NUTS 3 areas of Germany by GDP per capita in purchasing power (EU = 100)
Wolfsburg, Kreisfreie Stadt had the highest GDP per capita in purchasing power (EU = 100) of 400 areas in 2021, at 389%. Südwestpfalz had the lowest, at 49%. The median was 101% and the figure for Germany was 122%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.
Top 40 areas, 2021
Full ranking
| Rank | Areas | 2021 (%) | Change on 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wolfsburg, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional | 389 | -85 pts |
| 2 | Ingolstadt, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional | 362 | -12 pts |
| 3 | Mainz, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional | 334 | +163 pts |
| 4 | Coburg, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional | 321 | +25 pts |
| 5 | München, Landkreis Provisional | 319 | +6 pts |
| 6 | Erlangen, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional | 301 | -20 pts |
| 7 | Frankfurt am Main, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional | 287 | -3 pts |
| 8 | Schweinfurt, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional | 284 | -4 pts |
| 9 | Stuttgart, Stadtkreis Provisional | 272 | +14 pts |
| 10 | Regensburg, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional | 268 | +2 pts |
| 11 | Darmstadt, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional | 251 | -10 pts |
| 12 | München, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional | 246 | -1 pts |
| 13 | Düsseldorf, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional | 245 | -4 pts |
| 14 | Ulm, Stadtkreis Provisional | 234 | -6 pts |
| 15 | Braunschweig, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional | 219 | -6 pts |
| 16 | Bonn, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional | 214 | -21 pts |
| 17 | Koblenz, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional | 212 | -2 pts |
| 17 | Ludwigshafen am Rhein, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional | 212 | -9 pts |
| 19 | Hamburg Provisional | 209 | +4 pts |
| 20 | Karlsruhe, Stadtkreis Provisional | 202 | -1 pts |
| 21 | Böblingen Provisional | 200 | +16 pts |
| 21 | Passau, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional | 200 | -9 pts |
| 23 | Aschaffenburg, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional | 199 | -11 pts |
| 23 | Bamberg, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional | 199 | -15 pts |
| 25 | Mannheim, Stadtkreis Provisional | 191 | -3 pts |
| 26 | Wiesbaden, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional | 190 | +7 pts |
| 27 | Köln, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional | 188 | -3 pts |
| 28 | Baden-Baden, Stadtkreis Provisional | 187 | -19 pts |
| 28 | Dingolfing-Landau Provisional | 187 | +17 pts |
| 28 | Emden, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional | 187 | -9 pts |
| 28 | Würzburg, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional | 187 | -9 pts |
| 32 | Memmingen, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional | 186 | -7 pts |
| 33 | Ansbach, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional | 185 | -8 pts |
| 34 | Amberg, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional | 184 | -13 pts |
| 35 | Landshut, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional | 183 | -3 pts |
| 36 | Bayreuth, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional | 181 | -4 pts |
| 37 | Heilbronn, Landkreis Provisional | 180 | -1 pts |
| 38 | Nürnberg, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional | 178 | -2 pts |
| 39 | Münster, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional | 174 | -6 pts |
| 40 | Heidelberg, Stadtkreis Provisional | 171 | -7 pts |
| 40 | Kempten (Allgäu), Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional | 171 | +4 pts |
| 42 | Weiden i. d. Opf, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional | 170 | -7 pts |
| 43 | Main-Taunus-Kreis Provisional | 168 | -10 pts |
| 44 | Heilbronn, Stadtkreis Provisional | 167 | 0 pts |
| 45 | Altötting Provisional | 166 | +22 pts |
| 46 | Hochtaunuskreis Provisional | 165 | -4 pts |
| 46 | Straubing, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional | 165 | -15 pts |
| 48 | Kassel, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional | 158 | -3 pts |
