Country comparison France vs Germany

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20241.2%chart-0.5%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q310,912Kchart13,414K2025Q3Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€2,921,412Mchart€4,328,970M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$3,160,443Mchart$4,685,593M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€42,630chart€51,8302024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$46,187chart$56,0872024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q3€748,969Mchart€1,121,083M2025Q3Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]20243,305,262chart2,693,7802024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]20243,576,501chart2,972,8352024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]2024113.20%chart62.20%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€48,156chart€32,2312024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$52,108chart$35,5702024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-169,655chart-115,2952024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-182,405chart-124,7552024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-5.80%chart-2.70%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]20241,671,793.9chart2,139,717.02024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]20241,807,231.2chart2,315,290.72024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]2022141,308.4chart188,813.72023Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]2022148,885.1chart204,158.42023Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20229.12%chart9.26%2023Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]2024284,491,313,000.0chart455,619,000,000.02024Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]2024249,592.9chart493,152,893,220.02024Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202413.81%chart19.21%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]202358,124.6chart64,118.82023Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]202362,848.3chart69,329.72023Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20233.57%chart3.08%2023Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202457.30%chart49.40%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€24,357chart€25,6022024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$26,331chart$27,7022024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022€2,072chart€2,2672023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022$2,188chart$2,4522023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024€4,155chart€5,4592024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024$3,645chart$5,9092024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2023€850chart€7702023Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2023$922chart$8332023Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]12/14/2024Aa3Aaa05/09/2025Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]10/17/2025A+AAA08/17/1983S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]04/28/2023AA-AAA01/17/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202371chart782023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201915ºchart7º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202428.3chart24.02024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]2024108ºchart127º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202412ºchart9º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]October 20257.7%chart3.8%October 2025Unemployment Rate [+]
Unemployment rate [+]2025Q27.2%chart3.7%2025Q2Unemployment rate [+]
Unemployed [+]2025Q22,290Kchart1,636K2025Q2Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2025$2,043.3chart$2,450.42025NMW [+]
NMW [+]2025€1,802.0chart€2,161.02025NMW [+]
Average Wage [+]2024$48,673chart$68,5012024Average Wage [+]
Average Wage [+]2024€44,968chart€63,2882024Average Wage [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]201726ºchart6º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
US Dollar exchange rate [+]12/08/20250.8580chart0.858012/08/2025US Dollar exchange rate [+]
10-Year Bond Yield [+]12/08/20253.58%chart2.86%12/08/202510-Year Bond Yield [+]
Risk Premium [+]12/08/202572
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]12/08/20259.86%chart20.78%12/08/2025Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]November 20250.9%chart2.3%October 2025CPI (overall index) [+]
HICP [+]November 20250.8%chart2.6%November 2025HICP [+]
PPI Year on Year [+]October 2025-0.8%chart-1.6%October 2025PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
Key rates [+]06/11/20252.15%chart2.15%06/11/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]202033ºchart22º2020Doing Business [+]
IPI Year on Year [+]October 20251.5%chart-0.8%September 2025IPI Year on Year [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 20243,314,540chart5,421,109December 2024Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202228.22chart35.66December 2022Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Motor vehicle production [+]20231,505,076chart4,109,3712023Motor vehicle production [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2021671.58chart633.462021Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202445.2%chart40.7%2024Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201420.00%chart19.00%01/01/2007Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202255.6%chart47.5%2022Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]202148,395,000chart28,463,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2024€592,226.1Mchart€1,548,966.1M2024Exports [+]
Exports [+]2024$641,013.7Mchart$1,676,569.9M2024Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202420.27%chart35.78%2024Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2024€694,866.7Mchart€1,306,615.3M2024Imports [+]
Imports [+]2024$752,109.8Mchart$1,414,254.3M2024Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202423.79%chart30.18%2024Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2024€-102,640.6Mchart€242,350.8M2024Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2024$-111,096.1Mchart$262,315.7M2024Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2024-3.51%chart5.60%2024Trade balance % GDP [+]
Retail Sales YoY [+]October 20252.2%chart0.9%October 2025Retail Sales YoY [+]
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201516ºchart4º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]2024125chart2342024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202487ºchart20º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Crude divorce rate [+]20161.90‰chart1.70‰2021Crude divorce rate [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]201725,372.4chart16,833.32017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]202012.59%chart18.96%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20203.46%chart4.64%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]20249.70‰chart8.10‰2024Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]201721,758.0chart24,670.92017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20249.40‰chart12.10‰2024Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.66chart1.392023Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20233.50‰chart4.30‰2023Crude marriage rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]202415.9%chart15.5%2024% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202468,635,943chart83,577,1402024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20208,524,876chart15,762,4572020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]20202,341,908chart3,855,2682020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.910chart0.9502022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202422ºchart7º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202483.10chart81.502024Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20238,905chart10,4262023Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]202313.01chart12.492023Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]2024897chart7702023Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20231.34chart0.912023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20234.25chart7.062023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]202411chart292024Annual crude oil production [+]
Crude Oil Reserves [+]202161.7chart115.22021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]2023412,572chart475,9202023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]2023498,955chart493,6972023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]11/16/2025168,162chart174,97911/16/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]11/16/202539,052,643chart38,437,91211/16/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]07/10/202353,192,480chart63,566,13612/23/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]11/16/20252,450.06chart2,093.6211/16/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]12/23/2023158,060,080chart193,241,46012/23/2023Doses administered [+]
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