NUTS 3 areas of Germany by GDP per capita in purchasing power (EU = 100), 2023
Wolfsburg, Kreisfreie Stadt had the highest GDP per capita in purchasing power (EU = 100) of 400 areas in 2023, at 430%. Südwestpfalz had the lowest, at 48%. The median was 97% and the figure for Germany was 118%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.
Top 40 areas, 2023
Full ranking
| Rank | Areas | 2023 (%) | Change on 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wolfsburg, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional | 430 | +73 pts |
| 2 | Ingolstadt, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional | 381 | +35 pts |
| 3 | München, Landkreis Provisional | 346 | +13 pts |
| 4 | Coburg, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional | 284 | +2 pts |
| 5 | Frankfurt am Main, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional | 281 | +4 pts |
| 6 | Erlangen, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional | 276 | -4 pts |
| 7 | Stuttgart, Stadtkreis Provisional | 274 | +3 pts |
| 8 | Schweinfurt, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional | 267 | -2 pts |
| 9 | Regensburg, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional | 255 | -1 pts |
| 10 | Düsseldorf, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional | 242 | +1 pts |
| 11 | München, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional | 234 | -4 pts |
| 11 | Ulm, Stadtkreis Provisional | 234 | -1 pts |
| 13 | Darmstadt, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional | 219 | -8 pts |
| 14 | Koblenz, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional | 210 | +4 pts |
| 15 | Bonn, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional | 206 | -4 pts |
| 16 | Mainz, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional | 205 | -93 pts |
| 17 | Böblingen Provisional | 202 | -2 pts |
| 18 | Braunschweig, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional | 199 | +3 pts |
| 19 | Aschaffenburg, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional | 198 | 0 pts |
| 20 | Hamburg Provisional | 195 | -21 pts |
| 21 | Karlsruhe, Stadtkreis Provisional | 193 | -8 pts |
| 22 | Emden, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional | 192 | +10 pts |
| 23 | Ludwigshafen am Rhein, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional | 187 | +17 pts |
| 23 | Passau, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional | 187 | -10 pts |
| 25 | Mannheim, Stadtkreis Provisional | 186 | -2 pts |
| 26 | Bayreuth, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional | 184 | +2 pts |
| 27 | Amberg, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional | 183 | +6 pts |
| 28 | Bamberg, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional | 182 | -7 pts |
| 28 | Köln, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional | 182 | -4 pts |
| 30 | Ansbach, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional | 181 | +5 pts |
| 31 | Heilbronn, Landkreis Provisional | 180 | -3 pts |
| 32 | Würzburg, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional | 178 | -10 pts |
| 33 | Dingolfing-Landau Provisional | 175 | +6 pts |
| 34 | Nürnberg, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional | 171 | 0 pts |
| 34 | Wiesbaden, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional | 171 | -9 pts |
| 36 | Hochtaunuskreis Provisional | 169 | -5 pts |
| 36 | Landshut, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional | 169 | -7 pts |
| 36 | Main-Taunus-Kreis Provisional | 169 | +4 pts |
| 39 | Memmingen, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional | 168 | -4 pts |
| 40 | Münster, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional | 165 | -4 pts |
| 41 | Baden-Baden, Stadtkreis Provisional | 164 | -22 pts |
| 41 | Heidelberg, Stadtkreis Provisional | 164 | -1 pts |
| 43 | Weiden i. d. Opf, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional | 160 | -5 pts |
| 44 | Straubing, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional | 159 | +1 pts |
| 45 | Heilbronn, Stadtkreis Provisional | 156 | -6 pts |
| 45 | Kassel, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional | 156 | -3 pts |
| 45 | Kempten (Allgäu), Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional | 156 | -6 pts |
| 48 | Speyer, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional | 154 | -8 pts |
| 49 | Hohenlohekreis Provisional | 152 | +3 pts |
