Country vs country: Economy Stats: compare key data on Germany & Japan and Economy Stats: compare key data on Germany & Japan compared Economy

STAT Germany Japan HISTORY
Budget > Revenues $1.53 trillion
Ranked 4th. 		$1.99 trillion
Ranked 2nd. 30% more than Germany
Budget surplus > + or deficit > - 0.1% of GDP
Ranked 35th. 		-10% of GDP
Ranked 171st.
Debt > Government debt > Public debt, share of GDP 81.7 CIA
Ranked 25th. 		214.3 CIA
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Germany
Overview The German economy - the fifth largest economy in the world in PPP terms and Europe's largest - is a leading exporter of machinery, vehicles, chemicals, and household equipment and benefits from a highly skilled labor force. Like its Western European neighbors, Germany faces significant demographic challenges to sustained long-term growth. Low fertility rates and declining net immigration are increasing pressure on the country's social welfare system and necessitate structural reforms. Reforms launched by the government of Chancellor Gerhard SCHROEDER (1998-2005), deemed necessary to address chronically high unemployment and low average growth, contributed to strong growth in 2006 and 2007 and falling unemployment. These advances, as well as a government subsidized, reduced working hour scheme, help explain the relatively modest increase in unemployment during the 2008-09 recession - the deepest since World War II - and its decrease to 6.5% in 2012. GDP contracted 5.1% in 2009 but grew by 4.2% in 2010, and 3.0% in 2011, before dipping to 0.7% in 2012 - a reflection of low investment spending due to crisis-induced uncertainty and the decreased demand for German exports from recession-stricken periphery countries. Stimulus and stabilization efforts initiated in 2008 and 2009 and tax cuts introduced in Chancellor Angela MERKEL's second term increased Germany's total budget deficit - including federal, state, and municipal - to 4.1% in 2010, but slower spending and higher tax revenues reduced the deficit to 0.8% in 2011. In 2012 Germany reached a budget surplus of 0.1%. A constitutional amendment approved in 2009 limits the federal government to structural deficits of no more than 0.35% of GDP per annum as of 2016 though the target was already reached in 2012. By 2014, the federal government wants to balance its budget. Following the March 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster, Chancellor Angela Merkel announced in May 2011 that eight of the country's 17 nuclear reactors would be shut down immediately and the remaining plants would close by 2022. Germany hopes to replace nuclear power with renewable energy. Before the shutdown of the eight reactors, Germany relied on nuclear power for 23% of its electricity generating capacity and 46% of its base-load electricity production. In the years following World War II, government-industry cooperation, a strong work ethic, mastery of high technology, and a comparatively small defense allocation (1% of GDP) helped Japan develop a technologically advanced economy. Two notable characteristics of the post-war economy were the close interlocking structures of manufacturers, suppliers, and distributors, known as keiretsu, and the guarantee of lifetime employment for a substantial portion of the urban labor force. Both features are now eroding under the dual pressures of global competition and domestic demographic change. Japan's industrial sector is heavily dependent on imported raw materials and fuels. A small agricultural sector is highly subsidized and protected, with crop yields among the highest in the world. While self-sufficient in rice production, Japan imports about 60% of its food on a caloric basis. For three decades, overall real economic growth had been spectacular - a 10% average in the 1960s, a 5% average in the 1970s, and a 4% average in the 1980s. Growth slowed markedly in the 1990s, averaging just 1.7%, largely because of the after effects of inefficient investment and an asset price bubble in the late 1980s that required a protracted period of time for firms to reduce excess debt, capital, and labor. Modest economic growth continued after 2000, but the economy has fallen into recession three times since 2008. A sharp downturn in business investment and global demand for Japan's exports in late 2008 pushed Japan into recession. Government stimulus spending helped the economy recover in late 2009 and 2010, but the economy contracted again in 2011 as the massive 9.0 magnitude earthquake and the ensuing tsunami in March disrupted manufacturing. The economy has largely recovered in the two years since the disaster, but reconstruction in the Tohoku region has been uneven. Newly-elected Prime Minister Shinzo ABE has declared the economy his government's top priority; he has pledged to reconsider his predecessor's plan to permanently close nuclear power plants and is pursuing an economic revitalization agenda of fiscal stimulus and regulatory reform and has said he will press the Bank of Japan to loosen monetary policy. Measured on a purchasing power parity (PPP) basis that adjusts for price differences, Japan in 2012 stood as the fourth-largest economy in the world after second-place China, which surpassed Japan in 2001, and third-place India, which edged out Japan in 2012. The new government will continue a longstanding debate on restructuring the economy and reining in Japan's huge government debt, which exceeds 200% of GDP. Persistent deflation, reliance on exports to drive growth, and an aging and shrinking population are other major long-term challenges for the economy.
Exports $1.46 trillion
Ranked 3rd. 88% more than Japan 		$776.60 billion
Ranked 4th.
GDP $3.40 trillion
Ranked 5th. 		$5.96 trillion
Ranked 4th. 75% more than Germany
GDP > Per capita $34,065.12 per capita
Ranked 22nd. 2% more than Japan 		$33,523.37 per capita
Ranked 25th.
GDP > Per capita > PPP $38,700.00
Ranked 17th. 8% more than Japan 		$35,900.00
Ranked 22nd.
GDP > Purchasing power parity per capita $36,196.03
Ranked 19th. 6% more than Japan 		$34,036.75
Ranked 23th.
GDP per capita $41,514.17
Ranked 18th. 		$46,720.36
Ranked 12th. 13% more than Germany
Gross National Income $1.94 trillion
Ranked 3rd. 		$4.52 trillion
Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than Germany
Inflation rate > Consumer prices 2.1%
Ranked 157th. 		0.0
Ranked 196th.
Population below poverty line 15.5%
Ranked 33th. 		16%
Ranked 32nd. 3% more than Germany
Public debt 81% of GDP
Ranked 27th. 		219.1% of GDP
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Germany
Unemployment rate 5.5%
Ranked 81st. 25% more than Japan 		4.4%
Ranked 94th.
GDP > Composition, by sector of origin > Services 68.6%
Ranked 57th. 		72.8%
Ranked 34th. 6% more than Germany
Exports per capita $17,828.83
Ranked 16th. 3 times more than Japan 		$6,088.04
Ranked 44th.
Distribution of family income > Gini index 27
Ranked 15th. 		37.6
Ranked 14th. 39% more than Germany
Human Development Index 0.93
Ranked 20th. 		0.943
Ranked 11th. 1% more than Germany
Tourist arrivals > Per capita 302.1 per 1,000 people
Ranked 79th. 5 times more than Japan 		65.61 per 1,000 people
Ranked 110th.
GDP > Purchasing power parity $3.17 trillion
Ranked 5th. 		$4.58 trillion
Ranked 4th. 44% more than Germany
Currency > PPP conversion factor to official exchange rate ratio 1.15
Ranked 10th. 2% more than Japan 		1.13
Ranked 13th.
Fiscal year calendar year 1
GDP > Composition by sector > Industry 28.1%
Ranked 92nd. 2% more than Japan 		27.5%
Ranked 98th.
Currency > Official exchange rate > LCU per US$, period average $1.76
Ranked 150th. 		$79.79
Ranked 59th. 45 times more than Germany
Inequality > GINI index 28.31
Ranked 37th. 14% more than Japan 		24.85
Ranked 30th.
Imports per capita $14,922.49
Ranked 15th. 2 times more than Japan 		$6,507.45
Ranked 52nd.
Gross National Income per capita $23,558.01
Ranked 14th. 		$35,548.84
Ranked 4th. 51% more than Germany
Tax > Highest marginal tax rate > Individual rate 45%
Ranked 10th. 		50%
Ranked 6th. 11% more than Germany
GDP per capita in 1950 $4,281.00
Ranked 14th. 2 times more than Japan 		$1,873.00
Ranked 29th.
Technology index 5.08
Ranked 11th. 		5.68
Ranked 5th. 12% more than Germany
Development > Human Development Index 0.92
Ranked 5th. 1% more than Japan 		0.912
Ranked 10th.
Population below poverty line > Per capita 0.134% per 1 million people
Ranked 36th. 9% more than Japan 		0.123% per 1 million people
Ranked 23th.
