Country comparison Sweden vs Palau

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20240.9%chart1.4%2023GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q314,124K
Annual GDP [+]2024€558,673Mchart€254M2023Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$604,395Mchart$275M2023Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€52,550chart€14,4452023GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$57,020chart$15,6232023GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q3€149,544M
Debt (M.€.) [+]2024189,536chart1952023Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]2024199,158chart2112023Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202434.00%chart76.77%2023Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€17,902chart€10,8382023Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$18,810chart$11,7222023Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-8,902chart32023Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-10,382chart32023Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-1.60%chart1.02%2023Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024283,215.8chart126.72023Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]2024297,623.4chart137.02023Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202240,049.4chart9.02023Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202242,443.2chart9.72023Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202215.28%chart9.77%2023Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202454,174,407,742.1chart16.82023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202356,210.6chart18.22023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202319.45%chart13.26%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]202411,160.7
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]202412,074.1
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20244.12%
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202450.70%chart49.84%2023Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€26,749chart€7,0372023Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$28,110chart$7,6112023Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022€3,804chart€5092023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022$4,000chart$5512023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024€5,134chart€9482023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$5,342chart$1,0252023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€1,050
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$1,139
Moody's Rating [+]02/23/2024Aaa
S&P Rating [+]02/16/2004AAA
Fitch Rating [+]12/06/2019AAA
Corruption Index [+]202382
Competitiveness Ranking [+]20198º
Fragile States Index [+]202420.6
RTI Raking [+]202441ºchart140º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]20242º
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]December 20258.8%
Unemployment rate [+]2025Q38.2%
Unemployed [+]2025Q3478K
$883.02024NMW [+]
€799.12024NMW [+]
Average Wage [+]2024$50,869
Average Wage [+]2024€46,998
Human Capital Ranking [+]20178º
Markets
Euro / Swedish kronas [+]02/09/202610.6505
US Dollar exchange rate [+]02/06/20269.0178
10-Year Bond Yield [+]02/10/20262.64%
Risk Premium [+]02/10/2026-17
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]02/09/202610.09%
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]December 20240.8%
HICP [+]December 20252.1%
PPI Year on Year [+]December 20251.3%
Money Market
Key rates [+]10/01/20251.75%
Business
Doing Business [+]202010ºchart145º2020Doing Business [+]
IPI Year on Year [+]November 20253.8%
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 2024522,000
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202231.35
Motor vehicle production [+]2017226,000
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2021544.53
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202442.3%
Standard VAT [+]01/01/199625.00%
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202252.2%
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20226,629,000chart18,4002020Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2024€180,844.3Mchart€1.7M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2024$195,742.3Mchart$1.9M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202432.37%chart0.68%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2024€175,281.1Mchart€224.0M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2024$189,720.8Mchart$242.2M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202431.37%chart88.09%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2024€5,563.2Mchart€-222.2M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2024$6,021.5Mchart$-240.4M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]20241.00%chart-87.41%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Retail Sales YoY [+]December 20251.7%
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]20153º
Density [+]202420chart392024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202439º
Crude divorce rate [+]20232.00‰
Remittance received ($M) [+]20172,819.4chart2.42017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]202019.31%chart28.27%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20203.16%chart14.76%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]20249.30‰chart10.90‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20173,684.0chart18.12017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20248.60‰chart11.50‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20241.43chart1.912023Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20234.20‰
% risk of poverty [+]202414.8%chart24.9%2006% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202410,587,710chart18,0002024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20202,003,908chart5,0882020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020327,581chart2,6562020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.952chart0.7972022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]20245º
Life expectancy [+]202484.10chart69.272023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20231,370
Suicide rate [+]202312.60
Number of homicides [+]2023121chart22018Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20231.15chart11.232018Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20233.43chart62.592023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]19950
Consumption GWh [+]2023125,209
Generation GWh [+]2023163,135
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]01/18/202629,241chart1001/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]01/18/20262,784,104chart6,37201/18/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]03/19/20237,593,676
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]01/18/20262,761.79chart555.5601/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]02/26/202428,312,816chart31,93111/04/2021Doses administered [+]
Sweden
Palau
  • Capital: Ngerulmud
  • Population: 18,000
  • Surface Area: 460 km2
  • Currency: United States dollars
  • Religion: Mostly Christianity
  • Belongs to: ACP, IMF, UN, PIF