| 50 | Zweibrücken, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional | 151 | -4 pts |
| 51 | Biberach Provisional | 147 | -1 pts |
| 52 | Freiburg im Breisgau, Stadtkreis Provisional | 146 | -4 pts |
| 53 | Osnabrück, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional | 144 | -4 pts |
| 54 | Rosenheim, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional | 143 | -7 pts |
| 55 | Altötting Provisional | 142 | -26 pts |
| 55 | Bodenseekreis Provisional | 142 | +1 pts |
| 55 | Bremen, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional | 142 | -8 pts |
| 55 | Freising Provisional | 142 | -1 pts |
| 59 | Kaiserslautern, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional | 140 | 0 pts |
| 60 | Donau-Ries Provisional | 138 | -3 pts |
| 60 | Ludwigsburg Provisional | 138 | +1 pts |
| 62 | Gütersloh Provisional | 137 | +2 pts |
| 62 | Tuttlingen Provisional | 137 | +4 pts |
| 62 | Vechta Provisional | 137 | -2 pts |
| 65 | Kiel, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional | 136 | +1 pts |
| 66 | Jena, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional | 135 | +3 pts |
| 67 | Lübeck, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional | 134 | -31 pts |
| 67 | Region Hannover Provisional | 134 | +1 pts |
| 69 | Oldenburg (Oldenburg), Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional | 132 | +1 pts |
| 69 | Schwäbisch Hall Provisional | 132 | 0 pts |
| 69 | Trier, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional | 132 | 0 pts |
| 72 | Neumünster, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional | 131 | -2 pts |
| 72 | Ostalbkreis Provisional | 131 | 0 pts |
| 74 | Augsburg, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional | 130 | -4 pts |
| 74 | Groß-Gerau Provisional | 130 | +3 pts |
| 74 | Olpe Provisional | 130 | +9 pts |
| 74 | Salzgitter, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional | 130 | -5 pts |
| 78 | Mettmann Provisional | 129 | -4 pts |
| 79 | Leverkusen, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional | 128 | -1 pts |
| 80 | Berlin Provisional | 127 | -1 pts |
| 80 | Essen, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional | 127 | -2 pts |
| 80 | Landau in der Pfalz, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional | 127 | -4 pts |
| 80 | Traunstein Provisional | 127 | 0 pts |
| 84 | Bielefeld, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional | 126 | -4 pts |
| 84 | Emsland Provisional | 126 | -19 pts |
| 84 | Pfaffenhofen a. d. Ilm Provisional | 126 | -7 pts |
| 84 | Starnberg Provisional | 126 | -6 pts |
| 88 | Deggendorf Provisional | 123 | -3 pts |
| 88 | Esslingen Provisional | 123 | -3 pts |
| 90 | Hof, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional | 122 | -4 pts |
| 90 | Ravensburg Provisional | 122 | -5 pts |
| 92 | Potsdam, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional | 121 | -2 pts |
| 92 | Rottweil Provisional | 121 | +1 pts |
| 92 | Tirschenreuth Provisional | 121 | -2 pts |
| 95 | Regionalverband Saarbrücken Provisional | 120 | 0 pts |
| 96 | Dresden, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional | 119 | -2 pts |
| 96 | Flensburg, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional | 119 | +1 pts |
| 96 | Günzburg Provisional | 119 | -1 pts |
| 96 | Rhön-Grabfeld Provisional | 119 | 0 pts |
| 96 | Spree-Neiße Provisional | 119 | +10 pts |
| 101 | Offenbach am Main, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional | 118 | +1 pts |
| 101 | Rastatt Provisional | 118 | -4 pts |
| 103 | Miesbach Provisional | 117 | +3 pts |
| 103 | Rostock, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional | 117 | -3 pts |
| 103 | Schwerin, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional | 117 | -1 pts |
| 103 | Unterallgäu Provisional | 117 | +1 pts |
| 107 | Cham Provisional | 116 | -6 pts |
| 107 | Mainz-Bingen Provisional | 116 | -4 pts |
| 107 | Reutlingen Provisional | 116 | -2 pts |
| 110 | Erfurt, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional | 115 | 0 pts |
| 110 | Main-Tauber-Kreis Provisional | 115 | -1 pts |
| 110 | Weilheim-Schongau Provisional | 115 | 0 pts |
| 113 | Dortmund, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional | 114 | -1 pts |
| 113 | Marburg-Biedenkopf Provisional | 114 | +4 pts |
| 115 | Kitzingen Provisional | 113 | +7 pts |
| 115 | Wilhelmshaven, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional | 113 | -6 pts |