| 48 | Speyer, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional | 158 | 0 pts |
| 50 | Freiburg im Breisgau, Stadtkreis Provisional | 157 | -13 pts |
| 50 | Hohenlohekreis Provisional | 157 | -3 pts |
| 52 | Rosenheim, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional | 154 | -6 pts |
| 53 | Biberach Provisional | 152 | 0 pts |
| 53 | Osnabrück, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional | 152 | -5 pts |
| 55 | Lübeck, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional | 150 | +16 pts |
| 56 | Bremen, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional | 148 | +1 pts |
| 57 | Zweibrücken, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional | 146 | +1 pts |
| 58 | Gütersloh Provisional | 142 | -10 pts |
| 58 | Kaiserslautern, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional | 142 | -6 pts |
| 60 | Donau-Ries Provisional | 141 | -16 pts |
| 60 | Salzgitter, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional | 141 | -5 pts |
| 62 | Bodenseekreis Provisional | 140 | -8 pts |
| 62 | Leverkusen, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional | 140 | +6 pts |
| 62 | Region Hannover Provisional | 140 | -3 pts |
| 62 | Tuttlingen Provisional | 140 | +1 pts |
| 66 | Oldenburg (Oldenburg), Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional | 139 | -6 pts |
| 66 | Vechta Provisional | 139 | -5 pts |
| 68 | Augsburg, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional | 138 | -9 pts |
| 68 | Freising Provisional | 138 | +1 pts |
| 68 | Ludwigsburg Provisional | 138 | -9 pts |
| 71 | Jena, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional | 137 | 0 pts |
| 71 | Kiel, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional | 137 | -7 pts |
| 73 | Bielefeld, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional | 136 | -4 pts |
| 73 | Neumünster, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional | 136 | 0 pts |
| 75 | Schwäbisch Hall Provisional | 135 | -4 pts |
| 75 | Starnberg Provisional | 135 | +1 pts |
| 75 | Trier, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional | 135 | -9 pts |
| 78 | Groß-Gerau Provisional | 133 | +2 pts |
| 78 | Ostalbkreis Provisional | 133 | -3 pts |
| 78 | Ravensburg Provisional | 133 | -3 pts |
| 81 | Traunstein Provisional | 132 | -1 pts |
| 82 | Berlin Provisional | 131 | -1 pts |
| 82 | Günzburg Provisional | 131 | -6 pts |
| 82 | Landau in der Pfalz, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional | 131 | -4 pts |
| 85 | Emsland Provisional | 130 | +3 pts |
| 85 | Hof, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional | 130 | -5 pts |
| 85 | Mettmann Provisional | 130 | -5 pts |
| 88 | Essen, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional | 128 | -7 pts |
| 89 | Esslingen Provisional | 127 | +4 pts |
| 89 | Potsdam, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional | 127 | -6 pts |
| 89 | Tirschenreuth Provisional | 127 | +5 pts |
| 92 | Deggendorf Provisional | 125 | -4 pts |
| 92 | Rottweil Provisional | 125 | -2 pts |
| 92 | Weilheim-Schongau Provisional | 125 | -7 pts |
| 95 | Regionalverband Saarbrücken Provisional | 124 | -6 pts |
| 95 | Schwerin, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional | 124 | -8 pts |
| 95 | Wilhelmshaven, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional | 124 | 0 pts |
| 98 | Rastatt Provisional | 123 | +3 pts |
| 98 | Reutlingen Provisional | 123 | 0 pts |
| 100 | Krefeld, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional | 122 | -5 pts |
| 101 | Dresden, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional | 121 | -6 pts |
| 101 | Marburg-Biedenkopf Provisional | 121 | +2 pts |
| 101 | Offenbach am Main, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional | 121 | -1 pts |
| 101 | Rhön-Grabfeld Provisional | 121 | -7 pts |
| 105 | Erfurt, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional | 120 | -5 pts |
| 105 | Olpe Provisional | 120 | -3 pts |
| 107 | Dortmund, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional | 119 | -4 pts |
| 107 | Mainz-Bingen Provisional | 119 | -4 pts |
| 107 | Pforzheim, Stadtkreis Provisional | 119 | -6 pts |
| 107 | Saarpfalz-Kreis Provisional | 119 | -2 pts |
| 107 | Waldeck-Frankenberg Provisional | 119 | -8 pts |
