Country comparison Japan vs Ireland

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20240.1%chart2.6%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q47,532Kchart29,202K2025Q3Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€3,714,582Mchart€562,794M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$4,027,598Mchart$609,157M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€29,983chart€104,5102024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$32,443chart$112,3562024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q4€933,113Mchart€158,854M2025Q3Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]20239,347,769chart215,3802024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]202310,110,360chart236,0812024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]2023240.46%chart38.30%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2023€75,093chart€39,5932024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2023$81,219chart$43,3982024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2023-87,884chart22,6052024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2023-95,053chart24,8812024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2023-2.26%chart4.00%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]20231,522,830.7chart125,998.22024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]20231,647,063.2chart135,848.72024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]2022130,970.9chart13,025.72021Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]2022138,002.4chart15,432.52021Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20227.52%chart12.33%2021Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]2024335,021,650,434.2chart28,394,647,000.02024Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]2023383,823.0chart30,733,798,019.92024Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202323.30%chart22.16%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]202450,941.7chart1,345.62024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]202455,234.4chart1,456.52024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20243.25%chart1.00%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202339.17%chart22.40%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2023€12,233chart€23,1622024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2023$13,231chart$24,9732024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022€1,047chart€2,5582021Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022$1,104chart$3,0102021Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024€2,706chart€5,3062024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$3,086chart$5,7432024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€411chart€2502024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$445chart$2692024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]11/08/2023A1Aa308/15/2025Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]09/16/2015A+AA11/15/2024S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]02/02/2020AAA-01/28/2022Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202373chart772023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]20196ºchart24º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202430.2chart18.62024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202484ºchart49º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202413ºchart19º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]January 20262.7%chart4.7%January 2026Unemployment Rate [+]
Unemployment rate [+]2024Q42.3%chart5.3%2025Q3Unemployment rate [+]
Unemployed [+]2024Q41,630Kchart155K2025Q3Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2025$1,180.2chart$2,809.42026NMW [+]
NMW [+]2025€1,139.0chart€2,391.02026NMW [+]
Average Wage [+]2024$35,850chart$69,4442024Average Wage [+]
Average Wage [+]2024€33,122chart€64,1582024Average Wage [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]201717ºchart19º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
Euro / Japanese yen [+]03/04/2026183.0200
US Dollar exchange rate [+]03/04/2026157.6600chart0.858403/04/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
10-Year Bond Yield [+]03/05/20262.15%chart3.07%03/05/202610-Year Bond Yield [+]
Risk Premium [+]03/05/2026-64chart2803/05/2026Risk Premium [+]
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]03/05/20268.72%chart-2.76%03/04/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]January 20261.5%chart2.8%December 2025CPI (overall index) [+]
2.7%December 2025HICP [+]
PPI Year on Year [+]January 20262.3%chart-6.9%January 2026PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
Key rates [+]03/19/20240%chart2.15%06/11/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]201939ºchart24º2020Doing Business [+]
IPI Year on Year [+]September 2018-1.1%chart3.2%December 2025IPI Year on Year [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 20233,992,727chart211,084December 2024Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202338.39chart24.95December 2022Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Motor vehicle production [+]20238,997,440
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2020609.48chart528.862021Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202333.7%chart22.3%2024Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/202010.00%chart23.00%01/01/2012Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202256.1%chart52.0%2022Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]201931,882,049chart10,951,0002019Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€663,332.0Mchart€261,583.4M2025Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$717,260.9Mchart$295,584.0M2025Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202317.06%chart39.58%2024Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€726,714.4Mchart€140,930.0M2025Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$785,796.3Mchart$159,248.1M2025Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202318.69%chart23.66%2024Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-63,382.4Mchart€120,653.4M2025Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-68,299.6Mchart$136,335.9M2025Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-1.63%chart15.92%2024Trade balance % GDP [+]
2.0%January 2026Retail Sales YoY [+]
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]20158ºchart15º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]2024328chart772024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202417ºchart2º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
0.70‰2017Crude divorce rate [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]20174,578.5chart607.72017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20202.20%chart17.20%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20200.64%chart14.49%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]20236.00‰chart10.00‰2024Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20179,137.7chart2,161.12017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]202313.00‰chart6.50‰2024Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.20chart1.472024Fertility Rate [+]
3.30‰2021Crude marriage rate [+]
12.7%2024% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]2024123,890,000chart5,440,2782024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20202,770,996chart871,2562020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020808,825chart734,3172020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.920chart0.9502022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]2024118ºchart9º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202384.04chart83.102024Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]202120,291chart4532023Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]202116.20chart8.462023Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]2023285chart342023Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20230.23chart0.652023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20237.54chart6.502023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]20243
Crude Oil Reserves [+]202144.1
Consumption GWh [+]2024858,563chart33,4042024Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]2024907,015chart30,5802024Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]02/08/202674,694chart9,77102/08/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]02/08/202633,803,572chart1,765,88902/08/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]12/31/2023103,455,224chart4,065,58405/10/2024Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]02/08/2026602.91chart1,796.1702/08/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]12/31/2023433,356,600chart11,148,28105/10/2024Doses administered [+]
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