EU regions (NUTS 2) by real GDP growth

Name: EU regions (NUTS 2) by real GDP growth, 2020
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Southern had the highest real GDP growth of 244 regions in 2020, at 12%. Notio Aigaio had the lowest, at -23.2%. The median was -4.9% and the figure for the European Union (27) was -5.5%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest12Southern

Lowest-23.2Notio Aigaio

Median-4.9244 regions

European Union (27)-5.5History

Top 40 regions, 2020

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

Full ranking

Rank	Regions	2020 (%)	Change on 2019
1	Southern Estimated	12	+5.8 pts
2	Northern and Western Estimated	11.8	+5.3 pts
3	Eastern and Midland Estimated	3.4	-0.6 pts
3	Mayotte	3.4	-6 pts
5	Bucureşti-Ilfov Estimated	1.9	-8.2 pts
6	Severozapaden Estimated	0.8	+4.4 pts
7	Midtjylland Estimated	0.4	-2.5 pts
7	Vidurio ir vakarų Lietuvos regionas Estimated	0.4	-3 pts
9	Övre Norrland Estimated	0.3	-1.9 pts
10	Sydsverige Estimated	-0.3	-3.6 pts
10	Utrecht Estimated	-0.3	-2.2 pts
12	Sostinės regionas Estimated	-0.4	-6.8 pts
13	Kujawsko-pomorskie Estimated	-0.5	-2.9 pts
13	Luxembourg Estimated	-0.5	-3.2 pts
15	Východné Slovensko Estimated	-0.7	-0.3 pts
15	Warmińsko-mazurskie Estimated	-0.7	-3.8 pts
17	Podlaskie Estimated	-0.8	-5.7 pts
18	Łódzkie Estimated	-1	-6.1 pts
18	Östra Mellansverige Estimated	-1	-1.6 pts
18	Pest Estimated	-1	-8.1 pts
18	Zeeland Estimated	-1	-1.4 pts
22	Wielkopolskie Estimated	-1.2	-6.3 pts
23	Mazowiecki regionalny Estimated	-1.4	-7.7 pts
24	Detmold Estimated	-1.5	-2.7 pts
24	Pohjois- ja Itä-Suomi Estimated	-1.5	-2.1 pts
26	Małopolskie Estimated	-1.6	-6 pts
26	Syddanmark Estimated	-1.6	-3 pts
26	Zachodniopomorskie Estimated	-1.6	-4.6 pts
29	Friesland (NL) Estimated	-1.7	-4.4 pts
29	Länsi-Suomi Estimated	-1.7	-2.1 pts
29	Nordjylland Estimated	-1.7	-2.5 pts
29	Yugozapaden Estimated	-1.7	-9.8 pts
33	Lubuskie Estimated	-1.8	-5.2 pts
33	Stockholm Estimated	-1.8	-6 pts
33	Yuzhen tsentralen Estimated	-1.8	-4.7 pts
36	Dolnośląskie Estimated	-1.9	-6.3 pts
37	Lüneburg Estimated	-2	-4.2 pts
38	Warszawski stołeczny Estimated	-2.1	-8.6 pts
39	Hovedstaden Estimated	-2.2	-3.5 pts
39	Koblenz Estimated	-2.2	-3.3 pts
39	Schleswig-Holstein Estimated	-2.2	-4.5 pts
39	Småland med öarna Estimated	-2.2	-2.9 pts
43	Berlin Estimated	-2.3	-5 pts
43	Mellersta Norrland Estimated	-2.3	-4.4 pts
43	Norra Mellansverige Estimated	-2.3	-4.2 pts
43	Weser-Ems Estimated	-2.3	-4 pts
47	Bratislavský kraj Estimated	-2.4	-3.4 pts
47	Flevoland Estimated	-2.4	-6.5 pts
47	Świętokrzyskie Estimated	-2.4	-4.7 pts
47	Trier Estimated	-2.4	-3.5 pts
