Country comparison Malta vs Palau

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20247.0%chart1.4%2023GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q310,721K
Annual GDP [+]2024€23,125Mchart€254M2023Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$24,964Mchart$275M2023Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€40,620chart€14,4452023GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$45,167chart$15,6232023GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q3€6,156M
Debt (M.€.) [+]202410,647chart1952023Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]202411,527chart2112023Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202446.20%chart76.77%2023Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€18,541chart€10,8382023Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$20,073chart$11,7222023Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-812chart32023Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-893chart32023Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-3.50%chart1.02%2023Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]20248,645.5chart126.72023Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]20249,316.5chart137.02023Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]2022848.8chart9.02023Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]2022906.7chart9.72023Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202212.50%chart9.77%2023Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]20231,199,212,000.0chart16.82023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]20231,296.7chart18.22023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202315.91%chart13.26%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024104.3
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]2024112.6
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20241.28%
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202437.50%chart49.84%2023Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€15,055chart€7,0372023Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$16,224chart$7,6112023Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022€1,596chart€5092023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022$1,719chart$5512023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€2,170chart€9482023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$2,392chart$1,0252023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€183
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$204
Moody's Rating [+]11/22/2024A2
S&P Rating [+]10/14/2016A-
Fitch Rating [+]04/17/2020A+
Corruption Index [+]202351
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201938º
Fragile States Index [+]202431.1
RTI Raking [+]202483ºchart140º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202429º
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]November 20253.1%
Unemployment rate [+]2025Q32.7%
Unemployed [+]2025Q39K
NMW [+]2025$1,089.7chart$883.02024NMW [+]
NMW [+]2025€961.0chart€799.12024NMW [+]
Average Wage [+]2024$33,052
Average Wage [+]2024€30,536
Human Capital Ranking [+]201741º
Markets
US Dollar exchange rate [+]01/16/20260.8608
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]01/15/20260.90%
Prices
HICP [+]December 20252.3%
PPI Year on Year [+]November 20250.6%
Money Market
Key rates [+]06/11/20252.15%
Business
Doing Business [+]202088ºchart145º2020Doing Business [+]
IPI Year on Year [+]November 2025-8.2%
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 202415,058
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 201916.50
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2015721.73
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202429.2%
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201118.00%
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202035.0%
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20222,286,600chart18,4002020Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2024€3,495.2Mchart€1.7M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2024$3,783.1Mchart$1.9M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202415.11%chart0.68%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2024€8,729.8Mchart€224.0M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2024$9,449.0Mchart$242.2M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202437.75%chart88.09%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2024€-5,234.6Mchart€-222.2M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2024$-5,665.8Mchart$-240.4M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2024-22.64%chart-87.41%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Retail Sales YoY [+]November 20253.8%
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201547º
Density [+]20241,795chart392024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2023-1º
Crude divorce rate [+]20220.90‰
Remittance received ($M) [+]2017215.5chart2.42017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]202022.23%chart28.27%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]202019.92%chart14.76%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]20247.70‰chart10.90‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]201780.3chart18.12017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20247.30‰chart11.50‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.06chart1.912023Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20234.20‰
% risk of poverty [+]202416.8%chart24.9%2006% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]2024574,250chart18,0002024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]2020114,760chart5,0882020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020102,793chart2,6562020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.915chart0.7972022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202462º
Life expectancy [+]202483.30chart69.272023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]202331
Suicide rate [+]20235.50
Number of homicides [+]20233chart22018Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20230.56chart11.232018Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20233.85chart62.592023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Consumption GWh [+]20232,716
Generation GWh [+]20232,295
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/21/20251,111chart1012/21/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/21/2025125,264chart6,37212/21/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]03/19/2024471,565
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/21/20251,934.70chart555.5612/21/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]03/19/20241,408,793chart31,93111/04/2021Doses administered [+]
Malta
Palau
  • Capital: Ngerulmud
  • Population: 18,000
  • Surface Area: 460 km2
  • Currency: United States dollars
  • Religion: Mostly Christianity
  • Belongs to: ACP, IMF, UN, PIF