France vs Germany: Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange
France
24.41 billion SDR
in 2025
Germany
27.33 billion SDR
in 2025
France rank
49th
Germany rank
47th
Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange over time
- France
- Germany
How they compare
Germany currently reports 27.33 billion SDR against 24.41 billion SDR in France, a difference of 2.92 billion SDR.
That makes Germany's figure about 1.1 times France's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Germany ahead.
France ranks 49th and Germany ranks 47th of 194 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, France averaged higher in 1 and Germany in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Germany | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 303.70 million SDR | 1.69 billion SDR | 1.39 billion SDR | Germany |
| 1960s | 767.10 million SDR | 2.93 billion SDR | 2.16 billion SDR | Germany |
| 1970s | 4.79 billion SDR | 21.13 billion SDR | 16.33 billion SDR | Germany |
| 1980s | 18.65 billion SDR | 38.28 billion SDR | 19.62 billion SDR | Germany |
| 1990s | 19.61 billion SDR | 49.01 billion SDR | 29.40 billion SDR | Germany |
| 2000s | 20.46 billion SDR | 28.48 billion SDR | 8.02 billion SDR | Germany |
| 2010s | 25.21 billion SDR | 25.68 billion SDR | 470.32 million SDR | Germany |
| 2020s | 30.92 billion SDR | 26.91 billion SDR | 4.00 billion SDR | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange, France or Germany?
- Germany, at 27.33 billion SDR against 24.41 billion SDR in France as of 2025.
- What is the difference in reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange between France and Germany?
- 2.92 billion SDR, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Germany?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do France and Germany rank globally for reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange?
- France ranks 49th and Germany ranks 47th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund, published as Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
International liquidity consists of all the resources that are available to the monetary authorities of countries for the purpose of meeting balance of payments financing needs.