Country comparison Palau vs Bulgaria

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20231.4%chart3.4%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
4,652K2025Q3Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2023€254Mchart€104,767M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2023$275Mchart$113,343M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2023€14,445chart€16,2602024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2023$15,623chart$17,4352024GDP per capita [+]
€29,949M2025Q3Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]2023195chart24,9772024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]2023211chart27,0242024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202376.77%chart23.80%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2023€10,838chart€3,8802024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2023$11,722chart$4,1982024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]20233chart-3,1912024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]20233chart-3,4102024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]20231.02%chart-3.00%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2023126.7chart41,060.52024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]2023137.0chart41,133.82024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]20239.0chart3,874.52022Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]20239.7chart4,079.92022Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20239.77%chart11.98%2022Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202316.8chart4,711.22023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202318.2chart5,094.22023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202313.26%chart12.83%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
2,251.92024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
2,436.32024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
5.49%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202349.84%chart39.20%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2023€7,037chart€6,3782024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2023$7,611chart$6,3902024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023€509chart€5992022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023$551chart$6332022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€948chart€7312023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$1,025chart$7902023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
€3502024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
$3752024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Baa101/24/2025Moody's Rating [+]
BBB+07/10/2025S&P Rating [+]
BBB04/24/2020Fitch Rating [+]
452023Corruption Index [+]
49º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
49.42024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]2024140ºchart58º2024RTI Raking [+]
38º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
3.5%November 2025Unemployment Rate [+]
3.4%2025Q3Unemployment rate [+]
105K2025Q3Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2024$883.0chart$624.42025NMW [+]
NMW [+]2024€799.1chart€1,077.82025NMW [+]
$15,4462024Average Wage [+]
€14,2712024Average Wage [+]
32º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
1.955812/31/2025Euro / Bulgarian Lev [+]
1.664512/31/2025US Dollar exchange rate [+]
0%03/31/2025Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
5.0%December 2025CPI (overall index) [+]
3.5%December 2025HICP [+]
13.8%November 2025PPI Year on Year [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]2020145ºchart61º2020Doing Business [+]
-9.3%November 2025IPI Year on Year [+]
82,005December 2024Passengers vehicles Year [+]
5.82December 2022Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
518.352020Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
30.3%2024Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
20.00%04/01/2011Standard VAT [+]
10.0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]202018,400chart5,557,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€1.7Mchart€44,249.0M2024Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$1.9Mchart$47,894.2M2024Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]20230.68%chart42.24%2024Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€224.0Mchart€50,840.7M2024Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$242.2Mchart$55,029.0M2024Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202388.09%chart48.53%2024Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-222.2Mchart€-6,591.7M2024Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-240.4Mchart$-7,134.7M2024Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-87.41%chart-6.29%2024Trade balance % GDP [+]
3.2%November 2025Retail Sales YoY [+]
Socio-Demography
49º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]202439chart582024Density [+]
26º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
1.40‰2023Crude divorce rate [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]20172.4chart2,223.52017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]202028.27%chart2.82%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]202014.76%chart25.77%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202310.90‰chart8.30‰2024Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]201718.1chart145.62017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]202311.50‰chart15.60‰2024Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.91chart1.812023Fertility Rate [+]
3.40‰2023Crude marriage rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]200624.9%chart21.7%2024% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202418,000chart6,437,3602024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20205,088chart184,3632020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]20202,656chart1,683,0742020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.797chart0.7992022HDI [+]
60º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202369.27chart75.902024Life expectancy [+]
4522023Suicides [+]
7.012023Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]20182chart742023Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]201811.23chart1.092023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]202362.59chart5.862023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
12024Annual crude oil production [+]
15.02021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
34,1782023Consumption GWh [+]
39,4832023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/28/202510chart38,77412/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/28/20256,372chart1,340,80112/28/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
2,078,00606/29/2024Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/28/2025555.56chart6,023.2812/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]11/04/202131,931chart4,726,61406/29/2024Doses administered [+]
Palau
  • Capital: Ngerulmud
  • Population: 18,000
  • Surface Area: 460 km2
  • Currency: United States dollars
  • Religion: Mostly Christianity
  • Belongs to: ACP, IMF, UN, PIF
Bulgaria