51	Etelä-Suomi Estimated	-2.5	-2.8 pts
51	Münster Estimated	-2.5	-4.3 pts
51	Sjælland Estimated	-2.5	-5.7 pts
54	Jihovýchod Estimated	-2.6	-6.1 pts
54	Lubelskie Estimated	-2.6	-6.8 pts
56	Nord-Vest Estimated	-2.7	-8.4 pts
56	Zuid-Holland Estimated	-2.7	-4.6 pts
58	Guyane	-2.8	-7.9 pts
58	Noord-Brabant Estimated	-2.8	-5.4 pts
60	Eesti Estimated	-2.9	-6.6 pts
60	Gelderland Estimated	-2.9	-5.7 pts
60	Niederbayern Estimated	-2.9	-4.5 pts
60	Opolskie Estimated	-2.9	-6.6 pts
60	Západné Slovensko Estimated	-2.9	-7.6 pts
65	Oberpfalz Estimated	-3	-3.4 pts
66	Brandenburg Estimated	-3.1	-4.7 pts
66	Drenthe Estimated	-3.1	-4.4 pts
66	Észak-Magyarország Estimated	-3.1	-3.3 pts
66	Overijssel Estimated	-3.1	-5 pts
66	Pomorskie Estimated	-3.1	-7.9 pts
71	Helsinki-Uusimaa Estimated	-3.2	-5.9 pts
71	Kýpros Estimated	-3.2	-9.1 pts
73	Észak-Alföld Estimated	-3.3	-6.7 pts
73	Latvija Estimated	-3.3	-4.1 pts
73	Sachsen-Anhalt Estimated	-3.3	-5.4 pts
73	Śląskie Estimated	-3.3	-6.5 pts
77	Malta Estimated	-3.4	-7.5 pts
77	Thüringen Estimated	-3.4	-3.6 pts
79	Dél-Alföld Estimated	-3.5	-5.5 pts
79	La Réunion	-3.5	-6 pts
79	Sjeverna Hrvatska Estimated	-3.5	-8.2 pts
82	Prov. Antwerpen Estimated	-3.6	-5.8 pts
83	Düsseldorf Estimated	-3.7	-3.1 pts
83	Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Estimated	-3.7	-7.2 pts
83	Schwaben Estimated	-3.7	-6.4 pts
86	Leipzig Estimated	-3.8	-6 pts
87	Dresden Estimated	-3.9	-5.5 pts
87	Martinique	-3.9	-1.3 pts
87	Oberfranken Estimated	-3.9	-4.7 pts
87	Prov. Namur Estimated	-3.9	-5.3 pts
87	Severovýchod Estimated	-3.9	-7 pts
87	Zahodna Slovenija Estimated	-3.9	-7.1 pts
93	Hannover Estimated	-4	-5.5 pts
93	Sterea Elláda Estimated	-4	-5.1 pts
95	Prov. Luxembourg (BE) Estimated	-4.1	-5.9 pts
96	Gießen Estimated	-4.2	-5.3 pts
96	Köln Estimated	-4.2	-4 pts
96	Languedoc-Roussillon	-4.2	-6.6 pts
96	Mittelfranken Estimated	-4.2	-4.9 pts
96	Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen Estimated	-4.2	-6.3 pts
96	Tübingen Estimated	-4.2	-5.2 pts
102	Prov. Brabant wallon Estimated	-4.3	-13.4 pts
102	Prov. West-Vlaanderen Estimated	-4.3	-6.3 pts
102	Västsverige Estimated	-4.3	-6.6 pts
102	Vzhodna Slovenija Estimated	-4.3	-8.3 pts
106	Budapest Estimated	-4.4	-13 pts
106	Centru Estimated	-4.4	-5.8 pts
106	Pays de la Loire	-4.4	-7.2 pts
106	Stredné Slovensko Estimated	-4.4	-7.9 pts
110	Arnsberg Estimated	-4.5	-4.6 pts
110	Limburg (NL) Estimated	-4.5	-5.2 pts
110	Severen tsentralen Estimated	-4.5	-5.3 pts
110	Unterfranken Estimated	-4.5	-4.9 pts
114	Oberbayern Estimated	-4.6	-6.5 pts
115	Podkarpackie Estimated	-4.7	-8.8 pts
115	Prov. Limburg (BE) Estimated	-4.7	-6.4 pts