| 117 | Krefeld, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional | 112 | -1 pts |
| 117 | Leipzig, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional | 112 | 0 pts |
| 117 | Offenbach, Landkreis Provisional | 112 | -2 pts |
| 117 | Pforzheim, Stadtkreis Provisional | 112 | -10 pts |
| 121 | Dahme-Spreewald Provisional | 111 | +7 pts |
| 121 | Neumarkt i. d. OPf. Provisional | 111 | -3 pts |
| 121 | Ortenaukreis Provisional | 111 | -5 pts |
| 121 | Ostallgäu Provisional | 111 | +2 pts |
| 125 | Borken Provisional | 110 | +2 pts |
| 125 | Fulda Provisional | 110 | -5 pts |
| 125 | Fürth, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional | 110 | +3 pts |
| 125 | Landshut, Landkreis Provisional | 110 | -4 pts |
| 125 | Lindau (Bodensee) Provisional | 110 | +1 pts |
| 125 | Pirmasens, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional | 110 | +1 pts |
| 125 | Saarpfalz-Kreis Provisional | 110 | -7 pts |
| 125 | Waldeck-Frankenberg Provisional | 110 | -7 pts |
| 133 | Cloppenburg Provisional | 109 | +5 pts |
| 133 | Cottbus, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional | 109 | 0 pts |
| 133 | Rhein-Kreis Neuss Provisional | 109 | -4 pts |
| 133 | Schwarzwald-Baar-Kreis Provisional | 109 | -3 pts |
| 137 | Frankfurt (Oder), Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional | 108 | -1 pts |
| 137 | Freudenstadt Provisional | 108 | -2 pts |
| 137 | Main-Spessart Provisional | 108 | +1 pts |
| 137 | Minden-Lübbecke Provisional | 108 | -6 pts |
| 137 | Mülheim an der Ruhr, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional | 108 | +4 pts |
| 137 | Schwandorf Provisional | 108 | +3 pts |
| 137 | Wunsiedel i. Fichtelgebirge Provisional | 108 | +2 pts |
| 144 | Kulmbach Provisional | 107 | +4 pts |
| 144 | Nordfriesland Provisional | 107 | -3 pts |
| 144 | Rhein-Neckar-Kreis Provisional | 107 | -3 pts |
| 144 | Siegen-Wittgenstein Provisional | 107 | -4 pts |
| 148 | Dithmarschen Provisional | 106 | -8 pts |
| 148 | Frankenthal (Pfalz), Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional | 106 | 0 pts |
| 148 | Gießen, Landkreis Provisional | 106 | 0 pts |
| 148 | Hof, Landkreis Provisional | 106 | -2 pts |
| 152 | Aschaffenburg, Landkreis Provisional | 105 | +2 pts |
| 152 | Landsberg am Lech Provisional | 105 | -2 pts |
| 152 | Schwabach, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional | 105 | +2 pts |
| 152 | Sigmaringen Provisional | 105 | -2 pts |
| 156 | Bochum, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional | 104 | -8 pts |
| 156 | Hochsauerlandkreis Provisional | 104 | -4 pts |
| 156 | Kaufbeuren, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional | 104 | -2 pts |
| 156 | Miltenberg Provisional | 104 | +4 pts |
| 156 | Paderborn Provisional | 104 | 0 pts |
| 156 | Rottal-Inn Provisional | 104 | -1 pts |
| 156 | Soest Provisional | 104 | -1 pts |
| 156 | Städteregion Aachen Provisional | 104 | -1 pts |
| 164 | Chemnitz, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional | 103 | -1 pts |
| 164 | Eichstätt Provisional | 103 | -8 pts |
| 164 | Erlangen-Höchstadt Provisional | 103 | -6 pts |
| 164 | Hersfeld-Rotenburg Provisional | 103 | -3 pts |
| 164 | Worms, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional | 103 | -8 pts |
| 169 | Germersheim Provisional | 102 | -13 pts |
| 169 | Heidenheim Provisional | 102 | 0 pts |
| 169 | Neuburg-Schrobenhausen Provisional | 102 | -3 pts |
| 169 | Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis Provisional | 102 | -1 pts |
| 169 | Saalekreis Provisional | 102 | -6 pts |
| 174 | Berchtesgadener Land Provisional | 101 | -3 pts |
| 174 | Dillingen a.d. Donau Provisional | 101 | -1 pts |
| 174 | Ebersberg Provisional | 101 | -2 pts |
| 174 | Göttingen Provisional | 101 | -1 pts |
| 174 | Teltow-Fläming Provisional | 101 | -4 pts |
| 174 | Westerwaldkreis Provisional | 101 | -1 pts |
| 180 | Karlsruhe, Landkreis Provisional | 100 | 0 pts |
| 180 | Lahn-Dill-Kreis Provisional | 100 | 0 pts |
| 180 | Neu-Ulm Provisional | 100 | 0 pts |
| 180 | Oberallgäu Provisional | 100 | +1 pts |
| 180 | Remscheid, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional | 100 | +1 pts |
| 180 | Rotenburg (Wümme) Provisional | 100 | -2 pts |
| 180 | Tübingen, Landkreis Provisional | 100 | -3 pts |
| 180 | Wesermarsch Provisional | 100 | -1 pts |
| 188 | Bremerhaven, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional | 99 | +4 pts |
