EU regions (NUTS 2) by real GDP growth
Braunschweig had the highest real GDP growth of 244 regions in 2016, at 16.7%. Dytiki Makedonia had the lowest, at -6%. The median was 1.8% and the figure for the European Union (27) was 1.9%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.
Top 40 regions, 2016
Full ranking
| Rank | Regions | 2016 (%) | Change on 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Braunschweig Estimated | 16.7 | +21.7 pts |
| 2 | Mayotte | 13.6 | -6.5 pts |
| 3 | Yugoiztochen Estimated | 8.9 | +4.6 pts |
| 4 | Bucureşti-Ilfov Estimated | 6.8 | -2 pts |
| 5 | Kýpros Estimated | 6.6 | +3.2 pts |
| 6 | Midtjylland Estimated | 6.2 | +6.6 pts |
| 6 | Vest Estimated | 6.2 | -1.8 pts |
| 8 | Közép-Dunántúl Estimated | 6 | -1 pts |
| 9 | Nord-Vest Estimated | 5.5 | +3 pts |
| 10 | Střední Čechy Estimated | 5.4 | -0.4 pts |
| 11 | Eastern and Midland Estimated | 5.2 | -3.1 pts |
| 11 | Prov. Brabant wallon Estimated | 5.2 | +6.7 pts |
| 13 | Luxembourg Estimated | 5 | +2.7 pts |
| 14 | Algarve | 4.9 | +2.4 pts |
| 15 | Pomorskie Estimated | 4.3 | -1.7 pts |
| 15 | Sjeverna Hrvatska Estimated | 4.3 | +1.8 pts |
| 17 | Balearic Islands | 4.2 | -0.1 pts |
| 17 | Pohjois- ja Itä-Suomi Estimated | 4.2 | +5.1 pts |
| 19 | Limburg (NL) Estimated | 4.1 | +3.6 pts |
| 19 | Malta Estimated | 4.1 | -5.5 pts |
| 21 | Hannover Estimated | 4 | +3.2 pts |
| 21 | Hovedstaden Estimated | 4 | +0.3 pts |
| 21 | Warszawski stołeczny Estimated | 4 | -1.5 pts |
| 24 | Community of Madrid | 3.9 | -0.6 pts |
| 25 | Berlin Estimated | 3.8 | -0.2 pts |
| 25 | Jadranska Hrvatska Estimated | 3.8 | +1.8 pts |
| 25 | Mazowiecki regionalny Estimated | 3.8 | -0.8 pts |
| 25 | Tübingen Estimated | 3.8 | +2.4 pts |
| 29 | Dél-Dunántúl Estimated | 3.7 | +1.9 pts |
| 30 | Region of Murcia | 3.6 | -4 pts |
| 30 | Wielkopolskie Estimated | 3.6 | -1.8 pts |
| 30 | Zahodna Slovenija Estimated | 3.6 | +1.1 pts |
| 33 | Noord-Holland Estimated | 3.4 | 0 pts |
| 33 | Śląskie Estimated | 3.4 | -1.4 pts |
| 35 | Basilicata Estimated | 3.3 | -5.7 pts |
| 35 | Grad Zagreb Estimated | 3.3 | +0.8 pts |
| 35 | Kassel Estimated | 3.3 | +1.9 pts |
| 35 | Severovýchod Estimated | 3.3 | -1.9 pts |
| 39 | Castilla-La Mancha | 3.2 | -0.9 pts |
| 39 | Catalonia | 3.2 | -1.3 pts |
| 39 | Małopolskie Estimated | 3.2 | -2.5 pts |
| 39 | Weser-Ems Estimated | 3.2 | +1.6 pts |
| 43 | Bratislavský kraj Estimated | 3.1 | -3.3 pts |
| 43 | Eesti Estimated | 3.1 | +1.3 pts |
| 43 | Észak-Magyarország Estimated | 3.1 | -3.9 pts |
| 43 | Overijssel Estimated | 3.1 | 0 pts |
| 43 | Região Autónoma dos Açores | 3.1 | +0.2 pts |
