Country comparison China vs Palau

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20245.0%chart1.4%2023GDP Growth (%) [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€17,327,917Mchart€254M2023Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$18,743,802Mchart$275M2023Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€12,304chart€14,4452023GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$13,314chart$15,6232023GDP per capita [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]202415,303,863chart1952023Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]202416,559,622chart2112023Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202488.32%chart76.77%2023Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€10,867chart€10,8382023Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$11,759chart$11,7222023Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-1,272,421chart32023Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-1,376,830chart32023Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-7.34%chart1.02%2023Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]20245,708,691.6chart126.72023Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]20246,177,118.3chart137.02023Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]2023675,907.4chart9.02023Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]2023712,019.8chart9.72023Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202311.91%chart9.77%2023Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]2023573,436.5chart16.82023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]2023620,062.8chart18.22023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202310.37%chart13.26%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024296,532.1
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]2024320,762.1
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20245.06%
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202432.95%chart49.84%2023Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€4,054chart€7,0372023Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$4,386chart$7,6112023Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023€479chart€5092023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023$519chart$5512023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€403chart€9482023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$436chart$1,0252023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€211
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$228
Moody's Rating [+]05/26/2025A1
S&P Rating [+]09/21/2017A+
Fitch Rating [+]11/19/2019A+
Corruption Index [+]202342
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201928º
Fragile States Index [+]202464.4
RTI Raking [+]202490ºchart140º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202411º
Labour
Unemployment rate [+]2014Q44.1%
NMW [+]2024$271.8chart$883.02024NMW [+]
NMW [+]2024€245.8chart€799.12024NMW [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]201734º
Markets
Euro / Chinese yuan [+]01/22/20268.1658
US Dollar exchange rate [+]01/22/20266.9633
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]01/22/20263.87%
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]November 20240.2%
PPI Year on Year [+]December 2025-1.9%
Money Market
Key rates [+]05/20/20253.00%
Business
Doing Business [+]201946ºchart145º2020Doing Business [+]
IPI Year on Year [+]March 20233.9%
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 202326,062,824
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202321.35
Motor vehicle production [+]202330,160,966
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2020225.22
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202220.1%
Standard VAT [+]01/01/202013.00%
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202045.0%
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20207,967,000chart18,4002020Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€3,125,177.6Mchart€1.7M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$3,379,254.5Mchart$1.9M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202318.50%chart0.68%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€2,364,343.8Mchart€224.0M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$2,556,565.0Mchart$242.2M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202314.00%chart88.09%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€760,833.8Mchart€-222.2M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$823,222.7Mchart$-240.4M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]20234.50%chart-87.41%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Retail Sales YoY [+]March 202310.6%
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201552º
Density [+]2024147chart392024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202489º
Remittance received ($M) [+]201763,859.7chart2.42017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20200.07%chart28.27%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20200.74%chart14.76%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]20236.39‰chart10.90‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20172,827.8chart18.12017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20237.87‰chart11.50‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.00chart1.912023Fertility Rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]20200%chart24.9%2006% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]20241,408,280,000chart18,0002024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20201,039,675chart5,0882020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]202010,461,170chart2,6562020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.788chart0.7972022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]2024106º
Life expectancy [+]202377.95chart69.272023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2015138,622
Suicide rate [+]201510.02
Number of homicides [+]20207,157chart22018Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20200.50chart11.232018Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20239.24chart62.592023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]20244,234
Crude Oil Reserves [+]202126,022.6
Consumption GWh [+]20238,920,321
Generation GWh [+]20239,259,055
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/28/2025122,398chart1012/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/28/202599,381,761chart6,37212/28/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]04/20/20231,284,479,600
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/28/202586.91chart555.5612/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]04/20/20233,516,880,600chart31,93111/04/2021Doses administered [+]
China
Palau
  • Capital: Ngerulmud
  • Population: 18,000
  • Surface Area: 460 km2
  • Currency: United States dollars
  • Religion: Mostly Christianity
  • Belongs to: ACP, IMF, UN, PIF