Country comparison Palau vs Kuwait

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20231.4%chart-2.6%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Annual GDP [+]2023€254Mchart€148,076M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2023$275Mchart$160,226M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2023€14,445chart€29,5472024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2023$15,623chart$31,9712024GDP per capita [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]2023195chart4,7922023Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]2023211chart5,1832023Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202376.77%chart3.13%2023Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2023€10,838chart€9752023Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2023$11,722chart$1,0552023Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]20233chart43,1492023Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]20233chart46,6692023Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]20231.02%chart28.22%2023Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2023126.7chart73,913.92023Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]2023137.0chart79,943.82023Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]20239.0chart9,530.02024Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]20239.7chart10,312.02024Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20239.77%chart13.85%2025Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202316.8chart6,653.62023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202318.2chart7,194.62023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202313.26%chart9.02%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
7,168.22024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
7,756.42024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
9.68%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202349.84%chart48.34%2023Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2023€7,037chart€15,0452023Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2023$7,611chart$16,2722023Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023€509chart€1,9022024Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023$551chart$2,0582024Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€948chart€1,3752023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$1,025chart$1,4872023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
€1,4302024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
$1,5482024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
A105/16/2024Moody's Rating [+]
AA-11/21/2025S&P Rating [+]
AA-01/27/2022Fitch Rating [+]
462023Corruption Index [+]
46º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
49.32024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]2024140ºchart128º2024RTI Raking [+]
71º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
NMW [+]2024$883.0chart$243.92024NMW [+]
NMW [+]2024€799.1chart€222.12024NMW [+]
96º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
0.355501/15/2026Euro / Kuwaiti dinars [+]
0.305801/15/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
-1.54%01/15/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]2020145ºchart83º2020Doing Business [+]
112,969December 2023Passengers vehicles Year [+]
26.35December 2023Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
478.012015Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
0%01/01/2013Standard VAT [+]
0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]202018,400chart85,0002021Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€1.7Mchart€77,666.3M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$1.9Mchart$83,980.5M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]20230.68%chart50.79%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€224.0Mchart€34,671.5M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$242.2Mchart$37,490.2M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202388.09%chart22.67%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-222.2Mchart€42,994.8M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-240.4Mchart$48,030.6M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-87.41%chart28.12%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
Density [+]202439chart2752024Density [+]
25º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]20172.4chart4.22017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]202028.27%chart71.73%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]202014.76%chart4.90%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202310.90‰chart10.30‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]201718.1chart11,733.42017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]202311.50‰chart1.53‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.91chart1.522023Fertility Rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]200624.9%
Population [+]202418,000chart4,897,2632024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20205,088chart3,110,1592020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]20202,656chart212,2712020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.797chart0.8472022HDI [+]
131º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202369.27chart83.192023Life expectancy [+]
1542015Suicides [+]
3.922015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]20182chart112020Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]201811.23chart0.252020Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]202362.59chart24.902023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
2,5802024Annual crude oil production [+]
101,500.02021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
78,0472023Consumption GWh [+]
85,5622023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/21/202510chart2,57012/21/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/21/20256,372chart667,29012/21/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
3,346,17611/26/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/21/2025555.56chart524.7812/21/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]11/04/202131,931chart8,261,22111/26/2023Doses administered [+]
Palau
  • Capital: Ngerulmud
  • Population: 18,000
  • Surface Area: 460 km2
  • Currency: United States dollars
  • Religion: Mostly Christianity
  • Belongs to: ACP, IMF, UN, PIF
Kuwait