Country comparison Kuwait vs Japan

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]2024-2.6%chart0.1%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
7,789K2025Q3Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€148,076Mchart€3,714,582M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$160,226Mchart$4,027,598M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€29,547chart€29,9832024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$31,971chart$32,4432024GDP per capita [+]
€964,980M2025Q3Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]20234,792chart9,347,7692023Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]20235,183chart10,110,3602023Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]20233.13%chart240.46%2023Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2023€975chart€75,0932023Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2023$1,055chart$81,2192023Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]202343,149chart-87,8842023Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]202346,669chart-95,0532023Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]202328.22%chart-2.26%2023Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]202373,913.9chart1,522,830.72023Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]202379,943.8chart1,647,063.22023Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]20249,530.0chart130,970.92022Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202410,312.0chart138,002.42022Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202513.85%chart7.52%2022Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]20236,653.6chart335,021,650,434.22024Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]20237,194.6chart383,823.02023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]20239.02%chart23.30%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20247,168.2chart50,941.72024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20247,756.4chart55,234.42024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20249.68%chart3.25%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202348.34%chart39.17%2023Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2023€15,045chart€12,2332023Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2023$16,272chart$13,2312023Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2024€1,902chart€1,0472022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2024$2,058chart$1,1042022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€1,375chart€2,7062024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$1,487chart$3,0862023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€1,430chart€4112024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$1,548chart$4452024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]05/16/2024A1A111/08/2023Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]11/21/2025AA-A+09/16/2015S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]01/27/2022AA-A02/02/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202346chart732023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201946ºchart6º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202449.3chart30.22024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]2024128ºchart84º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202471ºchart13º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
2.6%December 2025Unemployment Rate [+]
2.3%2024Q4Unemployment rate [+]
1,630K2024Q4Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2024$243.9chart$1,180.22025NMW [+]
NMW [+]2024€222.1chart€1,139.02025NMW [+]
$35,8502024Average Wage [+]
€33,1222024Average Wage [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]201796ºchart17º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
Euro / Kuwaiti dinars [+]02/05/20260.3605chart185.270002/06/2026Euro / Japanese yen [+]
US Dollar exchange rate [+]02/05/20260.3056chart156.760002/06/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
2.24%02/06/202610-Year Bond Yield [+]
-6102/06/2026Risk Premium [+]
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]02/05/2026-1.88%chart6.90%02/06/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
2.1%December 2025CPI (overall index) [+]
2.4%December 2025PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
0%03/19/2024Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]202083ºchart39º2019Doing Business [+]
-1.1%September 2018IPI Year on Year [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 2023112,969chart3,992,727December 2023Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202326.35chart38.39December 2023Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
8,997,4402023Motor vehicle production [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2015478.01chart609.482020Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
34.4%2022Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/20130%chart10.00%01/01/2020Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]20200%chart56.1%2022Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]202185,000chart31,882,0492019Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€77,666.3Mchart€663,332.0M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$83,980.5Mchart$717,260.9M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202350.79%chart17.06%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€34,671.5Mchart€726,714.4M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$37,490.2Mchart$785,796.3M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202322.67%chart18.69%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€42,994.8Mchart€-63,382.4M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$48,030.6Mchart$-68,299.6M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]202328.12%chart-1.63%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
8º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]2023276chart3282024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202425ºchart17º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]20174.2chart4,578.52017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]202071.73%chart2.20%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20204.90%chart0.64%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202310.30‰chart6.00‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]201711,733.4chart9,137.72017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20231.53‰chart13.00‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.52chart1.202023Fertility Rate [+]
Population [+]20234,913,000chart123,890,0002024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20203,110,159chart2,770,9962020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020212,271chart808,8252020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.847chart0.9202022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]2024131ºchart118º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202383.19chart84.042023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2015154chart20,2912021Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20153.92chart16.202021Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]202011chart2852023Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20200.25chart0.232023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]202324.90chart7.542023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]20242,580chart32024Annual crude oil production [+]
Crude Oil Reserves [+]2021101,500.0chart44.12021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]202378,047chart913,2312023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202385,562chart955,0212023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]01/18/20262,570chart74,69401/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]01/18/2026667,290chart33,803,57201/18/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]11/26/20233,346,176chart103,455,22412/31/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]01/18/2026523.10chart602.9101/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]11/26/20238,261,221chart433,356,60012/31/2023Doses administered [+]
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