Country comparison Switzerland vs Palau

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20241.3%chart1.4%2023GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q225,678K
Annual GDP [+]2024€865,620Mchart€254M2023Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$936,564Mchart$275M2023Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€96,010chart€14,4452023GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$104,681chart$15,6232023GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q2€232,357M
Debt (M.€.) [+]2024325,312chart1952023Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]2024352,006chart2112023Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202437.52%chart76.77%2023Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€35,950chart€10,8382023Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$38,900chart$11,7222023Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]20244,745chart32023Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]20245,410chart32023Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]20240.50%chart1.02%2023Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024291,053.9chart126.72023Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]2024299,453.5chart137.02023Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202342,344.1chart9.02023Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202345,799.1chart9.72023Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202315.85%chart9.77%2023Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202469,255,025,560.8chart13.52022Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202233,489.5chart14.32022Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202212.41%chart9.51%2022Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20235,811.1
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20236,285.3
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20232.20%
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202433.60%chart49.84%2023Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€32,165chart€7,0372023Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$33,093chart$7,6112023Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023€4,750chart€5092023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023$5,198chart$5512023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024€7,727chart€7632022Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2022$3,832chart$8032022Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2023€652
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2023$713
Moody's Rating [+]02/14/2025Aaa
S&P Rating [+]10/01/1988AAA
Fitch Rating [+]02/28/2020AAA
Corruption Index [+]202382
Competitiveness Ranking [+]20195º
Fragile States Index [+]202416.2
RTI Raking [+]202487ºchart140º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]20241º
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]June 20254.8%
Unemployment rate [+]2025Q24.7%
Unemployed [+]2025Q2237K
NMW [+]2024$5,011.6chart$883.02024NMW [+]
NMW [+]2024€4,548.8chart€799.12024NMW [+]
Average Wage [+]2024$112,976
Average Wage [+]2024€104,378
Human Capital Ranking [+]20173º
Markets
Euro / Swiss francs [+]11/06/20250.9316
US Dollar exchange rate [+]11/06/20250.8087
10-Year Bond Yield [+]11/07/20250.12%
Risk Premium [+]11/04/2025-253
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]11/06/20255.97%
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]October 20250.1%
HICP [+]September 20250%
PPI Year on Year [+]September 2025-1.4%
Money Market
Key rates [+]06/20/20250%
Business
Doing Business [+]202036ºchart145º2020Doing Business [+]
IPI Year on Year [+]June 2025-2.8%
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 2024464,102
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202228.91
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2021603.77
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202427.8%
Standard VAT [+]01/01/20187.70%
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202241.6%
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20229,159,500chart18,4002020Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2024€410,785.1Mchart€1.7M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2024$444,625.6Mchart$1.9M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202447.46%chart0.68%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2024€337,781.2Mchart€224.0M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2024$365,607.6Mchart$242.2M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202439.02%chart88.09%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2024€73,003.9Mchart€-222.2M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2024$79,018.0Mchart$-240.4M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]20248.43%chart-87.41%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Retail Sales YoY [+]September 20251.5%
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]20151º
Density [+]2024219chart392024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]20246º
Crude divorce rate [+]20231.80‰
Remittance received ($M) [+]20172,488.1chart2.42017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]202028.73%chart28.27%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20208.23%chart14.76%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]20248.70‰chart10.90‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20179,197.2chart18.12017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20248.00‰chart11.50‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.33chart1.912023Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20234.20‰
% risk of poverty [+]202416.2%chart24.9%2006% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]20249,048,905chart18,0002024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20202,491,249chart5,0882020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020713,623chart2,6562020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.967chart0.7972022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202420º
Life expectancy [+]202484.50chart69.272023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20231,023
Suicide rate [+]202311.20
Number of homicides [+]202353chart22018Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20230.60chart11.232018Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20233.87chart62.592023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Consumption GWh [+]202357,185
Generation GWh [+]202368,389
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]09/28/202514,170chart1009/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]09/28/20254,481,883chart6,37209/28/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]05/01/20236,013,254
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]09/28/20251,565.94chart555.5609/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]07/03/202316,940,716chart31,93111/04/2021Doses administered [+]
Switzerland
Palau
  • Capital: Ngerulmud
  • Population: 18,000
  • Surface Area: 460 km2
  • Currency: United States dollars
  • Religion: Mostly Christianity
  • Belongs to: ACP, IMF, UN, PIF