France vs Germany: Gross domestic product (GDP)
France
1.72 trillion current GBP
in 2014
Germany
2.35 trillion current GBP
in 2014
France rank
6th
Germany rank
4th
Gross domestic product (GDP) over time
- France
- Germany
How they compare
Germany currently reports 2.35 trillion current GBP against 1.72 trillion current GBP in France, a difference of 631.50 billion current GBP.
That makes Germany's figure about 1.4 times France's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 103 shared years of data; in 1871 it was France ahead.
France ranks 6th and Germany ranks 4th of 200 countries.
Across the 11 decades both report, France averaged higher in 2 and Germany in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Germany | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 980.17 million current GBP | 853.69 million current GBP | 126.48 million current GBP | France |
| 1880s | 1.04 billion current GBP | 964.63 million current GBP | 70.94 million current GBP | France |
| 1890s | 1.17 billion current GBP | 1.35 billion current GBP | 187.26 million current GBP | Germany |
| 1900s | 1.38 billion current GBP | 1.97 billion current GBP | 587.00 million current GBP | Germany |
| 1910s | 2.17 billion current GBP | 2.53 billion current GBP | 360.57 million current GBP | Germany |
| 1920s | 2.65 billion current GBP | 3.67 billion current GBP | 1.03 billion current GBP | Germany |
| 1930s | 2.78 billion current GBP | 5.90 billion current GBP | 3.12 billion current GBP | Germany |
| 1940s | 4.31 billion current GBP | 9.93 billion current GBP | 5.61 billion current GBP | Germany |
| 1990s | 901.69 billion current GBP | 1.38 trillion current GBP | 476.37 billion current GBP | Germany |
| 2000s | 1.23 trillion current GBP | 1.63 trillion current GBP | 398.18 billion current GBP | Germany |
| 2010s | 1.74 trillion current GBP | 2.31 trillion current GBP | 566.22 billion current GBP | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross domestic product (gdp), France or Germany?
- Germany, at 2.35 trillion current GBP against 1.72 trillion current GBP in France as of 2014.
- What is the difference in gross domestic product (gdp) between France and Germany?
- 631.50 billion current GBP, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Germany?
- 103 years are reported by both, from 1871 to 2014.
- How do France and Germany rank globally for gross domestic product (gdp)?
- France ranks 6th and Germany ranks 4th of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Fouquin and Hugot (2016) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Gross domestic product (GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
This data is expressed in British pounds. It is not adjusted for inflation or differences in living costs between countries.