Country comparison Palau vs Australia

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20231.4%chart1.4%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
14,654K2025Q3Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2023€254Mchart€1,659,335M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2023$275Mchart$1,833,822M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2023€14,445chart€60,5602024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2023$15,623chart$65,5292024GDP per capita [+]
€401,520M2025Q3Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]2023195chart841,5352024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]2023211chart910,5872024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202376.77%chart50.72%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2023€10,838chart€30,7132024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2023$11,722chart$33,2332024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]20233chart-37,3302024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]20233chart-40,3932024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]20231.02%chart-2.25%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2023126.7chart646,226.92024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]2023137.0chart699,253.02024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]20239.0chart82,829.82022Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]20239.7chart85,543.12022Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20239.77%chart12.65%2022Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202316.8chart126,435,864,268.72024Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202318.2chart136,006.72023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202313.26%chart21.01%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
31,258.42024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
34,545.32024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
4.96%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202349.84%chart38.95%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2023€7,037chart€23,5852024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2023$7,611chart$25,5202024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023€509chart€3,1472022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023$551chart$3,3172022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€948chart€4,6482024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$1,025chart$5,1422023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
€1,1412024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
$1,2342024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Aaa10/09/2024Moody's Rating [+]
AAA06/06/2021S&P Rating [+]
AAA05/21/2020Fitch Rating [+]
752023Corruption Index [+]
16º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
19.62024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]2024140ºchart65º2024RTI Raking [+]
23º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
4.1%December 2025Unemployment Rate [+]
3.8%2024Q4Unemployment rate [+]
575K2024Q4Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2024$883.0chart$2,497.82025NMW [+]
NMW [+]2024€799.1chart€2,407.82025NMW [+]
$63,8642017Average Wage [+]
€61,9312024Average Wage [+]
20º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
1.688002/06/2026Euro / Australian dollars [+]
1.440102/06/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
4.81%02/06/202610-Year Bond Yield [+]
19602/06/2026Risk Premium [+]
-0.06%02/06/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
3.6%December 2025CPI (overall index) [+]
3.5%December 2025PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
3.85%02/04/2026Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]2020145ºchart14º2020Doing Business [+]
753,256December 2021Passengers vehicles Year [+]
40.73December 2021Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
98,6322017Motor vehicle production [+]
738.342020Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
29.4%2022Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
10.00%01/01/2006Standard VAT [+]
47.0%2022Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]202018,400chart9,465,9002019Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€1.7Mchart€343,362.7M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$1.9Mchart$371,278.1M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]20230.68%chart21.32%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€224.0Mchart€265,797.1M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$242.2Mchart$287,406.4M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202388.09%chart16.50%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-222.2Mchart€77,565.6M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-240.4Mchart$83,126.1M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-87.41%chart4.82%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
4.9%June 2025Retail Sales YoY [+]
Socio-Demography
17º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]202439chart42024Density [+]
19º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]20172.4chart1,940.52017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]202028.27%chart29.99%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]202014.76%chart2.34%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202310.90‰chart10.80‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]201718.1chart16,887.92017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]202311.50‰chart6.90‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.91chart1.502023Fertility Rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]200624.9%chart13.4%2020% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202418,000chart27,400,0002024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20205,088chart7,685,8602020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]20202,656chart598,7652020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.797chart0.9462022HDI [+]
24º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202369.27chart83.052023Life expectancy [+]
3,2142023Suicides [+]
12.102023Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]20182chart2262023Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]201811.23chart0.852023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]202362.59chart14.212023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
2702024Annual crude oil production [+]
2,446.02021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
256,0462023Consumption GWh [+]
269,2362023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]01/04/202610chart25,23601/04/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]01/04/20266,372chart11,861,16101/04/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
21,648,82403/24/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]01/04/2026555.56chart921.0201/04/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]11/04/202131,931chart69,686,75012/31/2023Doses administered [+]
Palau
  • Capital: Ngerulmud
  • Population: 18,000
  • Surface Area: 460 km2
  • Currency: United States dollars
  • Religion: Mostly Christianity
  • Belongs to: ACP, IMF, UN, PIF
Australia