Country comparison Panama vs Palau

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20242.7%chart1.4%2023GDP Growth (%) [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€79,963Mchart€254M2023Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$86,524Mchart$275M2023Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€17,732chart€14,4452023GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$19,187chart$15,6232023GDP per capita [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]202445,883chart1952023Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]202449,648chart2112023Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202457.38%chart76.77%2023Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€10,161chart€10,8382023Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$10,995chart$11,7222023Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-5,929chart32023Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-6,416chart32023Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-7.42%chart1.02%2023Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]202418,508.3chart126.72023Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]202420,027.0chart137.02023Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]20231,915.8chart9.02023Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]20232,059.8chart9.72023Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202416.28%chart9.77%2023Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]20233,290.1chart16.82023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]20233,557.6chart18.22023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202319.85%chart13.26%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20200
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20200
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20200%
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202423.15%chart49.84%2023Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€4,099chart€7,0372023Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$4,435chart$7,6112023Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023€430chart€5092023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023$465chart$5512023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€738chart€9482023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$798chart$1,0252023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2020€0
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2020$0
Moody's Rating [+]11/29/2024Baa3
S&P Rating [+]11/26/2024BBB-
Fitch Rating [+]02/03/2021BBB-
Corruption Index [+]202335
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201966º
Fragile States Index [+]202447.7
RTI Raking [+]202456ºchart140º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202482º
Labour
Unemployment rate [+]2017Q14.6%
Unemployed [+]2017Q187K
NMW [+]2024$482.2chart$883.02024NMW [+]
NMW [+]2024€436.4chart€799.12024NMW [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]201756º
Markets
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]01/16/20263.30%
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]August 2025-0.4%
Business
Doing Business [+]202086ºchart145º2020Doing Business [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 201939,049
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 201911.12
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2015170.40
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202213.1%
Standard VAT [+]01/01/20107.00%
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202025.0%
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20221,488,000chart18,4002020Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€15,479.8Mchart€1.7M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$16,738.3Mchart$1.9M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202319.98%chart0.68%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€31,706.8Mchart€224.0M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$34,284.5Mchart$242.2M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202340.92%chart88.09%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-16,227.0Mchart€-222.2M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-19,382.1Mchart$-240.4M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-20.94%chart-87.41%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201520º
Density [+]202460chart392024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202496º
Remittance received ($M) [+]2017533.0chart2.42017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20207.32%chart28.27%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20203.26%chart14.76%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202316.03‰chart10.90‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]2017451.2chart18.12017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20234.77‰chart11.50‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20232.12chart1.912023Fertility Rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]202321.7%chart24.9%2006% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]20244,515,577chart18,0002024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]2020313,165chart5,0882020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020139,520chart2,6562020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.820chart0.7972022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202450º
Life expectancy [+]202379.59chart69.272023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2015216
Suicide rate [+]20155.44
Number of homicides [+]2023522chart22018Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]202311.71chart11.232018Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20233.29chart62.592023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Consumption GWh [+]202311,777
Generation GWh [+]202312,872
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/28/20258,829chart1012/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/28/20251,045,652chart6,37212/28/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]12/29/20233,178,700
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/28/20251,955.23chart555.5612/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]12/29/20239,201,276chart31,93111/04/2021Doses administered [+]
Panama
Palau
  • Capital: Ngerulmud
  • Population: 18,000
  • Surface Area: 460 km2
  • Currency: United States dollars
  • Religion: Mostly Christianity
  • Belongs to: ACP, IMF, UN, PIF