France vs Germany: Loans, Financial assets, Transactions
Loans, Financial assets, Transactions over time
- France
- Germany
How they compare
France currently reports -2.22 billion against -7.90 billion in Germany, a difference of 5.69 billion.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Germany ahead.
France ranks 28th and Germany ranks 31st of 33 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, France averaged higher in 1 and Germany in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Germany | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -2.48 billion | 1.44 billion | 3.92 billion | Germany |
| 2000s | 8.08 billion | -357.00 million | 8.44 billion | France |
| 2010s | -4.91 billion | 5.66 billion | 10.57 billion | Germany |
| 2020s | 551.50 million | 2.91 billion | 2.36 billion | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher loans, financial assets, transactions, France or Germany?
- France, at -2.22 billion against -7.90 billion in Germany as of 2025.
- What is the difference in loans, financial assets, transactions between France and Germany?
- 5.69 billion, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Germany?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2025.
- How do France and Germany rank globally for loans, financial assets, transactions?
- France ranks 28th and Germany ranks 31st of 33 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund, published as Loans, Financial assets, Transactions (Statement of operations, General government). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The Government Finance Statistics (GFS) includes government revenues and expenditures, government net lending / net borrowing (the surplus / deficit) financing transactions and balance sheet data on government assets and liabilities. Statistics are available for different levels of government including budgetary central government, central government and general government.