Country comparison United Kingdom vs Japan

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20251.3%chart0.1%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q312,925Kchart7,789K2025Q3Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€3,368,254Mchart€3,714,582M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2025$3,999,625Mchart$4,027,598M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€48,656chart€29,9832024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$52,648chart$32,4432024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q3€882,319Mchart€964,980M2025Q3Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]20243,409,580chart9,347,7692023Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]20243,689,354chart10,110,3602023Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]2024101.23%chart240.46%2023Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€49,946chart€75,0932023Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$54,045chart$81,2192023Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-193,632chart-87,8842023Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-209,521chart-95,0532023Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-5.75%chart-2.26%2023Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]20241,483,373.6chart1,522,830.72023Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]20241,605,091.9chart1,647,063.22023Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]2022145,880.3chart130,970.92022Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]2022156,486.7chart138,002.42022Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202210.64%chart7.52%2022Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]2024304,812,258,156.0chart335,021,650,434.22024Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]2023302,871.9chart383,823.02023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202320.05%chart23.30%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]202476,749.6chart50,941.72024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]202484,184.5chart55,234.42024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20245.25%chart3.25%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202444.04%chart39.17%2023Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€21,730chart€12,2332023Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$23,513chart$13,2312023Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022€2,158chart€1,0472022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022$2,274chart$1,1042022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024€4,385chart€2,7062024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$4,421chart$3,0862023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€1,109chart€4112024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$1,200chart$4452024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]10/20/2023Aa3A111/08/2023Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]04/21/2023AAA+09/16/2015S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]03/27/2020AA-A02/02/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202371chart732023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]20199ºchart6º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202440.8chart30.22024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202443ºchart84º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]20245ºchart13º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]November 20255.2%chart2.6%December 2025Unemployment Rate [+]
Unemployment rate [+]2024Q24.2%chart2.3%2024Q4Unemployment rate [+]
Unemployed [+]2024Q21,449Kchart1,630K2024Q4Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2025$2,608.1chart$1,180.22025NMW [+]
NMW [+]2025€2,512.1chart€1,139.02025NMW [+]
Average Wage [+]2019$52,278chart$35,8502024Average Wage [+]
Average Wage [+]2024€52,924chart€33,1222024Average Wage [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]201723ºchart17º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
Euro / British pounds [+]02/18/20260.8724chart181.990002/18/2026Euro / Japanese yen [+]
US Dollar exchange rate [+]02/18/20260.7365chart153.200002/18/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
10-Year Bond Yield [+]02/18/20264.38%chart2.15%02/18/202610-Year Bond Yield [+]
Risk Premium [+]02/18/2026164chart-5902/18/2026Risk Premium [+]
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]02/18/20268.26%chart12.60%02/18/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]January 20263.0%chart2.1%December 2025CPI (overall index) [+]
HICP [+]November 20200.3%
PPI Year on Year [+]January 20250.3%chart2.3%January 2026PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
Key rates [+]12/18/20253.75%chart0%03/19/2024Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]20208ºchart39º2019Doing Business [+]
IPI Year on Year [+]December 2020-2.9%chart-1.1%September 2018IPI Year on Year [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 20243,762,680chart3,992,727December 2023Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202228.75chart38.39December 2023Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Motor vehicle production [+]20231,025,474chart8,997,4402023Motor vehicle production [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2021639.66chart609.482020Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202434.4%chart33.7%2023Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/04/201120.00%chart10.00%01/01/2020Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202247.7%chart56.1%2022Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]202230,741,000chart31,882,0492019Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€481,864.1Mchart€663,332.0M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$521,039.7Mchart$717,260.9M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202315.46%chart17.06%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€732,010.2Mchart€726,714.4M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$791,522.6Mchart$785,796.3M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202323.49%chart18.69%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-250,146.1Mchart€-63,382.4M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-270,611.3Mchart$-68,299.6M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-8.03%chart-1.63%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Retail Sales YoY [+]December 20201.4%
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201510ºchart8º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]2023280chart3282024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202434ºchart17º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Crude divorce rate [+]20161.80‰
Remittance received ($M) [+]20174,373.9chart4,578.52017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]202013.95%chart2.20%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20207.05%chart0.64%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202310.02‰chart6.00‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]201726,801.5chart9,137.72017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20239.52‰chart13.00‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.56chart1.202023Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20164.40‰
% risk of poverty [+]201818.6%
Population [+]202368,265,000chart123,890,0002024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20209,359,587chart2,770,9962020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]20204,732,510chart808,8252020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.940chart0.9202022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202414ºchart118º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202381.24chart84.042023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20215,867chart20,2912021Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20218.80chart16.202021Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]2020673chart2852023Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20201.00chart0.232023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20234.42chart7.542023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]2024594chart32024Annual crude oil production [+]
Crude Oil Reserves [+]20212,500.0chart44.12021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]2023262,518chart913,2312023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]2023267,716chart955,0212023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]01/18/2026232,112chart74,69401/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]01/18/202625,107,983chart33,803,57201/18/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]09/11/202250,762,968chart103,455,22412/31/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]01/18/20263,400.16chart602.9101/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]09/04/2022151,248,820chart433,356,60012/31/2023Doses administered [+]
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