GDP > Per capita > PPP per thousand people $0.47
Ranked 116th. 68% more than Japan 		$0.28
Ranked 126th.
Exports > Commodities motor vehicles, machinery, chemicals, computer and electronic products, electrical equipment, pharmaceuticals, metals, transport equipment, foodstuffs, textiles, rubber and plastic products motor vehicles 13.6%; semiconductors 6.2%; iron and steel products 5.5%; auto parts 4.6%; plastic materials 3.5%; power generating machinery 3.5%
Poverty and inequality > Richest quintile to poorest quintile ratio 4.3
Ranked 18th. 26% more than Japan 		3.4
Ranked 2nd.
Imports $1.22 trillion
Ranked 3rd. 47% more than Japan 		$830.10 billion
Ranked 4th.
Budget > Expenditures $1.53 trillion
Ranked 4th. 		$2.58 trillion
Ranked 2nd. 68% more than Germany
GINI index 28.31
Ranked 37th. 14% more than Japan 		24.85
Ranked 31st.
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold per capita $1,655.60
Ranked 34th. 		$7,467.28
Ranked 8th. 5 times more than Germany
Debt > Net foreign assets > Current LCU 1.56 trillion
Ranked 36th. 		94.64 trillion
Ranked 4th. 61 times more than Germany
Tourist arrivals 24.88 million
Ranked 10th. 3 times more than Japan 		8.35 million
Ranked 26th.
Budget > Revenues > Per capita $17,645.42 per capita
Ranked 16th. 54% more than Japan 		$11,472.65 per capita
Ranked 23th.
Inbound tourism income > Current US$ $51.23 billion
Ranked 5th. 4 times more than Japan 		$13.78 billion
Ranked 22nd.
Tax > Tax rates 28.31
Ranked 47th. 37% more than Japan 		20.72
Ranked 33th.
GDP per person 40,669.67
Ranked 17th. 2% more than Japan 		39,738.13
Ranked 18th.
Exports > Main exports Motor vehicles, electrical machinery, metals Vehicles, computer parts, chemicals, scientific instruments and watches
Budget > Revenues per capita $17,070.83
Ranked 13th. 33% more than Japan 		$12,852.05
Ranked 19th.
Debt > External $5.72 trillion
Ranked 3rd. 89% more than Japan 		$3.02 trillion
Ranked 5th.
Gross domestic savings > Current US$ per capita 7,510.22$
Ranked 15th. 		8,829.9$
Ranked 13th. 18% more than Germany
Central bank discount rate 1.5%
Ranked 38th. 15 times more than Japan 		0.1%
Ranked 51st.
Debt > External > Per capita $54,477.50 per capita
Ranked 10th. 5 times more than Japan 		$11,708.07 per capita
Ranked 30th.
GDP > Composition by sector > Services 71.1%
Ranked 37th. 		71.4%
Ranked 36th. About the same as Germany
Tax > GDP > Constant LCU 2.47 trillion
Ranked 43th. 		519.33 trillion
Ranked 4th. 210 times more than Germany
Tourism > International tourism, number of arrivals per capita 0.347
Ranked 89th. 7 times more than Japan 		0.0487
Ranked 131st.
International tourism > Receipts > Current US$ > Per $ GDP 13.73$ per $1,000 of GDP
Ranked 89th. 4 times more than Japan 		3.43$ per $1,000 of GDP
Ranked 104th.
Consumer spending 58.87
Ranked 85th. 		59.59
Ranked 83th. 1% more than Germany
Consumer price index 108.28%
Ranked 137th. 11% more than Japan 		97.83%
Ranked 156th.
GDP > Composition by sector > Agriculture 0.8%
Ranked 198th. 		1.2%
Ranked 190th. 50% more than Germany
GDP per capita > PPP > Current international $ 29,461.16 PPP $
Ranked 21st. 		31,266.74 PPP $
Ranked 18th. 6% more than Germany
Industries among the world's largest and most technologically advanced producers of iron, steel, coal, cement, chemicals, machinery, vehicles, machine tools, electronics, food and beverages, shipbuilding, textiles among world's largest and technologically advanced producers of motor vehicles, electronic equipment, machine tools, steel and nonferrous metals, ships, chemicals, textiles, processed foods
GDP > Composition, by end use > Imports of goods and services -45.9%
Ranked 83th. 3 times more than Japan 		-16.6%
Ranked 3rd.
GDP per capita in 1973 $13,152.00
Ranked 6th. 19% more than Japan 		$11,017.00
Ranked 13th.
New businesses registered > Number > Per capita 0.809 per 1,000 people
Ranked 46th. 		1.14 per 1,000 people
Ranked 39th. 41% more than Germany
GDP per capita > Constant LCU 25947.12 4210971
Balance of payments > Capital and financial account > Foreign direct investment > Net inflows > BoP > Current US $39.15 billion
Ranked 6th. 3 times more than Japan 		$11.83 billion
Ranked 21st.
Labor force 43
Ranked 67th. 		65
Ranked 53th. 51% more than Germany
GDP per capita in 1900 $3,134.00
Ranked 7th. 3 times more than Japan 		$1,135.00
Ranked 23th.
Trade > With US > US imports of bauxite and aluminum 293,979
Ranked 5th. 9 times more than Japan 		31,938
Ranked 20th.
GDP > Real growth rate 0.9%
Ranked 142nd. 		2%
Ranked 119th. 2 times more than Germany
Debt > Government debt > Gross government debt, share of GDP 81.96 IMF
Ranked 25th. 		237.92 IMF
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Germany
Debt > Central government debt, total > Current LCU 1.44 trillion
Ranked 19th. 		893.37 trillion
Ranked 2nd. 619 times more than Germany
International tourism > Number of arrivals 21.5 million
Ranked 10th. 3 times more than Japan 		6.73 million
Ranked 28th.
Economic growth > Per capita -4.45
Ranked 123th. 		-5.12
Ranked 133th. 15% more than Germany
Foreign direct investment > Net > BoP > Current US$ per capita -182.532 BoP $
Ranked 122nd. 		-330.464 BoP $
Ranked 123th. 81% more than Germany
GDP per capita > Constant 2000 US$ 23,905.59 constant 2000 US$
Ranked 17th. 		39,075.31 constant 2000 US$
Ranked 3rd. 63% more than Germany
GDP in 1970 $203.70
Ranked 3rd. 		$206.80
Ranked 2nd. 2% more than Germany
Micro > Small and medium enterprises > Number > Per capita 38.34 per 1,000 people
Ranked 10th. 		44.71 per 1,000 people
Ranked 10th. 17% more than Germany
Economic freedom 72.8
Ranked 19th. 1% more than Japan 		71.8
Ranked 24th.
GDP > Official exchange rate per capita $40,427.05
Ranked 17th. 		$42,298.79
Ranked 16th. 5% more than Germany
Stock of direct foreign investment > At home $1.31 trillion
Ranked 5th. 6 times more than Japan 		$222.20 billion
Ranked 25th.
Current account balance $238.50 billion
Ranked 1st. 4 times more than Japan 		$60.80 billion
Ranked 11th.
Agriculture > Products potatoes, wheat, barley, sugar beets, fruit, cabbages; cattle, pigs, poultry rice, sugar beets, vegetables, fruit; pork, poultry, dairy products, eggs; fish
Trade > Imports per capita $13,695.79
Ranked 13th. 3 times more than Japan 		$4,996.45
Ranked 43th.
Currency euro yen
Current account balance > BoP > Current US$ per capita 1,407 BoP $
Ranked 15th. 8% more than Japan 		1,297.48 BoP $
Ranked 16th.
GNI per capita $44,230.00
Ranked 18th. 		$44,900.00
Ranked 17th. 2% more than Germany
GDP > Purchasing power parity > Per capita $34,065.12 per capita
Ranked 22nd. 2% more than Japan 		$33,523.37 per capita
Ranked 25th.
Companies > Listed domestic companies, total 665
Ranked 16th. 		3,470
Ranked 5th. 5 times more than Germany
Trade > Exports per capita $16,349.35
Ranked 15th. 3 times more than Japan 		$6,003.90
Ranked 39th.
Business > Companies > Corporate governance (overall rating) 5.8
Ranked 12th. 76% more than Japan 		3.3
Ranked 35th.
