Country comparison Japan vs Sweden

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20240.1%chart0.9%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q37,789Kchart14,124K2025Q3Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€3,714,582Mchart€558,673M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$4,027,598Mchart$604,395M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€29,983chart€52,5502024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$32,443chart$57,0202024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q3€964,980Mchart€149,544M2025Q3Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]20239,347,769chart189,5362024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]202310,110,360chart199,1582024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]2023240.46%chart34.00%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2023€75,093chart€17,9022024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2023$81,219chart$18,8102024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2023-87,884chart-8,9022024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2023-95,053chart-10,3822024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2023-2.26%chart-1.60%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]20231,522,830.7chart283,215.82024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]20231,647,063.2chart297,623.42024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]2022130,970.9chart40,049.42022Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]2022138,002.4chart42,443.22022Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20227.52%chart15.28%2022Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]2024335,021,650,434.2chart54,174,407,742.12024Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]2023383,823.0chart56,210.62023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202323.30%chart19.45%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]202450,941.7chart11,160.72024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]202455,234.4chart12,074.12024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20243.25%chart4.12%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202339.17%chart50.70%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2023€12,233chart€26,7362024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2023$13,231chart$28,1102024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022€1,047chart€3,8042022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022$1,104chart$4,0002022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024€2,706chart€5,1342024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$3,086chart$5,3422023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€411chart€1,0502024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$445chart$1,1392024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]11/08/2023A1Aaa02/23/2024Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]09/16/2015A+AAA02/16/2004S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]02/02/2020AAAA12/06/2019Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202373chart822023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]20196ºchart8º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202430.2chart20.62024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202484ºchart41º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202413ºchart2º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]November 20252.6%chart8.8%December 2025Unemployment Rate [+]
Unemployment rate [+]2024Q42.3%chart8.2%2025Q3Unemployment rate [+]
Unemployed [+]2024Q41,630Kchart478K2025Q3Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2025$1,180.2
NMW [+]2025€1,139.0
Average Wage [+]2024$35,850chart$50,8692024Average Wage [+]
Average Wage [+]2024€33,122chart€46,9982024Average Wage [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]201717ºchart8º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
Euro / Japanese yen [+]01/23/2026185.7100chart10.570501/23/2026Euro / Swedish kronas [+]
US Dollar exchange rate [+]01/22/2026158.2000chart9.081701/21/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
10-Year Bond Yield [+]01/23/20262.26%chart2.84%01/23/202610-Year Bond Yield [+]
Risk Premium [+]01/23/2026-64chart-701/23/2026Risk Premium [+]
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]01/23/20266.97%chart4.53%01/23/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]December 20252.1%chart0.8%December 2024CPI (overall index) [+]
2.1%December 2025HICP [+]
PPI Year on Year [+]December 20252.4%chart2.6%November 2025PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
Key rates [+]03/19/20240%chart1.75%10/01/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]201939ºchart10º2020Doing Business [+]
IPI Year on Year [+]September 2018-1.1%chart3.8%November 2025IPI Year on Year [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 20233,992,727chart522,000December 2024Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202338.39chart31.35December 2022Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Motor vehicle production [+]20238,997,440chart226,0002017Motor vehicle production [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2020609.48chart544.532021Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202234.4%chart42.3%2024Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/202010.00%chart25.00%01/01/1996Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202256.1%chart52.2%2022Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]201931,882,049chart6,629,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€663,332.0Mchart€180,844.3M2024Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$717,260.9Mchart$195,742.3M2024Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202317.06%chart32.37%2024Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€726,714.4Mchart€175,281.1M2024Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$785,796.3Mchart$189,720.8M2024Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202318.69%chart31.37%2024Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-63,382.4Mchart€5,563.2M2024Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-68,299.6Mchart$6,021.5M2024Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-1.63%chart1.00%2024Trade balance % GDP [+]
5.0%November 2025Retail Sales YoY [+]
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]20158ºchart3º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]2024328chart202024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202417ºchart39º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
2.00‰2023Crude divorce rate [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]20174,578.5chart2,819.42017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20202.20%chart19.31%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20200.64%chart3.16%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]20236.00‰chart9.30‰2024Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20179,137.7chart3,684.02017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]202313.00‰chart8.60‰2024Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.20chart1.452023Fertility Rate [+]
4.20‰2023Crude marriage rate [+]
14.8%2024% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]2024123,890,000chart10,587,7102024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20202,770,996chart2,003,9082020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020808,825chart327,5812020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.920chart0.9522022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]2024118ºchart5º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202384.04chart84.102024Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]202120,291chart1,3702023Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]202116.20chart12.602023Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]2023285chart1212023Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20230.23chart1.152023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20237.54chart3.432023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]20243chart01995Annual crude oil production [+]
Crude Oil Reserves [+]202144.1
Consumption GWh [+]2023913,231chart125,2092023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]2023955,021chart163,1352023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/28/202574,694chart29,15812/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/28/202533,803,572chart2,782,99712/28/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]12/31/2023103,455,224chart7,593,67603/19/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/28/2025602.91chart2,753.9512/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]12/31/2023433,356,600chart28,312,81602/26/2024Doses administered [+]
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