/2024Euro / Swiss francs [+]0.914005/22/2024US Dollar exchange rate [+]0.79%05/23/202410-Year Bond Yield [+]-18105/23/2024Risk Premium [+]11.36%05/22/2024Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]Prices1.7%December 2023CPI (overall index) [+]1.4%April 2024HICP [+]0.6%November 2023PPI Year on Year [+]Money Market1.50%03/22/2024Key rates [+]BusinessDoing Business [+]2020145º36º2020Doing Business [+]-3.8%March 2024IPI Year on Year [+]226,006December 2022Passengers vehicles Year [+]28.91December 2022Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]603.772021Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]Taxes27.0%2022Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]7.70%01/01/2018Standard VAT [+]41.6%2022Top tax rate + SSC [+]TradeAnnual arrivals [+]2018106,00011,818,0002019Annual arrivals [+]Exports [+]2023€1.7M€388,546.4M2023Exports [+]Exports [+]2023$1.9M$420,170.0M2023Exports [+]Exports % GDP [+]20221.11%47.49%2023Exports % GDP [+]Imports [+]2023€224.1M€335,141.3M2023Imports [+]Imports [+]2023$242.3M$364,098.5M2023Imports [+]Imports % GDP [+]202284.38%40.92%2023Imports % GDP [+]Trade balance [+]2023€-222.3M€53,405.1M2023Trade balance [+]Trade balance [+]2023$-240.4M$56,071.6M2023Trade balance [+]Trade balance % GDP [+]2022-83.28%6.57%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]-0.6%December 2023Retail Sales YoY [+]Socio-Demography1º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]Density [+]2021392132022Density [+]10º2023Global Peace Ranking [+]1.80‰2022Crude divorce rate [+]Remittance received ($M) [+]20172.42,488.12017Remittance received ($M) [+]% Immigrant [+]202028.27%28.73%2020% Immigrant [+]% Emigrant [+]202014.76%8.23%2020% Emigrant [+]Birth Rate [+]202113.40‰9.40‰2022Birth Rate [+]Remittance sent ($M) [+]201718.19,197.22017Remittance sent ($M) [+]Crude death rate [+]202110.20‰8.50‰2022Crude death rate [+]Fertility Rate [+]20200.851.392022Fertility Rate [+]4.70‰2022Crude marriage rate [+]% risk of poverty [+]200624.9%15.8%2022% risk of poverty [+]Population [+]202118,0008,815,3852022Population [+]Immigrant stock [+]20205,0882,491,2492020Immigrant stock [+]Emigrant stock [+]20202,656713,6232020Emigrant stock [+]HDI [+]20210.7670.9622021HDI [+]21º2023Gender Gap Ranking [+]Life expectancy [+]200569.1384.202023Life expectancy [+]1,0402021Suicides [+]11.652021Suicide rate [+]Number of homicides [+]20182432022Number of homicides [+]Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]201811.200.492022Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]Energy and EnvironmentCO2 Tons per capita [+]202259.004.112022CO2 Tons per capita [+]57,1872022Consumption GWh [+]58,7262022Generation GWh [+]OthersCOVID-19 - Deaths [+]05/05/20241014,18805/05/2024COVID-19 - Deaths [+]COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]05/05/20246,3324,453,66305/05/2024COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]6,013,25405/01/2023Fully vaccinated [+]COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]05/05/2024555.561,609.4605/05/2024COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]Doses administered [+]11/04/202131,93116,940,71607/03/2023Doses administered [+]PalauCountrySubcontinentContinentWorldCapital: NgerulmudPopulation: 18,000Surface Area: 460 km2Currency: United States dollarsReligion: Mostly Christianity Belongs to: ACP, IMF, UN, PIFSwitzerlandCountrySubcontinentContinentWorldCapital: BernPopulation: 8,815,385Surface Area: 41,290 km2Currency: Swiss francs (1 EUR=0.9905 CHF)Religion: Mostly Christianity Belongs to: CoE, EFTA, IMF, OECD, UN, OSCE Compare Afghanistan Palau Compare Albania Palau Compare Algeria Palau Compare Andorra Palau Compare Angola Palau Compare Antigua and Barbuda Palau Compare Argentina Palau Compare Armenia Palau Compare Australia Palau Compare 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