Current account balance per capita $1,984.67
Ranked 13th. 52% more than Japan 		$1,306.39
Ranked 16th.
Tourism > International tourism, number of arrivals 28.37 million
Ranked 9th. 5 times more than Japan 		6.22 million
Ranked 41st.
Gross national saving 24.3% of GDP
Ranked 52nd. 13% more than Japan 		21.6% of GDP
Ranked 64th.
Tax > GDP > Constant LCU per capita 30,183.88
Ranked 97th. 		4.07 million
Ranked 10th. 135 times more than Germany
Retail > Gross value added by wholesale, retail trade, restaurants and hotels 329.7 billion
Ranked 8th. 		824.75 billion
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Germany
Companies > Market capitalization of listed companies > Current US$ per capita $18,150.17
Ranked 25th. 		$28,856.53
Ranked 16th. 59% more than Germany
Market capitalization of listed companies > Current US$ per capita 14,808.52$
Ranked 30th. 		37,069.75$
Ranked 17th. 3 times more than Germany
Household final > Consumption expenditure > Current US$ per capita 20,089.23$
Ranked 7th. 		20,612.45$
Ranked 8th. 3% more than Germany
Budget > Expenditures per capita $18,538.24
Ranked 12th. 9% more than Japan 		$16,947.76
Ranked 17th.
Reserves > Total reserves > Includes gold, current US$ $248.86 billion
Ranked 12th. 		$1.27 trillion
Ranked 2nd. 5 times more than Germany
Stock of broad money None None
Exchange rates euros (EUR) per US dollar -<br />0.78 (2012 est.)<br />0.72 (2011 est.)<br />0.76 (2010 est.)<br />0.72 (2009 est.)<br />0.68 (2008 est.) yen (JPY) per US dollar -<br />79.79 (2012 est.)<br />79.81 (2011 est.)<br />87.78 (2010 est.)<br />93.57 (2009)<br />103.58 (2008)
Debt > External per capita $54,566.65
Ranked 11th. 5 times more than Japan 		$11,677.16
Ranked 30th.
Size of economy > Share of world GDP 5.83%
Ranked 3rd. 		14.84%
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Germany
Gross fixed capital formation > Current US$ > Per $ GDP 0.171$ per $1 of GDP
Ranked 123th. 		0.229$ per $1 of GDP
Ranked 64th. 34% more than Germany
Exports > Partners France 10.1%, UK 7.1%, Netherlands 6.9%, US 6.3%, Austria 5.6%, Italy 5.4%, China 5.1%, Switzerland 4.7%, Belgium 4.3%, Poland 4.1% China 18.1%, US 17.8%, South Korea 7.7%, Thailand 5.5%, Hong Kong 5.1%
GDP > Official exchange rate $3.38 trillion
Ranked 4th. 		$5.88 trillion
Ranked 3rd. 74% more than Germany
GDP per capita > PPP > Constant 2000 international $ 26,210.31 PPP 2000 $
Ranked 21st. 		27,816.66 PPP 2000 $
Ranked 18th. 6% more than Germany
Investment > Gross fixed 17.8% of GDP
Ranked 116th. 		21.1% of GDP
Ranked 81st. 19% more than Germany
Interest rate spread > Lending rate minus deposit rate 7.04%
Ranked 75th. 5 times more than Japan 		1.41%
Ranked 132nd.
Income receipts > BoP > Current US$ per capita 2,093.93 BoP $
Ranked 21st. 90% more than Japan 		1,104 BoP $
Ranked 25th.
Bank liquid > Reserves to bank assets ratio 1.18
Ranked 152nd. 		4.09
Ranked 127th. 3 times more than Germany
Tax > Highest marginal tax rate > Corporate rate 29.44%
Ranked 44th. 		40.69%
Ranked 3rd. 38% more than Germany
Stock of narrow money None None
GDP > Composition, by sector of origin > Industry 30.5%
Ranked 74th. 17% more than Japan 		26.1%
Ranked 112th.
Trade > Exports > Exports of goods and services > Constant 2000 US$ per capita $19,581.92
Ranked 15th. 3 times more than Japan 		$5,832.01
Ranked 35th.
Debt > Net domestic credit > Current LCU 3.27 trillion
Ranked 35th. 		1,187.37 trillion
Ranked 4th. 363 times more than Germany
Government spending 398.05 billion
Ranked 4th. 		912.39 billion
Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than Germany
Net current transfers from abroad > Constant LCU -26161080000 -658661200000
Foreign direct investment > Net inflows > BoP > Current US$ per capita 388.44 BoP $
Ranked 34th. 15 times more than Japan 		25.15 BoP $
Ranked 106th.
GDP > Current LCU 2247400000000 499733600000000
High-technology > Exports > Current US$ > Per capita $1.97 million per 1,000 people
Ranked 11th. 2 times more than Japan 		$972,065.32 per 1,000 people
Ranked 21st.
GDP > Composition, by sector of origin > Agriculture 0.8%
Ranked 200th. 		1.1%
Ranked 192nd. 38% more than Germany
Savings > Gross domestic savings > Current US$ per capita $9,705.48
Ranked 16th. 12% more than Japan 		$8,698.60
Ranked 19th.
Net barter terms of trade 101.18%
Ranked 14th. 21% more than Japan 		83.28%
Ranked 33th.
Tax > Tax payments > Number 9
Ranked 150th. 		14
Ranked 128th. 56% more than Germany
Tax > Components of taxation > Personal income tax 25.1%
Ranked 16th. 36% more than Japan 		18.4%
Ranked 22nd.
Real interest rate 8.13%
Ranked 81st. 2 times more than Japan 		3.55%
Ranked 82nd.
Royalty and license fees > Receipts > BoP > Current US$ > Per $ GDP 2,442.82 BoP $ per $1 million of
Ranked 19th. 		3,894 BoP $ per $1 million of
Ranked 13th. 59% more than Germany
Gross domestic savings 713.91 billion
Ranked 5th. 		1.05 trillion
Ranked 4th. 47% more than Germany
Inflation 106.97
Ranked 154th. 7% more than Japan 		100.31
Ranked 162nd.
Investment > External financial assets per capita €60,876.97
Ranked 18th. 		€109,946.26
Ranked 6th. 81% more than Germany
Outbound tourist spending 103.39 billion
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Japan 		38.98 billion
Ranked 7th.
Income > GNI per capita, PPP > Current international $ $42,230.00
Ranked 13th. 16% more than Japan 		$36,300.00
Ranked 18th.
Income > GNI, PPP > Current international $ per capita $42,229.62
Ranked 13th. 16% more than Japan 		$36,301.48
Ranked 18th.
Inequality > Gini coefficient > Level 0.298 Different summary measure
Ranked 16th. 		0.321 Different summary measure
Ranked 11th. 8% more than Germany
Poverty > Poverty by individual and household characteristics > Poverty rate > Children 16.29%
Ranked 8th. 19% more than Japan 		13.69%
Ranked 12th.
Tax > Total tax wedge > Single worker 50.7%
Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than Japan 		24.2%
Ranked 26th.
IKEA > First store opening year 1974 1974
GDP > By type of expenditure > Household consumption expenditure per capita 24,066.62
Ranked 18th. 		28,464.9
Ranked 11th. 18% more than Germany
Productivity > GDP per hour worked 52.15
Ranked 8th. 23% more than Japan 		42.44
Ranked 16th.
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold $248.90 billion
Ranked 12th. 		$1.27 trillion
Ranked 2nd. 5 times more than Germany
Size of economy > GDP > GDP growth 0.671%
Ranked 142nd. 		1.95%
Ranked 116th. 3 times more than Germany
GDP > Constant 2000 US$ 1.97 trillion constant 2000 US$
Ranked 3rd. 		4.99 trillion constant 2000 US$
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Germany
Tax > Highest marginal tax rate > Individual > On income exceeding > US$ $334,448.00
Ranked 3rd. 84% more than Japan 		$182,062.00
Ranked 5th.
International tourism > Expenditures > Current US$ per capita 973.4$
Ranked 13th. 3 times more than Japan 		376.46$
Ranked 29th.
