Country comparison Palau vs Colombia

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20231.4%chart1.6%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
1,911K2025Q3Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2023€254Mchart€387,058M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2023$275Mchart$418,818M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2023€14,445chart€7,3452024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2023$15,623chart$7,9482024GDP per capita [+]
€100,706M2025Q3Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]2023195chart237,0202024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]2023211chart256,4682024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202376.77%chart61.24%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2023€10,838chart€4,4982024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2023$11,722chart$4,8672024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]20233chart-24,1762024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]20233chart-26,1602024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]20231.02%chart-6.25%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2023126.7chart134,102.62024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]2023137.0chart145,106.42024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]20239.0chart10,550.02021Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]20239.7chart12,486.22021Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20239.77%chart11.55%2021Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202316.8chart22,711,029,540.92024Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202318.2chart23,773.32024Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202313.26%chart17.24%2024Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
13,001.42024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
14,068.22024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
10.12%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202349.84%chart34.65%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2023€7,037chart€2,5452024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2023$7,611chart$2,7542024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023€509chart€2062021Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023$551chart$2442021Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€948chart€4552024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$1,025chart$4502024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
€2472024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
$2672024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Baa306/26/2025Moody's Rating [+]
BB06/26/2025S&P Rating [+]
BB+07/01/2021Fitch Rating [+]
402023Corruption Index [+]
57º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
75.62024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]2024140ºchart36º2024RTI Raking [+]
61º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
9.3%September 2023Unemployment Rate [+]
8.3%2024Q4Unemployment rate [+]
2,128K2024Q4Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2024$883.0chart$340.12024NMW [+]
NMW [+]2024€799.1chart€307.92024NMW [+]
$9,5452022Average Wage [+]
€9,4912023Average Wage [+]
68º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
4,776.976305/11/2025Euro / Colombian pesos [+]
3,700.050001/20/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
13.41%01/17/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
5.1%December 2025CPI (overall index) [+]
-1.4%May 2023PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
9.25%05/02/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]2020145ºchart67º2020Doing Business [+]
144,633December 2023Passengers vehicles Year [+]
3.24December 2023Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
112.282020Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
22.2%2023Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
19.00%01/01/2017Standard VAT [+]
39.0%2022Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]202018,400chart4,519,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€1.7Mchart€45,819.8M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$1.9Mchart$49,544.9M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]20230.68%chart13.53%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€224.0Mchart€58,075.1M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$242.2Mchart$62,796.6M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202388.09%chart17.15%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-222.2Mchart€-12,255.4M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-240.4Mchart$-13,251.7M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-87.41%chart-3.62%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
8.5%April 2023Retail Sales YoY [+]
Socio-Demography
36º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]202439chart462024Density [+]
146º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]20172.4chart5,636.42017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]202028.27%chart3.78%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]202014.76%chart6.00%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202310.90‰chart13.48‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]201718.1chart281.22017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]202311.50‰chart5.40‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.91chart1.652023Fertility Rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]200624.9%chart31.8%2024% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202418,000chart52,696,0002024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20205,088chart1,905,3932020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]20202,656chart3,024,2732020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.797chart0.7582022HDI [+]
45º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202369.27chart77.732023Life expectancy [+]
3,0472021Suicides [+]
6.002021Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]20182chart13,0352023Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]201811.23chart24.912023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]202362.59chart1.972023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
7732024Annual crude oil production [+]
2,036.02021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
82,7212023Consumption GWh [+]
90,4272023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/21/202510chart142,80012/21/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/21/20256,372chart6,402,39912/21/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
37,204,13012/29/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/21/2025555.56chart2,709.8812/21/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]11/04/202131,931chart90,931,19012/29/2023Doses administered [+]
Palau
  • Capital: Ngerulmud
  • Population: 18,000
  • Surface Area: 460 km2
  • Currency: United States dollars
  • Religion: Mostly Christianity
  • Belongs to: ACP, IMF, UN, PIF
Colombia