| 43 | Småland med öarna Estimated | 3.1 | -0.5 pts |
| 49 | Östra Mellansverige Estimated | 3 | -0.4 pts |
| 49 | Podkarpackie Estimated | 3 | -1 pts |
| 49 | Sostinės regionas Estimated | 3 | -0.3 pts |
| 52 | Lazio Estimated | 2.9 | +3.1 pts |
| 52 | Lubelskie Estimated | 2.9 | +1.2 pts |
| 52 | Moravskoslezsko Estimated | 2.9 | -0.1 pts |
| 52 | Norte | 2.9 | +0.8 pts |
| 52 | Praha Estimated | 2.9 | -2.7 pts |
| 57 | Guyane | 2.8 | +1.8 pts |
| 57 | Helsinki-Uusimaa Estimated | 2.8 | +0.9 pts |
| 57 | Noord-Brabant Estimated | 2.8 | +0.3 pts |
| 57 | Nyugat-Dunántúl Estimated | 2.8 | -2.9 pts |
| 61 | Darmstadt Estimated | 2.7 | +1.8 pts |
| 61 | Latvija Estimated | 2.7 | -1.2 pts |
| 61 | Leipzig Estimated | 2.7 | +0.7 pts |
| 61 | Mittelfranken Estimated | 2.7 | +0.9 pts |
| 61 | Salzburg Estimated | 2.7 | +0.3 pts |
| 61 | Střední Morava Estimated | 2.7 | -1.8 pts |
| 61 | Västsverige Estimated | 2.7 | -3.3 pts |
| 61 | Wien Estimated | 2.7 | +2.3 pts |
| 69 | Aragon | 2.6 | +0.7 pts |
| 69 | Basque Country | 2.6 | -1.4 pts |
| 69 | Centru Estimated | 2.6 | +1 pts |
| 69 | Dél-Alföld Estimated | 2.6 | -2 pts |
| 69 | Galicia | 2.6 | -2.2 pts |
| 69 | Norra Mellansverige Estimated | 2.6 | +0.8 pts |
| 69 | Oberbayern Estimated | 2.6 | -0.4 pts |
| 69 | Unterfranken Estimated | 2.6 | +1.5 pts |
| 69 | Yugozapaden Estimated | 2.6 | -2 pts |
| 69 | Západné Slovensko Estimated | 2.6 | +0.4 pts |
| 79 | Canary Islands | 2.5 | -0.4 pts |
| 79 | La Réunion | 2.5 | -0.5 pts |
| 79 | Lubuskie Estimated | 2.5 | -0.3 pts |
| 79 | Navarre | 2.5 | -1 pts |
| 79 | Niederösterreich Estimated | 2.5 | +1.4 pts |
| 79 | Northern and Western Estimated | 2.5 | +1.6 pts |
| 79 | Oeste e Vale do Tejo | 2.5 | +0.9 pts |
| 79 | Schwaben Estimated | 2.5 | +0.3 pts |
| 79 | Sterea Elláda Estimated | 2.5 | +3.6 pts |
| 79 | Utrecht Estimated | 2.5 | +0.3 pts |
| 89 | Andalusia | 2.4 | -1.4 pts |
| 89 | Cantabria | 2.4 | -0.1 pts |
| 89 | Etelä-Suomi Estimated | 2.4 | +3 pts |
| 89 | Panonska Hrvatska Estimated | 2.4 | 0 pts |
| 89 | Severozapaden Estimated | 2.4 | +5.2 pts |
| 89 | Steiermark Estimated | 2.4 | +1.8 pts |
| 89 | Vidurio ir vakarų Lietuvos regionas Estimated | 2.4 | -0.1 pts |
| 96 | Castile and León | 2.3 | -0.6 pts |
| 96 | Melilla | 2.3 | -0.6 pts |
| 96 | Schleswig-Holstein Estimated | 2.3 | +1.3 pts |
| 96 | Valencian Community | 2.3 | -1.5 pts |
| 96 | Vzhodna Slovenija Estimated | 2.3 | 0 pts |
| 101 | Detmold Estimated | 2.2 | +1.9 pts |
| 101 | Dolnośląskie Estimated | 2.2 | -1.7 pts |
| 101 | Kujawsko-pomorskie Estimated | 2.2 | -1.6 pts |
| 101 | Prov. Vlaams-Brabant Estimated | 2.2 | +0.1 pts |