Purchasing power parity conversion factor > LCU per international $ 0.92 125.09
Micro > Small and medium enterprises > Number 3.16 million
Ranked 3rd. 		5.71 million
Ranked 2nd. 81% more than Germany
GDP > Composition, by end use > Household consumption 57.4%
Ranked 127th. 		60.9%
Ranked 107th. 6% more than Germany
Poverty and inequality > Income inequality 1993-2011 28.31 latest available
Ranked 26th. 14% more than Japan 		24.85 latest available
Ranked 32nd.
Current transfers > Receipts > BoP > Current US$ 22.06 billion BoP $
Ranked 5th. 2 times more than Japan 		9.74 billion BoP $
Ranked 14th.
Innovation > Patent applications, residents per million 574.42
Ranked 4th. 		2,249.93
Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than Germany
Tax > Taxes on income, profits and capital gains > Current LCU 117.24 billion
Ranked 43th. 		23.34 trillion
Ranked 3rd. 199 times more than Germany
Debt > Net current transfers from abroad > Current LCU -33,700,000,000
Ranked 124th. 		-850,100,000,000
Ranked 146th. 25 times more than Germany
Debt > Government debt > Net government debt, share of GDP 57.22 IMF
Ranked 28th. 		134.32 IMF
Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than Germany
Saving rate 21.45
Ranked 45th. 		23.57
Ranked 28th. 10% more than Germany
GDP > PPP > Constant 2000 international $ per capita 26,210.31 PPP 2000 $
Ranked 20th. 		27,816.88 PPP 2000 $
Ranked 18th. 6% more than Germany
International tourism > Number of departures 77.4 million
Ranked 1st. 4 times more than Japan 		17.4 million
Ranked 10th.
Economic aid > Donor $10.44 billion
Ranked 4th. 39% more than Japan 		$7.50 billion
Ranked 5th.
Consumption > Consumption by sector > Equals: Household final consumption expenditure 2.06 trillion USD
Ranked 2nd. 		2.73 trillion USD
Ranked 3rd. 32% more than Germany
Debt > Central government debt, total > Current LCU per capita 17,634.07
Ranked 36th. 		6.99 million
Ranked 3rd. 396 times more than Germany
Net income > BoP > Current US$ > Per capita 129,457.96 BoP $ per 1,000 people
Ranked 12th. 		809,587.24 BoP $ per 1,000 people
Ranked 6th. 6 times more than Germany
GDP > CIA Factbook $2.27 trillion
Ranked 5th. 		$3.58 trillion
Ranked 3rd. 58% more than Germany
Poverty and inequality > Poorest's share in national income or consumption 8.52%
Ranked 9th. 		10.58%
Ranked 2nd. 24% more than Germany
Investment > External financial assets €4.94 trillion
Ranked 5th. 		€13.99 trillion
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Germany
Debt > Net foreign assets > Current LCU per capita 19,016.21
Ranked 78th. 		741,946.5
Ranked 18th. 39 times more than Germany
Tax > GDP > Current LCU 2.67 trillion
Ranked 63th. 		475.53 trillion
Ranked 6th. 178 times more than Germany
Taxes > Total tax revenue > Total tax revenue 36.21%
Ranked 17th. 30% more than Japan 		27.9%
Ranked 28th.
GDP > PPP per capita $28,186.30
Ranked 19th. 		$29,540.20
Ranked 16th. 5% more than Germany
GDP in 1970 per million $2.61
Ranked 12th. 31% more than Japan 		$1.98
Ranked 19th.
GNI 3.38 trillion
Ranked 5th. 		5.23 trillion
Ranked 3rd. 55% more than Germany
GDP per capita in 1820 $1,112.00
Ranked 9th. 58% more than Japan 		$704.00
Ranked 17th.
GDP > PPP $2.33 trillion
Ranked 5th. 		$3.77 trillion
Ranked 3rd. 62% more than Germany
Market capitalization of listed companies > Current US$ 1.22 trillion$
Ranked 6th. 		4.74 trillion$
Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than Germany
Companies > Listed domestic companies, total per million 8.12
Ranked 60th. 		27.2
Ranked 35th. 3 times more than Germany
Tax > GDP > Current US$ per capita $41,862.71
Ranked 19th. 		$46,720.36
Ranked 12th. 12% more than Germany
Trade > Exports to US $15.95 billion
Ranked 5th. 		$28.91 billion
Ranked 4th. 81% more than Germany
Industrial production growth rate -0.2%
Ranked 129th. 		1%
Ranked 116th.
Purchasing power parity > GDP per capita > PPP > Current international $ $36,267.41
Ranked 17th. 12% more than Japan 		$32,452.82
Ranked 22nd.
World trade > Exports 1.36 trillion
Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than Japan 		636.14 billion
Ranked 5th.
Labor force > By occupation > Agriculture 1.6%
Ranked 174th. 		3.9%
Ranked 151st. 2 times more than Germany
Tourist arrivals by region of origin > Europe 16.1 million
Ranked 8th. 20 times more than Japan 		817,092
Ranked 50th.
Bank capital to assets ratio 4.4%
Ranked 75th. 5% more than Japan 		4.2%
Ranked 89th.
Labor force > By occupation > Services 73.8%
Ranked 5th. 6% more than Japan 		69.8%
Ranked 12th.
Companies > Stock market > Stocks traded, total value > Current US$ per capita $14,965.59
Ranked 19th. 		$28,263.96
Ranked 10th. 89% more than Germany
Lending interest rate 9.7%
Ranked 102nd. 6 times more than Japan 		1.68%
Ranked 140th.
Industrial > Production growth rate 9%
Ranked 23th. 		15.5%
Ranked 8th. 72% more than Germany
Tax > Taxes on income, profits and capital gains > Current LCU per capita 1,433.29
Ranked 72nd. 		182,622.42
Ranked 11th. 127 times more than Germany
Tax > GDP per capita > Constant LCU 30,183.88
Ranked 97th. 		4.07 million
Ranked 10th. 135 times more than Germany
Spending > Household final consumption expenditure per capita > Constant 2000 US$ $21,142.54
Ranked 14th. 		$21,969.35
Ranked 8th. 4% more than Germany
Income > GDP per capita, PPP > Current international $ $41,244.75
Ranked 18th. 17% more than Japan 		$35,177.55
Ranked 24th.
Technological achievement 0.58
Ranked 11th. 		0.7
Ranked 3rd. 21% more than Germany
Business > Companies > Specific companies > IKEA > Debut 1,974
Ranked 43th. 395 times more than Japan 		5
Ranked 18th.
Currency > Real effective exchange rate index > 2005 = 100 93.05
Ranked 82nd. 		103.24
Ranked 44th. 11% more than Germany
Net domestic credit > Current LCU 3050903000000 1.222755e+015
International tourism > Receipts > Current US$ per capita 465.4$
Ranked 39th. 4 times more than Japan 		121.74$
Ranked 68th.
GDP > By type of expenditure > Household consumption expenditure 1.97 trillion
Ranked 3rd. 		3.63 trillion
Ranked 2nd. 84% more than Germany
Retail > Gross value added by wholesale, retail trade, restaurants and hotels per capita 4,026.09
Ranked 41st. 		6,465.47
Ranked 22nd. 61% more than Germany
Household spending per capita 14,106.6
Ranked 13th. 		22,172.86
Ranked 2nd. 57% more than Germany
Commercial bank prime lending rate 3.07%
Ranked 171st. 2 times more than Japan 		1.48%
Ranked 178th.
Companies > Market capitalization of listed companies > Current US$ $1.49 trillion
Ranked 8th. 		$3.68 trillion
Ranked 4th. 2 times more than Germany
Current account balance > BoP > Current US$ 116.03 billion BoP $
Ranked 3rd. 		165.78 billion BoP $
Ranked 1st. 43% more than Germany
Trade > Imports $1.12 trillion
Ranked 3rd. 76% more than Japan 		$636.80 billion
Ranked 4th.
Currency > Real effective exchange rate index 106.92%
Ranked 45th. 35% more than Japan 		79.39%
Ranked 85th.
Currency > Official exchange rate > LCU per US$ > Period average 0.8 116.3
GDP > CIA Factbook per capita $27,515.87
Ranked 17th. 		$28,046.16
Ranked 15th. 2% more than Germany
Oil > Exports 470,200 bbl/day
Ranked 29th. 28% more than Japan 		366,800 bbl/day
Ranked 35th.
