Country comparison New Zealand vs Palau

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]2024-0.7%chart1.4%2023GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q310,731K
Annual GDP [+]2024€238,773Mchart€254M2023Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$260,172Mchart$275M2023Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€45,136chart€14,4452023GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$48,839chart$15,6232023GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q3€56,766M
Debt (M.€.) [+]2024119,966chart1952023Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]2024129,810chart2112023Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202450.24%chart76.77%2023Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€22,678chart€10,8382023Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$24,539chart$11,7222023Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-8,611chart32023Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-9,317chart32023Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-3.61%chart1.02%2023Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]202499,955.7chart126.72023Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]2024108,157.6chart137.02023Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202312,379.2chart9.02023Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202313,304.0chart9.72023Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202312.73%chart9.77%2023Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202419,306,127,345.4chart16.82023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202320,081.7chart18.22023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202319.21%chart13.26%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20242,851.1
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20243,106.6
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20242.82%
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202441.86%chart49.84%2023Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€18,895chart€7,0372023Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$20,446chart$7,6112023Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023€2,381chart€5092023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023$2,575chart$5512023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024€3,649chart€9482023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$3,882chart$1,0252023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€539
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$583
Moody's Rating [+]04/16/2024Aaa
S&P Rating [+]02/21/2021AA+
Fitch Rating [+]09/09/2022AA+
Corruption Index [+]202385
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201919º
Fragile States Index [+]202415.9
RTI Raking [+]202452ºchart140º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202425º
Labour
Unemployment rate [+]2024Q34.7%
Unemployed [+]2024Q3145K
NMW [+]2024$2,531.7chart$883.02024NMW [+]
NMW [+]2024€2,281.3chart€799.12024NMW [+]
Average Wage [+]2015$39,080
Average Wage [+]2024€51,889
Human Capital Ranking [+]20177º
Markets
Euro / New Zealand dollars [+]01/16/20262.0179
US Dollar exchange rate [+]01/16/20261.7408
10-Year Bond Yield [+]01/16/20264.47%
Risk Premium [+]01/16/2026163
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]01/15/20261.25%
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]March 20244.0%
Money Market
Key rates [+]11/26/20252.25%
Business
Doing Business [+]20201ºchart145º2020Doing Business [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 2023110,230
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202328.60
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2020867.99
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202334.0%
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201115.00%
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202239.0%
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20221,389,000chart18,4002020Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€38,286.2Mchart€1.7M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$41,398.8Mchart$1.9M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202316.32%chart0.68%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€46,201.0Mchart€224.0M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$49,957.1Mchart$242.2M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202319.69%chart88.09%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-7,914.8Mchart€-222.2M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-8,514.1Mchart$-240.4M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-3.37%chart-87.41%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201512º
Density [+]202420chart392024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]20244º
Remittance received ($M) [+]2017297.4chart2.42017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]202027.26%chart28.27%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]202015.91%chart14.76%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202310.86‰chart10.90‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20172,408.0chart18.12017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20237.23‰chart11.50‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.56chart1.912023Fertility Rate [+]
24.9%2006% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]20245,290,000chart18,0002024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20201,381,724chart5,0882020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020806,159chart2,6562020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.939chart0.7972022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]20244º
Life expectancy [+]202383.00chart69.272023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2018624
Suicide rate [+]201812.70
Number of homicides [+]202275chart22018Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20221.46chart11.232018Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20237.22chart62.592023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]20247
Crude Oil Reserves [+]202141.0
Consumption GWh [+]202339,711
Generation GWh [+]202343,010
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/21/20254,538chart1012/21/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/21/20252,668,236chart6,37212/21/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]04/18/20234,291,717
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/21/2025857.84chart555.5612/21/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]08/11/202413,398,398chart31,93111/04/2021Doses administered [+]
New Zealand
Palau
  • Capital: Ngerulmud
  • Population: 18,000
  • Surface Area: 460 km2
  • Currency: United States dollars
  • Religion: Mostly Christianity
  • Belongs to: ACP, IMF, UN, PIF