France vs Germany

France vs Germany: GDP growth

GDP growth in 2025: 0.9% a year in France and 0.2% a year in Germany, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in France, by 0.7 percentage points, or 3.89 times that in Germany.

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% a year · IMF

France vs Germany: GDP growthGDP growth in 2025: 0.9% a year in France and 0.2% a year in Germany, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in France, by 0.7 percentage points, or 3.89 times that in Germany.
FranceGermanyIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • France has been higher since 2021, when it overtook Germany.
  • In 2025, France ranked 125 and Germany ranked 135 of 143 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts France at 1.1% a year and Germany at 0.6% a year in 2031.

Every year

% a year · IMF

YearFranceGermany
20250.90.2
20241.40
20231.8-1
20222.81.9
20216.84
2020-7.6-4
20192.11.1
20181.61.2
20172.32.9
20160.72.3
201511.8
201412.2
20130.90.5
20120.20.5
20112.53.8
20101.84.1
2009-2.7-5.5
20080.30.9
20072.52.9
20062.93.9
200520.9
20042.51.2
20031-0.5
20021.1-0.2
20011.81.6
20004.42.9
19993.32.1
19983.52.1
19972.51.9
19961.31
19952.51.5
19942.42.6
1993-0.4-1
19921.42
19911.35
19902.85.7
19894.63.9
19884.73.7
19872.61.5
19862.32.4
19851.72.2
19841.72.8
19831.31.6
19822.4-0.8
19811.20.1
19801.81.3
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearFranceGermany
20260.41.3
20270.71.1
20281.21.1
20291.10.9
20301.10.7
20311.10.6

Each country on its own

Good to know

  • How much the economy grew or shrank in a year, after inflation.
  • Source: IMF, World Economic Outlook, October 2026.
  • The dashed line is the IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026), a scenario rather than a forecast.
  • Ranks count the 143 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.

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