Country comparison Belgium vs Palau

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Gouvernement
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2024Q413,143K
Annual GDP [+]2024€613,984Mchart€254M2023Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$664,564Mchart$275M2023Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€51,810chart€14,4452023GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$56,271chart$15,6232023GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2024Q4€155,312M
Debt (M.€.) [+]2024642,875chart1952023Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]2024695,835chart2112023Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]2024104.70%chart76.77%2023Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€54,402chart€10,8382023Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$58,884chart$11,7222023Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-27,749chart32023Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-30,035chart32023Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-4.50%chart1.02%2023Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024334,545.5chart126.72023Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]2024362,105.4chart137.02023Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202131,425.5chart17.22019Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202138,190.6chart19.22019Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202111.32%chart15.66%2019Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202347,958,537,000.0chart13.52022Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202351,857,566,058.1chart14.32022Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202215.19%chart9.51%2022Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20237,241.6
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20237,830.1
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20232.22%
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202454.50%chart49.84%2023Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€28,310chart€7,0372023Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$30,643chart$7,6112023Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2021€2,713chart€9732019Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2021$3,219chart$1,0892019Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€4,084chart€7632022Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$4,416chart$8032022Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2023€615
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2023$667
Moody's Rating [+]10/11/2024Aa3
S&P Rating [+]11/25/2011AA
Fitch Rating [+]04/03/2020AA-
Corruption Index [+]202373
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201922º
Fragile States Index [+]202430.3
RTI Raking [+]2024122ºchart140º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202424º
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]March 20255.9%
Unemployment rate [+]2024Q45.9%
Unemployed [+]2024Q4319K
NMW [+]2025$2,150.5chart$883.02024NMW [+]
NMW [+]2025€2,070.0chart€799.12024NMW [+]
Average Wage [+]2023$64,105
Average Wage [+]2024€60,841
Human Capital Ranking [+]201715º
Markets
US Dollar exchange rate [+]05/19/20250.8879
10-Year Bond Yield [+]05/19/20253.11%
Risk Premium [+]05/19/202553
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]05/19/20254.64%
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]April 20252.6%
HICP [+]April 20253.1%
PPI Year on Year [+]March 20253.2%
Money Market
Key rates [+]04/23/20252.40%
Business
Doing Business [+]202046ºchart145º2020Doing Business [+]
IPI Year on Year [+]March 2025-2.2%
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 2024849,888
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202236.75
Motor vehicle production [+]2023332,103
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2021591.19
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202344.1%
Standard VAT [+]01/01/200621.00%
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202260.2%
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20228,220,000chart18,4002020Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2024€495,054.0Mchart€1.7M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2024$535,836.6Mchart$1.9M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202480.63%chart0.68%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2024€475,375.8Mchart€224.0M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2024$514,537.3Mchart$242.2M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202477.42%chart88.09%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2024€19,678.1Mchart€-222.2M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2024$21,299.3Mchart$-240.4M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]20243.20%chart-87.41%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Retail Sales YoY [+]March 20251.1%
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201524º
Density [+]2023385chart392023Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202416º
Crude divorce rate [+]20231.70‰
Remittance received ($M) [+]201710,273.0chart2.42017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]202017.36%chart28.27%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20205.00%chart14.76%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]20239.40‰chart10.90‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20176,021.6chart18.12017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20239.40‰chart11.50‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.47chart1.912023Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20234.00‰
% risk of poverty [+]202411.5%chart24.9%2006% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202311,817,096chart18,0002023Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20202,005,479chart5,0882020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020577,463chart2,6562020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.942chart0.7972022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202412º
Life expectancy [+]202382.50chart69.272023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20221,796
Suicide rate [+]202215.27
Number of homicides [+]2021125chart22018Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20211.08chart11.232018Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20237.18chart62.592023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Consumption GWh [+]202374,537
Generation GWh [+]202377,337
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]08/04/202434,339chart1008/04/2024COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]08/04/20244,872,829chart6,37208/04/2024COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]02/11/20249,170,945
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]08/04/20242,905.87chart555.5608/04/2024COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]02/11/202431,469,387chart31,93111/04/2021Doses administered [+]
Belgium
Palau
  • Capital: Ngerulmud
  • Population: 18,000
  • Surface Area: 460 km2
  • Currency: United States dollars
  • Religion: Mostly Christianity
  • Belongs to: ACP, IMF, UN, PIF