Country comparison Ghana vs Palau

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20245.6%chart1.4%2023GDP Growth (%) [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€76,042Mchart€254M2023Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$82,308Mchart$275M2023Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€2,209chart€14,4452023GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$2,391chart$15,6232023GDP per capita [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]202358,901chart1952023Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]202363,706chart2112023Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202379.09%chart76.77%2023Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2023€1,743chart€10,8382023Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2023$1,885chart$11,7222023Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2023-2,507chart32023Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2023-2,711chart32023Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2023-3.37%chart1.02%2023Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]202313,804.3chart126.72023Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]202314,930.5chart137.02023Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]20222,040.8chart9.02023Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]20222,150.8chart9.72023Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202312.04%chart9.77%2023Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]20231,022.9chart16.82023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]20231,106.4chart18.22023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]20237.41%chart13.26%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024292.0
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]2024316.1
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20241.76%
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202318.54%chart49.84%2023Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2023€409chart€7,0372023Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2023$442chart$7,6112023Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022€62chart€5092023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022$65chart$5512023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€30chart€9482023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$33chart$1,0252023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€8
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$9
S&P Rating [+]11/07/2025B-
Fitch Rating [+]02/21/2023RD
Corruption Index [+]202343
Competitiveness Ranking [+]2019111º
Fragile States Index [+]202460.8
RTI Raking [+]202446ºchart140º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]2024101º
Labour
NMW [+]2024$39.7chart$883.02024NMW [+]
NMW [+]2024€35.9chart€799.12024NMW [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]201772º
Markets
Euro / Ghana cedi [+]01/13/202612.4809
US Dollar exchange rate [+]01/13/202610.7250
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]01/13/20260.68%
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]September 202421.5%
PPI Year on Year [+]August 202246.0%
Money Market
Key rates [+]11/26/202518.00%
Business
Doing Business [+]2020118ºchart145º2020Doing Business [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 20193,394
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20190.18
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]201531.01
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202214.0%
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201918.13%
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202030.0%
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]2022915,000chart18,4002020Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€15,405.3Mchart€1.7M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$16,657.7Mchart$1.9M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202320.69%chart0.68%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€12,957.1Mchart€224.0M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$14,010.5Mchart$242.2M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202317.40%chart88.09%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€2,448.2Mchart€-222.2M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$2,153.6Mchart$-240.4M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]20233.29%chart-87.41%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201581º
Density [+]2024144chart392024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202455º
Remittance received ($M) [+]20172,190.3chart2.42017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20201.49%chart28.27%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20203.15%chart14.76%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202326.31‰chart10.90‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20171,282.4chart18.12017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20237.04‰chart11.50‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20233.40chart1.912023Fertility Rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]201623.4%chart24.9%2006% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202434,427,414chart18,0002024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]2020476,412chart5,0882020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]20201,004,324chart2,6562020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.602chart0.7972022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202488º
Life expectancy [+]202365.50chart69.272023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20151,896
Suicide rate [+]20156.61
Number of homicides [+]2022607chart22018Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20221.83chart11.232018Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20230.74chart62.592023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]2024188
Crude Oil Reserves [+]2021660.0
Consumption GWh [+]202319,534
Generation GWh [+]202324,282
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/21/20251,463chart1012/21/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/21/2025172,779chart6,37212/21/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]07/02/202310,780,003
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/21/202542.50chart555.5612/21/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]07/02/202325,624,828chart31,93111/04/2021Doses administered [+]
Ghana
Palau
  • Capital: Ngerulmud
  • Population: 18,000
  • Surface Area: 460 km2
  • Currency: United States dollars
  • Religion: Mostly Christianity
  • Belongs to: ACP, IMF, UN, PIF