Country comparison Palau vs Ireland

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20231.4%chart2.6%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
29,202K2025Q3Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2023€254Mchart€562,794M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2023$275Mchart$609,157M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2023€14,445chart€104,5102024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2023$15,623chart$112,3562024GDP per capita [+]
€158,854M2025Q3Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]2023195chart215,3802024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]2023211chart236,0812024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202376.77%chart38.30%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2023€10,838chart€39,5932024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2023$11,722chart$43,3982024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]20233chart22,6052024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]20233chart24,8812024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]20231.02%chart4.00%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2023126.7chart125,998.22024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]2023137.0chart135,848.72024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]20239.0chart13,025.72021Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]20239.7chart15,432.52021Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20239.77%chart12.33%2021Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202316.8chart28,394,647,000.02024Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202318.2chart30,733,798,019.92024Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202313.26%chart22.16%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
1,345.62024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
1,456.52024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
1.00%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202349.84%chart22.40%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2023€7,037chart€23,1622024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2023$7,611chart$24,9732024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023€509chart€2,5582021Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023$551chart$3,0102021Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€948chart€5,3062024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$1,025chart$5,7432024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
€2502024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
$2692024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Aa308/15/2025Moody's Rating [+]
AA11/15/2024S&P Rating [+]
AA-01/28/2022Fitch Rating [+]
772023Corruption Index [+]
24º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
18.62024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]2024140ºchart49º2024RTI Raking [+]
19º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
5.0%December 2025Unemployment Rate [+]
5.3%2025Q3Unemployment rate [+]
155K2025Q3Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2024$883.0chart$2,587.62025NMW [+]
NMW [+]2024€799.1chart€2,282.02025NMW [+]
$69,4442024Average Wage [+]
€64,1582024Average Wage [+]
19º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
0.854301/22/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
3.00%01/22/202610-Year Bond Yield [+]
1201/22/2026Risk Premium [+]
0.11%01/22/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
2.8%December 2025CPI (overall index) [+]
2.7%December 2025HICP [+]
-3.6%November 2025PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
2.15%06/11/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]2020145ºchart24º2020Doing Business [+]
10.6%November 2025IPI Year on Year [+]
211,084December 2024Passengers vehicles Year [+]
24.95December 2022Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
528.862021Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
22.3%2024Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
23.00%01/01/2012Standard VAT [+]
52.0%2022Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]202018,400chart10,951,0002019Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€1.7Mchart€222,748.3M2024Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$1.9Mchart$241,098.3M2024Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]20230.68%chart39.58%2024Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€224.0Mchart€133,140.6M2024Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$242.2Mchart$144,108.7M2024Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202388.09%chart23.66%2024Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-222.2Mchart€89,607.7M2024Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-240.4Mchart$96,989.6M2024Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-87.41%chart15.92%2024Trade balance % GDP [+]
0.9%November 2025Retail Sales YoY [+]
Socio-Demography
15º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]202439chart772024Density [+]
2º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
0.70‰2017Crude divorce rate [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]20172.4chart607.72017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]202028.27%chart17.20%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]202014.76%chart14.49%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202310.90‰chart10.00‰2024Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]201718.1chart2,161.12017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]202311.50‰chart6.50‰2024Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.91chart1.502023Fertility Rate [+]
3.30‰2021Crude marriage rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]200624.9%chart12.7%2024% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202418,000chart5,439,8982024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20205,088chart871,2562020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]20202,656chart734,3172020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.797chart0.9502022HDI [+]
9º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202369.27chart82.902023Life expectancy [+]
4532023Suicides [+]
8.462023Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]20182chart342023Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]201811.23chart0.652023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]202362.59chart6.502023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
31,6692023Consumption GWh [+]
30,7192023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/28/202510chart9,75212/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/28/20256,372chart1,765,01312/28/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
4,065,58405/10/2024Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/28/2025555.56chart1,792.6812/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]11/04/202131,931chart11,148,28105/10/2024Doses administered [+]
Palau
  • Capital: Ngerulmud
  • Population: 18,000
  • Surface Area: 460 km2
  • Currency: United States dollars
  • Religion: Mostly Christianity
  • Belongs to: ACP, IMF, UN, PIF
Ireland