| 101 | Stockholm Estimated | 2.2 | -3.5 pts |
| 106 | Centro (PT) | 2.1 | -0.7 pts |
| 106 | Hamburg Estimated | 2.1 | +0.2 pts |
| 106 | Região Autónoma da Madeira | 2.1 | +0.9 pts |
| 106 | Zachodniopomorskie Estimated | 2.1 | -1.8 pts |
| 110 | Flevoland Estimated | 2 | +0.7 pts |
| 110 | Gelderland Estimated | 2 | -0.5 pts |
| 110 | Warmińsko-mazurskie Estimated | 2 | -0.4 pts |
| 110 | Yuzhen tsentralen Estimated | 2 | -5.1 pts |
| 114 | Anatoliki Makedonia, Thraki Estimated | 1.9 | +3 pts |
| 114 | Budapest Estimated | 1.9 | +0.5 pts |
| 114 | Jihozápad Estimated | 1.9 | -2.1 pts |
| 114 | Münster Estimated | 1.9 | 0 pts |
| 114 | Prov. Namur Estimated | 1.9 | +1.6 pts |
| 114 | Trier Estimated | 1.9 | +1 pts |
| 120 | Emilia-Romagna Estimated | 1.8 | +1.4 pts |
| 120 | Prov. West-Vlaanderen Estimated | 1.8 | +1.1 pts |
| 120 | Provincia Autonoma di Trento Estimated | 1.8 | +2.4 pts |
| 120 | Rhône-Alpes | 1.8 | +0.4 pts |
| 120 | Severen tsentralen Estimated | 1.8 | +3.3 pts |
| 120 | Tirol Estimated | 1.8 | -1.4 pts |
| 126 | Aquitaine | 1.7 | +0.3 pts |
| 126 | Brandenburg Estimated | 1.7 | +1.5 pts |
| 126 | Bremen Estimated | 1.7 | +1.6 pts |
| 126 | Ceuta | 1.7 | -1.1 pts |
| 126 | Groningen Estimated | 1.7 | +7.4 pts |
| 126 | La Rioja | 1.7 | -2 pts |
| 126 | Łódzkie Estimated | 1.7 | -1.8 pts |
| 126 | Lombardia Estimated | 1.7 | +0.6 pts |
| 126 | Oberpfalz Estimated | 1.7 | +1 pts |
| 126 | Sachsen-Anhalt Estimated | 1.7 | +1.4 pts |
| 126 | Thüringen Estimated | 1.7 | +0.6 pts |
| 126 | Veneto Estimated | 1.7 | +0.6 pts |
| 138 | Chemnitz Estimated | 1.6 | +0.2 pts |
| 138 | Guadeloupe | 1.6 | +0.5 pts |
| 138 | Midi-Pyrénées | 1.6 | -0.3 pts |
| 138 | Niederbayern Estimated | 1.6 | +1.2 pts |
| 138 | Oberösterreich Estimated | 1.6 | -0.2 pts |
| 138 | Podlaskie Estimated | 1.6 | -0.3 pts |
| 138 | Prov. Limburg (BE) Estimated | 1.6 | +1.4 pts |
| 145 | Bretagne | 1.5 | 0 pts |
| 145 | Dresden Estimated | 1.5 | -2.7 pts |
| 145 | Észak-Alföld Estimated | 1.5 | -0.3 pts |
| 145 | Freiburg Estimated | 1.5 | +0.9 pts |
| 145 | Friesland (NL) Estimated | 1.5 | -0.8 pts |
| 145 | Península de Setúbal | 1.5 | +0.9 pts |
| 145 | Prov. Luxembourg (BE) Estimated | 1.5 | +0.3 pts |
| 145 | Zuid-Holland Estimated | 1.5 | -1 pts |
| 153 | Asturias | 1.4 | -1.4 pts |
| 153 | Extremadura | 1.4 | -1.8 pts |
| 153 | Gießen Estimated | 1.4 | +0.8 pts |
| 153 | Ile-de-France | 1.4 | +0.2 pts |
| 153 | Languedoc-Roussillon | 1.4 | +0.7 pts |
| 153 | Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Estimated | 1.4 | +0.8 pts |
| 153 | Peloponnisos Estimated | 1.4 | +0.2 pts |
| 153 | Prov. Antwerpen Estimated | 1.4 | -1.2 pts |
