France vs Germany: Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency

France
2.73 % change on previous year
in 2019
Germany
2.8 % change on previous year
in 2019
France rank
153rd
Germany rank
151st

Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency over time

  • France
  • Germany
-5051015196119902019

How they compare

Germany currently reports 2.8 % change on previous year against 2.73 % change on previous year in France, a difference of 0.07 % change on previous year.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Germany ahead.

France ranks 153rd and Germany ranks 151st of 194 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, France averaged higher in 4 and Germany in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade France Germany Difference Ahead
1960s 10.24 % change on previous year 7.89 % change on previous year 2.35 % change on previous year France
1970s 13.5 % change on previous year 8.78 % change on previous year 4.72 % change on previous year France
1980s 9.66 % change on previous year 4.99 % change on previous year 4.67 % change on previous year France
1990s 3.45 % change on previous year 4.4 % change on previous year 0.9481 % change on previous year Germany
2000s 3.32 % change on previous year 1.78 % change on previous year 1.55 % change on previous year France
2010s 2.28 % change on previous year 3.53 % change on previous year 1.24 % change on previous year Germany

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, France or Germany?
Germany, at 2.8 % change on previous year against 2.73 % change on previous year in France as of 2019.
What is the difference in gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency between France and Germany?
0.07 % change on previous year, with Germany ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Germany?
59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do France and Germany rank globally for gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency?
France ranks 153rd and Germany ranks 151st of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency, annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
194 places, 10,054 data points, 1961–2019
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The year-on-year percentage change in Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.