Japan vs Saint Lucia: Economic Indicators Comparison
Japan with a GDP of $5T ranked the 3rd largest economy in the world, while Saint Lucia ranked 175th with $1.9B. By GDP 5-years average growth and GDP per capita, Japan and Saint Lucia ranked 152nd vs 140th and 28th vs 71st, respectively.
Gross Domestic Product & Income
| Stat |  Japan |  Saint Lucia |
|---|---|---|
| GDP | $5T | $1.9B |
| GDP growth, 1 year | 0.8% | 1% |
| GDP growth, 5-years average | 1% | 1.8% |
| Population | 126.8M | 179k |
| GDP per capita | $39k | $11k |
| GDP per capita growth | 0.99% | 0.34% |
| Purchasing Power Parity conversion factor | 101.37 | 2.06 |
| Price level ratio of PPP conversion factor GDP to market exchange rate | 0.92 | 0.76 |
| GDP per capita, PPP adjusted | $44k | $14k |
| GNI, Atlas method | $5.2T | $1.7B |
| GNI per capita | $41k | $9.6k |
| GNI, PPP adjusted | $5.6T | $2.4B |
| GNI per capita, PPP adjusted | $44k | $13k |
Financial system and Human development
| Stat | Japan | Saint Lucia |
|---|---|---|
| Income Tax Rate | 40.8% | 30% |
| Corporate Tax Rate | 23.9% | 30% |
| Inflation, consumer prices | 1% | 1.9% |
| Inflation, GDP deflator | -0.1% | 4.9% |
| Unemployment | 2.5% | 20.9% |
| Economic Freedom Index | 73.3 | 68.2 |
| Personal Freedom Index | 8.83 | 6.5 |
| Human Freedom Index | 8.31 | 6.5 |
| Property Rights Index | 86.6 | 69.8 |
| Judical Effectiveness Index | 71.4 | 62.6 |
| Business Freedom Index | 81.4 | 76.7 |
| Fiscal Health Index | 62 | 83.8 |
| Labor Freedom Index | 78.7 | 66.4 |
| Investment Freedom Index | 70 | 65 |
| Financial Freedom Index | 60 | 40 |
| Trade Freedom Index | 80 | 73.2 |
| Monetary Freedom Index | 84.4 | 82 |
| Government Spending Index | 55.8 | 80.6 |
| Tax Burden Index | 68.3 | 76.9 |
| Government Integrity Index | 80.5 | 41.8 |
| Corruption Perceptions Index | 73 | 55 |
| Life expectancy at birth, years | 84.1 | 75.9 |
| Suicide mortality rate, per 100,000 people | 18.5 | 7.8 |
| Mortality caused by road traffic injury, per 100,000 people | 4.1 | 35.4 |
| Intentional homicides, per 100,000 people | 0.2 | 29.6 |
| International tourism, number of arrivals | 31.2M | 395k |
Government debt & reserves
| Stat | Japan | Saint Lucia |
|---|---|---|
| Central government debt, % of GDP | 237.1% | 66.8% |
| External debt stocks, % of GNI | N/A | 35.1% |
| External debt stocks | N/A | $615.8M |
| Short-term debt, % of total reserves | N/A | 31.9% |
| Total debt service, % of exports and primary income | N/A | 3.9% |
| Adjusted net savings including particulate emission damage, % of GNI | 7.3% | -2.3% |
| Gross savings, % of GDP | 28% | 9.7% |
| Gross capital formation, % of GDP | 24.4% | 21.6% |
| Total reserves including gold | $1.3T | $285.8M |
| Foreign direct investment net inflows | $25.9B | $40M |
Exports, imports and economic structure
| Stat | Japan | Saint Lucia |
|---|---|---|
| Exports of goods and services, % of GDP | 18.4% | 36% |
| Imports of goods and services, % of GDP | 18.2% | 43.4% |
| Current account balance (balance of payments) | $174.7B | $102.8M |
| Revenue excluding grants, % of GDP | 12.8% | 21.3% |
| Grants excluding technical cooperation, BoP | N/A | $5M |
| Personal remittances received | $4.4B | $43M |
| Industry including construction value added, % of GDP | 29.1% | 10.1% |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing value added, % of GDP | 1.2% | 2.1% |
| Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments BoP | $21.7B | $9.2M |
| Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts BoP | $45.5B | N/A |
| Expense, % of GDP | 16.4% | 19.4% |
| Government Expenditure, % of GDP | 38.4% | 25.5% |
