Country comparison Japan vs Euro zone

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20240.1%chart0.9%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q37,789Kchart11,587K2025Q3Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€3,714,582Mchart€15,231,399M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$4,027,598Mchart$16,485,444M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€29,983chart€43,4002024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$32,443chart$48,1192024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q3€964,980Mchart€3,969,579M2025Q3Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]20239,347,769chart8,600,9832012Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]202310,110,360chart11,050,5432012Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]2023240.46%chart90.60%2012Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2023€75,093chart€25,5862012Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2023$81,219chart$32,8732012Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2023-87,884chart-352,6832012Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2023-95,053chart-453,1272012Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2023-2.26%chart-3.70%2012Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]20231,522,830.7chart4,772,568.12013Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]20231,647,063.2chart6,338,447.72013Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]2022130,970.9
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]2022138,002.4
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20227.52%
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]2024335,021,650,434.2
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]2023383,823.0
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202323.30%
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]202450,941.7chart265,631.82024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]202455,234.4chart287,502.02024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20243.25%chart3.15%2023Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202339.17%chart49.80%2013Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2023€12,233chart€14,3132013Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2023$13,231chart$18,7922013Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022€1,047
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022$1,104
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024€2,706
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$3,086
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€411chart€7572024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$445chart$8392024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]11/08/2023A1
S&P Rating [+]09/16/2015A+
Fitch Rating [+]02/02/2020A
Corruption Index [+]202373
Competitiveness Ranking [+]20196º
Fragile States Index [+]202430.2
RTI Raking [+]202484º
Innovation Ranking [+]202413º
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]December 20252.6%chart7.6%July 2021Unemployment Rate [+]
Unemployment rate [+]2024Q42.3%
Unemployed [+]2024Q41,630K
NMW [+]2025$1,180.2
NMW [+]2025€1,139.0
Average Wage [+]2024$35,850
Average Wage [+]2024€33,122
Human Capital Ranking [+]201717º
Markets
Euro / Japanese yen [+]02/13/2026181.8300
US Dollar exchange rate [+]02/13/2026152.8700chart0.843002/13/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
10-Year Bond Yield [+]02/13/20262.23%
Risk Premium [+]02/13/2026-54
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]02/13/202612.20%chart4.09%02/13/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]December 20252.1%
1.9%December 2025HICP [+]
PPI Year on Year [+]January 20262.3%
Money Market
Key rates [+]03/19/20240%chart2.15%06/11/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]201939º
IPI Year on Year [+]September 2018-1.1%
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 20233,992,727
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202338.39
Motor vehicle production [+]20238,997,440
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2020609.48
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202333.7%
Standard VAT [+]01/01/202010.00%
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202256.1%
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]201931,882,049chart413,959,2002018Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€663,332.0M
Exports [+]2023$717,260.9M
Exports % GDP [+]202317.06%
Imports [+]2023€726,714.4M
Imports [+]2023$785,796.3M
Imports % GDP [+]202318.69%
Trade balance [+]2023€-63,382.4M
Trade balance [+]2023$-68,299.6M
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-1.63%
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]20158º
Density [+]2024328chart1202019Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202417º
Remittance received ($M) [+]20174,578.5
% Immigrant [+]20202.20%
% Emigrant [+]20200.64%
Birth Rate [+]20236.00‰chart8.14‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20179,137.7
Crude death rate [+]202313.00‰chart10.54‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.20chart1.382023Fertility Rate [+]
17.0%2021% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]2024123,890,000chart342,597,6982019Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20202,770,996
Emigrant stock [+]2020808,825
HDI [+]20220.920
Gender Gap Ranking [+]2024118º
Life expectancy [+]202384.04chart82.192023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]202120,291
Suicide rate [+]202116.20
Number of homicides [+]2023285
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20230.23
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20237.54
Annual crude oil production [+]20243
Crude Oil Reserves [+]202144.1
Consumption GWh [+]2023913,231
Generation GWh [+]2023955,021
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]01/18/202674,694
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]01/18/202633,803,572
Fully vaccinated [+]12/31/2023103,455,224
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]01/18/2026602.91
Doses administered [+]12/31/2023433,356,600
Japan
Euro zone
  • Capital: Brussels
  • Population: 342,597,698
  • Surface Area: 2,848,740 km2
  • Currency: Euros