| 112 | Flensburg, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional | 118 | -8 pts |
| 112 | Ortenaukreis Provisional | 118 | -3 pts |
| 112 | Rostock, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional | 118 | +4 pts |
| 112 | Schwarzwald-Baar-Kreis Provisional | 118 | -3 pts |
| 116 | Leipzig, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional | 117 | -4 pts |
| 116 | Unterallgäu Provisional | 117 | -4 pts |
| 118 | Fulda Provisional | 116 | -2 pts |
| 118 | Main-Tauber-Kreis Provisional | 116 | -6 pts |
| 118 | Minden-Lübbecke Provisional | 116 | -10 pts |
| 118 | Offenbach, Landkreis Provisional | 116 | -1 pts |
| 122 | Neumarkt i. d. OPf. Provisional | 115 | -4 pts |
| 122 | Siegen-Wittgenstein Provisional | 115 | -4 pts |
| 124 | Frankfurt (Oder), Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional | 114 | -12 pts |
| 124 | Freudenstadt Provisional | 114 | -2 pts |
| 124 | Miesbach Provisional | 114 | -6 pts |
| 124 | Rhein-Kreis Neuss Provisional | 114 | +1 pts |
| 124 | Sigmaringen Provisional | 114 | -2 pts |
| 124 | Worms, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional | 114 | -4 pts |
| 130 | Main-Spessart Provisional | 113 | -1 pts |
| 130 | Pirmasens, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional | 113 | -7 pts |
| 130 | Schwabach, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional | 113 | -1 pts |
| 133 | Borken Provisional | 112 | -6 pts |
| 133 | Cham Provisional | 112 | -9 pts |
| 133 | Erlangen-Höchstadt Provisional | 112 | -1 pts |
| 133 | Gießen, Landkreis Provisional | 112 | -6 pts |
| 133 | Kaufbeuren, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional | 112 | -1 pts |
| 138 | Cottbus, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional | 111 | -4 pts |
| 138 | Hersfeld-Rotenburg Provisional | 111 | -2 pts |
| 138 | Landshut, Landkreis Provisional | 111 | -12 pts |
| 138 | Schwandorf Provisional | 111 | -3 pts |
| 142 | Bochum, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional | 110 | -1 pts |
| 142 | Dillingen a.d. Donau Provisional | 110 | -5 pts |
| 142 | Städteregion Aachen Provisional | 110 | -4 pts |
| 145 | Fürth, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional | 109 | -7 pts |
| 145 | Göttingen Provisional | 109 | -1 pts |
| 145 | Hochsauerlandkreis Provisional | 109 | -4 pts |
| 145 | Rhein-Neckar-Kreis Provisional | 109 | -7 pts |
| 149 | Frankenthal (Pfalz), Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional | 108 | -4 pts |
| 149 | Heidenheim Provisional | 108 | -6 pts |
| 149 | Kulmbach Provisional | 108 | -2 pts |
| 149 | Landsberg am Lech Provisional | 108 | -2 pts |
| 149 | Neuburg-Schrobenhausen Provisional | 108 | -11 pts |
| 149 | Soest Provisional | 108 | -3 pts |
| 155 | Chemnitz, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional | 107 | -5 pts |
| 155 | Kitzingen Provisional | 107 | -5 pts |
| 155 | Lindau (Bodensee) Provisional | 107 | -8 pts |
| 155 | Remscheid, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional | 107 | -4 pts |
| 155 | Tübingen, Landkreis Provisional | 107 | +1 pts |
| 155 | Zollernalbkreis Provisional | 107 | -3 pts |
| 161 | Eichstätt Provisional | 106 | -3 pts |
| 161 | Holzminden Provisional | 106 | +2 pts |
| 161 | Märkischer Kreis Provisional | 106 | -2 pts |
| 161 | Oberbergischer Kreis Provisional | 106 | -3 pts |
| 161 | Ostallgäu Provisional | 106 | -10 pts |
| 161 | Pfaffenhofen a. d. Ilm Provisional | 106 | -14 pts |
| 161 | Wunsiedel i. Fichtelgebirge Provisional | 106 | -1 pts |
| 168 | Main-Kinzig-Kreis Provisional | 105 | -4 pts |
| 168 | Neu-Ulm Provisional | 105 | -9 pts |
| 168 | Paderborn Provisional | 105 | -5 pts |
| 168 | Teltow-Fläming Provisional | 105 | -6 pts |
| 168 | Wuppertal, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional | 105 | -4 pts |
| 173 | Dithmarschen Provisional | 104 | +2 pts |
| 173 | Heidekreis Provisional | 104 | -7 pts |
| 173 | Karlsruhe, Landkreis Provisional | 104 | -3 pts |
| 173 | Konstanz Provisional | 104 | -5 pts |
| 173 | Mülheim an der Ruhr, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional | 104 | -4 pts |
| 173 | Nordfriesland Provisional | 104 | -5 pts |
| 173 | Rosenheim, Landkreis Provisional | 104 | -4 pts |
| 173 | Westerwaldkreis Provisional | 104 | -4 pts |
