Country comparison Japan vs Kuwait

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20240.1%chart-2.6%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q37,789K
Annual GDP [+]2024€3,714,582Mchart€148,076M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$4,027,598Mchart$160,226M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€29,983chart€29,5472024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$32,443chart$31,9712024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q3€964,980M
Debt (M.€.) [+]20239,347,769chart4,7922023Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]202310,110,360chart5,1832023Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]2023240.46%chart3.13%2023Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2023€75,093chart€9752023Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2023$81,219chart$1,0552023Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2023-87,884chart43,1492023Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2023-95,053chart46,6692023Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2023-2.26%chart28.22%2023Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]20231,522,830.7chart73,913.92023Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]20231,647,063.2chart79,943.82023Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]2022130,970.9chart9,530.02024Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]2022138,002.4chart10,312.02024Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20227.52%chart13.85%2025Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]2024335,021,650,434.2chart6,653.62023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]2023383,823.0chart7,194.62023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202323.30%chart9.02%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]202450,941.7chart7,168.22024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]202455,234.4chart7,756.42024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20243.25%chart9.68%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202339.17%chart48.34%2023Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2023€12,233chart€15,0452023Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2023$13,231chart$16,2722023Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022€1,047chart€1,9022024Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022$1,104chart$2,0582024Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024€2,706chart€1,3752023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$3,086chart$1,4872023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€411chart€1,4302024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$445chart$1,5482024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]11/08/2023A1A105/16/2024Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]09/16/2015A+AA-11/21/2025S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]02/02/2020AAA-01/27/2022Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202373chart462023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]20196ºchart46º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202430.2chart49.32024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202484ºchart128º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202413ºchart71º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]November 20252.6%
Unemployment rate [+]2024Q42.3%
Unemployed [+]2024Q41,630K
NMW [+]2024$1,296.7chart$243.92024NMW [+]
NMW [+]2024€1,168.9chart€222.12024NMW [+]
Average Wage [+]2024$35,850
Average Wage [+]2024€33,122
Human Capital Ranking [+]201717ºchart96º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
Euro / Japanese yen [+]01/15/2026184.3100chart0.356301/14/2026Euro / Kuwaiti dinars [+]
US Dollar exchange rate [+]01/15/2026158.5000chart0.305801/15/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
10-Year Bond Yield [+]01/15/20262.17%
Risk Premium [+]01/15/2026-66
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]01/15/20267.49%chart-0.90%01/14/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]November 20252.9%
PPI Year on Year [+]December 20252.4%
Money Market
Key rates [+]03/19/20240%
Business
Doing Business [+]201939ºchart83º2020Doing Business [+]
IPI Year on Year [+]September 2018-1.1%
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 20233,992,727chart112,969December 2023Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202338.39chart26.35December 2023Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Motor vehicle production [+]20238,997,440
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2020609.48chart478.012015Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202234.4%
Standard VAT [+]01/01/202010.00%chart0%01/01/2013Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202256.1%chart0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]201931,882,049chart85,0002021Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€663,332.0Mchart€77,666.3M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$717,260.9Mchart$83,980.5M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202317.06%chart50.79%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€726,714.4Mchart€34,671.5M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$785,796.3Mchart$37,490.2M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202318.69%chart22.67%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-63,382.4Mchart€42,994.8M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-68,299.6Mchart$48,030.6M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-1.63%chart28.12%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]20158º
Density [+]2024328chart2752024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202417ºchart25º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]20174,578.5chart4.22017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20202.20%chart71.73%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20200.64%chart4.90%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]20236.00‰chart10.30‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20179,137.7chart11,733.42017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]202313.00‰chart1.53‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.20chart1.522023Fertility Rate [+]
Population [+]2024123,890,000chart4,897,2632024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20202,770,996chart3,110,1592020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020808,825chart212,2712020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.920chart0.8472022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]2024118ºchart131º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202384.04chart83.192023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]202120,291chart1542015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]202116.20chart3.922015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]2023285chart112020Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20230.23chart0.252020Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20237.54chart24.902023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]20243chart2,5802024Annual crude oil production [+]
Crude Oil Reserves [+]202144.1chart101,500.02021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]2023913,231chart78,0472023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]2023955,021chart85,5622023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/21/202574,694chart2,57012/21/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/21/202533,803,572chart667,29012/21/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]12/31/2023103,455,224chart3,346,17611/26/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/21/2025602.91chart524.7812/21/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]12/31/2023433,356,600chart8,261,22111/26/2023Doses administered [+]
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