GDP > Composition, by end use > Exports of goods and services 51.9%
Ranked 63th. 4 times more than Japan 		14.7%
Ranked 179th.
Purchasing power parity > GNI per capita > PPP > Current international $ $36,780.00
Ranked 13th. 10% more than Japan 		$33,470.00
Ranked 19th.
Income > Health expenditure per capita, PPP > Constant 2005 international $ $4,371.42
Ranked 9th. 40% more than Japan 		$3,120.40
Ranked 22nd.
Consumption > Consumption by sector > Equals: Household final consumption expenditure per capita 25,146.06 USD
Ranked 10th. 18% more than Japan 		21,341.11 USD
Ranked 23th.
Tax > GDP > Current LCU per capita 32,560.82
Ranked 115th. 		3.73 million
Ranked 19th. 114 times more than Germany
Spending > Household final consumption expenditure > Current US$ per capita $24,081.89
Ranked 13th. 		$28,466.81
Ranked 7th. 18% more than Germany
Trillion dollar club > Date when country entered 1,987
Ranked 8th. About the same as Japan 		1,979
Ranked 9th.
Debt > Strength of legal rights index > 0=weak to 10=strong per million 0.0855
Ranked 162nd. 56% more than Japan 		0.0549
Ranked 169th.
Oil > Production 147,200 bbl/day
Ranked 45th. 12% more than Japan 		131,800 bbl/day
Ranked 47th.
Economy growth -4.72
Ranked 134th. 		-5.23
Ranked 140th. 11% more than Germany
Trade > Exports > Exports of goods and services 1.77 trillion
Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than Japan 		873.96 billion
Ranked 3rd.
Purchasing power parity > Gross domestic product per capita > PPP 32,254.75
Ranked 16th. 9% more than Japan 		29,692.41
Ranked 20th.
Debt > Interest payments > Current LCU 40.44 billion
Ranked 36th. 		8.53 trillion
Ranked 4th. 211 times more than Germany
Innovation 27.2
Ranked 3rd. 3% more than Japan 		26.4
Ranked 12th.
Electricity > Consumption per capita 6,631.34 kWh
Ranked 25th. 		7,547.92 kWh
Ranked 21st. 14% more than Germany
Market capitalization of listed companies > Current US$ > Per $ GDP 436.95$ per $1,000 of GDP
Ranked 47th. 		1,044.67$ per $1,000 of GDP
Ranked 25th. 2 times more than Germany
GDP > CIA Factbook > Per capita $27,513.60 per capita
Ranked 18th. 		$28,045.72 per capita
Ranked 15th. 2% more than Germany
Household spending 1.16 trillion
Ranked 4th. 		2.83 trillion
Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than Germany
Income > Household final consumption expenditure, PPP > Constant 2005 international $ per capita $18,955.22
Ranked 11th. 12% more than Japan 		$16,940.53
Ranked 13th.
GDP > Composition, by end use > Government consumption 19.3%
Ranked 55th. 		20.5%
Ranked 40th. 6% more than Germany
GDP > Per $ GDP $34,065.12 per $1 of GDP
Ranked 22nd. 2% more than Japan 		$33,523.37 per $1 of GDP
Ranked 25th.
Spending > Household final consumption expenditure, etc. > Current US$ $1.97 trillion
Ranked 5th. 		$3.63 trillion
Ranked 3rd. 84% more than Germany
Entrepreneurship > Starting a Business > Index ranking 47
Ranked 108th. 		81
Ranked 74th. 72% more than Germany
GDP > Constant 2000 US$ per capita 23,905.59 constant 2000 US$
Ranked 18th. 		39,075.62 constant 2000 US$
Ranked 3rd. 63% more than Germany
Gross domestic savings > Current US$ 619.36 billion$
Ranked 2nd. 		1.13 trillion$
Ranked 2nd. 82% more than Germany
GNI > Current US$ per capita 33,947.31$
Ranked 16th. 		36,325.89$
Ranked 13th. 7% more than Germany
Gross Domestic Product > GDP > Size of GDP > GDP per capita $34,390.73 US dollars, current price
Ranked 16th. 2% more than Japan 		$33,626.15 US dollars, current price
Ranked 17th.
Trade > Exports $1.34 trillion
Ranked 2nd. 75% more than Japan 		$765.20 billion
Ranked 4th.
Purchasing power parity > GDP > PPP > Current international $ $2.97 trillion
Ranked 6th. 		$4.14 trillion
Ranked 4th. 39% more than Germany
Public expenditure > Social expenditure > Public social expenditure 26.7%
Ranked 5th. 44% more than Japan 		18.6%
Ranked 20th.
Entrepreneurship > Hiring and Firing > Index ranking 131
Ranked 24th. 7 times more than Japan 		20
Ranked 134th.
Income > GDP, PPP > Current international $ per capita $41,244.75
Ranked 18th. 17% more than Japan 		$35,177.55
Ranked 24th.
Total > Reserves in months of imports 1.06
Ranked 117th. 		15.74
Ranked 2nd. 15 times more than Germany
Imports > Commodities machinery, data processing equipment, vehicles, chemicals, oil and gas, metals, electric equipment, pharmaceuticals, foodstuffs, agricultural products petroleum 15.5%; liquid natural gas 5.7%; clothing 3.9%; semiconductors 3.5%; coal 3.5%; audio and visual apparatus 2.7%
Debt > Banks > Automated teller machines > ATMs > Per 100,000 adults 118.77
Ranked 10th. 		127.78
Ranked 7th. 8% more than Germany
Business > Companies > Specific companies > Apple Stores 13
Ranked 7th. 86% more than Japan 		7
Ranked 10th.
Inflation > Consumer price index > 2005 = 100 112.62
Ranked 166th. 13% more than Japan 		99.27
Ranked 173th.
GDP > Constant LCU 2139844000000 538052500000000
Gross domestic savings > Current US$ > Per $ GDP 221.6$ per $1,000 of GDP
Ranked 52nd. 		246.05$ per $1,000 of GDP
Ranked 51st. 11% more than Germany
Trade > Export growth 7.76
Ranked 47th. 		9.54
Ranked 45th. 23% more than Germany
Welfare > Revenue, excluding grants > Current LCU 755.34 billion
Ranked 35th. 		53.45 trillion
Ranked 5th. 71 times more than Germany
Welfare > Social contributions > Current LCU 416.57 billion
Ranked 13th. 		535.4 billion
Ranked 10th. 29% more than Germany
Labor force per thousand people 0.00053
Ranked 101st. 4% more than Japan 		0.000511
Ranked 106th.
Business efficiency 67.84
Ranked 21st. 		68.65
Ranked 19th. 1% more than Germany
Trade > Imports > Imports of goods and services 1.57 trillion
Ranked 2nd. 58% more than Japan 		992.05 billion
Ranked 3rd.
GDP > Median household income (PPP) $40,666.00
Ranked 18th. 		$41,263.00
Ranked 16th. 1% more than Germany
Debt > Government debt > Net government debt, share of GDP per million people 0.705 IMF
Ranked 68th. 		1.06 IMF
Ranked 60th. 50% more than Germany
Household final > Consumption expenditure per capita > Constant 2000 US$ 13,863.15 constant 2000 US$
Ranked 9th. 		21,570.77 constant 2000 US$
Ranked 2nd. 56% more than Germany
Public institution index 6.21
Ranked 11th. 6% more than Japan 		5.88
Ranked 16th.
GNI > Atlas method > Current US$ per capita 34,869.17$
Ranked 14th. 		38,947.7$
Ranked 9th. 12% more than Germany
Income > Household final consumption expenditure, PPP > Constant 2005 international $ $1.55 trillion
Ranked 6th. 		$2.16 trillion
Ranked 5th. 39% more than Germany
Income > GDP, PPP > Current international $ $3.38 trillion
Ranked 6th. 		$4.49 trillion
Ranked 5th. 33% more than Germany
Income > GNI, PPP > Current international $ $3.46 trillion
Ranked 6th. 		$4.63 trillion
Ranked 5th. 34% more than Germany
Currency > Monetary unit 1 euro = 100 cents yen
Budget > Expenditures > Per $ GDP $0.46 per $1 of GDP
Ranked 21st. 25% more than Japan 		$0.36 per $1 of GDP
Ranked 44th.
