Country comparison Palau vs Portugal

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20231.4%chart2.1%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
7,224K2025Q3Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2023€254Mchart€289,428M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2023$275Mchart$313,271M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2023€14,445chart€27,0602024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2023$15,623chart$28,8872024GDP per capita [+]
€77,659M2025Q3Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]2023195chart270,8812024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]2023211chart292,9372024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202376.77%chart93.60%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2023€10,838chart€25,1992024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2023$11,722chart$27,2512024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]20233chart1,4512024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]20233chart2,1582024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]20231.02%chart0.50%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2023126.7chart123,174.32024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]2023137.0chart131,975.92024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]20239.0chart11,104.02022Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]20239.7chart11,693.02022Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20239.77%chart10.39%2022Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202316.8chart18,166,992,000.02024Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202318.2chart19,663,588,801.02024Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202313.26%chart14.56%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
4,434.82024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
4,800.22024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
3.57%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202349.84%chart42.60%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2023€7,037chart€11,4582024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2023$7,611chart$12,2772024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023€509chart€1,0612022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023$551chart$1,1182022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€948chart€1,7072024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$1,025chart$1,8482024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
€4152024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
$4432024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
A311/17/2023Moody's Rating [+]
A+08/29/2025S&P Rating [+]
BBB+10/28/2022Fitch Rating [+]
612023Corruption Index [+]
34º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
25.92024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]2024140ºchart95º2024RTI Raking [+]
31º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
5.6%December 2025Unemployment Rate [+]
5.8%2025Q3Unemployment rate [+]
327K2025Q3Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2024$883.0chart$1,260.82026NMW [+]
NMW [+]2024€799.1chart€1,073.02026NMW [+]
$24,4492024Average Wage [+]
€22,5882024Average Wage [+]
43º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
0.847902/06/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
3.22%02/06/202610-Year Bond Yield [+]
3702/06/2026Risk Premium [+]
8.64%02/06/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
2.2%December 2025CPI (overall index) [+]
2.4%December 2025HICP [+]
-3.7%December 2025PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
2.15%06/11/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]2020145ºchart39º2020Doing Business [+]
3.4%December 2025IPI Year on Year [+]
403,673December 2024Passengers vehicles Year [+]
17.62December 2022Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
318,2312023Motor vehicle production [+]
644.112021Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
36.9%2024Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
23.00%01/01/2011Standard VAT [+]
58.2%2022Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]202018,400chart16,308,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€1.7Mchart€78,895.0M2024Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$1.9Mchart$85,394.4M2024Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]20230.68%chart27.26%2024Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€224.0Mchart€107,243.4M2024Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$242.2Mchart$116,078.1M2024Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202388.09%chart37.05%2024Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-222.2Mchart€-28,348.4M2024Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-240.4Mchart$-30,683.7M2024Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-87.41%chart-9.79%2024Trade balance % GDP [+]
3.1%December 2025Retail Sales YoY [+]
Socio-Demography
38º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]202439chart1172024Density [+]
7º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
1.60‰2023Crude divorce rate [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]20172.4chart4,811.12017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]202028.27%chart9.64%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]202014.76%chart20.02%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202310.90‰chart7.90‰2024Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]201718.1chart2,468.52017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]202311.50‰chart11.10‰2024Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.91chart1.452023Fertility Rate [+]
3.50‰2023Crude marriage rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]200624.9%chart16.6%2024% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202418,000chart10,749,6352024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20205,088chart1,001,9632020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]20202,656chart2,081,4192020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.797chart0.8742022HDI [+]
17º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202369.27chart82.702024Life expectancy [+]
1,0462023Suicides [+]
9.832023Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]20182chart752022Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]201811.23chart0.722022Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]202362.59chart3.582023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
50,3172023Consumption GWh [+]
45,2132023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]01/04/202610chart29,62601/04/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]01/04/20266,372chart5,671,58601/04/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
8,909,76909/29/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]01/04/2026555.56chart2,756.0001/04/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]11/04/202131,931chart28,314,79609/29/2023Doses administered [+]
Palau
  • Capital: Ngerulmud
  • Population: 18,000
  • Surface Area: 460 km2
  • Currency: United States dollars
  • Religion: Mostly Christianity
  • Belongs to: ACP, IMF, UN, PIF
Portugal