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Regions of Germany (NUTS 2) by real GDP growth

Detmold had the highest real GDP growth of 38 regions in 2020, at -1.5%. Braunschweig had the lowest, at -7.7%. The median was -4% and the figure for Germany was -4%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest-1.5Detmold
Lowest-7.7Braunschweig
Median-438 regions
Germany-4History

All regions, 2020

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DetmoldDetmold: -1.5 %-1.5LüneburgLüneburg: -2 %-2KoblenzKoblenz: -2.2 %-2.2Schleswig-HolsteinSchleswig-Holstein: -2.2 %-2.2BerlinBerlin: -2.3 %-2.3Weser-EmsWeser-Ems: -2.3 %-2.3TrierTrier: -2.4 %-2.4MünsterMünster: -2.5 %-2.5NiederbayernNiederbayern: -2.9 %-2.9OberpfalzOberpfalz: -3 %-3BrandenburgBrandenburg: -3.1 %-3.1Sachsen-AnhaltSachsen-Anhalt: -3.3 %-3.3ThüringenThüringen: -3.4 %-3.4DüsseldorfDüsseldorf: -3.7 %-3.7Mecklenburg-VorpommernMecklenburg-Vorpommern: -3.7 %-3.7SchwabenSchwaben: -3.7 %-3.7LeipzigLeipzig: -3.8 %-3.8DresdenDresden: -3.9 %-3.9OberfrankenOberfranken: -3.9 %-3.9HannoverHannover: -4 %-4GießenGießen: -4.2 %-4.2KölnKöln: -4.2 %-4.2MittelfrankenMittelfranken: -4.2 %-4.2TübingenTübingen: -4.2 %-4.2ArnsbergArnsberg: -4.5 %-4.5UnterfrankenUnterfranken: -4.5 %-4.5OberbayernOberbayern: -4.6 %-4.6Rheinhessen-PfalzRheinhessen-Pfalz: -4.7 %-4.7BremenBremen: -4.8 %-4.8ChemnitzChemnitz: -4.8 %-4.8DarmstadtDarmstadt: -5 %-5StuttgartStuttgart: -5.1 %-5.1KasselKassel: -5.5 %-5.5HamburgHamburg: -5.7 %-5.7FreiburgFreiburg: -5.8 %-5.8KarlsruheKarlsruhe: -5.8 %-5.8SaarlandSaarland: -5.8 %-5.8BraunschweigBraunschweig: -7.7 %-7.7
%. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankRegions2020 (%)Change on 2019
1Detmold Estimated-1.5-2.7 pts
2Lüneburg Estimated-2-4.2 pts
3Koblenz Estimated-2.2-3.3 pts
3Schleswig-Holstein Estimated-2.2-4.5 pts
5Berlin Estimated-2.3-5 pts
5Weser-Ems Estimated-2.3-4 pts
7Trier Estimated-2.4-3.5 pts
8Münster Estimated-2.5-4.3 pts
9Niederbayern Estimated-2.9-4.5 pts
10Oberpfalz Estimated-3-3.4 pts
11Brandenburg Estimated-3.1-4.7 pts
12Sachsen-Anhalt Estimated-3.3-5.4 pts
13Thüringen Estimated-3.4-3.6 pts
14Düsseldorf Estimated-3.7-3.1 pts
14Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Estimated-3.7-7.2 pts
14Schwaben Estimated-3.7-6.4 pts
17Leipzig Estimated-3.8-6 pts
18Dresden Estimated-3.9-5.5 pts
18Oberfranken Estimated-3.9-4.7 pts
20Hannover Estimated-4-5.5 pts
21Gießen Estimated-4.2-5.3 pts
21Köln Estimated-4.2-4 pts
21Mittelfranken Estimated-4.2-4.9 pts
21Tübingen Estimated-4.2-5.2 pts
25Arnsberg Estimated-4.5-4.6 pts
25Unterfranken Estimated-4.5-4.9 pts
27Oberbayern Estimated-4.6-6.5 pts
28Rheinhessen-Pfalz Estimated-4.7-5.3 pts
29Bremen Estimated-4.8-3 pts
29Chemnitz Estimated-4.8-5.2 pts
31Darmstadt Estimated-5-5.7 pts
32Stuttgart Estimated-5.1-3.5 pts
33Kassel Estimated-5.5-8 pts
34Hamburg Estimated-5.7-8.7 pts
35Freiburg Estimated-5.8-7 pts
35Karlsruhe Estimated-5.8-6.6 pts
35Saarland Estimated-5.8-4.6 pts
38Braunschweig Estimated-7.7-7.9 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?

Detmold, with -1.5% in 2020, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which region has the lowest real GDP growth?

Braunschweig, with -7.7% 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.

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