France vs Germany: International road freight transport - unloaded goods in reporting
France
4,584 Thousand tonnes
in 2025
Germany
7,192 Thousand tonnes
in 2025
France rank
8th
Germany rank
7th
International road freight transport - unloaded goods in reporting over time
- France
- Germany
How they compare
Germany currently reports 7,192 Thousand tonnes against 4,584 Thousand tonnes in France, a difference of 2,608 Thousand tonnes.
That makes Germany's figure about 1.6 times France's.
Across all 27 years both countries report, Germany has been ahead every year.
France ranks 8th and Germany ranks 7th of 41 countries.
Germany has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Germany | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8,484 Thousand tonnes | 9,879 Thousand tonnes | 1,395 Thousand tonnes | Germany |
| 2000s | 6,696 Thousand tonnes | 12,130 Thousand tonnes | 5,434 Thousand tonnes | Germany |
| 2010s | 4,647 Thousand tonnes | 10,219 Thousand tonnes | 5,572 Thousand tonnes | Germany |
| 2020s | 4,616 Thousand tonnes | 7,976 Thousand tonnes | 3,360 Thousand tonnes | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher international road freight transport - unloaded goods in reporting, France or Germany?
- Germany, at 7,192 Thousand tonnes against 4,584 Thousand tonnes in France as of 2025.
- What is the difference in international road freight transport - unloaded goods in reporting between France and Germany?
- 2,608 Thousand tonnes, with Germany 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 international road freight transport - unloaded goods in reporting?
- France ranks 8th and Germany ranks 7th of 41 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Eurostat, published as International road freight transport - unloaded goods in reporting country by country of loading and type of transport (t, tkm) - quarterly data. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.