France vs Germany: Compensation of employees, Transactions
Compensation of employees, Transactions over time
- France
- Germany
How they compare
Germany currently reports 384.27 billion against 370.02 billion in France, a difference of 14.26 billion.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 2002 it was France ahead.
France ranks 14th and Germany ranks 13th of 35 countries.
France has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Germany | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 232.79 billion | 194.43 billion | 38.36 billion | France |
| 2010s | 282.96 billion | 242.58 billion | 40.38 billion | France |
| 2020s | 339.22 billion | 334.56 billion | 4.66 billion | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher compensation of employees, transactions, France or Germany?
- Germany, at 384.27 billion against 370.02 billion in France as of 2025.
- What is the difference in compensation of employees, transactions between France and Germany?
- 14.26 billion, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Germany?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
- How do France and Germany rank globally for compensation of employees, transactions?
- France ranks 14th and Germany ranks 13th of 35 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund, published as Compensation of employees, Transactions (Statement of operations, General government). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The Government Finance Statistics (GFS) includes government revenues and expenditures, government net lending / net borrowing (the surplus / deficit) financing transactions and balance sheet data on government assets and liabilities. Statistics are available for different levels of government including budgetary central government, central government and general government.