EU regions (NUTS 2) by real GDP growth

Name: EU regions (NUTS 2) by real GDP growth, 2018
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Prov. Brabant wallon had the highest real GDP growth of 244 regions in 2018, at 11%. Åland had the lowest, at -7.5%. The median was 2% and the figure for the European Union (27) was 2.1%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest11Prov. Brabant wallon

Lowest-7.5Åland

Median2244 regions

European Union (27)2.1History

Top 40 regions, 2018

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%. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

Rank	Regions	2018 (%)	Change on 2017
1	Prov. Brabant wallon Estimated	11	+7.8 pts
2	Eastern and Midland Estimated	10.9	+0.8 pts
3	Severozapaden Estimated	9.8	+5.2 pts
4	Warszawski stołeczny Estimated	9.1	+2.3 pts
5	Bucureşti-Ilfov Estimated	8.2	-4.8 pts
5	Vest Estimated	8.2	+0.7 pts
7	Dél-Alföld Estimated	7.4	+4.9 pts
8	Sostinės regionas Estimated	7.3	+2.3 pts
9	Malta Estimated	7.2	-5.8 pts
9	Podkarpackie Estimated	7.2	+2.4 pts
11	Małopolskie Estimated	7	+0.8 pts
12	Centru Estimated	6.8	-0.1 pts
12	Pomorskie Estimated	6.8	+1.9 pts
14	Świętokrzyskie Estimated	6.6	+2.7 pts
15	Pest Estimated	6.5	+2.5 pts
16	Kujawsko-pomorskie Estimated	6.3	+2.1 pts
16	Kýpros Estimated	6.3	+0.5 pts
18	Észak-Alföld Estimated	6.2	+1.6 pts
19	Budapest Estimated	6.1	+0.8 pts
19	Śląskie Estimated	6.1	+1.6 pts
21	Zachodniopomorskie Estimated	5.8	+0.6 pts
22	Dél-Dunántúl Estimated	5.6	+1 pts
22	Podlaskie Estimated	5.6	0 pts
24	Dolnośląskie Estimated	5.5	+0.5 pts
24	Východné Slovensko Estimated	5.5	-0.5 pts
24	Wielkopolskie Estimated	5.5	0 pts
27	Opolskie Estimated	5.2	+0.5 pts
28	Łódzkie Estimated	5.1	+0.5 pts
29	Közép-Dunántúl Estimated	4.8	+3.3 pts
29	Zahodna Slovenija Estimated	4.8	-0.6 pts
31	Praha Estimated	4.7	+0.1 pts
31	Stredné Slovensko Estimated	4.7	+2.2 pts
33	Nord-Vest Estimated	4.6	-8.8 pts
34	Latvija Estimated	4.5	+1 pts
34	Lubuskie Estimated	4.5	+0.4 pts
36	Észak-Magyarország Estimated	4.4	-1.6 pts
36	Sjeverna Hrvatska Estimated	4.4	-0.3 pts
38	Braunschweig Estimated	4.3	+6.7 pts
38	Península de Setúbal	4.3	-0.6 pts
40	Sud-Vest Oltenia Estimated	4.2	-2.3 pts
41	Grad Zagreb Estimated	4.1	+0.5 pts
41	Northern and Western Estimated	4.1	+0.8 pts
43	Sterea Elláda Estimated	4	+0.5 pts
44	Stockholm Estimated	3.9	+3.2 pts
44	Warmińsko-mazurskie Estimated	3.9	-0.1 pts
46	Sud-Est Estimated	3.8	-1.9 pts
46	Vzhodna Slovenija Estimated	3.8	-1.1 pts
46	Yuzhen tsentralen Estimated	3.8	+1.8 pts
49	Eesti Estimated	3.7	-1.9 pts
49	Noord-Holland Estimated	3.7	-0.1 pts
49	Norte	3.7	+0.3 pts
49	Southern Estimated	3.7	-7.9 pts
