France vs Germany: Net operating balance, Transactions
Net operating balance, Transactions over time
- France
- Germany
How they compare
Germany currently reports -100.56 billion against -125.76 billion in France, a difference of 25.20 billion.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 2002 it was France ahead.
France ranks 29th and Germany ranks 28th of 35 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, France averaged higher in 1 and Germany in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Germany | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -50.29 billion | -58.16 billion | 7.87 billion | France |
| 2010s | -79.54 billion | 11.94 billion | 91.48 billion | Germany |
| 2020s | -146.16 billion | -102.98 billion | 43.18 billion | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher net operating balance, transactions, France or Germany?
- Germany, at -100.56 billion against -125.76 billion in France as of 2025.
- What is the difference in net operating balance, transactions between France and Germany?
- 25.20 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 net operating balance, transactions?
- France ranks 29th and Germany ranks 28th of 35 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund, published as Net operating balance, 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.