Country comparison Palau vs Malta

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20231.4%chart7.0%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
10,721K2025Q3Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2023€254Mchart€23,125M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2023$275Mchart$24,964M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2023€14,445chart€40,6202024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2023$15,623chart$45,1672024GDP per capita [+]
€6,156M2025Q3Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]2023195chart10,6472024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]2023211chart11,5272024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202376.77%chart46.20%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2023€10,838chart€18,5412024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2023$11,722chart$20,0732024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]20233chart-8072024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]20233chart-8932024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]20231.02%chart-3.50%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2023126.7chart8,640.62024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]2023137.0chart9,316.52024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]20239.0chart848.82022Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]20239.7chart906.72022Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20239.77%chart12.50%2022Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202316.8chart1,199,212,000.02023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202318.2chart1,296.72023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202313.26%chart15.91%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
104.32024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
112.62024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
1.28%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202349.84%chart37.40%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2023€7,037chart€15,0472024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2023$7,611chart$16,2242024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023€509chart€1,5962022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023$551chart$1,7192022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€948chart€2,1702023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$1,025chart$2,3922023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
€1832024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
$2042024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
A211/22/2024Moody's Rating [+]
A-10/14/2016S&P Rating [+]
A+04/17/2020Fitch Rating [+]
512023Corruption Index [+]
38º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
31.12024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]2024140ºchart83º2024RTI Raking [+]
29º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
3.2%December 2025Unemployment Rate [+]
2.7%2025Q3Unemployment rate [+]
9K2025Q3Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2024$883.0chart$1,168.02026NMW [+]
NMW [+]2024€799.1chart€994.02026NMW [+]
$33,0522024Average Wage [+]
€30,5362024Average Wage [+]
41º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
0.845602/17/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
4.70%02/16/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
2.4%December 2025HICP [+]
0.5%December 2025PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
2.15%06/11/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]2020145ºchart88º2020Doing Business [+]
-6.0%December 2025IPI Year on Year [+]
15,058December 2024Passengers vehicles Year [+]
16.50December 2019Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
721.732015Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
29.2%2024Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
18.00%01/01/2011Standard VAT [+]
35.0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]202018,400chart2,286,6002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€1.7Mchart€3,365.5M2025Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$1.9Mchart$3,803.0M2025Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]20230.68%chart15.11%2024Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€224.0Mchart€8,123.4M2025Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$242.2Mchart$9,179.3M2025Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202388.09%chart37.75%2024Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-222.2Mchart€-4,757.9M2025Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-240.4Mchart$-5,376.3M2025Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-87.41%chart-22.64%2024Trade balance % GDP [+]
4.7%December 2025Retail Sales YoY [+]
Socio-Demography
47º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]202439chart1,7952024Density [+]
-1º2023Global Peace Ranking [+]
0.90‰2022Crude divorce rate [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]20172.4chart215.52017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]202028.27%chart22.23%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]202014.76%chart19.92%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202310.90‰chart7.70‰2024Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]201718.1chart80.32017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]202311.50‰chart7.30‰2024Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.91chart1.062023Fertility Rate [+]
4.20‰2023Crude marriage rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]200624.9%chart16.8%2024% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202418,000chart574,2502024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20205,088chart114,7602020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]20202,656chart102,7932020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.797chart0.9152022HDI [+]
62º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202369.27chart83.302024Life expectancy [+]
312023Suicides [+]
5.502023Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]20182chart32023Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]201811.23chart0.562023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]202362.59chart3.852023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
2,7162023Consumption GWh [+]
2,2952023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]01/18/202610chart1,11801/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]01/18/20266,372chart125,27201/18/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
471,56503/19/2024Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]01/18/2026555.56chart1,946.8901/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]11/04/202131,931chart1,408,79303/19/2024Doses administered [+]
Palau
  • Capital: Ngerulmud
  • Population: 18,000
  • Surface Area: 460 km2
  • Currency: United States dollars
  • Religion: Mostly Christianity
  • Belongs to: ACP, IMF, UN, PIF
Malta