Aid > Untied given per million people $71.39 million
Ranked 14th. 		$87.50 million
Ranked 9th. 23% more than Germany
Taxes and other revenues 45.4% of GDP
Ranked 20th. 34% more than Japan 		33.8% of GDP
Ranked 63th.
Patents granted 235 per million people
Ranked 5th. 		994 per million people
Ranked 1st. 4 times more than Germany
Balance of payments > Current account > Goods > Services and income > Exports > Goods and services > Current U $1.38 trillion
Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than Japan 		$673.62 billion
Ranked 5th.
Balance of payments > Current account > Balances > Current account balance > Current US$ $165.47 billion
Ranked 2nd. 16% more than Japan 		$142.19 billion
Ranked 3rd.
Balance of payments > Financial > Reserves -12,355,700,134.52
Ranked 133th. 		306.93 billion
Ranked 1st.
Foreign direct investment > FDI > FDI flows and stocks > Inward FDI stocks $750,196.00 Million US dollars
Ranked 4th. 7 times more than Japan 		$107,634.00 Million US dollars
Ranked 17th.
Oil > Proved reserves 276 million bbl
Ranked 54th. 6 times more than Japan 		44.12 million bbl
Ranked 76th.
Companies > Ease of doing business index > 1=most business-friendly regulations 21
Ranked 169th. 		27
Ranked 163th. 29% more than Germany
Natural gas > Production 12.65 billion cu m
Ranked 20th. 4 times more than Japan 		3.4 billion cu m
Ranked 28th.
GDP deflator 105.03
Ranked 161st. 13% more than Japan 		92.88
Ranked 169th.
New businesses registered > Number 66,747
Ranked 15th. 		145,151
Ranked 5th. 2 times more than Germany
Oil > Consumption 2.5 million bbl/day
Ranked 8th. 		4.45 million bbl/day
Ranked 3rd. 78% more than Germany
Tourism > International tourism, receipts > Current US$ $53.41 billion
Ranked 5th. 4 times more than Japan 		$12.53 billion
Ranked 26th.
Electricity > Consumption 544.5 billion kWh
Ranked 7th. 		963.9 billion kWh
Ranked 3rd. 77% more than Germany
Spending > Final consumption expenditure > Constant 2000 US$ per capita $28,261.75
Ranked 17th. 		$29,160.11
Ranked 11th. 3% more than Germany
Tax > GDP > Current US$ $3.43 trillion
Ranked 5th. 		$5.96 trillion
Ranked 4th. 74% more than Germany
Currency > GDP > Constant 2000 US$ per capita $37,536.54
Ranked 16th. 2% more than Japan 		$36,938.01
Ranked 18th.
Net trade in goods and services > BoP > Current US$ 141.35 billion BoP $
Ranked 1st. 2 times more than Japan 		69.91 billion BoP $
Ranked 5th.
Net capital account > BoP > Current US$ -1,688,664,000 BoP $
Ranked 110th. 		-3,520,968,000 BoP $
Ranked 113th. 2 times more than Germany
Portfolio investment > Excluding LCFAR > BoP > Current US$ -512,477,000,000 BoP $
Ranked 117th. 35% more than Japan 		-379,525,700,000 BoP $
Ranked 115th.
Budget > Expenditures > Per capita $17,633.28 per capita
Ranked 16th. 43% more than Japan 		$12,296.61 per capita
Ranked 22nd.
GDP > Composition, by end use > Investment in inventories -0.4%
Ranked 152nd. 		-0.6%
Ranked 159th. 50% more than Germany
Economic growth > Evolution of GDP > Real GDP growth 2.46%
Ranked 23th. 18% more than Japan 		2.08%
Ranked 25th.
Tourist arrivals by region of origin > Africa 144,391
Ranked 23th. 7 times more than Japan 		20,583
Ranked 63th.
Trade > Exports > By good > Chocolate cocoa preparations 1.55 million
Ranked 1st. 69 times more than Japan 		22,535
Ranked 35th.
Taxes > Taxes on the average worker > Taxes on the average worker 52.23%
Ranked 3rd. 79% more than Japan 		29.26%
Ranked 24th.
Steel > Production 32.7 million tonnes
Ranked 8th. 		87.5 million tonnes
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Germany
Purchasing power parity > GNI > PPP > Current international $ $3.01 trillion
Ranked 6th. 		$4.27 trillion
Ranked 4th. 42% more than Germany
Debt > External > Per $ GDP $1,343.11 per $1,000 of GDP
Ranked 12th. 4 times more than Japan 		$356.44 per $1,000 of GDP
Ranked 72nd.
Trade > Exports > By good > Passenger cars etc 91.51 million
Ranked 1st. 34% more than Japan 		68.39 million
Ranked 2nd.
Government > Revenue > Tax > Maximum tax rate for individuals 0.0
Ranked 32nd. 		5%
Ranked 1st.
GNI > PPP > Current international $ 2.43 trillion PPP $
Ranked 5th. 		4.09 trillion PPP $
Ranked 3rd. 68% more than Germany
Trade > With US > US imports of bauxite and aluminum per 1000 3.56
Ranked 14th. 14 times more than Japan 		0.25
Ranked 47th.
Investment > Foreign investment > Commitment to Development Index (investment) 6.3
Ranked 1st. 21% more than Japan 		5.2
Ranked 13th.
High-technology > Exports > Current US$ $162.42 billion
Ranked 4th. 31% more than Japan 		$123.73 billion
Ranked 5th.
Stock of direct foreign investment > Abroad $1.79 trillion
Ranked 3rd. 70% more than Japan 		$1.05 trillion
Ranked 8th.
Oil > Exports per thousand people 5.74 bbl/day
Ranked 58th. Twice as much as Japan 		2.88 bbl/day
Ranked 74th.
Overall productivity > PPP $54,047.80
Ranked 16th. 7% more than Japan 		$50,593.70
Ranked 22nd.
Final > Consumption expenditure > Etc. > Current US$ 2.18 trillion$
Ranked 1st. 		3.46 trillion$
Ranked 2nd. 59% more than Germany
Gross National Income > Constant LCU 2154451000000 530022900000000
GDP > Constant 2000 US$ > Per capita 23,905.59 constant 2000 US$ per c
Ranked 17th. 		39,075.31 constant 2000 US$ per c
Ranked 3rd. 63% more than Germany
Deposit interest rate 2.65%
Ranked 131st. 10 times more than Japan 		0.27%
Ranked 150th.
National accounts > US$ at constant 2000 prices > Aggregate indicators > GDP per capita > Constant 2000 US$ $24,409.54
Ranked 19th. 		$38,177.33
Ranked 4th. 56% more than Germany
Income > GDP per capita, PPP > Constant 2005 international $ $34,819.17
Ranked 17th. 11% more than Japan 		$31,425.49
Ranked 23th.
Scientific and technical journals > Articles published 44,407.9
Ranked 6th. 		52,895.7
Ranked 4th. 19% more than Germany
Goods imports > BoP > Current US$ 782.82 billion BoP $
Ranked 2nd. 65% more than Japan 		473.61 billion BoP $
Ranked 5th.
Net income > BoP > Current US$ 10.68 billion BoP $
Ranked 6th. 		103.44 billion BoP $
Ranked 1st. 10 times more than Germany
Foreign direct investment > Net > BoP > Current US$ > Per capita -182,532.309 BoP $ per 1,000 people
Ranked 124th. 		-330,461.518 BoP $ per 1,000 people
Ranked 125th. 81% more than Germany
GDP per unit of energy use 6.17 PPP 2000 $/kg of oil eq.
Ranked 35th. 		6.44 PPP 2000 $/kg of oil eq.
Ranked 31st. 4% more than Germany
Oil > Consumption per thousand people 30.51 bbl/day
Ranked 57th. 		34.93 bbl/day
Ranked 46th. 14% more than Germany
Budget > Revenues > Per $ GDP $0.44 per $1 of GDP
Ranked 25th. 29% more than Japan 		$0.34 per $1 of GDP
Ranked 53th.