| 153 | Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen Estimated | 1.4 | -1.7 pts |
| 153 | Rheinhessen-Pfalz Estimated | 1.4 | -1.1 pts |
| 153 | Syddanmark Estimated | 1.4 | -0.1 pts |
| 164 | Karlsruhe Estimated | 1.3 | -1 pts |
| 164 | Świętokrzyskie Estimated | 1.3 | -1.3 pts |
| 166 | Alsace | 1.2 | +1.1 pts |
| 166 | Franche-Comté | 1.2 | -0.1 pts |
| 166 | Grande Lisboa | 1.2 | +1 pts |
| 166 | Piemonte Estimated | 1.2 | +0.1 pts |
| 166 | Vorarlberg Estimated | 1.2 | -1.3 pts |
| 171 | Burgenland Estimated | 1.1 | -2 pts |
| 171 | Corse | 1.1 | -1.4 pts |
| 171 | Kentriki Makedonia Estimated | 1.1 | -0.5 pts |
| 171 | Länsi-Suomi Estimated | 1.1 | +0.8 pts |
| 171 | Oberfranken Estimated | 1.1 | -1.7 pts |
| 171 | Övre Norrland Estimated | 1.1 | -0.8 pts |
| 171 | Pays de la Loire | 1.1 | -0.8 pts |
| 171 | Severoiztochen Estimated | 1.1 | +0.7 pts |
| 179 | Jihovýchod Estimated | 1 | -3.9 pts |
| 179 | Molise Estimated | 1 | -1 pts |
| 179 | Stuttgart Estimated | 1 | -2.7 pts |
| 179 | Zeeland Estimated | 1 | -0.4 pts |
| 183 | Ipeiros Estimated | 0.9 | +1.6 pts |
| 183 | Koblenz Estimated | 0.9 | 0 pts |
| 183 | Lüneburg Estimated | 0.9 | -0.5 pts |
| 183 | Opolskie Estimated | 0.9 | -1.7 pts |
| 183 | Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen Estimated | 0.9 | -1.1 pts |
| 183 | Stredné Slovensko Estimated | 0.9 | -5.4 pts |
| 189 | Arnsberg Estimated | 0.8 | +0.1 pts |
| 189 | Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur | 0.8 | +0.2 pts |
| 189 | Sud-Est Estimated | 0.8 | -1.4 pts |
| 192 | Düsseldorf Estimated | 0.7 | -1.2 pts |
| 192 | Nordjylland Estimated | 0.7 | -2.1 pts |
| 194 | Abruzzo Estimated | 0.6 | +0.3 pts |
| 194 | Köln Estimated | 0.6 | -2.1 pts |
| 194 | Puglia Estimated | 0.6 | -0.6 pts |
| 194 | Toscana Estimated | 0.6 | +0.6 pts |
| 198 | Liguria Estimated | 0.5 | +0.6 pts |
| 198 | Marche Estimated | 0.5 | +1.2 pts |
| 198 | Nord-Pas de Calais | 0.5 | -0.3 pts |
| 198 | Prov. Liège Estimated | 0.5 | +0.6 pts |
| 198 | Východné Slovensko Estimated | 0.5 | -6.5 pts |
| 203 | Campania Estimated | 0.3 | -1.5 pts |
| 203 | Drenthe Estimated | 0.3 | 0 pts |
| 205 | Kärnten Estimated | 0.2 | +0.4 pts |
| 205 | Mellersta Norrland Estimated | 0.2 | -0.9 pts |
| 205 | Prov. Hainaut Estimated | 0.2 | -0.7 pts |
| 205 | Sydsverige Estimated | 0.2 | -3.4 pts |
| 209 | Basse-Normandie | 0.1 | -0.3 pts |
| 209 | Saarland Estimated | 0.1 | -0.5 pts |
| 209 | Sicilia Estimated | 0.1 | -0.7 pts |
| 212 | Attiki Estimated | 0 | 0 pts |
| 212 | Auvergne | 0 | -1.1 pts |
| 212 | Poitou-Charentes | 0 | -0.1 pts |
