France vs Germany: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy
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 over time
- France
- Germany
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, 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 between France and Germany?
- 683.49 billion current US$, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Germany?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do France and Germany rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy?
- France ranks 6th and Germany ranks 3rd of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Merchandise imports by the reporting economy are the total merchandise imports by the reporting economy from the rest of the world, as reported in the IMF's Direction of trade database. Data are in current U.S. dollars.