Country comparison Sweden vs Japan

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20240.9%chart0.1%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q213,990Kchart7,447K2025Q3Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€558,673Mchart€3,714,582M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$603,715Mchart$4,027,598M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€52,550chart€29,9832024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$57,020chart$32,4432024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q3€149,544Mchart€922,627M2025Q3Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]2024189,536chart9,347,7692023Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]2024199,158chart10,110,3602023Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202434.00%chart240.46%2023Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€17,902chart€75,0932023Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$18,810chart$81,2192023Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-8,754chart-87,8842023Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-10,382chart-95,0532023Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-1.60%chart-2.26%2023Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024283,077.8chart1,522,830.72023Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]2024297,623.4chart1,647,063.22023Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202240,049.4chart130,970.92022Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202242,443.2chart138,002.42022Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202215.28%chart7.52%2022Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202454,174,407,742.1chart335,021,650,434.22024Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202356,210.6chart383,823.02023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202319.45%chart23.30%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20237,885.4chart46,496.52023Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20238,530.9chart50,392.42023Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20233.06%chart2.82%2023Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202450.70%chart39.17%2023Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€26,736chart€12,2332023Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$28,110chart$13,2312023Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022€3,804chart€1,0472022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022$4,000chart$1,1042022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024€5,134chart€2,7062024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$5,342chart$3,0862023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2023€744chart€3742023Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2023$808chart$4042023Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]02/23/2024AaaA111/08/2023Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]02/16/2004AAAA+09/16/2015S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]12/06/2019AAAA02/02/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202382chart732023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]20198ºchart6º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202420.6chart30.22024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202441ºchart84º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]20242ºchart13º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]October 20259.3%chart2.6%October 2025Unemployment Rate [+]
Unemployment rate [+]2025Q29.3%chart2.3%2024Q4Unemployment rate [+]
Unemployed [+]2025Q2545Kchart1,630K2024Q4Unemployed [+]
$1,296.72024NMW [+]
€1,168.92024NMW [+]
Average Wage [+]2024$50,869chart$35,8502024Average Wage [+]
Average Wage [+]2024€46,998chart€33,1222024Average Wage [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]20178ºchart17º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
Euro / Swedish kronas [+]12/05/202510.9590chart180.760012/05/2025Euro / Japanese yen [+]
US Dollar exchange rate [+]12/05/20259.4109chart155.060012/05/2025US Dollar exchange rate [+]
10-Year Bond Yield [+]12/05/20252.84%chart1.95%12/05/202510-Year Bond Yield [+]
Risk Premium [+]12/05/20253chart-8612/05/2025Risk Premium [+]
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]12/05/202513.83%chart26.56%12/05/2025Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]December 20240.8%chart3.0%October 2025CPI (overall index) [+]
HICP [+]October 20253.1%
PPI Year on Year [+]October 20254.9%chart2.7%October 2025PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
Key rates [+]10/01/20251.75%chart0%03/19/2024Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]202010ºchart39º2019Doing Business [+]
IPI Year on Year [+]September 202514.7%chart-1.1%September 2018IPI Year on Year [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 2024522,000chart3,992,727December 2023Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202231.35chart38.39December 2023Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Motor vehicle production [+]2017226,000chart8,997,4402023Motor vehicle production [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2021544.53chart609.482020Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202442.4%chart34.4%2022Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/199625.00%chart10.00%01/01/2020Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202252.2%chart56.1%2022Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20226,629,000chart31,882,0492019Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2024€180,844.3Mchart€663,332.0M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2024$195,742.3Mchart$717,260.9M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202432.41%chart17.06%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2024€175,281.1Mchart€726,714.4M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2024$189,720.8Mchart$785,796.3M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202431.41%chart18.69%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2024€5,563.2Mchart€-63,382.4M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2024$6,021.5Mchart$-68,299.6M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]20241.00%chart-1.63%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Retail Sales YoY [+]October 20253.3%
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]20153ºchart8º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]202420chart3282024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202439ºchart17º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Crude divorce rate [+]20232.00‰
Remittance received ($M) [+]20172,819.4chart4,578.52017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]202019.31%chart2.20%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20203.16%chart0.64%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]20249.30‰chart6.00‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20173,684.0chart9,137.72017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20248.60‰chart13.00‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.45chart1.202023Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20234.20‰
% risk of poverty [+]202414.8%
Population [+]202410,587,710chart123,890,0002024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20202,003,908chart2,770,9962020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020327,581chart808,8252020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.952chart0.9202022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]20245ºchart118º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202484.10chart84.042023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20231,328chart20,2912021Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]202312.60chart16.202021Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]2023121chart2852023Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20231.15chart0.232023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20233.43chart7.542023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]19950chart32024Annual crude oil production [+]
44.12021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]2023125,209chart913,2312023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]2023163,135chart955,0212023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]11/09/202529,051chart74,69411/09/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]11/09/20252,781,045chart33,803,57211/09/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]03/19/20237,593,676chart103,455,22412/31/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]11/09/20252,743.84chart602.9111/09/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]02/26/202428,312,816chart433,356,60012/31/2023Doses administered [+]
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