| 188 | Heidekreis Provisional | 99 | -6 pts |
| 188 | Konstanz Provisional | 99 | 0 pts |
| 188 | Magdeburg, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional | 99 | +2 pts |
| 188 | Oberbergischer Kreis Provisional | 99 | -4 pts |
| 188 | Rhein-Erft-Kreis Provisional | 99 | -5 pts |
| 188 | Stormarn Provisional | 99 | -5 pts |
| 188 | Zollernalbkreis Provisional | 99 | -2 pts |
| 196 | Holzminden Provisional | 98 | -1 pts |
| 196 | Mühldorf a. Inn Provisional | 98 | -1 pts |
| 196 | Regen Provisional | 98 | -2 pts |
| 196 | Rosenheim, Landkreis Provisional | 98 | -3 pts |
| 200 | Grafschaft Bentheim Provisional | 97 | -1 pts |
| 200 | Kronach Provisional | 97 | +2 pts |
| 200 | Märkischer Kreis Provisional | 97 | -2 pts |
| 200 | Neustadt a. d. Waldnaab Provisional | 97 | +2 pts |
| 200 | Vulkaneifel Provisional | 97 | +1 pts |
| 205 | Ammerland Provisional | 96 | -1 pts |
| 205 | Bad Kissingen Provisional | 96 | +1 pts |
| 205 | Kelheim Provisional | 96 | -4 pts |
| 205 | Oder-Spree Provisional | 96 | -2 pts |
| 205 | Steinfurt Provisional | 96 | -1 pts |
| 210 | Lichtenfels Provisional | 95 | -4 pts |
| 210 | Mönchengladbach, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional | 95 | -2 pts |
| 212 | Cochem-Zell Provisional | 94 | -3 pts |
| 212 | Duisburg, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional | 94 | -10 pts |
| 212 | Emmendingen Provisional | 94 | 0 pts |
| 212 | Freyung-Grafenau Provisional | 94 | +1 pts |
| 212 | Halle (Saale), Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional | 94 | 0 pts |
| 212 | Main-Kinzig-Kreis Provisional | 94 | -9 pts |
| 212 | Neuwied Provisional | 94 | -1 pts |
| 212 | Rems-Murr-Kreis Provisional | 94 | -3 pts |
| 212 | Wuppertal, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional | 94 | -5 pts |
| 221 | Bernkastel-Wittlich Provisional | 93 | +1 pts |
| 221 | Brandenburg an der Havel, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional | 93 | +2 pts |
| 221 | Celle Provisional | 93 | -4 pts |
| 221 | Forchheim Provisional | 93 | -2 pts |
| 221 | Garmisch-Partenkirchen Provisional | 93 | +2 pts |
| 221 | Herford Provisional | 93 | -3 pts |
| 221 | Osnabrück, Landkreis Provisional | 93 | -1 pts |
| 228 | Erding Provisional | 92 | -1 pts |
| 228 | Hagen, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional | 92 | -7 pts |
| 228 | Haßberge Provisional | 92 | +2 pts |
| 228 | Nürnberger Land Provisional | 92 | -4 pts |
| 228 | Schwalm-Eder-Kreis Provisional | 92 | -6 pts |
| 228 | Segeberg Provisional | 92 | -3 pts |
| 228 | Warendorf Provisional | 92 | +1 pts |
| 228 | Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen Provisional | 92 | +1 pts |
| 236 | Alb-Donau-Kreis Provisional | 91 | 0 pts |
| 236 | Diepholz Provisional | 91 | 0 pts |
| 236 | Hameln-Pyrmont Provisional | 91 | -1 pts |
| 236 | Kassel, Landkreis Provisional | 91 | +3 pts |
| 236 | Roth Provisional | 91 | 0 pts |
| 236 | Zwickau Provisional | 91 | +4 pts |
| 242 | Anhalt-Bitterfeld Provisional | 90 | -10 pts |
| 242 | Dessau-Roßlau, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional | 90 | -1 pts |
| 242 | Gelsenkirchen, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional | 90 | -5 pts |
| 242 | Lörrach Provisional | 90 | -3 pts |
| 242 | Neustadt a. d. Aisch-Bad Windsheim Provisional | 90 | -1 pts |
| 242 | Passau, Landkreis Provisional | 90 | -2 pts |
| 242 | Stade Provisional | 90 | -6 pts |
| 242 | Uckermark Provisional | 90 | -15 pts |
| 242 | Verden Provisional | 90 | -4 pts |
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GDP per inhabitant in purchasing power standards as a percentage of the EU27 average.
Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the areas are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.
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Eurostat. GDP per inhabitant in PPS, EU27 = 100, by NUTS 3 region (nama_10r_3gdp). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/nama_10r_3gdp/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
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Which area has the highest GDP per capita in purchasing power (EU = 100)?
Wolfsburg, Kreisfreie Stadt, with 430% in 2023, according to Eurostat, European Commission.
Which area has the lowest GDP per capita in purchasing power (EU = 100)?
Südwestpfalz, with 48% in 2023.
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