| 181 | Berchtesgadener Land Provisional | 103 | -4 pts |
| 181 | Germersheim Provisional | 103 | +3 pts |
| 181 | Hameln-Pyrmont Provisional | 103 | -2 pts |
| 181 | Lichtenfels Provisional | 103 | -6 pts |
| 181 | Miltenberg Provisional | 103 | -4 pts |
| 181 | Regen Provisional | 103 | -3 pts |
| 181 | Rems-Murr-Kreis Provisional | 103 | -4 pts |
| 181 | Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis Provisional | 103 | -6 pts |
| 181 | Rottal-Inn Provisional | 103 | -4 pts |
| 181 | Saalekreis Provisional | 103 | +2 pts |
| 191 | Aschaffenburg, Landkreis Provisional | 102 | -3 pts |
| 191 | Ebersberg Provisional | 102 | -1 pts |
| 191 | Hagen, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional | 102 | 0 pts |
| 191 | Hof, Landkreis Provisional | 102 | -7 pts |
| 191 | Magdeburg, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional | 102 | -5 pts |
| 191 | Mühldorf a. Inn Provisional | 102 | -6 pts |
| 191 | Stormarn Provisional | 102 | -7 pts |
| 198 | Cloppenburg Provisional | 101 | -10 pts |
| 198 | Dahme-Spreewald Provisional | 101 | -2 pts |
| 198 | Duisburg, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional | 101 | 0 pts |
| 198 | Lahn-Dill-Kreis Provisional | 101 | -5 pts |
| 198 | Mönchengladbach, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional | 101 | -4 pts |
| 198 | Steinfurt Provisional | 101 | -4 pts |
| 204 | Emmendingen Provisional | 100 | -4 pts |
| 204 | Herford Provisional | 100 | -4 pts |
| 204 | Neustadt a. d. Waldnaab Provisional | 100 | -2 pts |
| 204 | Rhein-Erft-Kreis Provisional | 100 | -1 pts |
| 204 | Rotenburg (Wümme) Provisional | 100 | -9 pts |
| 209 | Bremerhaven, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional | 99 | -5 pts |
| 209 | Forchheim Provisional | 99 | -5 pts |
| 209 | Grafschaft Bentheim Provisional | 99 | -5 pts |
| 209 | Halle (Saale), Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional | 99 | -5 pts |
| 209 | Kelheim Provisional | 99 | 0 pts |
| 209 | Kronach Provisional | 99 | -1 pts |
| 209 | Oberallgäu Provisional | 99 | -7 pts |
| 209 | Stade Provisional | 99 | +3 pts |
| 209 | Verden Provisional | 99 | -1 pts |
| 218 | Ammerland Provisional | 98 | -3 pts |
| 218 | Schwalm-Eder-Kreis Provisional | 98 | -2 pts |
| 218 | Vulkaneifel Provisional | 98 | -5 pts |
| 221 | Bad Kissingen Provisional | 97 | -6 pts |
| 221 | Celle Provisional | 97 | +2 pts |
| 221 | Segeberg Provisional | 97 | -5 pts |
| 221 | Wesermarsch Provisional | 97 | -11 pts |
| 225 | Lörrach Provisional | 96 | -4 pts |
| 225 | Spree-Neiße Provisional | 96 | 0 pts |
| 227 | Alb-Donau-Kreis Provisional | 95 | -5 pts |
| 227 | Cochem-Zell Provisional | 95 | -6 pts |
| 227 | Dessau-Roßlau, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional | 95 | -2 pts |
| 227 | Göppingen Provisional | 95 | -2 pts |
| 227 | Neuwied Provisional | 95 | -5 pts |
| 227 | Nürnberger Land Provisional | 95 | -2 pts |
| 227 | Osnabrück, Landkreis Provisional | 95 | -4 pts |
| 227 | Warendorf Provisional | 95 | -6 pts |
| 235 | Anhalt-Bitterfeld Provisional | 94 | +1 pts |
| 235 | Bernkastel-Wittlich Provisional | 94 | -8 pts |
| 235 | Brandenburg an der Havel, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional | 94 | -3 pts |
| 235 | Nienburg (Weser) Provisional | 94 | -5 pts |
| 239 | Ansbach, Landkreis Provisional | 93 | -2 pts |
| 239 | Augsburg, Landkreis Provisional | 93 | -3 pts |
| 239 | Coburg, Landkreis Provisional | 93 | +8 pts |
| 239 | Freyung-Grafenau Provisional | 93 | -5 pts |
| 239 | Gelsenkirchen, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional | 93 | -1 pts |
| 239 | Haßberge Provisional | 93 | -8 pts |
| 239 | Neustadt an der Weinstraße, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional | 93 | -5 pts |
| 239 | Roth Provisional | 93 | -2 pts |
| 239 | Suhl, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional | 93 | -4 pts |
| 239 | Weimar, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional | 93 | -6 pts |
| 249 | Diepholz Provisional | 92 | -1 pts |
| 249 | Kleve Provisional | 92 | -3 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 389% in 2021, according to Eurostat, European Commission.
Which area has the lowest GDP per capita in purchasing power (EU = 100)?
Südwestpfalz, with 49% in 2021.
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