Country comparison Norway vs Japan

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20242.1%chart0.1%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q220,508Kchart7,789K2025Q3Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€446,866Mchart€3,714,582M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$483,593Mchart$4,027,598M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€80,200chart€29,9832024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$86,587chart$32,4432024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q2€114,729Mchart€964,980M2025Q3Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]2023197,049chart9,347,7692023Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]2023213,124chart10,110,3602023Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202344.13%chart240.46%2023Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2023€35,503chart€75,0932023Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2023$38,399chart$81,2192023Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]202458,371chart-87,8842023Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]202463,179chart-95,0532023Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]202413.10%chart-2.26%2023Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024220,464.8chart1,522,830.72023Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]2024238,626.7chart1,647,063.22023Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202230,960.3chart130,970.92022Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202232,392.9chart138,002.42022Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202214.47%chart7.52%2022Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202437,248,508,861.0chart335,021,650,434.22024Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202339,211.5chart383,823.02023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202317.37%chart23.30%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20237,177.1chart46,496.52023Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20237,762.4chart50,392.42023Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20234.00%chart2.82%2023Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202449.30%chart39.17%2023Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€39,409chart€12,2332023Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$42,655chart$13,2312023Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022€5,674chart€1,0472022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022$5,942chart$1,1042022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024€6,711chart€2,7062024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$7,144chart$3,0862023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2023€1,300chart€3742023Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2023$1,403chart$4042023Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]06/07/2024AaaA111/08/2023Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]07/09/1975AAAA+09/16/2015S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]02/28/2020AAAA02/02/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202384chart732023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201917ºchart6º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202412.7chart30.22024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202486ºchart84º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202421ºchart13º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]October 20254.5%chart2.6%October 2025Unemployment Rate [+]
Unemployment rate [+]2025Q34.6%chart2.3%2024Q4Unemployment rate [+]
Unemployed [+]2025Q3141Kchart1,630K2024Q4Unemployed [+]
$1,296.72024NMW [+]
€1,168.92024NMW [+]
Average Wage [+]2024$71,085chart$35,8502024Average Wage [+]
Average Wage [+]2024€65,675chart€33,1222024Average Wage [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]20171ºchart17º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
Euro / Norwegian krones [+]12/16/202511.9850chart182.070012/16/2025Euro / Japanese yen [+]
US Dollar exchange rate [+]12/15/202510.1315chart155.080012/16/2025US Dollar exchange rate [+]
10-Year Bond Yield [+]12/17/20254.15%chart1.98%12/17/202510-Year Bond Yield [+]
Risk Premium [+]12/17/2025130chart-8712/17/2025Risk Premium [+]
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]12/16/202514.80%chart24.32%12/17/2025Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]December 20234.8%chart3.0%October 2025CPI (overall index) [+]
HICP [+]October 20253.0%
PPI Year on Year [+]November 20254.4%chart2.7%November 2025PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
Key rates [+]09/19/20254.00%chart0%03/19/2024Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]20209ºchart39º2019Doing Business [+]
IPI Year on Year [+]October 20255.1%chart-1.1%September 2018IPI Year on Year [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 2024252,252chart3,992,727December 2023Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202238.26chart38.39December 2023Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
8,997,4402023Motor vehicle production [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2021634.33chart609.482020Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202440.4%chart34.4%2022Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/200625.00%chart10.00%01/01/2020Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202247.4%chart56.1%2022Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20224,979,400chart31,882,0492019Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2024€154,449.8Mchart€663,332.0M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2024$167,173.4Mchart$717,260.9M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202434.56%chart17.06%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2024€91,038.5Mchart€726,714.4M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2024$98,538.3Mchart$785,796.3M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202420.37%chart18.69%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2024€63,411.3Mchart€-63,382.4M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2024$68,635.1Mchart$-68,299.6M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]202414.19%chart-1.63%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Retail Sales YoY [+]October 20253.4%
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]20152ºchart8º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]20249chart3282024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202428ºchart17º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Crude divorce rate [+]20201.80‰
Remittance received ($M) [+]2017614.1chart4,578.52017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]202015.81%chart2.20%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20203.55%chart0.64%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]20249.70‰chart6.00‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20172,237.9chart9,137.72017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20247.90‰chart13.00‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.40chart1.202023Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20203.30‰
% risk of poverty [+]202411.6%
Population [+]20245,594,340chart123,890,0002024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]2020852,238chart2,770,9962020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020191,392chart808,8252020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.966chart0.9202022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]20243ºchart118º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202483.30chart84.042023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2023728chart20,2912021Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]202313.12chart16.202021Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]202340chart2852023Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20230.72chart0.232023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20237.86chart7.542023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]20241,791chart32024Annual crude oil production [+]
Crude Oil Reserves [+]20218,122.2chart44.12021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]2023127,324chart913,2312023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]2023152,095chart955,0212023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]11/23/20255,732chart74,69411/23/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]11/23/20251,546,936chart33,803,57211/23/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]12/23/20234,061,312chart103,455,22412/31/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]11/23/20251,024.61chart602.9111/23/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]12/23/202313,020,641chart433,356,60012/31/2023Doses administered [+]
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