Country comparison Finland vs Palau

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20240.4%chart1.4%2023GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q312,520K
Annual GDP [+]2024€275,993Mchart€254M2023Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$298,729Mchart$275M2023Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€49,100chart€14,4452023GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$53,286chart$15,6232023GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q3€70,561M
Debt (M.€.) [+]2024227,547chart1952023Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]2024245,304chart2112023Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202482.50%chart76.77%2023Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€40,374chart€10,8382023Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$43,525chart$11,7222023Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-12,156chart32023Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-13,156chart32023Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-4.40%chart1.02%2023Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024159,403.0chart126.72023Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]2024172,245.8chart137.02023Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202216,968.9chart9.02023Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202217,868.3chart9.72023Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202212.12%chart9.77%2023Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202423,898,237,000.0chart16.82023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202425,866,973,764.1chart18.22023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202315.19%chart13.26%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20246,347.3
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20246,870.2
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20244.05%
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202457.80%chart49.84%2023Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€28,283chart€7,0372023Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$30,562chart$7,6112023Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022€3,053chart€5092023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022$3,223chart$5512023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024€4,265chart€9482023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024$4,616chart$1,0252023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€1,129
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$1,225
Moody's Rating [+]12/13/2024Aa1
S&P Rating [+]10/10/2014AA+
Fitch Rating [+]01/24/2020AA+
Corruption Index [+]202387
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201911º
Fragile States Index [+]202414.3
RTI Raking [+]202431ºchart140º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]20247º
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]November 202510.6%
Unemployment rate [+]2025Q39.2%
Unemployed [+]2025Q3265K
$883.02024NMW [+]
€799.12024NMW [+]
Average Wage [+]2024$57,250
Average Wage [+]2024€52,893
Human Capital Ranking [+]20172º
Markets
US Dollar exchange rate [+]01/16/20260.8608
10-Year Bond Yield [+]01/16/20263.12%
Risk Premium [+]01/16/202628
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]01/17/20263.72%
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]December 20250.2%
HICP [+]December 20251.8%
PPI Year on Year [+]November 20251.6%
Money Market
Key rates [+]06/11/20252.15%
Business
Doing Business [+]202020ºchart145º2020Doing Business [+]
IPI Year on Year [+]November 20252.0%
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 2024141,531
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202217.37
Motor vehicle production [+]202330,191
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2021577.57
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202442.2%
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201324.00%
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202259.4%
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20222,127,000chart18,4002020Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2024€72,126.0Mchart€1.7M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2024$78,067.7Mchart$1.9M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202426.13%chart0.68%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2024€74,844.0Mchart€224.0M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2024$81,009.7Mchart$242.2M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202427.12%chart88.09%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2024€-2,718.0Mchart€-222.2M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2024$-2,941.9Mchart$-240.4M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2024-0.98%chart-87.41%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Retail Sales YoY [+]November 20252.7%
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201514º
Density [+]202417chart392024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202413º
Crude divorce rate [+]20232.10‰
Remittance received ($M) [+]2017821.1chart2.42017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20206.98%chart28.27%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20205.64%chart14.76%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]20247.80‰chart10.90‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]2017944.2chart18.12017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]202410.40‰chart11.50‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.26chart1.912023Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20233.70‰
% risk of poverty [+]202412.6%chart24.9%2006% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]20245,635,971chart18,0002024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]2020386,052chart5,0882020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020311,889chart2,6562020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.942chart0.7972022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]20242º
Life expectancy [+]202482.40chart69.272023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2023765
Suicide rate [+]202313.65
Number of homicides [+]202355chart22018Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20230.98chart11.232018Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20235.73chart62.592023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Consumption GWh [+]202377,025
Generation GWh [+]202377,986
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/28/202511,466chart1012/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/28/20251,515,872chart6,37212/28/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]01/09/20244,347,113
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/28/20252,034.43chart555.5612/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]01/09/202413,327,120chart31,93111/04/2021Doses administered [+]
Finland
Palau
  • Capital: Ngerulmud
  • Population: 18,000
  • Surface Area: 460 km2
  • Currency: United States dollars
  • Religion: Mostly Christianity
  • Belongs to: ACP, IMF, UN, PIF