Country comparison Italy vs Palau

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20240.7%chart1.4%2023GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q39,578K
Annual GDP [+]2024€2,199,619Mchart€254M2023Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$2,380,825Mchart$275M2023Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€37,310chart€14,4452023GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$40,224chart$15,6232023GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q3€564,577M
Debt (M.€.) [+]20242,966,915chart1952023Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]20243,210,019chart2112023Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]2024134.90%chart76.77%2023Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€50,335chart€10,8382023Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$54,459chart$11,7222023Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-73,937chart32023Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-81,746chart32023Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-3.40%chart1.02%2023Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]20241,109,154.0chart126.72023Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]20241,199,364.2chart137.02023Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202281,318.2chart9.02023Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202285,588.4chart9.72023Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20227.41%chart9.77%2023Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]2024137,456,000,000.0chart16.82023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]2024148,779,625,280.0chart18.22023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202311.44%chart13.26%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]202435,397.3
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]202438,313.3
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20243.18%
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202450.40%chart49.84%2023Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€18,817chart€7,0372023Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$20,348chart$7,6112023Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022€1,378chart€5092023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022$1,452chart$5512023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024€2,331chart€9482023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024$2,523chart$1,0252023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€600
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$647
Moody's Rating [+]05/23/2025Baa3
S&P Rating [+]01/30/2026BBB+
Fitch Rating [+]12/03/2021BBB
Corruption Index [+]202356
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201930º
Fragile States Index [+]202441.1
RTI Raking [+]202471ºchart140º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202426º
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]December 20255.6%
Unemployment rate [+]2025Q35.6%
Unemployed [+]2025Q31,440K
$883.02024NMW [+]
€799.12024NMW [+]
Average Wage [+]2024$38,550
Average Wage [+]2024€35,616
Human Capital Ranking [+]201735º
Markets
US Dollar exchange rate [+]02/06/20260.8479
10-Year Bond Yield [+]02/06/20263.48%
Risk Premium [+]02/06/202663
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]02/05/20261.95%
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]March 20252.0%
HICP [+]December 20251.2%
PPI Year on Year [+]December 2025-2.0%
Money Market
Key rates [+]06/11/20252.15%
Business
Doing Business [+]202058ºchart145º2020Doing Business [+]
IPI Year on Year [+]November 20251.4%
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 20242,975,569
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202225.50
Motor vehicle production [+]2023880,085
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2021765.75
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202442.5%
Standard VAT [+]10/01/201322.00%
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202252.2%
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]202249,811,000chart18,4002020Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2024€622,607.0Mchart€1.7M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2024$673,897.4Mchart$1.9M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202428.31%chart0.68%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2024€574,319.7Mchart€224.0M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2024$621,632.2Mchart$242.2M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202426.11%chart88.09%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2024€48,287.2Mchart€-222.2M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2024$52,265.2Mchart$-240.4M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]20242.20%chart-87.41%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Retail Sales YoY [+]December 2025-0.5%
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201537º
Density [+]2024195chart392024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202433º
Crude divorce rate [+]20231.40‰
Remittance received ($M) [+]20179,287.4chart2.42017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]202010.78%chart28.27%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20205.50%chart14.76%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]20246.30‰chart10.90‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]201717,369.1chart18.12017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]202411.00‰chart11.50‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.21chart1.912023Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20233.10‰
% risk of poverty [+]202418.9%chart24.9%2006% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202458,943,464chart18,0002024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20206,386,998chart5,0882020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]20203,258,831chart2,6562020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.906chart0.7972022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202487º
Life expectancy [+]202484.10chart69.272023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20233,821
Suicide rate [+]20236.48
Number of homicides [+]2023338chart22018Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20230.57chart11.232018Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20235.19chart62.592023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]202485
Crude Oil Reserves [+]2021497.9
Consumption GWh [+]2023287,394
Generation GWh [+]2023254,659
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]01/04/2026198,523chart1001/04/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]01/04/202626,969,621chart6,37201/04/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]12/23/202349,484,584
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]01/04/20263,368.55chart555.5601/04/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]12/23/2023150,321,540chart31,93111/04/2021Doses administered [+]
Italy
Palau
  • Capital: Ngerulmud
  • Population: 18,000
  • Surface Area: 460 km2
  • Currency: United States dollars
  • Religion: Mostly Christianity
  • Belongs to: ACP, IMF, UN, PIF