France vs Japan: Gross national expenditure (current LCU), annual growth rate
France
2.11 % change on previous year
in 2025
Japan
2.36 % change on previous year
in 2024
France rank
165th
Japan rank
163rd
Gross national expenditure (current LCU), annual growth rate over time
- France
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 2.36 % change on previous year against 2.11 % change on previous year in France, a difference of 0.25 % change on previous year.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.1 times France's.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1971 it was France ahead.
France ranks 165th and Japan ranks 163rd of 185 countries.
France has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 13.69 % change on previous year | 13.34 % change on previous year | 0.3539 % change on previous year | France |
| 1980s | 9.81 % change on previous year | 5.96 % change on previous year | 3.85 % change on previous year | France |
| 1990s | 3.18 % change on previous year | 2.01 % change on previous year | 1.17 % change on previous year | France |
| 2000s | 3.69 % change on previous year | -0.5422 % change on previous year | 4.24 % change on previous year | France |
| 2010s | 2.34 % change on previous year | 1.44 % change on previous year | 0.8938 % change on previous year | France |
| 2020s | 3.74 % change on previous year | 2.26 % change on previous year | 1.49 % change on previous year | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross national expenditure (current lcu), annual growth rate, France or Japan?
- Japan, at 2.36 % change on previous year against 2.11 % change on previous year in France as of 2024.
- What is the difference in gross national expenditure (current lcu), annual growth rate between France and Japan?
- 0.25 % change on previous year, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Japan?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
- How do France and Japan rank globally for gross national expenditure (current lcu), annual growth rate?
- France ranks 165th and Japan ranks 163rd of 185 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gross national expenditure (current LCU), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Gross national expenditure (current LCU). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.