# France → Germany economic convergence

Indicator: GDP per capita (PPP) (constant 2021 international $)
Latest shared data: 2025
France: $55,125
Germany: $62,824
France is at 88% of Germany.

## Scenario

France annual growth: 0.8% (trailing 10-year average)
Germany annual growth: 0.5% (trailing 10-year average)

## Result

If France grew 0.8% a year and Germany 0.5% a year, France would catch up with Germany on GDP per capita (PPP) in about 43 years, around 2069. This is a scenario, not a forecast.

| Year | France | Germany |
| --- | ---: | ---: |
| 2026 | $55,566 | $63,138 |
| 2031 | $57,824 | $64,732 |
| 2036 | $60,174 | $66,367 |
| 2041 | $62,620 | $68,043 |
| 2046 | $65,165 | $69,761 |
| 2051 | $67,814 | $71,522 |
| 2056 | $70,570 | $73,328 |
| 2061 | $73,439 | $75,180 |
| 2066 | $76,423 | $77,078 |
| 2069 | $78,272 | $78,240 |
| 2071 | $79,530 | $79,025 |
| 2074 | $81,454 | $80,216 |

## Links

- Explore this scenario: https://mountaintoclimb.com/?chaser=FRA&target=DEU&indicator=GDP_PCAP_PPP&cg=0.008&tmode=growing&tg=0.005&baseYear=2023&adjC=0&adjT=0
- Chart (SVG): https://mountaintoclimb.com/api/chart.svg?chaser=FRA&target=DEU&indicator=GDP_PCAP_PPP&growth_rate=0.008&target_growth_rate=0.005&base_year=2023
- JSON: https://mountaintoclimb.com/api/convergence?chaser=FRA&target=DEU&indicator=GDP_PCAP_PPP&growth_rate=0.008&target_growth_rate=0.005&base_year=2023
- Methodology: https://mountaintoclimb.com/methodology
- Canonical: https://mountaintoclimb.com/compare/france/germany

Source: World Bank NY.GDP.PCAP.PP.KD. A scenario, not a forecast: the result follows only from the stated growth rates.