Country comparison Palau vs Spain

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20231.4%chart3.5%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
8,567K2025Q3Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2023€254Mchart€1,594,330M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2023$275Mchart$1,725,672M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2023€14,445chart€32,6302024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2023$15,623chart$35,1512024GDP per capita [+]
€422,651M2025Q3Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]2023195chart1,620,5732024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]2023211chart1,753,5802024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202376.77%chart101.60%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2023€10,838chart€33,0082024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2023$11,722chart$35,7172024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]20233chart-51,2672024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]20233chart-54,3052024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]20231.02%chart-3.22%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2023126.7chart725,001.02024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]2023137.0chart782,158.82024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]20239.0chart63,090.72022Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]20239.7chart66,329.82022Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20239.77%chart9.88%2022Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202316.8chart106,331,861,000.02024Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202318.2chart115,091,479,709.22024Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202313.26%chart14.85%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
22,832.52024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
24,713.52024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
3.20%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202349.84%chart45.50%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2023€7,037chart€14,7672024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2023$7,611chart$15,9312024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023€509chart€1,3202022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023$551chart$1,3832022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€948chart€2,1872024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$1,025chart$2,3672024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
€4672024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
$5032024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
A309/26/2025Moody's Rating [+]
A+09/12/2025S&P Rating [+]
A-12/13/2019Fitch Rating [+]
602023Corruption Index [+]
23º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
44.02024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]2024140ºchart96º2024RTI Raking [+]
28º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
10.4%November 2025Unemployment Rate [+]
10.5%2025Q3Unemployment rate [+]
2,613K2025Q3Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2024$883.0chart$1,565.92025NMW [+]
NMW [+]2024€799.1chart€1,381.02025NMW [+]
$34,3102024Average Wage [+]
€31,6982024Average Wage [+]
44º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
0.860801/16/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
3.22%01/16/202610-Year Bond Yield [+]
3701/16/2026Risk Premium [+]
2.26%01/16/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
2.9%December 2025CPI (overall index) [+]
3.0%December 2025HICP [+]
-2.5%November 2025PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
2.15%06/11/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]2020145ºchart31º2020Doing Business [+]
1.8%November 2025IPI Year on Year [+]
1,148,581December 2025Passengers vehicles Year [+]
27.66December 2025Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
2,451,2212023Motor vehicle production [+]
629.132021Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
37.1%2024Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
21.00%09/01/2012Standard VAT [+]
45.0%2022Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]202018,400chart93,759,2972024Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€1.7Mchart€392,122.8M2024Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$1.9Mchart$424,425.9M2024Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]20230.68%chart24.59%2024Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€224.0Mchart€436,191.0M2024Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$242.2Mchart$472,124.4M2024Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202388.09%chart27.36%2024Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-222.2Mchart€-44,068.2M2024Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-240.4Mchart$-47,698.5M2024Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-87.41%chart-2.76%2024Trade balance % GDP [+]
3.7%November 2025Retail Sales YoY [+]
Socio-Demography
25º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]202439chart982025Density [+]
23º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
1.70‰2024Crude divorce rate [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]20172.4chart10,692.02017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]202028.27%chart14.44%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]202014.76%chart3.14%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202310.90‰chart6.49‰2024Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]201718.1chart17,874.02017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]202311.50‰chart8.87‰2024Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.91chart1.102024Fertility Rate [+]
3.57‰2024Crude marriage rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]200624.9%chart19.7%2024% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202418,000chart49,337,3562025Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20205,088chart6,842,2022020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]20202,656chart1,489,8232020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.797chart0.9112022HDI [+]
10º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202369.27chart84.012024Life expectancy [+]
3,9532024Suicides [+]
8.052024Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]20182chart3312023Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]201811.23chart0.692023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]202362.59chart4.682023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
02024Annual crude oil production [+]
150.02021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
255,7152025Consumption GWh [+]
271,8992025Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/21/202510chart121,85212/21/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/21/20256,372chart13,980,34012/21/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
40,739,12305/24/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/21/2025555.56chart2,469.7712/21/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]11/04/202131,931chart119,228,50412/23/2023Doses administered [+]
Palau
  • Capital: Ngerulmud
  • Population: 18,000
  • Surface Area: 460 km2
  • Currency: United States dollars
  • Religion: Mostly Christianity
  • Belongs to: ACP, IMF, UN, PIF
Spain