Country comparison Laos vs Japan

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20244.3%chart0.1%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
7,789K2025Q3Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€14,702Mchart€3,714,582M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$15,908Mchart$4,027,598M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€1,913chart€29,9832024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$2,070chart$32,4432024GDP per capita [+]
€964,980M2025Q3Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]202414,772chart9,347,7692023Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]202415,984chart10,110,3602023Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]2024100.48%chart240.46%2023Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€1,901chart€75,0932023Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$2,057chart$81,2192023Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024344chart-87,8842023Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024372chart-95,0532023Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]20242.34%chart-2.26%2023Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]20242,300.9chart1,522,830.72023Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]20242,489.7chart1,647,063.22023Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]2023171.2chart130,970.92022Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]2023185.2chart138,002.42022Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20248.24%chart7.52%2022Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202372.6chart335,021,650,434.22024Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202383.6chart383,823.02023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]20233.21%chart23.30%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]201317.1chart50,941.72024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]201322.7chart55,234.42024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20130.78%chart3.25%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202415.65%chart39.17%2023Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€296chart€12,2332023Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$320chart$13,2312023Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023€23chart€1,0472022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023$24chart$1,1042022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€9chart€2,7062024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$11chart$3,0862023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2013€3chart€4112024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2013$3chart$4452024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
A111/08/2023Moody's Rating [+]
A+09/16/2015S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]08/04/2022CCC-A02/02/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202328chart732023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]2019113ºchart6º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202473.8chart30.22024Fragile States Index [+]
84º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]2024111ºchart13º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
2.6%November 2025Unemployment Rate [+]
2.3%2024Q4Unemployment rate [+]
1,630K2024Q4Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2024$77.8chart$1,180.22025NMW [+]
NMW [+]2024€70.1chart€1,139.02025NMW [+]
$35,8502024Average Wage [+]
€33,1222024Average Wage [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]201784ºchart17º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
Euro / Kip [+]01/20/202625,222.0000chart183.690001/19/2026Euro / Japanese yen [+]
US Dollar exchange rate [+]01/20/202621,606.0000chart158.200001/16/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
2.35%01/20/202610-Year Bond Yield [+]
-5401/20/2026Risk Premium [+]
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]01/19/20263.83%chart5.34%01/20/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]November 20254.8%chart2.9%November 2025CPI (overall index) [+]
2.4%December 2025PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
Key rates [+]11/24/20258.50%chart0%03/19/2024Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]2020154ºchart39º2019Doing Business [+]
-1.1%September 2018IPI Year on Year [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 20194,064chart3,992,727December 2023Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20191.44chart38.39December 2023Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
8,997,4402023Motor vehicle production [+]
609.482020Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202210.3%chart34.4%2022Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
10.00%01/01/2020Standard VAT [+]
56.1%2022Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]2020811,600chart31,882,0492019Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€7,741.1Mchart€663,332.0M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$8,370.4Mchart$717,260.9M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202355.78%chart17.06%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€7,074.1Mchart€726,714.4M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$7,649.2Mchart$785,796.3M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202350.97%chart18.69%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€667.0Mchart€-63,382.4M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$659.7Mchart$-68,299.6M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]20234.81%chart-1.63%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201583ºchart8º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]202433chart3282024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202449ºchart17º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]2017124.3chart4,578.52017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20200.67%chart2.20%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]202017.71%chart0.64%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202321.27‰chart6.00‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]201768.1chart9,137.72017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20236.22‰chart13.00‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20232.42chart1.202023Fertility Rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]201818.3%
Population [+]20247,769,819chart123,890,0002024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]202048,731chart2,770,9962020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]20201,296,051chart808,8252020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.620chart0.9202022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202489ºchart118º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202368.96chart84.042023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2015837chart20,2912021Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]201512.33chart16.202021Suicide rate [+]
2852023Number of homicides [+]
0.232023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20233.49chart7.542023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
32024Annual crude oil production [+]
44.12021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]202312,803chart913,2312023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202352,295chart955,0212023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/28/2025671chart74,69412/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/28/2025219,060chart33,803,57212/28/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]08/11/20225,222,417chart103,455,22412/31/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/28/202586.36chart602.9112/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]08/11/202211,111,066chart433,356,60012/31/2023Doses administered [+]
Laos
Japan