Country comparison Croatia vs Palau

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20253.2%chart1.4%2023GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q46,203K
Annual GDP [+]2025€92,671Mchart€254M2023Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2025$104,716Mchart$275M2023Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2025€23,870chart€14,4452023GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2025$27,028chart$15,6232023GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q4€24,032M
Debt (M.€.) [+]202449,284chart1952023Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]202453,327chart2112023Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202457.40%chart76.77%2023Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€12,721chart€10,8382023Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$13,764chart$11,7222023Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-1,673chart32023Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-1,810chart32023Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-1.90%chart1.02%2023Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]202441,237.9chart126.72023Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]202444,467.9chart137.02023Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]20223,226.8chart9.02023Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]20223,395.9chart9.72023Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202210.69%chart9.13%2025Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]20234,738,623,000.0chart16.82023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]20235,068.2chart18.22023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202312.84%chart13.26%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20241,540.5
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20241,667.4
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20243.76%
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202448.00%chart49.84%2023Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€10,644chart€7,0372023Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$11,478chart$7,6112023Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022€837chart€5092023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022$882chart$5512023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€1,229chart€9482023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$1,301chart$1,0252023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€398
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$431
Moody's Rating [+]11/08/2024A3
S&P Rating [+]09/13/2024A-
Fitch Rating [+]07/13/2022BBB+
Corruption Index [+]202350
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201963º
Fragile States Index [+]202445.9
RTI Raking [+]20248ºchart140º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202443º
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]January 20264.5%
Unemployment rate [+]2025Q34.2%
Unemployed [+]2025Q375K
NMW [+]2026$1,233.8chart$883.02024NMW [+]
NMW [+]2026€1,050.0chart€799.12024NMW [+]
Average Wage [+]2024$21,648
Average Wage [+]2024€20,000
Human Capital Ranking [+]201737º
Markets
US Dollar exchange rate [+]03/04/20260.8584
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]03/04/20261.94%
Prices
HICP [+]December 20253.8%
PPI Year on Year [+]January 2026-1.7%
Money Market
Key rates [+]06/11/20252.15%
Business
Doing Business [+]202051ºchart145º2020Doing Business [+]
IPI Year on Year [+]December 20254.5%
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 2024125,548
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202213.33
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2021521.24
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202438.5%
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201325.00%
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202036.0%
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]202215,324,000chart18,4002020Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2025€25,115.8Mchart€1.7M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2025$28,380.4Mchart$1.9M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202527.10%chart0.68%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2025€44,811.3Mchart€224.0M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2025$50,635.9Mchart$242.2M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202548.36%chart88.09%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2025€-19,695.5Mchart€-222.2M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2025$-22,255.5Mchart$-240.4M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2025-21.25%chart-87.41%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Retail Sales YoY [+]December 20254.2%
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201561º
Density [+]202444chart392024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202415º
Crude divorce rate [+]20231.10‰
Remittance received ($M) [+]20172,306.8chart2.42017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]202013.56%chart28.27%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]202026.70%chart14.76%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]20248.30‰chart10.90‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20171,161.1chart18.12017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]202413.20‰chart11.50‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.47chart1.912023Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20234.50‰
% risk of poverty [+]202420.3%chart24.9%2006% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]20243,874,350chart18,0002024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]2020528,056chart5,0882020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]20201,039,526chart2,6562020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.878chart0.7972022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202461º
Life expectancy [+]202479.10chart69.272023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2023559
Suicide rate [+]202314.47
Number of homicides [+]202326chart22018Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20230.67chart11.232018Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20234.31chart62.592023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]202410
Crude Oil Reserves [+]202171.0
Consumption GWh [+]202417,446
Generation GWh [+]202414,696
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]02/08/202618,805chart1002/08/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]02/08/20261,371,375chart6,37202/08/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]11/28/20232,251,809
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]02/08/20264,853.72chart555.5602/08/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]12/23/20235,435,966chart31,93111/04/2021Doses administered [+]
Croatia
Palau
  • Capital: Ngerulmud
  • Population: 18,000
  • Surface Area: 460 km2
  • Currency: United States dollars
  • Religion: Mostly Christianity
  • Belongs to: ACP, IMF, UN, PIF