France vs Germany: country comparison

A UN member state, or a continent's average.

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In US dollars, spent in each country.

$100 spent in France buys about what

$105

buys in Germany, at purchasing power parity

And $100 in Germany buys what $95.44 buys in France. Prices across France's economy average 95% of Germany's, so a dollar goes 5% further in France.

World Bank figures for 2025 unless another year is shown
MeasureFranceGermany
Economy
Population68.7 million83.5 million
GDPUS dollars, market exchange rates$3.37 trillion$5.05 trillion
GDP per personUS dollars$48,986$60,496
GDP per person at PPPInternational dollars$63,975$75,407
Prices
Price levelUS prices = 100%77%80%
A US dollar goes as far as$1.31 in the US$1.25 in the US
Income
Median income or consumptionPer person, international dollars$57.21 a day2023 survey · $20,882 a year · income$64.18 a day2022 survey · $23,426 a year · income
More figures: GDP at PPP, conversion factor and GNI
Gross national income is what residents earn, at home and abroad
MeasureFranceGermany
GDP at PPPInternational dollars$4.40 trillion$6.30 trillion
PPP conversion factorLocal currency per international dollar0.6776Euro0.7100Euro
GNI per person, Atlas methodUS dollars$48,630$60,200
GNI per person at PPPInternational dollars$65,110$78,140

World Bank income groups: France, high income; Germany, high income.

GDP per person at PPP · 2000 to 2025, in constant 2021 international dollarsAdjusted for inflation, so recent years read lower than the current-dollar figures above.
  • France
  • Germany
Year-by-year table
YearFranceGermany
2025$55,125$62,824
2024$54,799$62,655
2023$54,297$63,140
2022$53,674$63,778
2021$52,517$62,631
2020$49,311$60,300
2019$53,449$62,950
2018$52,561$62,481
2017$51,896$61,965
2016$50,984$60,505
2015$50,683$59,669
2014$50,327$59,203
2013$50,067$58,182
2012$49,936$58,110
2011$50,086$57,951
2010$49,130$54,826
2009$48,405$52,569
2008$50,068$55,514
2007$50,158$54,921
2006$49,223$53,307
2005$48,257$51,265
2004$47,720$50,786
2003$46,731$50,192
2002$46,611$50,487
2001$46,455$50,688
2000$45,922$49,956

France vs Germany: country comparison by Points Frog ↗ · An educational estimate, not financial advice.