115	Rheinhessen-Pfalz Estimated	-4.7	-5.3 pts
118	Bremen Estimated	-4.8	-3 pts
118	Chemnitz Estimated	-4.8	-5.2 pts
118	Dél-Dunántúl Estimated	-4.8	-6.2 pts
118	Limousin	-4.8	-8.4 pts
118	Střední Morava Estimated	-4.8	-8.6 pts
123	Panonska Hrvatska Estimated	-4.9	-8 pts
123	Praha Estimated	-4.9	-8.5 pts
125	Bretagne	-5	-7.4 pts
125	Darmstadt Estimated	-5	-5.7 pts
125	Jihozápad Estimated	-5	-7.5 pts
125	Kärnten Estimated	-5	-6.3 pts
129	Oberösterreich Estimated	-5.1	-6.8 pts
129	Stuttgart Estimated	-5.1	-3.5 pts
131	Poitou-Charentes	-5.3	-7.3 pts
132	Salzburg Estimated	-5.4	-7.5 pts
133	Centro (PT)	-5.5	-7.8 pts
133	Kassel Estimated	-5.5	-8 pts
133	Prov. Hainaut Estimated	-5.5	-6.1 pts
133	Vorarlberg Estimated	-5.5	-7.8 pts
137	Bourgogne	-5.6	-5.8 pts
137	Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest Estimated	-5.6	-8.7 pts
137	Vest Estimated	-5.6	-11.8 pts
140	Guadeloupe	-5.7	-8.7 pts
140	Hamburg Estimated	-5.7	-8.7 pts
140	Oeste e Vale do Tejo	-5.7	-8.1 pts
143	Freiburg Estimated	-5.8	-7 pts
143	Karlsruhe Estimated	-5.8	-6.6 pts
143	Prov. Liège Estimated	-5.8	-7.3 pts
143	Saarland Estimated	-5.8	-4.6 pts
143	Wien Estimated	-5.8	-6.6 pts
148	Basse-Normandie	-5.9	-7.2 pts
148	Burgenland Estimated	-5.9	-6.7 pts
148	Franche-Comté	-5.9	-8.1 pts
151	Nord-Pas de Calais	-6	-6.9 pts
152	Auvergne	-6.2	-7.9 pts
153	Nord-Est Estimated	-6.3	-6.7 pts
153	Norte	-6.3	-9.1 pts
153	Prov. Vlaams-Brabant Estimated	-6.3	-8.9 pts
156	Aquitaine	-6.4	-8.6 pts
156	Centre - Val de Loire	-6.4	-7.6 pts
156	Severoiztochen Estimated	-6.4	-7.4 pts
159	Lorraine	-6.5	-7.1 pts
159	Sud-Est Estimated	-6.5	-7.4 pts
161	Rhône-Alpes	-6.6	-8.4 pts
162	Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur	-6.7	-8.1 pts
163	Sud-Muntenia Estimated	-6.8	-4.2 pts
164	Picardie	-6.9	-8.4 pts
165	Haute-Normandie	-7	-7.8 pts
166	Steiermark Estimated	-7.1	-9.3 pts
167	Corse	-7.2	-8.8 pts
167	Grad Zagreb Estimated	-7.2	-11.1 pts
167	Közép-Dunántúl Estimated	-7.2	-11.7 pts
167	Puglia Estimated	-7.2	-7.3 pts
171	Champagne-Ardenne	-7.3	-7.3 pts
171	Nyugat-Dunántúl Estimated	-7.3	-8.9 pts
173	Alsace	-7.4	-8.5 pts
173	Severozápad Estimated	-7.4	-11.2 pts
173	Thessalia Estimated	-7.4	-10.5 pts
176	Groningen Estimated	-7.5	-6.9 pts
176	Lombardia Estimated	-7.5	-7.6 pts
176	Moravskoslezsko Estimated	-7.5	-6.6 pts
179	Península de Setúbal	-7.6	-11.2 pts
180	Braunschweig Estimated	-7.7	-7.9 pts
180	Niederösterreich Estimated	-7.7	-10.7 pts
180	Noord-Holland Estimated	-7.7	-11.3 pts
180	Provincia Autonoma di Trento Estimated	-7.7	-9.2 pts
184	Castilla-La Mancha	-7.9	-8.9 pts
184	Kentriki Makedonia Estimated	-7.9	-9.8 pts
