Country comparison Romania vs Palau

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Gouvernement
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2024Q44,758K
Annual GDP [+]2024€353,821Mchart€254M2023Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$384,063Mchart$275M2023Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€18,560chart€14,4452023GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$20,278chart$15,6232023GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2024Q4€90,725M
Debt (M.€.) [+]2024193,784chart1952023Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]2024219,900chart2112023Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202454.80%chart76.77%2023Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€10,163chart€10,8382023Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$11,533chart$11,7222023Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-32,917chart32023Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-33,218chart32023Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-9.30%chart1.02%2023Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024153,739.9chart126.72023Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]2024152,873.7chart137.02023Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]20217,880.9chart17.22019Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]20219,501.8chart19.22019Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20218.14%chart15.66%2019Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202314,906,545,171.5chart13.52022Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202213,344.0chart14.32022Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202211.16%chart9.51%2022Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20235,235.0
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20235,661.2
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20234.37%
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202443.50%chart49.84%2023Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€8,063chart€7,0372023Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$8,017chart$7,6112023Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2021€412chart€9732019Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2021$486chart$1,0892019Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€782chart€7632022Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2022$701chart$8032022Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2023€275
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2023$297
Moody's Rating [+]03/14/2025Baa3
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 [+]March 20255.5%
Unemployment rate [+]2024Q45.9%
Unemployed [+]2024Q4479K
NMW [+]2025$847.9chart$883.02024NMW [+]
NMW [+]2025€814.0chart€799.12024NMW [+]
Average Wage [+]2024$21,710
Average Wage [+]2024€20,058
Human Capital Ranking [+]201742º
Markets
Euro / Romanian new lei [+]05/23/20255.0550
US Dollar exchange rate [+]05/23/20254.4541
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]05/23/20254.64%
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]April 20254.9%
HICP [+]April 20254.9%
PPI Year on Year [+]March 20253.3%
Money Market
Key rates [+]08/08/20246.50%
Business
Doing Business [+]202055ºchart145º2020Doing Business [+]
IPI Year on Year [+]March 2025-7.8%
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) [+]202327.2%
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201620.00%
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202010.0%
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20192,683,748chart18,4002020Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2024€92,691.0Mchart€1.7M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2024$100,326.9Mchart$1.9M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202426.20%chart0.68%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2024€126,082.4Mchart€224.0M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2024$136,469.1Mchart$242.2M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202435.63%chart88.09%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2024€-33,391.5Mchart€-222.2M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2024$-36,142.2Mchart$-240.4M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2024-9.44%chart-87.41%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Retail Sales YoY [+]March 20253.3%
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201545º
Density [+]202380chart392023Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202436º
Crude divorce rate [+]20231.20‰
Remittance received ($M) [+]20174,943.6chart2.42017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20203.67%chart28.27%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]202020.76%chart14.76%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]20238.40‰chart10.90‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]2017590.7chart18.12017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]202312.80‰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 [+]202319,067,576chart18,0002023Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]2020705,310chart5,0882020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]20203,987,093chart2,6562020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.827chart0.7972022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202468º
Life expectancy [+]202376.40chart69.272023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20221,701
Suicide rate [+]20229.04
Number of homicides [+]2023212chart22018Number 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 [+]202348,730
Generation GWh [+]202357,565
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]08/04/202468,825chart1008/04/2024COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]08/04/20243,541,619chart6,37208/04/2024COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]06/11/20228,114,769
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]08/04/20243,609.53chart555.5608/04/2024COVID-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