Country comparison Japan vs Latvia

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20240.1%chart0%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q37,789Kchart5,760K2025Q3Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€3,714,582Mchart€40,359M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$4,027,598Mchart$43,684M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€29,983chart€21,6402024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$32,443chart$23,2432024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q3€964,980Mchart€10,696M2025Q3Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]20239,347,769chart18,8022024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]202310,110,360chart20,3432024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]2023240.46%chart46.60%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2023€75,093chart€10,1252024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2023$81,219chart$10,9552024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2023-87,884chart-7322024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2023-95,053chart-7932024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2023-2.26%chart-1.80%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]20231,522,830.7chart18,418.92024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]20231,647,063.2chart19,346.42024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]2022130,970.9chart1,558.72022Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]2022138,002.4chart1,642.12022Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20227.52%chart9.92%2022Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]2024335,021,650,434.2chart1,847,488,000.02024Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]2023383,823.0chart1,999,684,061.42024Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202323.30%chart9.91%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]202450,941.7chart1,314.92024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]202455,234.4chart1,423.22024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20243.25%chart7.49%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202339.17%chart45.60%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2023€12,233chart€9,9192024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2023$13,231chart$10,4182024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022€1,047chart€8262022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022$1,104chart$8762022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024€2,706chart€9872024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$3,086chart$1,0682024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€411chart€7052024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$445chart$7572024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]11/08/2023A1A301/26/2024Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]09/16/2015A+A05/31/2024S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]02/02/2020AA-04/10/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202373chart602023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]20196ºchart41º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202430.2chart41.42024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202484ºchart107º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202413ºchart42º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]November 20252.6%chart7.1%November 2025Unemployment Rate [+]
Unemployment rate [+]2024Q42.3%chart6.9%2025Q3Unemployment rate [+]
Unemployed [+]2024Q41,630Kchart66K2025Q3Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2024$1,296.7chart$839.12025NMW [+]
NMW [+]2024€1,168.9chart€740.02025NMW [+]
Average Wage [+]2024$35,850chart$21,8382024Average Wage [+]
Average Wage [+]2024€33,122chart€20,1762024Average Wage [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]201717ºchart28º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
Euro / Japanese yen [+]01/13/2026185.1200
US Dollar exchange rate [+]01/13/2026158.2400chart0.858101/13/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
10-Year Bond Yield [+]01/14/20262.18%
Risk Premium [+]01/14/2026-62
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]12/30/20260%chart0.07%12/30/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]November 20252.9%chart3.5%December 2025CPI (overall index) [+]
3.5%December 2025HICP [+]
PPI Year on Year [+]November 20252.7%chart1.4%November 2025PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
Key rates [+]03/19/20240%chart2.15%06/11/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]201939ºchart19º2020Doing Business [+]
IPI Year on Year [+]September 2018-1.1%chart6.9%November 2025IPI Year on Year [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 20233,992,727chart33,318December 2024Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202338.39chart11.20December 2022Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Motor vehicle production [+]20238,997,440
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2020609.48chart457.352021Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202234.4%chart35.4%2024Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/202010.00%chart21.00%07/01/2012Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202256.1%chart31.4%2022Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]201931,882,049chart478,0002021Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€663,332.0Mchart€19,073.9M2024Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$717,260.9Mchart$20,645.2M2024Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202317.06%chart47.26%2024Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€726,714.4Mchart€21,917.7M2024Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$785,796.3Mchart$23,723.3M2024Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202318.69%chart54.31%2024Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-63,382.4Mchart€-2,843.7M2024Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-68,299.6Mchart$-3,078.1M2024Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-1.63%chart-7.05%2024Trade balance % GDP [+]
2.9%November 2025Retail Sales YoY [+]
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]20158ºchart35º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]2024328chart292024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202417ºchart30º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
2.80‰2023Crude divorce rate [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]20174,578.5chart1,090.02017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20202.20%chart12.65%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20200.64%chart20.07%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]20236.00‰chart6.90‰2024Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20179,137.7chart335.22017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]202313.00‰chart14.30‰2024Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.20chart1.362023Fertility Rate [+]
5.60‰2023Crude marriage rate [+]
21.6%2024% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]2024123,890,000chart1,856,9322024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20202,770,996chart239,4222020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020808,825chart380,0102020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.920chart0.8792022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]2024118ºchart30º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202384.04chart76.702024Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]202120,291chart2672023Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]202116.20chart14.202023Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]2023285chart472023Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20230.23chart2.502023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20237.54chart3.562023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]20243
Crude Oil Reserves [+]202144.1
Consumption GWh [+]2023913,231chart6,6642023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]2023955,021chart6,2022023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/21/202574,694chart7,67412/21/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/21/202533,803,572chart977,78612/21/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]12/31/2023103,455,224chart1,305,97607/11/2022Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/21/2025602.91chart4,132.6212/21/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]12/31/2023433,356,600chart2,979,62412/23/2023Doses administered [+]
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