Country comparison Romania vs Palau

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20240.9%chart1.4%2023GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q35,016K
Annual GDP [+]2024€353,633Mchart€254M2023Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$382,566Mchart$275M2023Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€18,560chart€14,4452023GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$20,210chart$15,6232023GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q3€96,009M
Debt (M.€.) [+]2024193,959chart1952023Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]2024219,900chart2112023Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202454.80%chart76.77%2023Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€10,189chart€10,8382023Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$11,552chart$11,7222023Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-33,060chart32023Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-33,218chart32023Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-9.30%chart1.02%2023Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024154,017.5chart126.72023Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]2024152,873.8chart137.02023Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]20229,206.2chart9.02023Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]20229,716.9chart9.72023Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20228.78%chart9.77%2023Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202314,118,906,341.6chart16.82023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202315,192.8chart18.22023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202310.66%chart13.26%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20248,127.0
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20248,792.0
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20245.85%
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202443.60%chart49.84%2023Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€8,091chart€7,0372023Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$8,031chart$7,6112023Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022€483chart€5092023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022$511chart$5512023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€741chart€9482023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$797chart$1,0252023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€427
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$464
Moody's Rating [+]09/12/2025Baa3
S&P Rating [+]01/24/2025BBB-
Fitch Rating [+]05/01/2020BBB-
Corruption Index [+]202346
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201951º
Fragile States Index [+]202451.0
RTI Raking [+]202472ºchart140º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202448º
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]November 20256.0%
Unemployment rate [+]2025Q36.0%
Unemployed [+]2025Q3491K
NMW [+]2025$906.1chart$883.02024NMW [+]
NMW [+]2025€799.8chart€799.12024NMW [+]
Average Wage [+]2024$21,710
Average Wage [+]2024€20,058
Human Capital Ranking [+]201742º
Markets
Euro / Romanian new lei [+]01/13/20265.0896
US Dollar exchange rate [+]01/13/20264.3626
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]12/30/20260%
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]November 20259.8%
HICP [+]November 20258.6%
PPI Year on Year [+]November 20254.9%
Money Market
Key rates [+]08/08/20246.50%
Business
Doing Business [+]202055ºchart145º2020Doing Business [+]
IPI Year on Year [+]October 20250.4%
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 2024289,477
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20227.91
Motor vehicle production [+]2023513,050
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2021464.93
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202428.7%
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201620.00%
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202010.0%
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20192,683,748chart18,4002020Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2024€92,674.0Mchart€1.7M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2024$100,308.5Mchart$1.9M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202426.21%chart0.68%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2024€126,131.0Mchart€224.0M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2024$136,521.7Mchart$242.2M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202435.67%chart88.09%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2024€-33,457.0Mchart€-222.2M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2024$-36,213.2Mchart$-240.4M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2024-9.46%chart-87.41%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Retail Sales YoY [+]November 2025-4.1%
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201545º
Density [+]202480chart392024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202436º
Crude divorce rate [+]20231.20‰
Remittance received ($M) [+]20174,943.6chart2.42017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20203.67%chart28.27%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]202020.76%chart14.76%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]20247.50‰chart10.90‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]2017590.7chart18.12017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]202412.80‰chart11.50‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.54chart1.912023Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20235.80‰
% risk of poverty [+]202419.0%chart24.9%2006% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202419,036,031chart18,0002024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]2020705,310chart5,0882020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]20203,987,093chart2,6562020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.827chart0.7972022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202468º
Life expectancy [+]202476.60chart69.272023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20221,701
Suicide rate [+]20229.04
Number of homicides [+]2024213chart22018Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20231.11chart11.232018Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20233.70chart62.592023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]202455
Crude Oil Reserves [+]2021600.0
Consumption GWh [+]202344,600
Generation GWh [+]202353,435
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/21/202569,090chart1012/21/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/21/20253,603,216chart6,37212/21/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]06/11/20228,114,769
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/21/20253,629.43chart555.5612/21/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]06/11/202216,827,486chart31,93111/04/2021Doses administered [+]
Romania
Palau
  • Capital: Ngerulmud
  • Population: 18,000
  • Surface Area: 460 km2
  • Currency: United States dollars
  • Religion: Mostly Christianity
  • Belongs to: ACP, IMF, UN, PIF