Country comparison Palau vs United Kingdom

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20231.4%chart1.1%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
12,925K2025Q3Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2023€254Mchart€3,368,254M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2023$275Mchart$3,694,543M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2023€14,445chart€48,6562024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2023$15,623chart$52,6482024GDP per capita [+]
€882,319M2025Q3Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]2023195chart3,409,5802024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]2023211chart3,689,3542024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202376.77%chart101.23%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2023€10,838chart€49,9462024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2023$11,722chart$54,0452024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]20233chart-193,6322024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]20233chart-209,5212024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]20231.02%chart-5.75%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2023126.7chart1,483,373.62024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]2023137.0chart1,605,091.92024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]20239.0chart145,880.32022Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]20239.7chart156,486.72022Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20239.77%chart10.64%2022Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202316.8chart304,812,258,156.02024Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202318.2chart302,871.92023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202313.26%chart20.05%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
76,749.62024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
84,184.52024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
5.25%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202349.84%chart44.04%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2023€7,037chart€21,7302024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2023$7,611chart$23,5132024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023€509chart€2,1582022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023$551chart$2,2742022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€948chart€4,3852024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$1,025chart$4,4212023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
€1,1092024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
$1,2002024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Aa310/20/2023Moody's Rating [+]
AA04/21/2023S&P Rating [+]
AA-03/27/2020Fitch Rating [+]
712023Corruption Index [+]
9º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
40.82024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]2024140ºchart43º2024RTI Raking [+]
5º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
5.1%October 2025Unemployment Rate [+]
4.2%2024Q2Unemployment rate [+]
1,449K2024Q2Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2024$883.0chart$2,608.12025NMW [+]
NMW [+]2024€799.1chart€2,512.12025NMW [+]
$52,2782019Average Wage [+]
€52,9242024Average Wage [+]
23º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
0.872201/22/2026Euro / British pounds [+]
0.745101/22/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
4.47%01/23/202610-Year Bond Yield [+]
15701/23/2026Risk Premium [+]
2.20%01/22/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
3.4%December 2025CPI (overall index) [+]
0.3%November 2020HICP [+]
0.3%January 2025PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
3.75%12/18/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]2020145ºchart8º2020Doing Business [+]
-2.9%December 2020IPI Year on Year [+]
3,762,680December 2024Passengers vehicles Year [+]
28.75December 2022Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
1,025,4742023Motor vehicle production [+]
639.662021Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
35.3%2023Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
20.00%01/04/2011Standard VAT [+]
47.7%2022Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]202018,400chart30,741,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€1.7Mchart€481,864.1M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$1.9Mchart$521,039.7M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]20230.68%chart15.46%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€224.0Mchart€732,010.2M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$242.2Mchart$791,522.6M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202388.09%chart23.49%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-222.2Mchart€-250,146.1M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-240.4Mchart$-270,611.3M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-87.41%chart-8.03%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
1.4%December 2020Retail Sales YoY [+]
Socio-Demography
10º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]202439chart2802023Density [+]
34º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
1.80‰2016Crude divorce rate [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]20172.4chart4,373.92017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]202028.27%chart13.95%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]202014.76%chart7.05%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202310.90‰chart10.02‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]201718.1chart26,801.52017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]202311.50‰chart9.52‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.91chart1.562023Fertility Rate [+]
4.40‰2016Crude marriage rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]200624.9%chart18.6%2018% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202418,000chart68,265,0002023Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20205,088chart9,359,5872020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]20202,656chart4,732,5102020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.797chart0.9402022HDI [+]
14º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202369.27chart81.242023Life expectancy [+]
5,8672021Suicides [+]
8.802021Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]20182chart6732020Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]201811.23chart1.002020Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]202362.59chart4.422023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
5942024Annual crude oil production [+]
2,500.02021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
262,5182023Consumption GWh [+]
267,7162023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/28/202510chart232,11212/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/28/20256,372chart25,103,76212/28/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
50,762,96809/11/2022Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/28/2025555.56chart3,400.1612/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]11/04/202131,931chart151,248,82009/04/2022Doses administered [+]
Palau
  • Capital: Ngerulmud
  • Population: 18,000
  • Surface Area: 460 km2
  • Currency: United States dollars
  • Religion: Mostly Christianity
  • Belongs to: ACP, IMF, UN, PIF
United Kingdom