Natural gas > Production per capita 154.69 cu m
Ranked 24th. 6 times more than Japan 		26.65 cu m
Ranked 32nd.
International tourism > Expenditures for travel items > Current US$ $91.69 billion
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Japan 		$27.90 billion
Ranked 8th.
Researchers in RandD > Per million people 3,260.92 per million people
Ranked 7th. 		5,286.91 per million people
Ranked 4th. 62% more than Germany
Innovation > Research and development personnel > By sector > Business enterprise sector per thousand people 2.58
Ranked 12th. 		4.22
Ranked 5th. 64% more than Germany
Government spending > Subsidies and other transfers > Current LCU 629.49 billion
Ranked 26th. 		66.4 trillion
Ranked 3rd. 105 times more than Germany
Government spending > Subsidies and other transfers > Current LCU per capita 7,695.7
Ranked 48th. 		519,495.5
Ranked 11th. 68 times more than Germany
Tax > Components of taxation > Property tax 2.3%
Ranked 17th. 		10.3%
Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than Germany
Intellectual property > Patents granted 11,719
Ranked 8th. 		238,323
Ranked 1st. 20 times more than Germany
Currency > DEC alternative conversion factor > LCU per US$ 0.8 110.22
Labor force > By occupation > Industry 24.6%
Ranked 43th. 		26.2%
Ranked 34th. 7% more than Germany
Stocks traded > Total value > Current US$ 1.76 trillion$
Ranked 4th. 		5 trillion$
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Germany
GDP > Composition, by end use > Investment in fixed capital 17.7%
Ranked 145th. 		21.2%
Ranked 104th. 20% more than Germany
Trade > Exports > Goods and services 33%
Ranked 87th. 3 times more than Japan 		10%
Ranked 152nd.
Royalty and license fees > Payments > BoP > Current US$ 6.59 billion BoP $
Ranked 7th. 		14.65 billion BoP $
Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than Germany
Trade > Imports > Goods and services > BoP > Current US$ > Per $ GDP 0.353 BoP $ per $1 of GDP
Ranked 90th. 3 times more than Japan 		0.134 BoP $ per $1 of GDP
Ranked 129th.
Foreign direct investment > Net > BoP > Current US$ -15,053,330,000 BoP $
Ranked 129th. 		-42,224,390,000 BoP $
Ranked 134th. 3 times more than Germany
Economic importance 26
Ranked 3rd. 		57.1
Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than Germany
Stock of direct foreign investment > At home per capita $15,960.47
Ranked 19th. 9 times more than Japan 		$1,741.91
Ranked 67th.
Economic aid > Donor per capita $127.15
Ranked 13th. 2 times more than Japan 		$58.73
Ranked 20th.
Reserves > Total reserves minus gold > Current US$ $67.42 billion
Ranked 26th. 		$1.23 trillion
Ranked 2nd. 18 times more than Germany
Spending > Household final consumption expenditure > Constant 2000 US$ per capita $21,142.54
Ranked 14th. 		$21,969.35
Ranked 8th. 4% more than Germany
Spending > Final consumption expenditure > Constant 2000 US$ $2.31 trillion
Ranked 4th. 		$3.72 trillion
Ranked 3rd. 61% more than Germany
Savings > Gross domestic savings > Current US$ $794.78 billion
Ranked 5th. 		$1.11 trillion
Ranked 4th. 40% more than Germany
Financial sector > Exchange rates and prices > GDP deflator > Base year varies by country 110.5
Ranked 158th. 22% more than Japan 		90.38
Ranked 162nd.
Balance of payments > Current account > Balances > Net trade in goods > US$ $188.35 billion
Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than Japan 		$43.63 billion
Ranked 8th.
World Bank exchange rate 0.72
Ranked 151st. 		93.57
Ranked 50th. 130 times more than Germany
Trade > Exports > Goods 957.25 billion
Ranked 3rd. 91% more than Japan 		501.65 billion
Ranked 6th.
Electricity > Production 556.4 billion kWh
Ranked 7th. 		982.3 billion kWh
Ranked 3rd. 77% more than Germany
Electricity > Imports per capita 149.93 kWh
Ranked 34th. 		0.0
Ranked 86th.
Gender income ratio 0.5%
Ranked 34th. 14% more than Japan 		0.44%
Ranked 45th.
Gross fixed capital formation > Current US$ per capita 5,800.77$
Ranked 18th. 		8,201.62$
Ranked 9th. 41% more than Germany
Household final > Consumption expenditure > Constant 2000 US$ per capita 13,863.15 constant 2000 US$
Ranked 9th. 		21,571.11 constant 2000 US$
Ranked 2nd. 56% more than Germany
Gross national expenditure > Current US$ > Per $ GDP 0.95$ per $1 of GDP
Ranked 112th. 		0.981$ per $1 of GDP
Ranked 110th. 3% more than Germany
Patent applications > Residents 49,240
Ranked 5th. 		330,110
Ranked 1st. 7 times more than Germany
GNI > Atlas method > Current US$ > Per capita 34,869.18$ per capita
Ranked 15th. 		38,947.39$ per capita
Ranked 9th. 12% more than Germany
Income > GNI, PPP > Constant 2005 international $ $2.92 trillion
Ranked 6th. 		$4.13 trillion
Ranked 4th. 42% more than Germany
Income > GNI per capita, PPP > Constant 2005 international $ $35,637.49
Ranked 11th. 10% more than Japan 		$32,392.91
Ranked 16th.
Income > GDP, PPP > Constant 2005 international $ per capita $34,819.17
Ranked 17th. 11% more than Japan 		$31,425.49
Ranked 23th.
International tourism > Receipts > Current US$ 38.38 billion$
Ranked 4th. 2 times more than Japan 		15.55 billion$
Ranked 10th.
Terms of trade 112
Ranked 20th. 		196
Ranked 2nd. 75% more than Germany
Oil > Production per thousand people 1.8 bbl/day
Ranked 72nd. 74% more than Japan 		1.03 bbl/day
Ranked 79th.
Gross savings > Current US$ per capita 7,153.43$
Ranked 9th. 		9,480.45$
Ranked 5th. 33% more than Germany
Innovation > Patent applications, nonresidents per million 152.3
Ranked 13th. 		430.54
Ranked 9th. 3 times more than Germany
Innovation > Patent applications, residents 46,986
Ranked 6th. 		287,580
Ranked 2nd. 6 times more than Germany
Trade > Exports > Export growth in USD 204.65
Ranked 81st. 2 times more than Japan 		94.29
Ranked 141st.
Trade > Imports > By good > Silver platinum etc 1.51 million
Ranked 4th. 		1.86 million
Ranked 2nd. 24% more than Germany
Innovation > Scientific and technical journal articles 45,002.8
Ranked 6th. 		49,627
Ranked 4th. 10% more than Germany
GDP > PPP > Current international $ per capita 29,461.15 PPP $
Ranked 20th. 		31,266.99 PPP $
Ranked 18th. 6% more than Germany
Welfare > Revenue, excluding grants > Current LCU per capita 9,234.25
Ranked 63th. 		418,195.42
Ranked 14th. 45 times more than Germany
Micro > Small and medium enterprises > Number per 1000 38.34
Ranked 10th. 		44.71
Ranked 10th. 17% more than Germany
Transnational corporations > Affiliates 12,042
Ranked 10th. 11 times more than Japan 		1,106
Ranked 49th.
Tax > Social security contributions 54.74%
Ranked 1st. 2 times more than Japan 		26.18%
Ranked 8th.
Tax > Taxes on income > Profits and capital gains > Current LCU 127.94 billion
Ranked 31st. 		36.12 trillion
Ranked 1st. 282 times more than Germany
Tax > Components of taxation > Social security > Employees contribution 17.6%
Ranked 4th. 8% more than Japan 		16.3%
Ranked 6th.
