Country comparison Colombia vs Palau

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20241.6%chart1.4%2023GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q31,911K
Annual GDP [+]2024€387,058Mchart€254M2023Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$418,818Mchart$275M2023Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€7,345chart€14,4452023GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$7,948chart$15,6232023GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q3€100,706M
Debt (M.€.) [+]2024237,020chart1952023Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]2024256,468chart2112023Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202461.24%chart76.77%2023Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€4,498chart€10,8382023Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$4,867chart$11,7222023Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-24,176chart32023Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-26,160chart32023Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-6.25%chart1.02%2023Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024134,102.6chart126.72023Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]2024145,106.4chart137.02023Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202110,550.0chart9.02023Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202112,486.2chart9.72023Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202111.55%chart9.77%2023Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202422,711,029,540.9chart16.82023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202423,773.3chart18.22023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202417.24%chart13.26%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]202413,001.4
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]202414,068.2
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202410.12%
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202434.65%chart49.84%2023Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€2,545chart€7,0372023Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$2,754chart$7,6112023Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2021€206chart€5092023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2021$244chart$5512023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024€455chart€9482023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024$450chart$1,0252023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€247
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$267
Moody's Rating [+]06/26/2025Baa3
S&P Rating [+]06/26/2025BB
Fitch Rating [+]07/01/2021BB+
Corruption Index [+]202340
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201957º
Fragile States Index [+]202475.6
RTI Raking [+]202436ºchart140º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202461º
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]September 20239.3%
Unemployment rate [+]2024Q48.3%
Unemployed [+]2024Q42,128K
NMW [+]2025$322.9chart$883.02024NMW [+]
NMW [+]2025€311.8chart€799.12024NMW [+]
Average Wage [+]2022$9,545
Average Wage [+]2023€9,491
Human Capital Ranking [+]201768º
Markets
Euro / Colombian pesos [+]05/11/20254,776.9763
US Dollar exchange rate [+]02/09/20263,670.2000
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]02/06/202613.86%
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]January 20265.4%
PPI Year on Year [+]May 2023-1.4%
Money Market
Key rates [+]02/02/202610.25%
Business
Doing Business [+]202067ºchart145º2020Doing Business [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 2023144,633
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20233.24
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2020112.28
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202322.2%
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201719.00%
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202239.0%
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20224,519,000chart18,4002020Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€45,819.8Mchart€1.7M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$49,544.9Mchart$1.9M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202313.53%chart0.68%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€58,075.1Mchart€224.0M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$62,796.6Mchart$242.2M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202317.15%chart88.09%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-12,255.4Mchart€-222.2M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-13,251.7Mchart$-240.4M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-3.62%chart-87.41%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Retail Sales YoY [+]April 20238.5%
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201536º
Density [+]202446chart392024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024146º
Remittance received ($M) [+]20175,636.4chart2.42017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20203.78%chart28.27%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20206.00%chart14.76%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202313.48‰chart10.90‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]2017281.2chart18.12017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20235.40‰chart11.50‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.65chart1.912023Fertility Rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]202431.8%chart24.9%2006% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202452,696,000chart18,0002024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20201,905,393chart5,0882020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]20203,024,273chart2,6562020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.758chart0.7972022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202445º
Life expectancy [+]202377.73chart69.272023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20213,047
Suicide rate [+]20216.00
Number of homicides [+]202313,035chart22018Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]202324.91chart11.232018Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20231.97chart62.592023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]2024773
Crude Oil Reserves [+]20212,036.0
Consumption GWh [+]202382,721
Generation GWh [+]202390,427
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]01/04/2026142,802chart1001/04/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]01/04/20266,402,502chart6,37201/04/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]12/29/202337,204,130
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]01/04/20262,709.92chart555.5601/04/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]12/29/202390,931,190chart31,93111/04/2021Doses administered [+]
Colombia
Palau
  • Capital: Ngerulmud
  • Population: 18,000
  • Surface Area: 460 km2
  • Currency: United States dollars
  • Religion: Mostly Christianity
  • Belongs to: ACP, IMF, UN, PIF