Country comparison Japan vs Belgium

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Gouvernement
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2024Q47,660Kchart13,154K2024Q4Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2023€3,901,540Mchart€613,984M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2023$4,213,167Mchart$665,164M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2023€31,342chart€51,8102024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2023$33,899chart$56,2882024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2024Q4€953,508Mchart€155,312M2024Q4Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]202210,389,105chart614,9912023Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]202210,948,838chart665,1002023Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]2022256.30%chart103.10%2023Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2022€83,071chart€52,0432023Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2022$87,547chart$56,2832023Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2022-177,350chart-24,9712023Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2022-186,906chart-28,0832023Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2022-4.38%chart-4.20%2023Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]20221,695,787.7chart317,594.92023Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]20221,787,151.6chart345,176.72023Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]2021147,339.8chart31,424.02021Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]2021174,354.5chart38,190.62021Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20217.43%chart11.32%2021Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]2023370,788,470,471.7chart47,958,537,000.02023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]2022418,164.3chart51,857,566,058.12023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202223.42%chart15.19%2022Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]202346,665.2chart7,243.02023Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]202350,392.4chart7,831.62023Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20232.82%chart2.22%2023Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202241.84%chart53.30%2023Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2022€13,559chart€26,8762023Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2022$14,290chart$29,2102023Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2021€1,174chart€2,7132021Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2021$1,390chart$3,2322021Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€2,996chart€4,0842023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2022$3,345chart$4,4162023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2023€375chart€6152023Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2023$405chart$6542023Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]11/08/2023A1Aa310/11/2024Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]09/16/2015A+AA11/25/2011S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]02/02/2020AAA-04/03/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202373chart732023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]20196ºchart22º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202430.2chart30.32024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202484ºchart122º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202413ºchart24º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]February 20252.4%chart5.9%February 2025Unemployment Rate [+]
Unemployment rate [+]2024Q42.3%chart5.9%2024Q4Unemployment rate [+]
Unemployed [+]2024Q41,630Kchart319K2024Q4Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2024$1,296.7chart$2,150.52025NMW [+]
NMW [+]2024€1,168.9chart€2,070.02025NMW [+]
Average Wage [+]2023$37,362chart$64,1052023Average Wage [+]
Average Wage [+]2023€34,553chart€59,2852023Average Wage [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]201717ºchart15º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
Euro / Japanese yen [+]04/17/2025161.9800
US Dollar exchange rate [+]04/18/2025142.4000chart0.880304/17/2025US Dollar exchange rate [+]
10-Year Bond Yield [+]04/18/20251.29%chart3.08%04/18/202510-Year Bond Yield [+]
Risk Premium [+]04/18/2025-117chart6204/18/2025Risk Premium [+]
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]04/18/2025-12.94%chart-1.57%04/17/2025Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]March 20253.6%chart2.9%March 2025CPI (overall index) [+]
3.6%March 2025HICP [+]
PPI Year on Year [+]March 20254.2%chart3.9%February 2025PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
Key rates [+]03/19/20240%chart2.65%03/12/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]201939ºchart46º2020Doing Business [+]
IPI Year on Year [+]September 2018-1.1%chart3.1%February 2025IPI Year on Year [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 20233,992,727chart849,888December 2024Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202338.39chart36.75December 2022Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Motor vehicle production [+]20238,997,440chart332,1032023Motor vehicle production [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2020609.48chart591.192021Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202234.4%chart44.1%2023Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/202010.00%chart21.00%01/01/2006Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202256.1%chart60.2%2022Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]201931,882,049chart8,220,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€663,332.0Mchart€493,834.5M2024Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$717,260.9Mchart$535,826.8M2024Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202317.00%chart80.56%2024Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€726,714.4Mchart€474,605.1M2024Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$785,796.3Mchart$512,755.3M2024Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202318.63%chart77.09%2024Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-63,382.4Mchart€19,229.4M2024Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-68,299.6Mchart$23,071.5M2024Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-1.62%chart3.47%2024Trade balance % GDP [+]
0%February 2025Retail Sales YoY [+]
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]20158ºchart24º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]2023329chart3852023Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202417ºchart16º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
1.70‰2023Crude divorce rate [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]20174,578.5chart10,273.02017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20202.20%chart17.36%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20200.64%chart5.00%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]20226.30‰chart9.40‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20179,137.7chart6,021.62017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]202212.90‰chart9.40‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20221.26chart1.472023Fertility Rate [+]
4.00‰2023Crude marriage rate [+]
11.5%2024% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]2023124,482,000chart11,817,0962023Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20202,770,996chart2,005,4792020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020808,825chart577,4632020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.920chart0.9422022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]2024118ºchart12º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202284.00chart82.502023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]202120,291chart1,7962022Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]202116.20chart15.272022Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]2022289chart1252021Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20220.23chart1.082021Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20237.54chart7.182023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]20243
Crude Oil Reserves [+]202144.1
Consumption GWh [+]2023902,769chart74,5372023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]2023944,559chart77,3372023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]08/04/202474,694chart34,33908/04/2024COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]08/04/202433,803,572chart4,872,82908/04/2024COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]05/07/2023103,380,343chart9,170,94502/11/2024Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]08/04/2024600.04chart2,905.8708/04/2024COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]05/07/2023383,747,738chart31,469,38702/11/2024Doses administered [+]
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