Country comparison Kuwait vs Palau

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]2024-2.6%chart1.4%2023GDP Growth (%) [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€148,076Mchart€254M2023Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$160,226Mchart$275M2023Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€29,547chart€14,4452023GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$31,971chart$15,6232023GDP per capita [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]20234,792chart1952023Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]20235,183chart2112023Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]20233.13%chart76.77%2023Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2023€975chart€10,8382023Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2023$1,055chart$11,7222023Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]202343,149chart32023Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]202346,669chart32023Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]202328.22%chart1.02%2023Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]202373,913.9chart126.72023Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]202379,943.8chart137.02023Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]20249,530.0chart9.02023Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202410,312.0chart9.72023Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202513.85%chart9.77%2023Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]20236,653.6chart16.82023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]20237,194.6chart18.22023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]20239.02%chart13.26%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20247,168.2
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20247,756.4
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20249.68%
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202348.34%chart49.84%2023Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2023€15,045chart€7,0372023Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2023$16,272chart$7,6112023Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2024€1,902chart€5092023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2024$2,058chart$5512023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€1,375chart€9482023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$1,487chart$1,0252023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€1,430
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$1,548
Moody's Rating [+]05/16/2024A1
S&P Rating [+]11/21/2025AA-
Fitch Rating [+]01/27/2022AA-
Corruption Index [+]202346
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201946º
Fragile States Index [+]202449.3
RTI Raking [+]2024128ºchart140º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202471º
Labour
NMW [+]2024$243.9chart$883.02024NMW [+]
NMW [+]2024€222.1chart€799.12024NMW [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]201796º
Markets
Euro / Kuwaiti dinars [+]01/15/20260.3555
US Dollar exchange rate [+]01/15/20260.3058
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]01/15/2026-1.54%
Business
Doing Business [+]202083ºchart145º2020Doing Business [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 2023112,969
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202326.35
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2015478.01
Taxes
Standard VAT [+]01/01/20130%
Top tax rate + SSC [+]20200%
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]202185,000chart18,4002020Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€77,666.3Mchart€1.7M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$83,980.5Mchart$1.9M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202350.79%chart0.68%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€34,671.5Mchart€224.0M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$37,490.2Mchart$242.2M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202322.67%chart88.09%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€42,994.8Mchart€-222.2M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$48,030.6Mchart$-240.4M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]202328.12%chart-87.41%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
Density [+]2024275chart392024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202425º
Remittance received ($M) [+]20174.2chart2.42017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]202071.73%chart28.27%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20204.90%chart14.76%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202310.30‰chart10.90‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]201711,733.4chart18.12017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20231.53‰chart11.50‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.52chart1.912023Fertility Rate [+]
24.9%2006% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]20244,897,263chart18,0002024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20203,110,159chart5,0882020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020212,271chart2,6562020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.847chart0.7972022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]2024131º
Life expectancy [+]202383.19chart69.272023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2015154
Suicide rate [+]20153.92
Number of homicides [+]202011chart22018Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20200.25chart11.232018Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]202324.90chart62.592023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]20242,580
Crude Oil Reserves [+]2021101,500.0
Consumption GWh [+]202378,047
Generation GWh [+]202385,562
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/21/20252,570chart1012/21/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/21/2025667,290chart6,37212/21/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]11/26/20233,346,176
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/21/2025524.78chart555.5612/21/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]11/26/20238,261,221chart31,93111/04/2021Doses administered [+]
Kuwait
Palau
  • Capital: Ngerulmud
  • Population: 18,000
  • Surface Area: 460 km2
  • Currency: United States dollars
  • Religion: Mostly Christianity
  • Belongs to: ACP, IMF, UN, PIF