Country comparison Poland vs Palau

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20243.0%chart1.4%2023GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q36,284K
Annual GDP [+]2024€848,491Mchart€254M2023Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$917,767Mchart$275M2023Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€22,610chart€14,4452023GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$24,973chart$15,6232023GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q3€229,365M
Debt (M.€.) [+]2024470,793chart1952023Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]2024505,429chart2112023Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202455.10%chart76.77%2023Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€12,899chart€10,8382023Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$13,848chart$11,7222023Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-54,940chart32023Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-60,232chart32023Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-6.50%chart1.02%2023Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024419,508.6chart126.72023Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]2024451,896.0chart137.02023Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202228,544.5chart9.02023Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202230,006.6chart9.72023Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20229.97%chart9.77%2023Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202453,202,549,816.5chart16.82023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202344,719.9chart18.22023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202311.75%chart13.26%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]202328,819.5
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]202331,139.1
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20238.12%
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202449.40%chart49.84%2023Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€11,494chart€7,0372023Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$12,382chart$7,6112023Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022€756chart€5092023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022$814chart$5512023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024€1,453chart€9482023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$1,217chart$1,0252023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2023€766
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2023$848
Moody's Rating [+]09/19/2025A2
S&P Rating [+]10/12/2018A-
Fitch Rating [+]03/27/2020A-
Corruption Index [+]202354
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201937º
Fragile States Index [+]202441.7
RTI Raking [+]202481ºchart140º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202440º
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]October 20253.2%
Unemployment rate [+]2025Q22.8%
Unemployed [+]2025Q2503K
NMW [+]2025$1,243.0chart$883.02024NMW [+]
NMW [+]2025€1,097.9chart€799.12024NMW [+]
Average Wage [+]2024$24,238
Average Wage [+]2024€22,393
Human Capital Ranking [+]201731º
Markets
Euro / Polish zlotys [+]12/09/20254.2303
US Dollar exchange rate [+]12/09/20253.6336
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]12/09/202537.34%
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]December 20236.2%
HICP [+]October 20252.9%
PPI Year on Year [+]October 2025-1.8%
Money Market
Key rates [+]12/04/20254.00%
Business
Doing Business [+]202040ºchart145º2020Doing Business [+]
IPI Year on Year [+]October 20253.5%
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 20241,060,340
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202214.10
Motor vehicle production [+]2023612,882
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2021816.92
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202437.4%
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201123.00%
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202245.4%
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]202215,948,000chart18,4002020Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2024€351,155.9Mchart€1.7M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2024$380,084.1Mchart$1.9M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202441.39%chart0.68%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2024€350,504.6Mchart€224.0M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2024$379,379.2Mchart$242.2M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202441.31%chart88.09%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2024€651.3Mchart€-222.2M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2024$705.0Mchart$-240.4M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]20240.08%chart-87.41%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Retail Sales YoY [+]October 20251.4%
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201532º
Density [+]2024117chart392024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202432º
Crude divorce rate [+]20231.60‰
Remittance received ($M) [+]20176,805.3chart2.42017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20202.20%chart28.27%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]202013.01%chart14.76%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]20246.90‰chart10.90‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20171,669.9chart18.12017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]202411.20‰chart11.50‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.20chart1.912023Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20234.00‰
% risk of poverty [+]202413.8%chart24.9%2006% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202436,497,495chart18,0002024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]2020817,254chart5,0882020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]20204,825,096chart2,6562020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.881chart0.7972022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202451º
Life expectancy [+]202478.70chart69.272023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20244,397
Suicide rate [+]202412.05
Number of homicides [+]2023311chart22018Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20230.80chart11.232018Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20237.63chart62.592023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]202416
Crude Oil Reserves [+]2021113.0
Consumption GWh [+]2023151,076
Generation GWh [+]2023155,888
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]11/16/2025120,989chart1011/16/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]11/16/20256,826,529chart6,37211/16/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]12/23/202322,705,868
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]11/16/20253,314.99chart555.5611/16/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]12/23/202358,634,590chart31,93111/04/2021Doses administered [+]
Poland
Palau
  • Capital: Ngerulmud
  • Population: 18,000
  • Surface Area: 460 km2
  • Currency: United States dollars
  • Religion: Mostly Christianity
  • Belongs to: ACP, IMF, UN, PIF