Country comparison Japan vs United States

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20240.1%chart2.8%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q37,447Kchart19,765K2025Q2Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€3,714,582Mchart€27,076,281M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$4,027,598Mchart$29,184,900M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€29,983chart€79,6122024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$32,443chart$86,1452024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q3€922,627Mchart€6,722,008M2025Q2Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]20239,347,769chart33,120,1822024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]202310,110,360chart35,837,8582024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]2023240.46%chart122.32%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2023€75,093chart€97,3832024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2023$81,219chart$105,3742024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2023-87,884chart-2,174,5822024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2023-95,053chart-2,353,0172024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2023-2.26%chart-8.03%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]20231,522,830.7chart10,266,750.82024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]20231,647,063.2chart11,109,189.02024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]2022130,970.9chart1,330,677.42022Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]2022138,002.4chart1,399,802.92022Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20227.52%chart13.97%2022Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]2024335,021,650,434.2chart3,857,639,616,400.92024Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]2023383,823.0chart4,175,431,968,000.02024Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202323.30%chart23.02%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]202346,496.5chart864,454.82023Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]202350,392.4chart931,924.52023Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20232.82%chart9.06%2023Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202339.17%chart37.92%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2023€12,233chart€30,1872024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2023$13,231chart$32,6642024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022€1,047chart€3,9812022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022$1,104chart$4,1952022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024€2,706chart€11,4582024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$3,086chart$12,4022024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2023€374chart€2,5652023Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2023$404chart$2,7742023Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]11/08/2023A1Aa105/16/2025Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]09/16/2015A+AA+08/05/2011S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]02/02/2020AAAA03/26/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202373chart692023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]20196ºchart2º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202430.2chart44.52024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202484ºchart78º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202413ºchart3º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]October 20252.6%chart4.4%September 2025Unemployment Rate [+]
Unemployment rate [+]2024Q42.3%chart3.9%2024Q4Unemployment rate [+]
Unemployed [+]2024Q41,630Kchart6,597K2024Q4Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2024$1,296.7chart$1,257.02025NMW [+]
NMW [+]2024€1,168.9chart€1,108.62025NMW [+]
Average Wage [+]2024$35,850chart$82,9332024Average Wage [+]
Average Wage [+]2024€33,122chart€65,2502024Average Wage [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]201717ºchart4º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
Euro / Japanese yen [+]12/04/2025180.5500chart1.166612/04/2025Euro / United States dollars [+]
US Dollar exchange rate [+]12/04/2025155.2300
10-Year Bond Yield [+]12/05/20251.95%chart4.12%12/05/202510-Year Bond Yield [+]
Risk Premium [+]12/05/2025-83chart13412/05/2025Risk Premium [+]
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]12/05/202526.59%chart12.47%12/04/2025Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]October 20253.0%chart3.0%September 2025CPI (overall index) [+]
2.6%December 2024HICP [+]
PPI Year on Year [+]October 20252.7%chart2.7%September 2025PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
Key rates [+]03/19/20240%chart3.75%10/30/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]201939ºchart8º2019Doing Business [+]
IPI Year on Year [+]September 2018-1.1%chart-1.1%September 2025IPI Year on Year [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 20233,992,727chart2,766,945November 2025Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202338.39chart49.01November 2025Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Motor vehicle production [+]20238,997,440chart10,611,5552023Motor vehicle production [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2020609.48chart872.412020Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202234.4%chart25.2%2023Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/202010.00%chart0%01/01/2013Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202256.1%chart46.0%2022Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]201931,882,049chart50,870,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€663,332.0Mchart€1,868,682.0M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$717,260.9Mchart$2,020,605.8M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202317.06%chart7.27%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€726,714.4Mchart€2,933,946.5M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$785,796.3Mchart$3,172,476.3M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202318.69%chart11.41%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-63,382.4Mchart€-1,065,264.5M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-68,299.6Mchart$-1,152,972.3M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-1.63%chart-4.14%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
4.3%September 2025Retail Sales YoY [+]
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]20158ºchart9º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]2024328chart352024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202417ºchart132º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
3.20‰2016Crude divorce rate [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]20174,578.5chart6,621.02017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20202.20%chart15.28%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20200.64%chart0.90%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]20236.00‰chart10.70‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20179,137.7chart148,488.72017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]202313.00‰chart9.20‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.20chart1.622023Fertility Rate [+]
6.90‰2016Crude marriage rate [+]
10.6%2024% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]2024123,890,000chart340,102,0002024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20202,770,996chart50,632,8362020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020808,825chart2,996,2232020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.920chart0.9272022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]2024118ºchart43º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202384.04chart78.392023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]202120,291chart49,4142022Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]202116.20chart14.802022Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]2023285chart19,7962023Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20230.23chart5.762023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20237.54chart13.832023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]20243chart13,2352024Annual crude oil production [+]
Crude Oil Reserves [+]202144.1chart44,418.02021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]2023913,231chart4,084,5782023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]2023955,021chart4,256,6772023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]11/09/202574,694chart1,228,28911/09/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]11/09/202533,803,572chart103,436,82911/09/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]12/31/2023103,455,224chart230,637,34805/10/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]11/09/2025602.91chart3,611.5311/09/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]12/31/2023433,356,600chart676,728,78205/10/2023Doses administered [+]
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