53	Lubelskie Estimated	3.6	-0.6 pts
53	Západné Slovensko Estimated	3.6	+2.2 pts
55	Mazowiecki regionalny Estimated	3.5	-0.1 pts
55	Thessalia Estimated	3.5	+3.2 pts
57	Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen Estimated	3.3	+1.5 pts
57	Severoiztochen Estimated	3.3	+1.1 pts
57	Vidurio ir vakarų Lietuvos regionas Estimated	3.3	-1 pts
60	Berlin Estimated	3.2	-0.7 pts
60	Flevoland Estimated	3.2	+0.6 pts
60	Kärnten Estimated	3.2	-0.2 pts
60	Oberösterreich Estimated	3.2	+0.4 pts
64	Bratislavský kraj Estimated	3.1	+0.7 pts
64	Jihovýchod Estimated	3.1	-1.4 pts
66	Balearic Islands	3	0 pts
66	Centro (PT)	3	+0.1 pts
66	Community of Madrid	3	-0.8 pts
66	Grande Lisboa	3	-0.1 pts
66	Hovedstaden Estimated	3	-0.8 pts
66	Kentriki Makedonia Estimated	3	+2.3 pts
72	Castile and León	2.9	+1.7 pts
72	Midi-Pyrénées	2.9	+1.2 pts
72	Notio Aigaio Estimated	2.9	+2 pts
72	Provincia Autonoma di Trento Estimated	2.9	+1.6 pts
72	Tirol Estimated	2.9	+0.3 pts
72	Wien Estimated	2.9	+2.9 pts
78	Castilla-La Mancha	2.8	+0.8 pts
78	Corse	2.8	-0.2 pts
78	Rhône-Alpes	2.8	+0.5 pts
78	Utrecht Estimated	2.8	-2 pts
78	Zeeland Estimated	2.8	+0.4 pts
83	Noord-Brabant Estimated	2.7	-1.2 pts
83	Prov. Hainaut Estimated	2.7	+2.2 pts
83	Stuttgart Estimated	2.7	-2.2 pts
86	Aragon	2.6	+0.1 pts
86	Overijssel Estimated	2.6	-0.2 pts
88	Andalusia	2.5	0 pts
88	Moravskoslezsko Estimated	2.5	-0.6 pts
88	Nyugat-Dunántúl Estimated	2.5	+0.4 pts
88	Střední Čechy Estimated	2.5	-4.8 pts
92	Basilicata Estimated	2.4	+2.2 pts
92	Canary Islands	2.4	-1.3 pts
92	Drenthe Estimated	2.4	+0.7 pts
92	Gelderland Estimated	2.4	+0.5 pts
92	Ipeiros Estimated	2.4	+2.9 pts
92	Lüneburg Estimated	2.4	+0.3 pts
92	Melilla	2.4	0 pts
92	Severovýchod Estimated	2.4	-5.1 pts
100	Algarve	2.3	-2.7 pts
100	Aquitaine	2.3	+0.4 pts
100	Catalonia	2.3	-0.5 pts
100	Jihozápad Estimated	2.3	-4 pts
100	Prov. Antwerpen Estimated	2.3	+1.2 pts
100	Sud-Muntenia Estimated	2.3	+2.2 pts
106	Alsace	2.2	+0.1 pts
106	Cantabria	2.2	-0.8 pts
106	Niederösterreich Estimated	2.2	-0.9 pts
106	Salzburg Estimated	2.2	-0.3 pts
106	Severen tsentralen Estimated	2.2	-0.1 pts
106	Valencian Community	2.2	-1.2 pts
112	Basque Country	2.1	-0.3 pts
112	Ceuta	2.1	-0.2 pts
112	Galicia	2.1	-0.4 pts
112	Helsinki-Uusimaa Estimated	2.1	-1.2 pts
112	Ile-de-France	2.1	+0.2 pts
112	Mittelfranken Estimated	2.1	-1.3 pts
112	Prov. Luxembourg (BE) Estimated	2.1	+1.1 pts
119	Anatoliki Makedonia, Thraki Estimated	2	+2.7 pts
119	Ionia Nisia Estimated	2	+1.4 pts
119	Köln Estimated	2	-1.5 pts
119	Tübingen Estimated	2	-0.6 pts
123	Attiki Estimated	1.9	0 pts
123	Freiburg Estimated	1.9	-1.2 pts
123	Karlsruhe Estimated	1.9	-1.6 pts
123	La Rioja	1.9	+1.1 pts
