France vs Germany: Goods and services expense
Goods and services expense over time
- France
- Germany
How they compare
France currently reports 93.03 billion current LCU against 83.37 billion current LCU in Germany, a difference of 9.66 billion current LCU.
That makes France's figure about 1.1 times Germany's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 53 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Germany ahead.
France ranks 62nd and Germany ranks 63rd of 155 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.06 billion current LCU | 40.32 billion current LCU | 33.26 billion current LCU | Germany |
| 1980s | 28.58 billion current LCU | 71.63 billion current LCU | 43.05 billion current LCU | Germany |
| 1990s | 42.01 billion current LCU | 27.47 billion current LCU | 14.54 billion current LCU | France |
| 2000s | 48.97 billion current LCU | 29.60 billion current LCU | 19.38 billion current LCU | France |
| 2010s | 61.98 billion current LCU | 45.60 billion current LCU | 16.38 billion current LCU | France |
| 2020s | 83.38 billion current LCU | 76.13 billion current LCU | 7.25 billion current LCU | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher goods and services expense, France or Germany?
- France, at 93.03 billion current LCU against 83.37 billion current LCU in Germany as of 2024.
- What is the difference in goods and services expense between France and Germany?
- 9.66 billion current LCU, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Germany?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2024.
- How do France and Germany rank globally for goods and services expense?
- France ranks 62nd and Germany ranks 63rd of 155 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Goods and services expense (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Goods and services include all government payments in exchange for goods and services used for the production of market and nonmarket goods and services. Use of goods and services for account capital formation is excluded. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.