Country comparison Palau vs Switzerland

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20231.4%chart1.3%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
25,528K2025Q3Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2023€254Mchart€865,620M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2023$275Mchart$936,564M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2023€14,445chart€96,0102024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2023$15,623chart$104,6812024GDP per capita [+]
€231,056M2025Q3Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]2023195chart325,3122024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]2023211chart352,0062024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202376.77%chart37.52%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2023€10,838chart€35,9422024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2023$11,722chart$38,8912024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]20233chart4,7452024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]20233chart5,4102024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]20231.02%chart0.50%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2023126.7chart291,053.92024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]2023137.0chart299,453.52024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]20239.0chart42,344.12023Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]20239.7chart45,799.12023Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20239.77%chart15.85%2023Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202316.8chart69,255,025,560.82024Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202318.2chart34,580.52023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202313.26%chart11.65%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
6,213.52024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
6,722.82024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
2.27%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202349.84%chart33.60%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2023€7,037chart€32,1572024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2023$7,611chart$33,0852024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023€509chart€4,7502023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023$551chart$5,1982023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€948chart€7,7272024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$1,025chart$3,8982023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
€6892024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
$7512024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Aaa02/14/2025Moody's Rating [+]
AAA10/01/1988S&P Rating [+]
AAA02/28/2020Fitch Rating [+]
822023Corruption Index [+]
5º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
16.22024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]2024140ºchart87º2024RTI Raking [+]
1º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
5.0%September 2025Unemployment Rate [+]
5.1%2025Q3Unemployment rate [+]
261K2025Q3Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2024$883.0chart$5,011.62024NMW [+]
NMW [+]2024€799.1chart€4,548.82024NMW [+]
$112,9762024Average Wage [+]
€104,3782024Average Wage [+]
3º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
0.917502/06/2026Euro / Swiss francs [+]
0.778102/06/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
0.25%02/06/202610-Year Bond Yield [+]
-25902/06/2026Risk Premium [+]
2.03%02/06/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
0.1%December 2025CPI (overall index) [+]
0.2%December 2025HICP [+]
-1.3%December 2025PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
0%06/20/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]2020145ºchart36º2020Doing Business [+]
9.2%September 2025IPI Year on Year [+]
464,102December 2024Passengers vehicles Year [+]
28.91December 2022Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
603.772021Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
27.8%2024Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
7.70%01/01/2018Standard VAT [+]
41.6%2022Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]202018,400chart9,159,5002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€1.7Mchart€410,785.1M2024Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$1.9Mchart$444,625.6M2024Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]20230.68%chart47.46%2024Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€224.0Mchart€337,781.2M2024Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$242.2Mchart$365,607.6M2024Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202388.09%chart39.02%2024Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-222.2Mchart€73,003.9M2024Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-240.4Mchart$79,018.0M2024Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-87.41%chart8.43%2024Trade balance % GDP [+]
2.8%December 2025Retail Sales YoY [+]
Socio-Demography
1º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]202439chart2192024Density [+]
6º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
1.80‰2023Crude divorce rate [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]20172.4chart2,488.12017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]202028.27%chart28.73%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]202014.76%chart8.23%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202310.90‰chart8.70‰2024Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]201718.1chart9,197.22017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]202311.50‰chart8.00‰2024Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.91chart1.292024Fertility Rate [+]
4.20‰2023Crude marriage rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]200624.9%chart16.2%2024% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202418,000chart9,051,0292024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20205,088chart2,491,2492020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]20202,656chart713,6232020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.797chart0.9672022HDI [+]
20º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202369.27chart84.502024Life expectancy [+]
1,0232023Suicides [+]
11.202023Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]20182chart532023Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]201811.23chart0.602023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]202362.59chart3.872023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
57,1852023Consumption GWh [+]
68,3892023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]01/04/202610chart14,17001/04/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]01/04/20266,372chart4,489,82101/04/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
6,013,25405/01/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]01/04/2026555.56chart1,565.9401/04/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]11/04/202131,931chart16,940,71607/03/2023Doses administered [+]
Palau
  • Capital: Ngerulmud
  • Population: 18,000
  • Surface Area: 460 km2
  • Currency: United States dollars
  • Religion: Mostly Christianity
  • Belongs to: ACP, IMF, UN, PIF
Switzerland