EU regions (NUTS 2) by real GDP growth

Name: EU regions (NUTS 2) by real GDP growth, 2021
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Rheinhessen-Pfalz had the highest real GDP growth of 244 regions in 2021, at 20.3%. Prov. Brabant wallon had the lowest, at -5.2%. The median was 5.9% and the figure for the European Union (27) was 6.4%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest20.3Rheinhessen-Pfalz

Lowest-5.2Prov. Brabant wallon

Median5.9244 regions

European Union (27)6.4History

Top 40 regions, 2021

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

Full ranking

Rank	Regions	2021 (%)	Change on 2020
1	Rheinhessen-Pfalz Estimated	20.3	+25 pts
2	Southern Estimated	19.1	+7.1 pts
3	Jadranska Hrvatska Estimated	17.1	+30.9 pts
4	Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur	15.5	+22.2 pts
5	Eastern and Midland Estimated	14.7	+11.3 pts
6	Northern and Western Estimated	14.3	+2.5 pts
7	Notio Aigaio Estimated	13.9	+37.1 pts
8	Malta Estimated	13.3	+16.7 pts
9	Ionia Nisia Estimated	12.9	+34.4 pts
10	Åland Estimated	12.6	+26.4 pts
11	Pest Estimated	12	+13 pts
12	Balearic Islands	11.5	+34.2 pts
13	Kriti Estimated	11.4	+26.5 pts
13	Kýpros Estimated	11.4	+14.6 pts
13	Prov. Vlaams-Brabant Estimated	11.4	+17.7 pts
16	Panonska Hrvatska Estimated	11.1	+16 pts
17	Thessalia Estimated	10.9	+18.3 pts
18	Bucureşti-Ilfov Estimated	10.8	+8.9 pts
18	Região Autónoma da Madeira	10.8	+26.3 pts
20	Sjeverna Hrvatska Estimated	10.7	+14.2 pts
21	Grad Zagreb Estimated	10.5	+17.7 pts
21	Lombardia Estimated	10.5	+18 pts
23	Mayotte	10.4	+7 pts
24	Basilicata Estimated	10.1	+19.7 pts
24	Emilia-Romagna Estimated	10.1	+18.5 pts
26	Yugoiztochen Estimated	9.6	+19.4 pts
27	Śląskie Estimated	9.4	+12.7 pts
27	Veneto Estimated	9.4	+19.2 pts
29	Toscana Estimated	9.3	+22.5 pts
29	Yugozapaden Estimated	9.3	+11 pts
31	Friuli-Venezia Giulia Estimated	9.2	+17.3 pts
32	Attiki Estimated	9.1	+17.1 pts
32	Stredné Slovensko Estimated	9.1	+13.5 pts
32	Zahodna Slovenija Estimated	9.1	+13 pts
35	Alentejo	8.9	+20.7 pts
35	Corse	8.9	+16.1 pts
35	Piemonte Estimated	8.9	+18.7 pts
35	Puglia Estimated	8.9	+16.1 pts
39	La Réunion	8.8	+12.3 pts
40	Canary Islands	8.6	+27.4 pts
41	Podkarpackie Estimated	8.5	+13.2 pts
41	Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen Estimated	8.5	+12.7 pts
41	Sardegna Estimated	8.5	+17.6 pts
41	Sicilia Estimated	8.5	+16.9 pts
41	Umbria Estimated	8.5	+18.1 pts
46	Anatoliki Makedonia, Thraki Estimated	8.4	+16.6 pts
46	Marche Estimated	8.4	+17.4 pts
48	Abruzzo Estimated	8.3	+16.9 pts
48	Dolnośląskie Estimated	8.3	+10.2 pts
