France vs Germany: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), gaps

France
783.36 billion current US$
in 2023
Germany
1.47 trillion current US$
in 2023
France rank
6th
Germany rank
3rd

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), gaps over time

  • France
  • Germany
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How they compare

Germany currently reports 1.47 trillion current US$ against 783.36 billion current US$ in France, a difference of 683.49 billion current US$.

That makes Germany's figure about 1.9 times France's.

Across all 64 years both countries report, Germany has been ahead every year.

France ranks 6th and Germany ranks 3rd of 206 countries.

Germany has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade France Germany Difference Ahead
1960s 9.20 billion current US$ 14.23 billion current US$ 5.03 billion current US$ Germany
1970s 46.83 billion current US$ 68.05 billion current US$ 21.22 billion current US$ Germany
1980s 116.88 billion current US$ 170.28 billion current US$ 53.40 billion current US$ Germany
1990s 229.80 billion current US$ 381.40 billion current US$ 151.61 billion current US$ Germany
2000s 478.53 billion current US$ 763.07 billion current US$ 284.54 billion current US$ Germany
2010s 644.35 billion current US$ 1.16 trillion current US$ 519.40 billion current US$ Germany
2020s 723.95 billion current US$ 1.41 trillion current US$ 684.17 billion current US$ Germany

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), gaps, France or Germany?
Germany, at 1.47 trillion current US$ against 783.36 billion current US$ in France as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), gaps between France and Germany?
683.49 billion current US$, with Germany ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Germany?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do France and Germany rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), gaps?
France ranks 6th and Germany ranks 3rd of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), gaps filled
Unit
current US$
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
253 places, 13,570 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$) with 55 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.