Country comparison Mexico vs Palau

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20241.4%chart1.4%2023GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q33,063K
Annual GDP [+]2024€1,715,593Mchart€254M2023Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$1,830,489Mchart$275M2023Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€12,970chart€14,4452023GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$14,034chart$15,6232023GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q3€405,098M
Debt (M.€.) [+]20241,000,372chart1952023Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]20241,082,457chart2112023Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202458.31%chart76.77%2023Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€7,563chart€10,8382023Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$8,183chart$11,7222023Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-98,243chart32023Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-106,305chart32023Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-5.73%chart1.02%2023Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024520,170.9chart126.72023Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]2024562,853.5chart137.02023Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202256,594.4chart9.02023Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202259,536.9chart9.72023Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202214.24%chart9.77%2023Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202451,801,498,735.8chart16.82023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202348,009.5chart18.22023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]20239.36%chart13.26%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]202415,324.7
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]202416,351.0
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20242.97%
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202430.32%chart49.84%2023Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€3,933chart€7,0372023Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$4,255chart$7,6112023Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022€435chart€5092023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022$459chart$5512023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024€392chart€9482023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$370chart$1,0252023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€116
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$125
Moody's Rating [+]11/14/2024Baa2
S&P Rating [+]07/06/2022BBB
Fitch Rating [+]04/15/2020BBB-
Corruption Index [+]202331
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201948º
Fragile States Index [+]202469.0
RTI Raking [+]20242ºchart140º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202456º
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]October 20252.6%
Unemployment rate [+]2024Q42.5%
Unemployed [+]2024Q41,555K
NMW [+]2025$289.6chart$883.02024NMW [+]
NMW [+]2025€280.3chart€799.12024NMW [+]
Average Wage [+]2015$6,671
Average Wage [+]2024€11,313
Human Capital Ranking [+]201769º
Markets
Euro / Mexican pesos [+]02/06/202620.4787
US Dollar exchange rate [+]02/05/202617.4070
10-Year Bond Yield [+]02/05/20268.91%
Risk Premium [+]02/05/2026607
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]02/05/20264.91%
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]October 20253.6%
PPI Year on Year [+]July 20253.8%
Money Market
Key rates [+]12/19/20257.00%
Business
Doing Business [+]201954ºchart145º2020Doing Business [+]
IPI Year on Year [+]September 2025-3.3%
Passengers vehicles Year [+]October 2025613,824
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]October 202511.67
Motor vehicle production [+]20234,002,047
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2020351.66
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202317.7%
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201016.00%
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202235.0%
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]202238,325,600chart18,4002020Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€548,418.9Mchart€1.7M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$593,005.3Mchart$1.9M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202332.98%chart0.68%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€574,749.3Mchart€224.0M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$621,476.4Mchart$242.2M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202334.57%chart88.09%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-26,330.4Mchart€-222.2M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-28,464.8Mchart$-240.4M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-1.58%chart-87.41%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201533º
Density [+]202467chart392024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024138º
Remittance received ($M) [+]201730,600.0chart2.42017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20200.93%chart28.27%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20208.72%chart14.76%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202315.71‰chart10.90‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20172,749.4chart18.12017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20236.16‰chart11.50‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.91chart1.912023Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20243.70‰
% risk of poverty [+]202429.6%chart24.9%2006% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]2024132,274,000chart18,0002024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20201,197,624chart5,0882020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]202011,185,737chart2,6562020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.781chart0.7972022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202433º
Life expectancy [+]202375.07chart69.272023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20249,051
Suicide rate [+]20246.84
Number of homicides [+]202433,550chart22018Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]202425.80chart11.232018Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20233.52chart62.592023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]20241,842
Crude Oil Reserves [+]20215,786.1
Consumption GWh [+]2023283,427
Generation GWh [+]2023326,836
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]01/04/2026335,090chart1001/04/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]01/04/20267,629,738chart6,37201/04/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]03/03/202381,849,962
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]01/04/20262,533.30chart555.5601/04/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]03/03/2023223,158,993chart31,93111/04/2021Doses administered [+]
Mexico
Palau
  • Capital: Ngerulmud
  • Population: 18,000
  • Surface Area: 460 km2
  • Currency: United States dollars
  • Religion: Mostly Christianity
  • Belongs to: ACP, IMF, UN, PIF