48	Eesti Estimated	8.3	+11.2 pts
51	Campania Estimated	8.2	+17.3 pts
51	Sostinės regionas Estimated	8.2	+8.6 pts
51	Stuttgart Estimated	8.2	+13.3 pts
54	Prov. Luxembourg (BE) Estimated	8.1	+12.2 pts
55	Pomorskie Estimated	8	+11.1 pts
56	Budapest Estimated	7.9	+12.3 pts
56	Calabria Estimated	7.9	+16.4 pts
56	Liguria Estimated	7.9	+18.9 pts
59	Małopolskie Estimated	7.8	+9.4 pts
59	Noord-Holland Estimated	7.8	+15.5 pts
59	Vest Estimated	7.8	+13.4 pts
62	Opolskie Estimated	7.6	+10.5 pts
62	Península de Setúbal	7.6	+15.2 pts
62	Valencian Community	7.6	+18.1 pts
65	Közép-Dunántúl Estimated	7.5	+14.7 pts
65	Molise Estimated	7.5	+16.5 pts
65	Prov. Namur Estimated	7.5	+11.4 pts
65	Vzhodna Slovenija Estimated	7.5	+11.8 pts
69	Ile-de-France	7.4	+17.7 pts
70	Kujawsko-pomorskie Estimated	7.3	+7.8 pts
70	Noord-Brabant Estimated	7.3	+10.1 pts
72	Catalonia	7.2	+19.1 pts
72	Ipeiros Estimated	7.2	+16.1 pts
72	Kentriki Makedonia Estimated	7.2	+15.1 pts
72	Lubuskie Estimated	7.2	+9 pts
72	Região Autónoma dos Açores	7.2	+17.4 pts
72	Region of Murcia	7.2	+16.1 pts
72	Warmińsko-mazurskie Estimated	7.2	+7.9 pts
79	Aquitaine	7.1	+13.5 pts
79	Cantabria	7.1	+17 pts
79	Languedoc-Roussillon	7.1	+11.3 pts
79	Latvija Estimated	7.1	+10.4 pts
79	Świętokrzyskie Estimated	7.1	+9.5 pts
84	Nord-Vest Estimated	7	+9.7 pts
84	Overijssel Estimated	7	+10.1 pts
84	Provincia Autonoma di Trento Estimated	7	+14.7 pts
87	Algarve	6.9	+25.4 pts
87	Hovedstaden Estimated	6.9	+9.1 pts
87	Luxembourg Estimated	6.9	+7.4 pts
87	Midi-Pyrénées	6.9	+16.3 pts
87	Navarre	6.9	+17 pts
87	Prov. West-Vlaanderen Estimated	6.9	+11.2 pts
93	Dytiki Elláda Estimated	6.8	+15.5 pts
93	Midtjylland Estimated	6.8	+6.4 pts
93	Småland med öarna Estimated	6.8	+9 pts
93	Zachodniopomorskie Estimated	6.8	+8.4 pts
97	Oberösterreich Estimated	6.7	+11.8 pts
98	Bratislavský kraj Estimated	6.6	+9 pts
98	Lubelskie Estimated	6.6	+9.2 pts
98	Prov. Limburg (BE) Estimated	6.6	+11.3 pts
98	Syddanmark Estimated	6.6	+8.2 pts
98	Västsverige Estimated	6.6	+10.9 pts
103	Andalusia	6.5	+17.3 pts
103	Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen Estimated	6.5	+15.4 pts
103	Sterea Elláda Estimated	6.5	+10.5 pts
103	Utrecht Estimated	6.5	+6.8 pts
103	Wielkopolskie Estimated	6.5	+7.7 pts
108	Basque Country	6.4	+16.7 pts
108	Community of Madrid	6.4	+16.6 pts
108	Észak-Magyarország Estimated	6.4	+9.5 pts
108	Praha Estimated	6.4	+11.3 pts
112	Prov. Liège Estimated	6.3	+12.1 pts
113	Voreio Aigaio Estimated	6.2	+17 pts
114	Bretagne	6.1	+11.1 pts
114	Prov. Hainaut Estimated	6.1	+11.6 pts
116	Galicia	6	+14.9 pts