| 215 | Pest Estimated | -0.1 | -6.4 pts |
| 216 | Centre - Val de Loire | -0.2 | -0.9 pts |
| 217 | Ionia Nisia Estimated | -0.3 | +1.6 pts |
| 218 | Friuli-Venezia Giulia Estimated | -0.4 | -2.5 pts |
| 218 | Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest Estimated | -0.4 | -1.9 pts |
| 218 | Severozápad Estimated | -0.4 | -5.9 pts |
| 221 | Calabria Estimated | -0.8 | -2.6 pts |
| 221 | Lorraine | -0.8 | -0.8 pts |
| 223 | Umbria Estimated | -0.9 | -3.8 pts |
| 223 | Voreio Aigaio Estimated | -0.9 | +0.7 pts |
| 225 | Thessalia Estimated | -1 | -2 pts |
| 226 | Sjælland Estimated | -1.2 | -5.9 pts |
| 227 | Dytiki Elláda Estimated | -1.3 | -0.4 pts |
| 228 | Bourgogne | -1.5 | -0.8 pts |
| 228 | Sud-Muntenia Estimated | -1.5 | -0.1 pts |
| 230 | Kriti Estimated | -1.6 | -1.5 pts |
| 230 | Limousin | -1.6 | -2.3 pts |
| 230 | Martinique | -1.6 | -2.4 pts |
| 233 | Åland Estimated | -1.8 | +2.7 pts |
| 234 | Haute-Normandie | -1.9 | -2.5 pts |
| 235 | Alentejo | -2 | -5.7 pts |
| 235 | Champagne-Ardenne | -2 | -1.4 pts |
| 235 | Sud-Vest Oltenia Estimated | -2 | -0.8 pts |
| 238 | Picardie | -2.1 | -3.7 pts |
| 239 | Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste Estimated | -2.3 | -1.3 pts |
| 240 | Sardegna Estimated | -2.5 | -5.3 pts |
| 241 | Nord-Est Estimated | -2.7 | +0.8 pts |
| 242 | Notio Aigaio Estimated | -2.8 | -0.9 pts |
| 243 | Southern Estimated | -4.3 | -76.7 pts |
| 244 | Dytiki Makedonia Estimated | -6 | +3 pts |
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About this ranking
Annual percentage change of GDP in chain-linked volumes, or at constant prices in the World Bank series.
Each value comes from one official source for that place: national statistics offices, Eurostat, for the United States the Bureau of Economic Analysis or, for other countries and the World, the World Bank. Annual values compare one calendar year with the previous one; quarterly values compare a quarter with the same quarter a year earlier. Past values can be revised. United States figures come from BEA tables SAGDP11 for the nation and states and CAGDP11 for counties. Growth in small counties can swing widely from year to year.
Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the regions are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.
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Which region has the highest real GDP growth?
Braunschweig, with 16.7% in 2016, according to Eurostat, European Commission.
Which region has the lowest real GDP growth?
Dytiki Makedonia, with -6% in 2016.
Where does this ranking come from?
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