France vs Germany: Gross capital formation

France

738.52 billion current US$

in 2025

Germany

1.11 trillion current US$

in 2025

France rank

7th

Germany rank

5th

Gross capital formation over time

France
Germany

How they compare

Germany currently reports 1.11 trillion current US$ against 738.52 billion current US$ in France, a difference of 369.22 billion current US$.

That makes Germany's figure about 1.5 times France's.

Across all 56 years both countries report, Germany has been ahead every year.

France ranks 7th and Germany ranks 5th of 185 countries.

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About this data

Indicator: Gross capital formation (current US$)
Unit: current US$
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 229 places, 10,929 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Gross capital formation includes acquisitions less disposals of produced assets for purposes of fixed capital formation, inventories or valuables. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.