Country comparison United Kingdom vs Palau

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20241.1%chart1.4%2023GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q312,925K
Annual GDP [+]2024€3,368,254Mchart€254M2023Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$3,694,543Mchart$275M2023Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€48,656chart€14,4452023GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$52,648chart$15,6232023GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q3€882,319M
Debt (M.€.) [+]20243,409,580chart1952023Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]20243,689,354chart2112023Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]2024101.23%chart76.77%2023Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€49,946chart€10,8382023Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$54,045chart$11,7222023Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-193,632chart32023Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-209,521chart32023Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-5.75%chart1.02%2023Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]20241,483,373.6chart126.72023Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]20241,605,091.9chart137.02023Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]2022145,880.3chart9.02023Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]2022156,486.7chart9.72023Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202210.64%chart9.77%2023Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]2024304,812,258,156.0chart16.82023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]2023302,871.9chart18.22023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202320.05%chart13.26%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]202476,749.6
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]202484,184.5
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20245.25%
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202444.04%chart49.84%2023Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€21,730chart€7,0372023Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$23,513chart$7,6112023Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022€2,158chart€5092023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022$2,274chart$5512023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024€4,385chart€9482023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$4,421chart$1,0252023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€1,109
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$1,200
Moody's Rating [+]10/20/2023Aa3
S&P Rating [+]04/21/2023AA
Fitch Rating [+]03/27/2020AA-
Corruption Index [+]202371
Competitiveness Ranking [+]20199º
Fragile States Index [+]202440.8
RTI Raking [+]202443ºchart140º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]20245º
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]October 20255.1%
Unemployment rate [+]2024Q24.2%
Unemployed [+]2024Q21,449K
NMW [+]2025$2,608.1chart$883.02024NMW [+]
NMW [+]2025€2,512.1chart€799.12024NMW [+]
Average Wage [+]2019$52,278
Average Wage [+]2024€52,924
Human Capital Ranking [+]201723º
Markets
Euro / British pounds [+]02/12/20260.8711
US Dollar exchange rate [+]02/12/20260.7326
10-Year Bond Yield [+]02/12/20264.45%
Risk Premium [+]02/12/2026168
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]02/12/20265.40%
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]December 20253.4%
HICP [+]November 20200.3%
PPI Year on Year [+]January 20250.3%
Money Market
Key rates [+]12/18/20253.75%
Business
Doing Business [+]20208ºchart145º2020Doing Business [+]
IPI Year on Year [+]December 2020-2.9%
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 20243,762,680
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202228.75
Motor vehicle production [+]20231,025,474
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2021639.66
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202434.4%
Standard VAT [+]01/04/201120.00%
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202247.7%
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]202230,741,000chart18,4002020Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€481,864.1Mchart€1.7M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$521,039.7Mchart$1.9M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202315.46%chart0.68%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€732,010.2Mchart€224.0M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$791,522.6Mchart$242.2M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202323.49%chart88.09%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-250,146.1Mchart€-222.2M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-270,611.3Mchart$-240.4M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-8.03%chart-87.41%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Retail Sales YoY [+]December 20201.4%
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201510º
Density [+]2023280chart392024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202434º
Crude divorce rate [+]20161.80‰
Remittance received ($M) [+]20174,373.9chart2.42017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]202013.95%chart28.27%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20207.05%chart14.76%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202310.02‰chart10.90‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]201726,801.5chart18.12017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20239.52‰chart11.50‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.56chart1.912023Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20164.40‰
% risk of poverty [+]201818.6%chart24.9%2006% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202368,265,000chart18,0002024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20209,359,587chart5,0882020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]20204,732,510chart2,6562020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.940chart0.7972022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202414º
Life expectancy [+]202381.24chart69.272023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20215,867
Suicide rate [+]20218.80
Number of homicides [+]2020673chart22018Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20201.00chart11.232018Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20234.42chart62.592023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]2024594
Crude Oil Reserves [+]20212,500.0
Consumption GWh [+]2023262,518
Generation GWh [+]2023267,716
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]01/18/2026232,112chart1001/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]01/18/202625,107,983chart6,37201/18/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]09/11/202250,762,968
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]01/18/20263,400.16chart555.5601/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]09/04/2022151,248,820chart31,93111/04/2021Doses administered [+]
United Kingdom
Palau
  • Capital: Ngerulmud
  • Population: 18,000
  • Surface Area: 460 km2
  • Currency: United States dollars
  • Religion: Mostly Christianity
  • Belongs to: ACP, IMF, UN, PIF