116	Gelderland Estimated	6	+8.9 pts
116	Haute-Normandie	6	+13 pts
116	Limburg (NL) Estimated	6	+10.5 pts
116	Oberbayern Estimated	6	+10.6 pts
116	Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste Estimated	6	+15.3 pts
122	Lazio Estimated	5.9	+14.3 pts
122	Severen tsentralen Estimated	5.9	+10.4 pts
122	Yuzhen tsentralen Estimated	5.9	+7.7 pts
125	Peloponnisos Estimated	5.8	+14.8 pts
125	Sjælland Estimated	5.8	+8.3 pts
127	Bremen Estimated	5.7	+10.5 pts
127	Castilla-La Mancha	5.7	+13.6 pts
127	Dél-Dunántúl Estimated	5.7	+10.5 pts
127	Flevoland Estimated	5.7	+8.1 pts
127	Östra Mellansverige Estimated	5.7	+6.7 pts
127	Tübingen Estimated	5.7	+9.9 pts
127	Wien Estimated	5.7	+11.5 pts
134	Alsace	5.6	+13 pts
134	Łódzkie Estimated	5.6	+6.6 pts
134	Prov. Antwerpen Estimated	5.6	+9.2 pts
134	Severozapaden Estimated	5.6	+4.8 pts
138	Aragon	5.5	+14 pts
138	Auvergne	5.5	+11.7 pts
138	Burgenland Estimated	5.5	+11.4 pts
138	Észak-Alföld Estimated	5.5	+8.8 pts
138	Friesland (NL) Estimated	5.5	+7.2 pts
138	Kärnten Estimated	5.5	+10.5 pts
138	Norte	5.5	+11.8 pts
138	Vorarlberg Estimated	5.5	+11 pts
146	Asturias	5.4	+15.7 pts
146	Nord-Pas de Calais	5.4	+11.4 pts
146	Rhône-Alpes	5.4	+12 pts
149	Centru Estimated	5.3	+9.7 pts
149	Champagne-Ardenne	5.3	+12.6 pts
149	Dél-Alföld Estimated	5.3	+8.8 pts
149	Moravskoslezsko Estimated	5.3	+12.8 pts
149	Övre Norrland Estimated	5.3	+5 pts
149	Steiermark Estimated	5.3	+12.4 pts
149	Stockholm Estimated	5.3	+7.1 pts
156	Leipzig Estimated	5.2	+9 pts
156	Nordjylland Estimated	5.2	+6.9 pts
158	Berlin Estimated	5.1	+7.4 pts
158	Darmstadt Estimated	5.1	+10.1 pts
158	Grande Lisboa	5.1	+14.2 pts
158	Lorraine	5.1	+11.6 pts
158	Poitou-Charentes	5.1	+10.4 pts
158	Vidurio ir vakarų Lietuvos regionas Estimated	5.1	+4.7 pts
164	Basse-Normandie	5	+10.9 pts
164	Castile and León	5	+13.6 pts
164	Centre - Val de Loire	5	+11.4 pts
164	La Rioja	5	+13.7 pts
164	Picardie	5	+11.9 pts
164	Východné Slovensko Estimated	5	+5.7 pts
164	Warszawski stołeczny Estimated	5	+7.1 pts
171	Oberpfalz Estimated	4.9	+7.9 pts
171	Pays de la Loire	4.9	+9.3 pts
171	Podlaskie Estimated	4.9	+5.7 pts
174	Bourgogne	4.8	+10.4 pts
174	Groningen Estimated	4.8	+12.3 pts
176	Drenthe Estimated	4.7	+7.8 pts
176	Niederösterreich Estimated	4.7	+12.4 pts
176	Zuid-Holland Estimated	4.7	+7.4 pts
179	Limousin	4.5	+9.3 pts
179	Mazowiecki regionalny Estimated	4.5	+5.9 pts
179	Mellersta Norrland Estimated	4.5	+6.8 pts
179	Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest Estimated	4.5	+10.1 pts
179	Severoiztochen Estimated	4.5	+10.9 pts
184	Centro (PT)	4.4	+9.9 pts
