Country comparison Euro zone vs Japan

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20240.9%chart0.1%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q311,585Kchart7,789K2025Q3Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€15,231,369Mchart€3,714,582M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$16,485,444Mchart$4,027,598M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€43,400chart€29,9832024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$48,119chart$32,4432024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q3€3,969,096Mchart€964,980M2025Q3Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]20128,600,983chart9,347,7692023Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]201211,050,543chart10,110,3602023Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]201290.60%chart240.46%2023Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2012€25,586chart€75,0932023Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2012$32,873chart$81,2192023Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2012-352,683chart-87,8842023Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2012-453,127chart-95,0532023Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2012-3.70%chart-2.26%2023Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]20134,772,568.1chart1,522,830.72023Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]20136,338,447.7chart1,647,063.22023Expenditure ($M) [+]
130,970.92022Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
138,002.42022Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
7.52%2022Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
335,021,650,434.22024Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
383,823.02023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
23.30%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024265,631.3chart50,941.72024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]2024287,502.0chart55,234.42024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20233.15%chart3.25%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]201349.80%chart39.17%2023Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2013€14,313chart€12,2332023Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2013$18,792chart$13,2312023Expenditure Per Capita [+]
€1,0472022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
$1,1042022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
€2,7062024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
$3,0862023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€757chart€4112024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$839chart$4452024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
A111/08/2023Moody's Rating [+]
A+09/16/2015S&P Rating [+]
A02/02/2020Fitch Rating [+]
732023Corruption Index [+]
6º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
30.22024Fragile States Index [+]
84º2024RTI Raking [+]
13º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]July 20217.6%chart2.6%November 2025Unemployment Rate [+]
2.3%2024Q4Unemployment rate [+]
1,630K2024Q4Unemployed [+]
$1,180.22025NMW [+]
€1,139.02025NMW [+]
$35,8502024Average Wage [+]
€33,1222024Average Wage [+]
17º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
183.670001/16/2026Euro / Japanese yen [+]
US Dollar exchange rate [+]01/16/20260.8608chart158.200001/16/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
2.18%01/16/202610-Year Bond Yield [+]
-6601/16/2026Risk Premium [+]
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]01/16/20263.98%chart7.14%01/17/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
2.9%November 2025CPI (overall index) [+]
HICP [+]December 20252.0%
2.4%December 2025PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
Key rates [+]06/11/20252.15%chart0%03/19/2024Key rates [+]
Business
39º2019Doing Business [+]
-1.1%September 2018IPI Year on Year [+]
3,992,727December 2023Passengers vehicles Year [+]
38.39December 2023Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
8,997,4402023Motor vehicle production [+]
609.482020Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
34.4%2022Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
10.00%01/01/2020Standard VAT [+]
56.1%2022Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]2018413,959,200chart31,882,0492019Annual arrivals [+]
€663,332.0M2023Exports [+]
$717,260.9M2023Exports [+]
17.06%2023Exports % GDP [+]
€726,714.4M2023Imports [+]
$785,796.3M2023Imports [+]
18.69%2023Imports % GDP [+]
€-63,382.4M2023Trade balance [+]
$-68,299.6M2023Trade balance [+]
-1.63%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
8º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]2019120chart3282024Density [+]
17º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
4,578.52017Remittance received ($M) [+]
2.20%2020% Immigrant [+]
0.64%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]20238.14‰chart6.00‰2023Birth Rate [+]
9,137.72017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]202310.54‰chart13.00‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.38chart1.202023Fertility Rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]202117.0%
Population [+]2019342,597,698chart123,890,0002024Population [+]
2,770,9962020Immigrant stock [+]
808,8252020Emigrant stock [+]
0.9202022HDI [+]
118º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202382.19chart84.042023Life expectancy [+]
20,2912021Suicides [+]
16.202021Suicide rate [+]
2852023Number of homicides [+]
0.232023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
7.542023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
32024Annual crude oil production [+]
44.12021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
913,2312023Consumption GWh [+]
955,0212023Generation GWh [+]
Others
74,69412/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
33,803,57212/28/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
103,455,22412/31/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
602.9112/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
433,356,60012/31/2023Doses administered [+]
Euro zone
  • Capital: Brussels
  • Population: 342,597,698
  • Surface Area: 2,848,740 km2
  • Currency: Euros
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