123	Navarre	1.9	-1.7 pts
123	Prov. Limburg (BE) Estimated	1.9	-0.4 pts
123	Prov. Namur Estimated	1.9	+1.7 pts
123	Sydsverige Estimated	1.9	-1 pts
131	Pays de la Loire	1.8	-0.5 pts
131	Umbria Estimated	1.8	+0.3 pts
133	Jadranska Hrvatska Estimated	1.7	-2.1 pts
133	Limburg (NL) Estimated	1.7	-0.1 pts
133	Panonska Hrvatska Estimated	1.7	+1.1 pts
133	Prov. Liège Estimated	1.7	+0.1 pts
137	Asturias	1.6	-0.5 pts
137	Basse-Normandie	1.6	+2.7 pts
137	Extremadura	1.6	-2.1 pts
137	Lombardia Estimated	1.6	-0.5 pts
137	Luxembourg Estimated	1.6	+0.3 pts
137	Poitou-Charentes	1.6	-0.8 pts
137	Prov. Vlaams-Brabant Estimated	1.6	+0.6 pts
137	Střední Morava Estimated	1.6	-4.2 pts
137	Vorarlberg Estimated	1.6	-1.5 pts
137	Voreio Aigaio Estimated	1.6	+1.9 pts
147	Dresden Estimated	1.5	-0.8 pts
147	Midtjylland Estimated	1.5	-1.5 pts
147	Molise Estimated	1.5	-0.4 pts
150	Arnsberg Estimated	1.4	-1.1 pts
150	Friesland (NL) Estimated	1.4	-0.3 pts
150	Gießen Estimated	1.4	-2.4 pts
150	Languedoc-Roussillon	1.4	-0.7 pts
150	Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur	1.4	-0.7 pts
150	Região Autónoma dos Açores	1.4	+0.4 pts
150	Sjælland Estimated	1.4	-2.4 pts
157	Bourgogne	1.3	-1.9 pts
157	Detmold Estimated	1.3	-0.8 pts
157	Emilia-Romagna Estimated	1.3	-1 pts
157	Friuli-Venezia Giulia Estimated	1.3	-0.4 pts
157	Kriti Estimated	1.3	-1.7 pts
157	Oberfranken Estimated	1.3	-2.2 pts
157	Oeste e Vale do Tejo	1.3	-1.4 pts
157	Região Autónoma da Madeira	1.3	-3.6 pts
157	Yugozapaden Estimated	1.3	-1.9 pts
166	Auvergne	1.2	-3.4 pts
166	Burgenland Estimated	1.2	-1.6 pts
166	Düsseldorf Estimated	1.2	-1.6 pts
166	Kassel Estimated	1.2	+1.4 pts
166	Östra Mellansverige Estimated	1.2	-1.7 pts
166	Steiermark Estimated	1.2	-2.6 pts
166	Toscana Estimated	1.2	-0.3 pts
166	Trier Estimated	1.2	+1.5 pts
166	Zuid-Holland Estimated	1.2	-0.3 pts
175	Champagne-Ardenne	1.1	-1.6 pts
175	Guadeloupe	1.1	+0.9 pts
175	Syddanmark Estimated	1.1	-1.2 pts
175	Västsverige Estimated	1.1	-0.5 pts
179	Mayotte	1	-15.9 pts
179	Nord-Pas de Calais	1	-1 pts
179	Prov. West-Vlaanderen Estimated	1	-0.1 pts
182	Länsi-Suomi Estimated	0.9	-2.1 pts
182	Leipzig Estimated	0.9	-2.6 pts
182	Nord-Est Estimated	0.9	-4.1 pts
182	Nordjylland Estimated	0.9	-2.5 pts
182	Peloponnisos Estimated	0.9	-1.6 pts
182	Veneto Estimated	0.9	-1.2 pts
188	Hannover Estimated	0.8	-0.9 pts
188	Koblenz Estimated	0.8	-2.6 pts
188	La Réunion	0.8	-1.7 pts
188	Piemonte Estimated	0.8	-2.1 pts
188	Pohjois- ja Itä-Suomi Estimated	0.8	-1.8 pts
188	Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste Estimated	0.8	-1.7 pts
194	Bretagne	0.7	-2.4 pts
194	Darmstadt Estimated	0.7	-1.6 pts
194	Puglia Estimated	0.7	+0.3 pts
