Country comparison Malta vs Japan

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20246.8%chart0.1%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q210,565Kchart7,824K2025Q2Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€23,071Mchart€3,714,582M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$24,964Mchart$4,027,598M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€40,530chart€29,9832024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$45,167chart$32,4432024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q2€6,067Mchart€969,298M2025Q2Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]202410,647chart9,347,7692023Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]202411,527chart10,110,3602023Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202446.20%chart240.46%2023Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€18,541chart€75,0932023Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$20,073chart$81,2192023Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-812chart-87,8842023Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-893chart-95,0532023Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-3.50%chart-2.26%2023Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]20248,645.5chart1,522,830.72023Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]20249,316.5chart1,647,063.22023Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]2022848.4chart130,970.92022Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]2022906.7chart138,002.42022Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202212.50%chart7.52%2022Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]20231,199,212,000.0chart335,021,650,434.22024Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]20231,296,707,935.6chart418,164.32022Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202216.21%chart23.42%2022Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]2023116.8chart46,496.52023Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]2023126.3chart50,392.42023Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20231.38%chart2.82%2023Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202437.50%chart39.17%2023Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€15,055chart€12,2332023Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$16,224chart$13,2312023Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022€1,595chart€1,0472022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022$1,719chart$1,1042022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€2,170chart€2,7062024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$2,346chart$3,3452022Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2023€211chart€3742023Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2023$233chart$4042023Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]11/22/2024A2A111/08/2023Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]10/14/2016A-A+09/16/2015S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]04/17/2020A+A02/02/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202351chart732023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201938ºchart6º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202431.1chart30.22024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202483ºchart84º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202429ºchart13º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]September 20253.0%chart2.6%September 2025Unemployment Rate [+]
Unemployment rate [+]2025Q22.9%chart2.3%2024Q4Unemployment rate [+]
Unemployed [+]2025Q210Kchart1,630K2024Q4Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2025$1,089.7chart$1,296.72024NMW [+]
NMW [+]2025€961.0chart€1,168.92024NMW [+]
Average Wage [+]2024$33,052chart$35,8502024Average Wage [+]
Average Wage [+]2024€30,536chart€33,1222024Average Wage [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]201741ºchart17º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
179.220011/14/2025Euro / Japanese yen [+]
US Dollar exchange rate [+]11/14/20250.8585chart154.650011/14/2025US Dollar exchange rate [+]
1.70%11/14/202510-Year Bond Yield [+]
-9711/04/2025Risk Premium [+]
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]11/13/20250.86%chart26.27%11/14/2025Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
2.9%September 2025CPI (overall index) [+]
HICP [+]October 20252.4%
PPI Year on Year [+]September 20250.7%chart2.7%October 2025PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
Key rates [+]06/11/20252.15%chart0%03/19/2024Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]202088ºchart39º2019Doing Business [+]
IPI Year on Year [+]September 2025-1.3%chart-1.1%September 2018IPI Year on Year [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 202415,058chart3,992,727December 2023Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 201916.50chart38.39December 2023Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
8,997,4402023Motor vehicle production [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2015721.73chart609.482020Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202429.2%chart34.4%2022Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201118.00%chart10.00%01/01/2020Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202035.0%chart56.1%2022Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20222,286,600chart31,882,0492019Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2024€3,495.2Mchart€663,332.0M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2024$3,783.1Mchart$717,260.9M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202415.15%chart17.06%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2024€8,729.8Mchart€726,714.4M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2024$9,449.0Mchart$785,796.3M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202437.84%chart18.69%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2024€-5,234.6Mchart€-63,382.4M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2024$-5,665.8Mchart$-68,299.6M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2024-22.69%chart-1.63%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Retail Sales YoY [+]September 20255.8%
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201547ºchart8º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]20241,795chart3282024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2023-1ºchart17º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Crude divorce rate [+]20220.90‰
Remittance received ($M) [+]2017215.5chart4,578.52017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]202022.23%chart2.20%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]202019.92%chart0.64%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]20247.70‰chart6.00‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]201780.3chart9,137.72017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20247.30‰chart13.00‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.06chart1.202023Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20234.20‰
% risk of poverty [+]202416.8%
Population [+]2024574,250chart123,890,0002024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]2020114,760chart2,770,9962020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020102,793chart808,8252020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.915chart0.9202022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202462ºchart118º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202483.30chart84.042023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]202230chart20,2912021Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20225.08chart16.202021Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]20233chart2852023Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20230.56chart0.232023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20233.85chart7.542023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
32024Annual crude oil production [+]
44.12021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]20232,716chart913,2312023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]20232,295chart955,0212023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]09/28/2025939chart74,69409/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]09/28/2025125,029chart33,803,57209/28/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]03/19/2024471,565chart103,455,22412/31/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]09/28/20251,635.18chart602.9109/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]03/19/20241,408,793chart433,356,60012/31/2023Doses administered [+]
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