Country comparison China vs Japan

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20245.0%chart0.1%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
7,789K2025Q3Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€17,327,917Mchart€3,714,582M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$18,743,802Mchart$4,027,598M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€12,304chart€29,9832024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$13,314chart$32,4432024GDP per capita [+]
€964,980M2025Q3Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]202415,303,863chart9,347,7692023Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]202416,559,622chart10,110,3602023Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202488.32%chart240.46%2023Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€10,867chart€75,0932023Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$11,759chart$81,2192023Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-1,272,421chart-87,8842023Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-1,376,830chart-95,0532023Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-7.34%chart-2.26%2023Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]20245,708,691.6chart1,522,830.72023Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]20246,177,118.3chart1,647,063.22023Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]2023675,907.4chart130,970.92022Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]2023712,019.8chart138,002.42022Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202311.91%chart7.52%2022Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]2023573,436.5chart335,021,650,434.22024Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]2023620,062.8chart383,823.02023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202310.37%chart23.30%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024296,532.1chart50,941.72024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]2024320,762.1chart55,234.42024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20245.06%chart3.25%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202432.95%chart39.17%2023Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€4,054chart€12,2332023Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$4,386chart$13,2312023Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023€479chart€1,0472022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023$519chart$1,1042022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€403chart€2,7062024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$436chart$3,0862023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€211chart€4112024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$228chart$4452024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]05/26/2025A1A111/08/2023Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]09/21/2017A+A+09/16/2015S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]11/19/2019A+A02/02/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202342chart732023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201928ºchart6º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202464.4chart30.22024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202490ºchart84º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202411ºchart13º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
2.6%November 2025Unemployment Rate [+]
Unemployment rate [+]2014Q44.1%chart2.3%2024Q4Unemployment rate [+]
1,630K2024Q4Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2024$271.8chart$1,180.22025NMW [+]
NMW [+]2024€245.8chart€1,139.02025NMW [+]
$35,8502024Average Wage [+]
€33,1222024Average Wage [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]201734ºchart17º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
Euro / Chinese yuan [+]01/16/20268.0967chart183.670001/16/2026Euro / Japanese yen [+]
US Dollar exchange rate [+]01/16/20266.9683chart158.200001/16/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
2.18%01/16/202610-Year Bond Yield [+]
-6601/16/2026Risk Premium [+]
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]01/17/20263.35%chart7.14%01/17/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]November 20240.2%chart2.9%November 2025CPI (overall index) [+]
PPI Year on Year [+]December 2025-1.9%chart2.4%December 2025PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
Key rates [+]05/20/20253.00%chart0%03/19/2024Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]201946ºchart39º2019Doing Business [+]
IPI Year on Year [+]March 20233.9%chart-1.1%September 2018IPI Year on Year [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 202326,062,824chart3,992,727December 2023Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202321.35chart38.39December 2023Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Motor vehicle production [+]202330,160,966chart8,997,4402023Motor vehicle production [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2020225.22chart609.482020Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202220.1%chart34.4%2022Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/202013.00%chart10.00%01/01/2020Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202045.0%chart56.1%2022Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20207,967,000chart31,882,0492019Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€3,125,177.6Mchart€663,332.0M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$3,379,254.5Mchart$717,260.9M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202318.50%chart17.06%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€2,364,343.8Mchart€726,714.4M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$2,556,565.0Mchart$785,796.3M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202314.00%chart18.69%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€760,833.8Mchart€-63,382.4M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$823,222.7Mchart$-68,299.6M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]20234.50%chart-1.63%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Retail Sales YoY [+]March 202310.6%
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201552ºchart8º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]2024147chart3282024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202489ºchart17º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]201763,859.7chart4,578.52017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20200.07%chart2.20%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20200.74%chart0.64%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]20236.39‰chart6.00‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20172,827.8chart9,137.72017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20237.87‰chart13.00‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.00chart1.202023Fertility Rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]20200%
Population [+]20241,408,280,000chart123,890,0002024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20201,039,675chart2,770,9962020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]202010,461,170chart808,8252020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.788chart0.9202022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]2024106ºchart118º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202377.95chart84.042023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2015138,622chart20,2912021Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]201510.02chart16.202021Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]20207,157chart2852023Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20200.50chart0.232023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20239.24chart7.542023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]20244,234chart32024Annual crude oil production [+]
Crude Oil Reserves [+]202126,022.6chart44.12021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]20238,920,321chart913,2312023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]20239,259,055chart955,0212023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/21/2025122,398chart74,69412/21/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/21/202599,381,761chart33,803,57212/21/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]04/20/20231,284,479,600chart103,455,22412/31/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/21/202586.91chart602.9112/21/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]04/20/20233,516,880,600chart433,356,60012/31/2023Doses administered [+]
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