Country comparison France vs Japan

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Gouvernement
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q110,775Kchart7,827K2025Q1Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€2,921,412Mchart€3,720,897M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$3,160,443Mchart$4,026,211M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€42,630chart€30,0342024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$46,204chart$32,4982024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q1€739,563Mchart€974,309M2025Q1Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]20243,305,287chart9,347,7682023Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]20243,577,576chart10,110,3592023Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]2024113.00%chart239.97%2023Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€48,157chart€75,0932023Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$52,124chart$81,2192023Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-169,572chart-88,0772023Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-183,541chart-95,2622023Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-5.80%chart-2.26%2023Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]20241,670,208.1chart1,523,023.62023Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]20241,807,799.8chart1,647,271.92023Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]2021131,424.6chart147,317.92021Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]2021160,704.5chart174,354.52021Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20218.88%chart7.43%2021Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]2024284,100,600,000.0chart335,021,650,342.72024Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]2024307,504,807,428.0chart418,164.32022Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202215.25%chart23.42%2022Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]202358,124.6chart46,591.52023Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]202362,848.3chart50,392.42023Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20233.57%chart2.82%2023Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202457.10%chart39.10%2023Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€24,334chart€12,2352023Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$26,339chart$13,2332023Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2021€1,935chart€1,1742021Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2021$2,298chart$1,3892021Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024€4,149chart€2,7062024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024$4,491chart$3,3452022Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2023€850chart€3742023Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2023$921chart$4052023Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]12/14/2024Aa3A111/08/2023Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]05/31/2024AA-A+09/16/2015S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]04/28/2023AA-A02/02/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202371chart732023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201915ºchart6º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202428.3chart30.22024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]2024108ºchart84º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202412ºchart13º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]May 20257.1%chart2.5%May 2025Unemployment Rate [+]
Unemployment rate [+]2025Q17.5%chart2.3%2024Q4Unemployment rate [+]
Unemployed [+]2025Q12,379Kchart1,630K2024Q4Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2025$1,872.1chart$1,296.72024NMW [+]
NMW [+]2025€1,802.0chart€1,168.92024NMW [+]
Average Wage [+]2024$48,673chart$35,8502024Average Wage [+]
Average Wage [+]2024€44,968chart€33,1222024Average Wage [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]201726ºchart17º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
172.270007/14/2025Euro / Japanese yen [+]
US Dollar exchange rate [+]07/14/20250.8554chart147.000007/14/2025US Dollar exchange rate [+]
10-Year Bond Yield [+]07/15/20253.38%chart1.57%07/15/202510-Year Bond Yield [+]
Risk Premium [+]07/15/202569chart-11207/15/2025Risk Premium [+]
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]07/14/20255.79%chart-0.57%07/15/2025Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]June 20250.9%chart3.4%May 2025CPI (overall index) [+]
HICP [+]June 20250.8%
PPI Year on Year [+]May 20250.2%chart2.9%June 2025PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
Key rates [+]06/11/20252.15%chart0%03/19/2024Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]202033ºchart39º2019Doing Business [+]
IPI Year on Year [+]May 2025-1.0%chart-1.1%September 2018IPI Year on Year [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 20243,314,540chart3,992,727December 2023Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202228.22chart38.39December 2023Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Motor vehicle production [+]20231,505,076chart8,997,4402023Motor vehicle production [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2021671.58chart609.482020Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202345.4%chart34.4%2022Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201420.00%chart10.00%01/01/2020Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202255.6%chart56.1%2022Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]202148,395,000chart31,882,0492019Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2024€590,868.6Mchart€663,332.0M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2024$639,544.4Mchart$717,260.9M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202420.23%chart17.03%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2024€693,526.3Mchart€726,714.4M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2024$750,659.0Mchart$785,796.3M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202423.74%chart18.66%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2024€-102,657.7Mchart€-63,382.4M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2024$-111,114.6Mchart$-68,299.6M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2024-3.51%chart-1.63%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Retail Sales YoY [+]May 20252.5%
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201516ºchart8º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]2024125chart3292023Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202487ºchart17º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Crude divorce rate [+]20161.90‰
Remittance received ($M) [+]201725,372.4chart4,578.52017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]202012.59%chart2.20%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20203.46%chart0.64%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]20249.70‰chart6.00‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]201721,758.0chart9,137.72017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20249.40‰chart13.00‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.66chart1.202023Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20233.50‰
% risk of poverty [+]202415.9%
Population [+]202468,635,943chart124,482,0002023Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20208,524,876chart2,770,9962020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]20202,341,908chart808,8252020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.910chart0.9202022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202422ºchart118º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202383.00chart84.042023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20238,905chart20,2912021Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]202313.01chart16.202021Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]2024897chart2852023Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20231.34chart0.232023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20234.25chart7.542023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]202411chart32024Annual crude oil production [+]
Crude Oil Reserves [+]202161.7chart44.12021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]2023415,542chart902,7692023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]2023501,925chart944,5592023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]08/04/2024168,091chart74,69408/04/2024COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]08/04/202438,997,490chart33,803,57208/04/2024COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]07/10/202353,192,478chart103,380,34305/07/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]08/04/20242,455.05chart600.0408/04/2024COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]07/10/2023154,493,266chart383,747,73805/07/2023Doses administered [+]
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