Country comparison Palau vs Sweden

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20231.4%chart0.9%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
14,124K2025Q3Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2023€254Mchart€558,673M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2023$275Mchart$604,395M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2023€14,445chart€52,5502024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2023$15,623chart$57,0202024GDP per capita [+]
€149,544M2025Q3Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]2023195chart189,5362024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]2023211chart199,1582024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202376.77%chart34.00%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2023€10,838chart€17,9022024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2023$11,722chart$18,8102024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]20233chart-8,9022024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]20233chart-10,3822024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]20231.02%chart-1.60%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2023126.7chart283,215.82024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]2023137.0chart297,623.42024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]20239.0chart40,049.42022Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]20239.7chart42,443.22022Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20239.77%chart15.28%2022Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202316.8chart54,174,407,742.12024Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202318.2chart56,210.62023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202313.26%chart19.45%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
11,160.72024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
12,074.12024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
4.12%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202349.84%chart50.70%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2023€7,037chart€26,7492024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2023$7,611chart$28,1102024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023€509chart€3,8042022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023$551chart$4,0002022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€948chart€5,1342024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$1,025chart$5,3422023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
€1,0502024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
$1,1392024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Aaa02/23/2024Moody's Rating [+]
AAA02/16/2004S&P Rating [+]
AAA12/06/2019Fitch Rating [+]
822023Corruption Index [+]
8º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
20.62024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]2024140ºchart41º2024RTI Raking [+]
2º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
8.8%December 2025Unemployment Rate [+]
8.2%2025Q3Unemployment rate [+]
478K2025Q3Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2024$883.0
NMW [+]2024€799.1
$50,8692024Average Wage [+]
€46,9982024Average Wage [+]
8º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
10.673502/06/2026Euro / Swedish kronas [+]
9.049902/06/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
2.68%02/06/202610-Year Bond Yield [+]
-1602/06/2026Risk Premium [+]
9.52%02/06/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
0.8%December 2024CPI (overall index) [+]
2.1%December 2025HICP [+]
1.3%December 2025PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
1.75%10/01/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]2020145ºchart10º2020Doing Business [+]
3.8%November 2025IPI Year on Year [+]
522,000December 2024Passengers vehicles Year [+]
31.35December 2022Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
226,0002017Motor vehicle production [+]
544.532021Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
42.3%2024Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
25.00%01/01/1996Standard VAT [+]
52.2%2022Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]202018,400chart6,629,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€1.7Mchart€180,844.3M2024Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$1.9Mchart$195,742.3M2024Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]20230.68%chart32.37%2024Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€224.0Mchart€175,281.1M2024Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$242.2Mchart$189,720.8M2024Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202388.09%chart31.37%2024Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-222.2Mchart€5,563.2M2024Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-240.4Mchart$6,021.5M2024Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-87.41%chart1.00%2024Trade balance % GDP [+]
1.7%December 2025Retail Sales YoY [+]
Socio-Demography
3º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]202439chart202024Density [+]
39º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
2.00‰2023Crude divorce rate [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]20172.4chart2,819.42017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]202028.27%chart19.31%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]202014.76%chart3.16%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202310.90‰chart9.30‰2024Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]201718.1chart3,684.02017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]202311.50‰chart8.60‰2024Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.91chart1.432024Fertility Rate [+]
4.20‰2023Crude marriage rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]200624.9%chart14.8%2024% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202418,000chart10,587,7102024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20205,088chart2,003,9082020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]20202,656chart327,5812020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.797chart0.9522022HDI [+]
5º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202369.27chart84.102024Life expectancy [+]
1,3702023Suicides [+]
12.602023Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]20182chart1212023Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]201811.23chart1.152023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]202362.59chart3.432023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
01995Annual crude oil production [+]
125,2092023Consumption GWh [+]
163,1352023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]01/04/202610chart29,18901/04/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]01/04/20266,372chart2,783,43801/04/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
7,593,67603/19/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]01/04/2026555.56chart2,756.8801/04/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]11/04/202131,931chart28,312,81602/26/2024Doses administered [+]
Palau
  • Capital: Ngerulmud
  • Population: 18,000
  • Surface Area: 460 km2
  • Currency: United States dollars
  • Religion: Mostly Christianity
  • Belongs to: ACP, IMF, UN, PIF
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