194	Schleswig-Holstein Estimated	0.7	-2.5 pts
198	Centre - Val de Loire	0.6	-1.1 pts
198	Oberpfalz Estimated	0.6	-4 pts
198	Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen Estimated	0.6	-1.7 pts
198	Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest Estimated	0.6	-1.1 pts
202	Alentejo	0.5	-3 pts
202	Marche Estimated	0.5	-1.2 pts
202	Schwaben Estimated	0.5	-1.7 pts
205	Hamburg Estimated	0.4	-1.2 pts
205	Weser-Ems Estimated	0.4	-2 pts
207	Brandenburg Estimated	0.3	-2.7 pts
207	Campania Estimated	0.3	-0.8 pts
207	Chemnitz Estimated	0.3	-1.3 pts
207	Etelä-Suomi Estimated	0.3	-4.2 pts
207	Lorraine	0.3	-1.7 pts
207	Norra Mellansverige Estimated	0.3	-1 pts
213	Bremen Estimated	0.2	-0.8 pts
213	Lazio Estimated	0.2	-0.6 pts
213	Oberbayern Estimated	0.2	-3.9 pts
213	Unterfranken Estimated	0.2	-2.7 pts
217	Sardegna Estimated	0.1	-0.5 pts
217	Yugoiztochen Estimated	0.1	-1.5 pts
219	Dytiki Elláda Estimated	-0.1	-0.7 pts
219	Münster Estimated	-0.1	-3.1 pts
219	Övre Norrland Estimated	-0.1	-3.3 pts
219	Thüringen Estimated	-0.1	-1.8 pts
223	Limousin	-0.2	-2.6 pts
223	Region of Murcia	-0.2	-3.3 pts
225	Abruzzo Estimated	-0.4	-0.8 pts
225	Dytiki Makedonia Estimated	-0.4	-0.1 pts
225	Franche-Comté	-0.4	-1.7 pts
225	Niederbayern Estimated	-0.4	-4.3 pts
229	Mellersta Norrland Estimated	-0.5	-2.5 pts
229	Rheinhessen-Pfalz Estimated	-0.5	-1.1 pts
229	Saarland Estimated	-0.5	-2.9 pts
232	Haute-Normandie	-0.6	-1.9 pts
232	Sachsen-Anhalt Estimated	-0.6	-2.1 pts
234	Liguria Estimated	-0.7	-2 pts
234	Severozápad Estimated	-0.7	-2.8 pts
234	Småland med öarna Estimated	-0.7	-4.3 pts
237	Martinique	-0.8	-1.7 pts
237	Picardie	-0.8	-3.9 pts
239	Calabria Estimated	-1.1	-1.5 pts
239	Sicilia Estimated	-1.1	-1.5 pts
241	Guyane	-1.5	+1.9 pts
242	Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Estimated	-1.6	-6.2 pts
243	Groningen Estimated	-3.2	-3.8 pts
244	Åland Estimated	-7.5	-8.1 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.

How to cite

Eurostat. GDP in volume by NUTS 2 region, percentage change on previous year (nama_10r_2gvagr). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/nama_10r_2gvagr/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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Which region has the highest real GDP growth?

Prov. Brabant wallon, with 11% in 2018, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which region has the lowest real GDP growth?

Åland, with -7.5% in 2018.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Eurostat, European Commission, GDP in volume by NUTS 2 region, percentage change on previous year (nama_10r_2gvagr). Retrieved 2026-10-09.