France vs Germany: Expense

France

1.34 trillion current LCU

in 2023

Germany

1.24 trillion current LCU

in 2022

France rank

52nd

Germany rank

55th

Expense over time

France
Germany

How they compare

France currently reports 1.34 trillion current LCU against 1.24 trillion current LCU in Germany, a difference of 92.08 billion current LCU.

That makes France's figure about 1.1 times Germany's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Germany ahead.

Globally, France ranks 52nd and Germany ranks 55th of 157 countries.

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About this data

Indicator: Expense (current LCU)
Unit: current LCU
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 157 places, 4,452 data points, 1972–2024
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Expense is a decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.