France vs Germany: Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports)
Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports) over time
- France
- Germany
How they compare
Germany currently reports 74.4% against 74.0% in France, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1962 it was France ahead.
France ranks 30th and Germany ranks 28th of 196 countries.
France has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Germany | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 48.8% | 41.4% | 7.4% | France |
| 1970s | 57.3% | 51.8% | 5.5% | France |
| 1980s | 62.3% | 59.6% | 2.7% | France |
| 1990s | 76.0% | 71.4% | 4.6% | France |
| 2000s | 75.1% | 70.3% | 4.8% | France |
| 2010s | 74.1% | 71.4% | 2.7% | France |
| 2020s | 73.3% | 73.2% | 0.1% | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher manufactures imports, France or Germany?
- Germany, at 74.4% against 74.0% in France as of 2025.
- What is the difference in manufactures imports between France and Germany?
- 0.4%, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Germany?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2025.
- How do France and Germany rank globally for manufactures imports?
- France ranks 30th and Germany ranks 28th of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Manufactures comprise commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 5 (chemicals), 6 (basic manufactures), 7 (machinery and transport equipment), and 8 (miscellaneous manufactured goods), excluding division 68 (non-ferrous metals). This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise imports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a non-resident and a resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e.