Government surplus or deficit, share of GDP: Germany vs France

Germany: -2.7 % (2025). France: -5.1 % (2025).

Government surplus or deficit, share of GDP in Germany and France, side by side from the same Eurostat series.

GermanyFrance
Latest figure-2.7 %-5.1 %
EU rank16 / 2724 / 27
Change, 1 year0.0 %+0.7 %
Change, 5 years+1.7 %+3.8 %

Shared periods

PeriodGermanyFranceGap
2025-2.7 %-5.1 %+2.4 %
2024-2.7 %-5.8 %+3.1 %
2023-2.5 %-5.4 %+2.9 %
2022-1.9 %-4.7 %+2.8 %
2021-3.2 %-6.6 %+3.4 %
2020-4.4 %-8.9 %+4.5 %
20191.3 %-2.4 %+3.7 %
20181.9 %-2.3 %+4.2 %
20171.3 %-3.4 %+4.7 %
20161.1 %-3.8 %+4.9 %

Source: Eurostat, read into our register. Eurostat gov_10dd_edpt1

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