186	Attiki Estimated	-8	-11.3 pts
187	Friuli-Venezia Giulia Estimated	-8.1	-9.2 pts
188	Anatoliki Makedonia, Thraki Estimated	-8.2	-8.6 pts
189	Emilia-Romagna Estimated	-8.4	-8.3 pts
189	Lazio Estimated	-8.4	-9.2 pts
189	Sicilia Estimated	-8.4	-8.4 pts
192	Aragon	-8.5	-9.6 pts
192	Calabria Estimated	-8.5	-8.3 pts
192	Střední Čechy Estimated	-8.5	-16.5 pts
195	Abruzzo Estimated	-8.6	-9.2 pts
195	Castile and León	-8.6	-9.3 pts
195	Tirol Estimated	-8.6	-10.5 pts
198	Dytiki Elláda Estimated	-8.7	-10.6 pts
198	La Rioja	-8.7	-10.1 pts
198	Sud-Vest Oltenia Estimated	-8.7	-8.7 pts
201	Ceuta	-8.8	-9.9 pts
202	Galicia	-8.9	-10.3 pts
202	Ipeiros Estimated	-8.9	-9.8 pts
202	Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen Estimated	-8.9	-10.1 pts
202	Region of Murcia	-8.9	-11.2 pts
206	Marche Estimated	-9	-9.7 pts
206	Melilla	-9	-10.6 pts
206	Molise Estimated	-9	-10.2 pts
206	Peloponnisos Estimated	-9	-10.6 pts
210	Campania Estimated	-9.1	-9.8 pts
210	Grande Lisboa	-9.1	-12.5 pts
210	Sardegna Estimated	-9.1	-10.2 pts
213	Extremadura	-9.3	-11.2 pts
213	Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste Estimated	-9.3	-9 pts
215	Midi-Pyrénées	-9.4	-11.6 pts
216	Basilicata Estimated	-9.6	-8 pts
216	Umbria Estimated	-9.6	-9.2 pts
218	Piemonte Estimated	-9.8	-9.2 pts
218	Veneto Estimated	-9.8	-10.5 pts
218	Yugoiztochen Estimated	-9.8	-6.3 pts
221	Cantabria	-9.9	-11.2 pts
222	Navarre	-10.1	-12.4 pts
223	Community of Madrid	-10.2	-13.1 pts
223	Região Autónoma dos Açores	-10.2	-12.1 pts
225	Asturias	-10.3	-11.6 pts
225	Basque Country	-10.3	-11.8 pts
225	Ile-de-France	-10.3	-13.2 pts
228	Valencian Community	-10.5	-12.5 pts
229	Andalusia	-10.8	-12.7 pts
229	Voreio Aigaio Estimated	-10.8	-13.2 pts
231	Liguria Estimated	-11	-11.1 pts
232	Alentejo	-11.8	-10.9 pts
233	Catalonia	-11.9	-14.1 pts
234	Toscana Estimated	-13.2	-15.9 pts
235	Åland Estimated	-13.8	-16.9 pts
235	Jadranska Hrvatska Estimated	-13.8	-15.3 pts
237	Dytiki Makedonia Estimated	-14.4	-8 pts
238	Kriti Estimated	-15.1	-16.5 pts
239	Região Autónoma da Madeira	-15.5	-17.4 pts
240	Algarve	-18.5	-21.6 pts
241	Canary Islands	-18.8	-20.4 pts
242	Ionia Nisia Estimated	-21.5	-22.6 pts
243	Balearic Islands	-22.7	-24.6 pts
244	Notio Aigaio Estimated	-23.2	-25 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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Questions

Which region has the highest real GDP growth?

Southern, with 12% in 2020, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which region has the lowest real GDP growth?

Notio Aigaio, with -23.2% in 2020.

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.