184	Dytiki Makedonia Estimated	4.4	+18.8 pts
184	Extremadura	4.4	+13.7 pts
184	Jihovýchod Estimated	4.4	+7 pts
188	Nyugat-Dunántúl Estimated	4.2	+11.5 pts
189	Guyane	4.1	+6.9 pts
189	Oberfranken Estimated	4.1	+8 pts
189	Sud-Est Estimated	4.1	+10.6 pts
192	Länsi-Suomi Estimated	4	+5.7 pts
192	Niederbayern Estimated	4	+6.9 pts
192	Sydsverige Estimated	4	+4.3 pts
195	Karlsruhe Estimated	3.9	+9.7 pts
196	Franche-Comté	3.8	+9.7 pts
197	Salzburg Estimated	3.7	+9.1 pts
198	Ceuta	3.6	+12.4 pts
198	Mittelfranken Estimated	3.6	+7.8 pts
198	Oeste e Vale do Tejo	3.6	+9.3 pts
201	Gießen Estimated	3.5	+7.7 pts
202	Kassel Estimated	3.4	+8.9 pts
203	Freiburg Estimated	3.3	+9.1 pts
203	Hannover Estimated	3.3	+7.3 pts
203	Martinique	3.3	+7.2 pts
203	Melilla	3.3	+12.3 pts
203	Střední Čechy Estimated	3.3	+11.8 pts
208	Jihozápad Estimated	3.2	+8.2 pts
209	Arnsberg Estimated	3.1	+7.6 pts
209	Helsinki-Uusimaa Estimated	3.1	+6.3 pts
209	Weser-Ems Estimated	3.1	+5.4 pts
209	Západné Slovensko Estimated	3.1	+6 pts
213	Zeeland Estimated	3	+4 pts
214	Střední Morava Estimated	2.9	+7.7 pts
215	Lüneburg Estimated	2.8	+4.8 pts
215	Thüringen Estimated	2.8	+6.2 pts
217	Düsseldorf Estimated	2.6	+6.3 pts
218	Brandenburg Estimated	2.5	+5.6 pts
218	Guadeloupe	2.5	+8.2 pts
220	Chemnitz Estimated	2.4	+7.2 pts
220	Köln Estimated	2.4	+6.6 pts
222	Münster Estimated	2.3	+4.8 pts
222	Unterfranken Estimated	2.3	+6.8 pts
224	Dresden Estimated	2.2	+6.1 pts
225	Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Estimated	2.1	+5.8 pts
225	Severozápad Estimated	2.1	+9.5 pts
227	Etelä-Suomi Estimated	2	+4.5 pts
228	Koblenz Estimated	1.9	+4.1 pts
228	Sachsen-Anhalt Estimated	1.9	+5.2 pts
230	Saarland Estimated	1.7	+7.5 pts
231	Schwaben Estimated	1.5	+5.2 pts
232	Nord-Est Estimated	1.3	+7.6 pts
233	Detmold Estimated	1	+2.5 pts
233	Norra Mellansverige Estimated	1	+3.3 pts
235	Severovýchod Estimated	0.7	+4.6 pts
236	Pohjois- ja Itä-Suomi Estimated	0.6	+2.1 pts
237	Hamburg Estimated	0.5	+6.2 pts
238	Schleswig-Holstein Estimated	0.2	+2.4 pts
239	Sud-Muntenia Estimated	0.1	+6.9 pts
240	Trier Estimated	-0.3	+2.1 pts
241	Braunschweig Estimated	-0.5	+7.2 pts
242	Tirol Estimated	-0.6	+8 pts
243	Sud-Vest Oltenia Estimated	-1.9	+6.8 pts
244	Prov. Brabant wallon Estimated	-5.2	-0.9 pts

Other periods

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?

Rheinhessen-Pfalz, with 20.3% in 2021, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which region has the lowest real GDP growth?

Prov. Brabant wallon, with -5.2% in 2021.

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.