Country comparison Malaysia vs Palau

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20245.1%chart1.4%2023GDP Growth (%) [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€390,208Mchart€254M2023Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$422,227Mchart$275M2023Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€11,662chart€14,4452023GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$12,619chart$15,6232023GDP per capita [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]2024273,476chart1952023Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]2024295,916chart2112023Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202470.08%chart76.77%2023Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€8,173chart€10,8382023Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$8,844chart$11,7222023Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-15,412chart32023Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-16,676chart32023Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-3.95%chart1.02%2023Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]202493,106.0chart126.72023Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]2024100,745.8chart137.02023Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202312,997.1chart9.02023Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202314,048.9chart9.72023Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202314.10%chart9.77%2023Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]20237,318.0chart16.82023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]20237,913.9chart18.22023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]20237.94%chart13.26%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20233,437.8
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20233,718.2
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20234.11%
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202423.86%chart49.84%2023Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€2,783chart€7,0372023Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$3,011chart$7,6112023Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023€393chart€5092023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023$425chart$5512023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€208chart€9482023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$225chart$1,0252023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2023€104
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2023$112
Moody's Rating [+]01/24/2025A3
S&P Rating [+]06/27/2022A-
Fitch Rating [+]12/04/2020BBB+
Corruption Index [+]202350
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201927º
Fragile States Index [+]202453.1
140º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202433º
Labour
Unemployment rate [+]2017Q13.4%
Unemployed [+]2017Q1513K
NMW [+]2024$326.8chart$883.02024NMW [+]
NMW [+]2024€295.4chart€799.12024NMW [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]201733º
Markets
Euro / Malaysian ringgit [+]12/12/20254.8103
US Dollar exchange rate [+]12/12/20254.1010
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]12/12/2025-0.28%
Money Market
Key rates [+]07/09/20252.75%
Business
Doing Business [+]202012ºchart145º2020Doing Business [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 2023604,000
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202320.06
Motor vehicle production [+]2023774,600
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2020547.01
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202212.2%
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201910.00%
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202030.0%
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]202210,071,000chart18,4002020Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€289,309.3Mchart€1.7M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$312,830.2Mchart$1.9M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202378.24%chart0.68%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€245,768.6Mchart€224.0M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$265,749.5Mchart$242.2M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202366.46%chart88.09%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€43,540.7Mchart€-222.2M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$47,090.8Mchart$-240.4M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]202311.77%chart-87.41%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
Density [+]2024101chart392024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202410º
Remittance received ($M) [+]20171,634.0chart2.42017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]202010.71%chart28.27%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20205.73%chart14.76%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202312.41‰chart10.90‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20176,187.2chart18.12017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20235.16‰chart11.50‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.55chart1.912023Fertility Rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]20235.8%chart24.9%2006% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202433,460,000chart18,0002024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20203,476,560chart5,0882020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]20201,860,037chart2,6562020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.807chart0.7972022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]2024114º
Life expectancy [+]202376.66chart69.272023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20151,752
Suicide rate [+]20155.62
Number of homicides [+]2023258chart22018Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20230.73chart11.232018Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20238.30chart62.592023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]2024477
Crude Oil Reserves [+]20213,600.0
Consumption GWh [+]2023178,653
Generation GWh [+]2023192,979
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]11/16/202537,351chart1011/16/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]11/16/20255,329,836chart6,37211/16/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]08/14/202427,551,144
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]11/16/20251,116.29chart555.5611/16/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]08/14/202472,657,288chart31,93111/04/2021Doses administered [+]
Malaysia
Palau
  • Capital: Ngerulmud
  • Population: 18,000
  • Surface Area: 460 km2
  • Currency: United States dollars
  • Religion: Mostly Christianity
  • Belongs to: ACP, IMF, UN, PIF