Country comparison Argentina vs Palau

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]2024-1.3%chart1.4%2023GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q33,166K
Annual GDP [+]2024€588,911Mchart€254M2023Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$633,267Mchart$275M2023Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€12,498chart€14,4452023GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$13,523chart$15,6232023GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q3€144,174M
Debt (M.€.) [+]2024498,530chart1952023Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]2024539,437chart2112023Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202484.65%chart76.77%2023Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€10,947chart€10,8382023Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$11,846chart$11,7222023Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]20242,696chart32023Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]20242,918chart32023Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]20240.46%chart1.02%2023Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024182,675.3chart126.72023Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]2024197,664.8chart137.02023Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202330,017.0chart8.72023Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202332,324.7chart9.52023Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202313.22%chart9.13%2025Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202337,655.7chart16.82023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202339,959.4chart18.22023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202316.35%chart13.26%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20243,641.5
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20243,915.8
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20241.93%
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202431.02%chart49.84%2023Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€4,011chart€7,0372023Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$4,341chart$7,6112023Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023€643chart€4972023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023$696chart$5372023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€827chart€9482023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$877chart$1,0252023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€77
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$84
Moody's Rating [+]07/17/2025Caa1
S&P Rating [+]12/17/2025CCC+
Fitch Rating [+]03/24/2023C
Corruption Index [+]202337
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201983º
Fragile States Index [+]202444.2
RTI Raking [+]202434ºchart140º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202476º
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]September 20168.5%
Unemployment rate [+]2024Q36.9%
Unemployed [+]2024Q3994K
NMW [+]2023$337.1chart$883.02024NMW [+]
NMW [+]2023€310.8chart€799.12024NMW [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]201752º
Markets
Euro / Argentinian pesos [+]12/18/20251,700.4269
US Dollar exchange rate [+]12/18/20251,453.1667
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]03/06/2026-15.62%
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]January 202632.4%
Money Market
Key rates [+]01/31/202529.00%
Business
Doing Business [+]2020126ºchart145º2020Doing Business [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]February 2020400,592
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]February 202011.77
Motor vehicle production [+]2023610,725
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2020310.35
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202327.8%
Standard VAT [+]01/01/200621.00%
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202035.0%
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20223,890,000chart18,4002020Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€61,766.9Mchart€1.7M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$66,788.5Mchart$1.9M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202310.30%chart0.68%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€68,171.3Mchart€224.0M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$73,713.6Mchart$242.2M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202311.36%chart88.09%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-6,404.4Mchart€-222.2M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-6,928.0Mchart$-240.4M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-1.07%chart-87.41%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201531º
Density [+]202316chart392024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202447º
Remittance received ($M) [+]2017688.1chart2.42017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20205.05%chart28.27%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20202.38%chart14.76%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202311.06‰chart10.90‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20173,960.9chart18.12017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20237.67‰chart11.50‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.50chart1.912023Fertility Rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]202438.1%chart24.9%2006% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202345,538,401chart18,0002024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20202,281,728chart5,0882020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]20201,076,148chart2,6562020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.849chart0.7972022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202432º
Life expectancy [+]202377.40chart69.272023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20223,221
Suicide rate [+]20227.10
Number of homicides [+]20232,046chart22018Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20234.49chart11.232018Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20233.93chart62.592023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]2024701
Crude Oil Reserves [+]20212,482.7
Consumption GWh [+]2024123,167
Generation GWh [+]2024147,465
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]02/08/2026130,837chart1002/08/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]02/08/202610,118,855chart6,37202/08/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]01/27/202434,900,612
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]02/08/20262,873.11chart555.5602/08/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]01/27/2024116,978,520chart31,93111/04/2021Doses administered [+]
Argentina
Palau
  • Capital: Ngerulmud
  • Population: 18,000
  • Surface Area: 460 km2
  • Currency: United States dollars
  • Religion: Mostly Christianity
  • Belongs to: ACP, IMF, UN, PIF