France vs Germany: Imports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP
France
0.2991 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Germany
0.337 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
France rank
183rd
Germany rank
182nd
Imports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP over time
- France
- Germany
How they compare
Germany currently reports 0.337 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 0.2991 current LCU per US$ of GDP in France, a difference of 0.0379 current LCU per US$ of GDP.
That makes Germany's figure about 1.1 times France's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Germany ahead.
France ranks 183rd and Germany ranks 182nd of 193 countries.
Germany has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Germany | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1386 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.2467 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.1081 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Germany |
| 1980s | 0.2377 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.2659 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0282 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Germany |
| 1990s | 0.1895 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.1903 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0008 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Germany |
| 2000s | 0.2384 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.2635 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0251 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Germany |
| 2010s | 0.2609 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.2922 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0312 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Germany |
| 2020s | 0.3106 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.3446 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.034 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher imports of goods and services (current lcu), per unit of gdp, France or Germany?
- Germany, at 0.337 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 0.2991 current LCU per US$ of GDP in France as of 2025.
- What is the difference in imports of goods and services (current lcu), per unit of gdp between France and Germany?
- 0.0379 current LCU per US$ of GDP, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Germany?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do France and Germany rank globally for imports of goods and services (current lcu), per unit of gdp?
- France ranks 183rd and Germany ranks 182nd of 193 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Imports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Imports of goods and services (current LCU) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.