Country comparison Palau vs Romania

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20231.4%chart0.7%2025GDP Growth (%) [+]
5,082K2025Q4Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2023€254Mchart€378,865M2025Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2023$275Mchart$428,110M2025Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2023€14,445chart€19,9002025GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2023$15,623chart$22,4812025GDP per capita [+]
€96,778M2025Q4Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]2023195chart193,9592024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]2023211chart219,9002024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202376.77%chart54.80%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2023€10,838chart€10,1852024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2023$11,722chart$11,5472024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]20233chart-33,0602024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]20233chart-33,2182024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]20231.02%chart-9.30%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2023126.7chart154,017.52024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]2023137.0chart152,873.82024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]20238.7chart9,206.22022Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]20239.5chart9,716.92022Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20259.13%chart8.78%2022Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202316.8chart14,118.92023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202318.2chart15,192.82023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202313.26%chart10.66%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
8,127.02024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
8,792.02024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
5.85%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202349.84%chart43.60%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2023€7,037chart€8,0882024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2023$7,611chart$8,0282024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023€497chart€4832022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023$537chart$5112022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€948chart€7412023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$1,025chart$7972023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
€4262024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
$4642024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Baa309/12/2025Moody's Rating [+]
BBB-01/24/2025S&P Rating [+]
BBB-05/01/2020Fitch Rating [+]
462023Corruption Index [+]
51º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
51.02024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]2024140ºchart72º2024RTI Raking [+]
48º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
6.0%January 2026Unemployment Rate [+]
6.3%2025Q4Unemployment rate [+]
514K2025Q4Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2024$883.0chart$932.82026NMW [+]
NMW [+]2024€799.1chart€795.02026NMW [+]
$21,7102024Average Wage [+]
€20,0582024Average Wage [+]
42º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
5.094703/13/2026Euro / Romanian new lei [+]
4.442903/13/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
16.35%03/13/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
9.3%February 2026CPI (overall index) [+]
8.6%December 2025HICP [+]
9.3%January 2026PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
6.50%08/08/2024Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]2020145ºchart55º2020Doing Business [+]
-3.9%January 2026IPI Year on Year [+]
289,477December 2024Passengers vehicles Year [+]
7.91December 2022Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
513,0502023Motor vehicle production [+]
464.932021Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
28.7%2024Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
20.00%01/01/2016Standard VAT [+]
10.0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]202018,400chart2,683,7482019Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€1.7Mchart€96,544.2M2025Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$1.9Mchart$109,093.0M2025Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]20230.68%chart25.48%2025Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€224.0Mchart€129,262.2M2025Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$242.2Mchart$146,063.7M2025Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202388.09%chart34.12%2025Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-222.2Mchart€-32,718.0M2025Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-240.4Mchart$-36,970.7M2025Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-87.41%chart-8.64%2025Trade balance % GDP [+]
-6.4%January 2026Retail Sales YoY [+]
Socio-Demography
45º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]202439chart802024Density [+]
36º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
1.10‰2024Crude divorce rate [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]20172.4chart4,943.62017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]202028.27%chart3.67%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]202014.76%chart20.76%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202310.90‰chart7.50‰2024Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]201718.1chart590.72017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]202311.50‰chart12.80‰2024Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.91chart1.392024Fertility Rate [+]
5.30‰2024Crude marriage rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]200624.9%chart18.4%2025% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202418,000chart19,043,1512024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20205,088chart705,3102020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]20202,656chart3,987,0932020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.797chart0.8272022HDI [+]
68º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202369.27chart76.502024Life expectancy [+]
1,5882023Suicides [+]
8.452023Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]20182chart2132024Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]201811.23chart1.112023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]202362.59chart3.702023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
552024Annual crude oil production [+]
600.02021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
46,9532024Consumption GWh [+]
49,2412024Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]02/22/202610chart69,09502/22/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]02/22/20266,372chart3,603,85202/22/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
8,114,76906/11/2022Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]02/22/2026555.56chart3,628.3402/22/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]11/04/202131,931chart16,827,48606/11/2022Doses administered [+]
Palau
  • Capital: Ngerulmud
  • Population: 18,000
  • Surface Area: 460 km2
  • Currency: United States dollars
  • Religion: Mostly Christianity
  • Belongs to: ACP, IMF, UN, PIF
Romania