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> it's just that their currency is also losing ground against the USD even as they grow.

USD/EUR is pretty much where it was back in 2015 despite of the swings (in both directions) since then.

The Euro crashed in 2014 there was no real gradual decline which would explain this stagnation/growth.

even in inflation adjusted PPP, France was at around ~51k per capita back in $55. There is very little growth (of any kind) outside of Central/Eastern European EU countries and a small few pockets.