• Capital: Ngerulmud
  • Population: 18,000
  • Surface Area: 460 km2
  • Currency: United States dollars
  • Religion: Mostly Christianity
  • Belongs to: ACP, IMF, UN, PIF

Palau, is a country located at Micronesia, it has an area of 460 Km2 so it is one of the smallest countries in the world.

Palau, with a population of 18,000 people, it is one of the least populous country in the world and it has a moderate population density, 39 people per km2.

It's capital is Ngerulmud and its currency is United States dollars

Palau is holding the 192 position by nominal GDP. Its national debt in 2023 was 211 millions of euros (228 millions of dollars), ( 80.92% debt-to-GDP ratio) and its public debt per capita is €11,711 euros per inhabitant$12,667 dollars per inhabitant.

In terms of the human development index (HDI) of Palau, which is the index used by the United Nations to measure the progress of a country, was 0.797 points in 2022, leaving it in 71th place in the table of 193 countries published.

If the reason to visit Palau are business, you must know it's in the 145th of the Doing Business ranking , which provides objective measures of business regulations for local firms.

In the tables at the bottom of the page, you can see more information about the economy and demography of Palau, if you want to see information about other countries click here

Palau Economy
Gouvernement
Annual GDP [+]2023€261M
Annual GDP [+]2023$282M
GDP per capita [+]2023€14,807
GDP per capita [+]2023$16,014
Debt (M.€.) [+]2023211
Debt ($M) [+]2023228
Debt (%GDP) [+]202380.92%
Debt Per Capita [+]2023€11,711
Debt Per Capita [+]2023$12,667
Deficit (M.€) [+]2023-7
Deficit ($M) [+]2023-8
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2023-2.76%
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2023126.7
Expenditure ($M) [+]2023137.0
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]201917.2
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]201919.2
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]201915.66%
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202213.5
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202214.3
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]20229.51%
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202348.58%
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2023€7,037
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2023$7,611
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2019€973
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2019$1,089
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2022€763
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2022$803
RTI Raking [+]2024140º
Labour
NMW [+]2024$883.0
NMW [+]2024€799.1
Business
Doing Business [+]2020145º
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]202018,400
Exports [+]2023€1.7M
Exports [+]2023$1.9M
Exports % GDP [+]20230.66%
Imports [+]2023€224.0M
Imports [+]2023$242.2M
Imports % GDP [+]202385.90%
Trade balance [+]2023€-222.2M
Trade balance [+]2023$-240.4M
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-85.24%
Socio-Demography
Density [+]202339
Remittance received ($M) [+]20172.4
% Immigrant [+]202028.27%
% Emigrant [+]202014.76%
Birth Rate [+]20228.80‰
Remittance sent ($M) [+]201718.1
Crude death rate [+]202211.40‰
Fertility Rate [+]20200.85
% risk of poverty [+]200624.9%
Population [+]202318,000
Immigrant stock [+]20205,088
Emigrant stock [+]20202,656
HDI [+]20220.797
Life expectancy [+]200569.13
Number of homicides [+]20182
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]201811.23
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]202362.59
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]08/04/202410
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]08/04/20246,372
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]08/04/2024555.56
Doses administered [+]11/04/202131,931