Country comparison Palau vs France

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20231.4%chart1.2%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
10,916K2025Q4Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2023€254Mchart€2,921,412M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2023$275Mchart$3,160,443M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2023€14,445chart€42,6302024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2023$15,623chart$46,1872024GDP per capita [+]
€751,939M2025Q4Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]2023195chart3,305,2622024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]2023211chart3,576,5012024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202376.77%chart113.20%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2023€10,838chart€47,9842024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2023$11,722chart$51,9222024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]20233chart-169,6552024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]20233chart-182,4052024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]20231.02%chart-5.80%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2023126.7chart1,671,793.92024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]2023137.0chart1,807,231.22024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]20239.0chart141,308.42022Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]20239.7chart148,885.12022Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20239.77%chart9.12%2022Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202316.8chart284,491,313,000.02024Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202318.2chart249,592.92024Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202313.26%chart13.81%2024Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
59,964.22024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
64,870.52024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
3.59%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202349.84%chart57.30%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2023€7,037chart€24,2702024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2023$7,611chart$26,2362024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023€509chart€2,0722022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023$551chart$2,1882022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€948chart€4,1552024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$1,025chart$3,6452024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
€8752024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
$9482024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Aa312/14/2024Moody's Rating [+]
A+10/17/2025S&P Rating [+]
AA-04/28/2023Fitch Rating [+]
712023Corruption Index [+]
15º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
28.32024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]2024140ºchart108º2024RTI Raking [+]
12º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
7.7%December 2025Unemployment Rate [+]
7.9%2025Q3Unemployment rate [+]
2,511K2025Q3Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2024$883.0chart$2,142.02026NMW [+]
NMW [+]2024€799.1chart€1,823.02026NMW [+]
$48,6732024Average Wage [+]
€44,9682024Average Wage [+]
26º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
0.842202/12/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
3.37%02/12/202610-Year Bond Yield [+]
6002/12/2026Risk Premium [+]
2.92%02/12/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
0.8%December 2025CPI (overall index) [+]
0.7%December 2025HICP [+]
-2.0%December 2025PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
2.15%06/11/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]2020145ºchart33º2020Doing Business [+]
1.6%December 2025IPI Year on Year [+]
3,314,540December 2024Passengers vehicles Year [+]
28.22December 2022Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
1,505,0762023Motor vehicle production [+]
671.582021Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
45.2%2024Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
20.00%01/01/2014Standard VAT [+]
55.6%2022Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]202018,400chart48,395,0002021Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€1.7Mchart€592,226.1M2024Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$1.9Mchart$641,013.7M2024Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]20230.68%chart20.27%2024Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€224.0Mchart€694,866.7M2024Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$242.2Mchart$752,109.8M2024Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202388.09%chart23.79%2024Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-222.2Mchart€-102,640.6M2024Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-240.4Mchart$-111,096.1M2024Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-87.41%chart-3.51%2024Trade balance % GDP [+]
2.0%December 2025Retail Sales YoY [+]
Socio-Demography
16º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]202439chart1252024Density [+]
87º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
1.90‰2016Crude divorce rate [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]20172.4chart25,372.42017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]202028.27%chart12.59%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]202014.76%chart3.46%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202310.90‰chart9.70‰2024Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]201718.1chart21,758.02017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]202311.50‰chart9.40‰2024Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.91chart1.662023Fertility Rate [+]
3.50‰2023Crude marriage rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]200624.9%chart15.9%2024% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202418,000chart68,882,6002024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20205,088chart8,524,8762020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]20202,656chart2,341,9082020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.797chart0.9102022HDI [+]
22º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202369.27chart83.102024Life expectancy [+]
8,9052023Suicides [+]
12.972023Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]20182chart8972024Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]201811.23chart1.342023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]202362.59chart4.252023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
112024Annual crude oil production [+]
61.72021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
412,5722023Consumption GWh [+]
498,9552023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]01/18/202610chart168,19401/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]01/18/20266,372chart39,057,09501/18/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
53,192,48007/10/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]01/18/2026555.56chart2,441.7501/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]11/04/202131,931chart158,060,08012/23/2023Doses administered [+]
Palau
  • Capital: Ngerulmud
  • Population: 18,000
  • Surface Area: 460 km2
  • Currency: United States dollars
  • Religion: Mostly Christianity
  • Belongs to: ACP, IMF, UN, PIF
France