Oil > Imports 2.67 million bbl/day
Ranked 6th. 		4.39 million bbl/day
Ranked 3rd. 65% more than Germany
Oil > Imports per thousand people 32.61 bbl/day
Ranked 39th. 		34.45 bbl/day
Ranked 32nd. 6% more than Germany
Imports > Partners Netherlands 14.1%, France 7.5%, China 6.7%, Belgium 6.4%, Italy 5.5%, UK 4.9%, Austria 4.4%, Russia 4.4%, Czech Republic 4.1% China 21.3%, US 8.8%, Australia 6.4%, Saudi Arabia 6.2%, UAE 5%, South Korea 4.6%, Qatar 4%
Electricity > Production per capita 6,793.46 kWh
Ranked 22nd. 		7,700.81 kWh
Ranked 18th. 13% more than Germany
Market value of publicly traded shares $1.18 trillion
Ranked 9th. 		$4.01 trillion
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Germany
Gross Domestic Product > GDP > Size of GDP > Gross domestic product per million $34.54 Billion US dollars, curre
Ranked 15th. 3% more than Japan 		$33.68 Billion US dollars, curre
Ranked 17th.
GDP growth > Duration 1975-2000 1.9%
Ranked 48th. 		2.7%
Ranked 32nd. 42% more than Germany
Trade > Imports > By good > Passenger cars etc 32.81 million
Ranked 2nd. 5 times more than Japan 		6.99 million
Ranked 9th.
Trade balance with US $-8,563,500,000.00
Ranked 220th. 		$-16,366,600,000.00
Ranked 223th. 91% more than Germany
Household final > Consumption expenditure > Current US$ 1.66 trillion$
Ranked 1st. 		2.63 trillion$
Ranked 2nd. 59% more than Germany
Merchandise > Exports > Current US$ 969.86 billion$
Ranked 1st. 63% more than Japan 		594.9 billion$
Ranked 4th.
Services > Etc. > Value added > Constant 2000 US$ 1.24 trillion constant 2000 US$
Ranked 1st. 		3.28 trillion constant 2000 US$
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Germany
Trade > Exports > Goods and services > Constant 2000 US$ 837.18 billion constant 2000 US$
Ranked 1st. 31% more than Japan 		638.85 billion constant 2000 US$
Ranked 4th.
Gross fixed capital formation > Current US$ 478.39 billion$
Ranked 2nd. 		1.05 trillion$
Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than Germany
Household final > Consumption expenditure > Current US$ > Per capita 20,089.23$ per capita
Ranked 7th. 		20,612.13$ per capita
Ranked 8th. 3% more than Germany
Research and development spending 2.3%
Ranked 8th. 		2.8%
Ranked 4th. 22% more than Germany
Aid > Untied given $5,839.36 million
Ranked 3rd. 		$11,184.52 million
Ranked 2nd. 92% more than Germany
Tax > Time to prepare and pay taxes > Hours 196
Ranked 106th. 		355
Ranked 41st. 81% more than Germany
Balance of payments > Capital and financial account > Net errors and omissions > Adjusted > BoP > Current US$ $21.33 billion
Ranked 3rd. 7% more than Japan 		$19.87 billion
Ranked 4th.
Balance of payments > Current account > Goods > Services and income > Exports of goods > Services > Income and wo $1.61 trillion
Ranked 3rd. 89% more than Japan 		$850.26 billion
Ranked 6th.
Intellectual property > Patent applications 172,764
Ranked 5th. 		472,417
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Germany
Trade > Imports of goods > Services and income > BoP > Current US$ per capita 13,916.45 BoP $
Ranked 18th. 3 times more than Japan 		5,051.83 BoP $
Ranked 47th.
Foreign direct investment > Net > BoP > Current US$ > Per $ GDP -5.386 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP
Ranked 111th. 		-9.313 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP
Ranked 114th. 73% more than Germany
Royalty and license fees > Payments > BoP > Current US$ per capita 79.9 BoP $
Ranked 19th. 		114.68 BoP $
Ranked 12th. 44% more than Germany
Net income > BoP > Current US$ per million 129.46 million BoP $
Ranked 12th. 		809.59 million BoP $
Ranked 6th. 6 times more than Germany
Commercial service imports > Current US$ > Per capita 2,436.59$ per capita
Ranked 23th. 2 times more than Japan 		1,037.77$ per capita
Ranked 43th.
Commercial service imports > Current US$ 200.94 billion$
Ranked 2nd. 52% more than Japan 		132.6 billion$
Ranked 4th.
Natural gas > Proved reserves per capita 2,146.76 cu m
Ranked 64th. 13 times more than Japan 		163.51 cu m
Ranked 89th.
Natural gas > Proved reserves 175.6 billion cu m
Ranked 45th. 8 times more than Japan 		20.9 billion cu m
Ranked 72nd.
Natural gas > Consumption 99.5 billion cu m
Ranked 6th. 		100.3 billion cu m
Ranked 5th. 1% more than Germany
External debt > Date of information 30 June 2006 30 June 2006
Micro > Small and medium enterprises > Per 1,000 people 38.34 per 1,000 people
Ranked 10th. 		44.71 per 1,000 people
Ranked 10th. 17% more than Germany
Tourism > International tourism, receipts for travel items > Current US$ per capita $475.14
Ranked 63th. 6 times more than Japan 		$86.06
Ranked 97th.
Tourism > International tourism, expenditures > Current US$ $100.42 billion
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Japan 		$39.76 billion
Ranked 8th.
Tourism > International tourism, number of departures 72.3 million
Ranked 3rd. 4 times more than Japan 		16.99 million
Ranked 12th.
Companies > Ease of doing business index > 1=most business-friendly regulations per million 0.232
Ranked 180th. 29% more than Japan 		0.18
Ranked 182nd.
Gross Domestic Product > GDP > Size of GDP > Gross domestic product $2,829.08 Billion US dollars, curre
Ranked 3rd. 		$4,295.94 Billion US dollars, curre
Ranked 2nd. 52% more than Germany
Public expenditure > Health expenditure > Total expenditure on health 10.6%
Ranked 4th. 31% more than Japan 		8.1%
Ranked 22nd.
Economic growth > Inflation > GDP deflator 1.86%
Ranked 23th. 		-0.657%
Ranked 30th.
International tourism > Receipts for travel items > Current US$ $40.02 billion
Ranked 7th. 4 times more than Japan 		$10.82 billion
Ranked 26th.
Tourism receipts > International > Per $ GDP $13.73 per $1,000 of GDP
Ranked 121st. 4 times more than Japan 		$3.43 per $1,000 of GDP
Ranked 145th.
Trade > Tariffs > Binding coverage > All products 99.98%
Ranked 7th. About the same as Japan 		99.66%
Ranked 54th.
GDP > PPP > Current international $ > Per capita 29,461.16 PPP $ per capita
Ranked 21st. 		31,266.74 PPP $ per capita
Ranked 18th. 6% more than Germany
GDP > PPP > Constant 2000 international $ > Per capita 26,210.32 PPP 2000 $ per capita
Ranked 21st. 		27,816.66 PPP 2000 $ per capita
Ranked 18th. 6% more than Germany
Financial sector > Interest rates > Interest rate spread > Lending rate minus deposit rate 7.04%
Ranked 74th. 5 times more than Japan 		1.32%
Ranked 99th.
Patent applications > Nonresidents 13,372
Ranked 6th. 		72,661
Ranked 2nd. 5 times more than Germany
International tourism > Expenditures > Current US$ 80.28 billion$
Ranked 2nd. 67% more than Japan 		48.1 billion$
Ranked 4th.
Tax > Tax payments > Number per million 0.11
Ranked 178th. About the same as Japan 		0.11
Ranked 179th.
Trade > Exports > Per $ GDP $0.39 per $1 of GDP
Ranked 56th. 3 times more than Japan 		$0.14 per $1 of GDP
Ranked 135th.
Purchasing power parity > GDP > PPP > Constant 2005 international $ $2.64 trillion
Ranked 6th. 		$3.79 trillion
Ranked 4th. 43% more than Germany
Purchasing power parity > PPP conversion factor > Private > Consumption > LCU per international $ $0.86
Ranked 134th. 		$126.26
Ranked 36th. 147 times more than Germany
Trade > Exports > Export growth 138.56
Ranked 69th. 47% more than Japan 		94.02
Ranked 111th.
Tourism expenditures > International $78.55 billion
Ranked 2nd. 63% more than Japan 		$48.17 billion
Ranked 4th.
Trade > Exports > By good > Perfume toilet cosmetics 4.03 million
Ranked 2nd. 7 times more than Japan 		603,811
Ranked 10th.

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