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Regions of Germany (NUTS 2) by real GDP growth, 2024

Hamburg had the highest real GDP growth of 38 regions in 2024, at 1.6%. Saarland had the lowest, at -2.1%. The median was -0.9% and the figure for Germany was 0%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest1.6Hamburg
Lowest-2.1Saarland
Median-0.938 regions
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All regions, 2024

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HamburgHamburg: 1.6 %1.6Mecklenburg-VorpommernMecklenburg-Vorpommern: 1.2 %1.2Schleswig-HolsteinSchleswig-Holstein: 0.9 %0.9DarmstadtDarmstadt: 0.8 %0.8BerlinBerlin: 0.7 %0.7HannoverHannover: 0.3 %0.3LüneburgLüneburg: 0.2 %0.2Weser-EmsWeser-Ems: 0.1 %0.1BraunschweigBraunschweig: -0.1 %-0.1KasselKassel: -0.2 %-0.2KölnKöln: -0.3 %-0.3KarlsruheKarlsruhe: -0.4 %-0.4LeipzigLeipzig: -0.4 %-0.4GießenGießen: -0.5 %-0.5DüsseldorfDüsseldorf: -0.6 %-0.6DresdenDresden: -0.7 %-0.7BrandenburgBrandenburg: -0.8 %-0.8FreiburgFreiburg: -0.8 %-0.8MünsterMünster: -0.8 %-0.8ArnsbergArnsberg: -0.9 %-0.9KoblenzKoblenz: -0.9 %-0.9StuttgartStuttgart: -0.9 %-0.9TrierTrier: -1 %-1TübingenTübingen: -1 %-1ChemnitzChemnitz: -1.1 %-1.1DetmoldDetmold: -1.1 %-1.1OberbayernOberbayern: -1.1 %-1.1BremenBremen: -1.2 %-1.2MittelfrankenMittelfranken: -1.2 %-1.2Sachsen-AnhaltSachsen-Anhalt: -1.2 %-1.2UnterfrankenUnterfranken: -1.3 %-1.3OberfrankenOberfranken: -1.4 %-1.4SchwabenSchwaben: -1.5 %-1.5NiederbayernNiederbayern: -1.7 %-1.7ThüringenThüringen: -1.7 %-1.7OberpfalzOberpfalz: -1.8 %-1.8Rheinhessen-PfalzRheinhessen-Pfalz: -1.8 %-1.8SaarlandSaarland: -2.1 %-2.1
%. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankRegions2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Hamburg Estimated1.6+3.6 pts
2Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Estimated1.2+2.3 pts
3Schleswig-Holstein Estimated0.9+2.6 pts
4Darmstadt Estimated0.8+0.7 pts
5Berlin Estimated0.7-1.2 pts
6Hannover Estimated0.3-0.9 pts
7Lüneburg Estimated0.2+2.6 pts
8Weser-Ems Estimated0.1+2.7 pts
9Braunschweig Estimated-0.1-4.7 pts
10Kassel Estimated-0.2+0.6 pts
11Köln Estimated-0.3+1.3 pts
12Karlsruhe Estimated-0.4+1.2 pts
12Leipzig Estimated-0.4-0.2 pts
14Gießen Estimated-0.5-1.7 pts
15Düsseldorf Estimated-0.6+1.3 pts
16Dresden Estimated-0.7+1 pts
17Brandenburg Estimated-0.8+1.6 pts
17Freiburg Estimated-0.8-0.3 pts
17Münster Estimated-0.8+1 pts
20Arnsberg Estimated-0.9+1.5 pts
20Koblenz Estimated-0.9-0.2 pts
20Stuttgart Estimated-0.9-1 pts
23Trier Estimated-10 pts
23Tübingen Estimated-1-0.2 pts
25Chemnitz Estimated-1.1-1.3 pts
25Detmold Estimated-1.1+0.7 pts
25Oberbayern Estimated-1.1-2 pts
28Bremen Estimated-1.2+0.4 pts
28Mittelfranken Estimated-1.2-1.7 pts
28Sachsen-Anhalt Estimated-1.2+2.4 pts
31Unterfranken Estimated-1.3-2.5 pts
32Oberfranken Estimated-1.4-1.2 pts
33Schwaben Estimated-1.5-1.4 pts
34Niederbayern Estimated-1.7-0.5 pts
34Thüringen Estimated-1.7-0.9 pts
36Oberpfalz Estimated-1.8-2.4 pts
36Rheinhessen-Pfalz Estimated-1.8+6.5 pts
38Saarland Estimated-2.1+2.7 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?

Hamburg, with 1.6% in 2024, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which region has the lowest real GDP growth?

Saarland, with -2.1% in 2024.

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.

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