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 2022, at 357%. Südwestpfalz had the lowest, at 50%. The median was 99% and the figure for Germany was 120%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.
Top 40 areas, 2022
Full ranking
| Rank | Areas | 2022 (%) | Change on 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wolfsburg, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional | 357 | -32 pts |
| 2 | Ingolstadt, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional | 346 | -16 pts |
| 3 | München, Landkreis Provisional | 333 | +14 pts |
| 4 | Mainz, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional | 298 | -36 pts |
| 5 | Coburg, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional | 282 | -39 pts |
| 6 | Erlangen, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional | 280 | -21 pts |
| 7 | Frankfurt am Main, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional | 277 | -10 pts |
| 8 | Stuttgart, Stadtkreis Provisional | 271 | -1 pts |
| 9 | Schweinfurt, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional | 269 | -15 pts |
| 10 | Regensburg, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional | 256 | -12 pts |
| 11 | Düsseldorf, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional | 241 | -4 pts |
| 12 | München, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional | 238 | -8 pts |
| 13 | Ulm, Stadtkreis Provisional | 235 | +1 pts |
| 14 | Darmstadt, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional | 227 | -24 pts |
| 15 | Hamburg Provisional | 216 | +7 pts |
| 16 | Bonn, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional | 210 | -4 pts |
| 17 | Koblenz, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional | 206 | -6 pts |
| 18 | Böblingen Provisional | 204 | +4 pts |
| 19 | Karlsruhe, Stadtkreis Provisional | 201 | -1 pts |
| 20 | Aschaffenburg, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional | 198 | -1 pts |
| 21 | Passau, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional | 197 | -3 pts |
| 22 | Braunschweig, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional | 196 | -23 pts |
| 23 | Bamberg, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional | 189 | -10 pts |
| 24 | Mannheim, Stadtkreis Provisional | 188 | -3 pts |
| 24 | Würzburg, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional | 188 | +1 pts |
| 26 | Baden-Baden, Stadtkreis Provisional | 186 | -1 pts |
| 26 | Köln, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional | 186 | -2 pts |
| 28 | Heilbronn, Landkreis Provisional | 183 | +3 pts |
| 29 | Bayreuth, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional | 182 | +1 pts |
| 29 | Emden, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional | 182 | -5 pts |
| 31 | Wiesbaden, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional | 180 | -10 pts |
| 32 | Amberg, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional | 177 | -7 pts |
| 33 | Ansbach, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional | 176 | -9 pts |
| 33 | Landshut, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional | 176 | -7 pts |
| 35 | Hochtaunuskreis Provisional | 174 | +9 pts |
| 36 | Memmingen, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional | 172 | -14 pts |
| 37 | Nürnberg, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional | 171 | -7 pts |
| 38 | Ludwigshafen am Rhein, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional | 170 | -42 pts |
| 39 | Dingolfing-Landau Provisional | 169 | -18 pts |
| 39 | Münster, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional | 169 | -5 pts |
| 41 | Altötting Provisional | 168 | +2 pts |
| 42 | Heidelberg, Stadtkreis Provisional | 165 | -6 pts |
| 42 | Lübeck, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional | 165 | +15 pts |
| 42 | Main-Taunus-Kreis Provisional | 165 | -3 pts |
| 42 | Weiden i. d. Opf, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional | 165 | -5 pts |
| 46 | Heilbronn, Stadtkreis Provisional | 162 | -5 pts |
| 46 | Kempten (Allgäu), Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional | 162 | -9 pts |
| 46 | Speyer, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional | 162 | +4 pts |
| 49 | Kassel, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional | 159 | +1 pts |
| 50 | Straubing, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional | 158 | -7 pts |
| 51 | Zweibrücken, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional | 155 | +9 pts |
| 52 | Bremen, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional | 150 | +2 pts |
| 52 | Freiburg im Breisgau, Stadtkreis Provisional | 150 | -7 pts |
| 52 | Rosenheim, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional | 150 | -4 pts |
| 55 | Hohenlohekreis Provisional | 149 | -8 pts |
| 56 | Biberach Provisional | 148 | -4 pts |
| 56 | Osnabrück, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional | 148 | -4 pts |
| 58 | Emsland Provisional | 145 | +15 pts |
| 59 | Freising Provisional | 143 | +5 pts |
| 60 | Bodenseekreis Provisional | 141 | +1 pts |
| 60 | Donau-Ries Provisional | 141 | 0 pts |
| 62 | Kaiserslautern, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional | 140 | -2 pts |
| 63 | Vechta Provisional | 139 | 0 pts |
| 64 | Ludwigsburg Provisional | 137 | -1 pts |
| 65 | Gütersloh Provisional | 135 | -7 pts |
| 65 | Kiel, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional | 135 | -2 pts |
| 65 | Salzgitter, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional | 135 | -6 pts |
| 68 | Augsburg, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional | 134 | -4 pts |
| 69 | Mettmann Provisional | 133 | +3 pts |
| 69 | Neumünster, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional | 133 | -3 pts |
| 69 | Pfaffenhofen a. d. Ilm Provisional | 133 | +27 pts |
| 69 | Region Hannover Provisional | 133 | -7 pts |
| 69 | Tuttlingen Provisional | 133 | -7 pts |
| 74 | Jena, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional | 132 | -5 pts |
| 74 | Schwäbisch Hall Provisional | 132 | -3 pts |
| 74 | Starnberg Provisional | 132 | -3 pts |
| 74 | Trier, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional | 132 | -3 pts |
| 78 | Landau in der Pfalz, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional | 131 | 0 pts |
| 78 | Oldenburg (Oldenburg), Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional | 131 | -8 pts |
| 78 | Ostalbkreis Provisional | 131 | -2 pts |
| 81 | Bielefeld, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional | 130 | -6 pts |
| 82 | Essen, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional | 129 | +1 pts |
| 82 | Leverkusen, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional | 129 | -11 pts |
| 84 | Berlin Provisional | 128 | -3 pts |
| 85 | Groß-Gerau Provisional | 127 | -6 pts |
| 85 | Ravensburg Provisional | 127 | -6 pts |
| 85 | Traunstein Provisional | 127 | -5 pts |
| 88 | Deggendorf Provisional | 126 | +1 pts |
| 88 | Esslingen Provisional | 126 | -1 pts |
| 88 | Hof, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional | 126 | -4 pts |
| 91 | Potsdam, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional | 123 | -4 pts |
| 91 | Tirschenreuth Provisional | 123 | -4 pts |
| 93 | Cham Provisional | 122 | +10 pts |
| 93 | Pforzheim, Stadtkreis Provisional | 122 | +3 pts |
| 93 | Rastatt Provisional | 122 | -1 pts |
| 96 | Dresden, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional | 121 | 0 pts |
| 96 | Olpe Provisional | 121 | +1 pts |
| 98 | Günzburg Provisional | 120 | -11 pts |
| 98 | Mainz-Bingen Provisional | 120 | +1 pts |
| 98 | Regionalverband Saarbrücken Provisional | 120 | -4 pts |
| 98 | Rostock, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional | 120 | +2 pts |
| 98 | Rottweil Provisional | 120 | -5 pts |
| 103 | Rhön-Grabfeld Provisional | 119 | -2 pts |
| 103 | Wilhelmshaven, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional | 119 | -5 pts |
| 105 | Flensburg, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional | 118 | 0 pts |
| 105 | Reutlingen Provisional | 118 | -5 pts |
| 105 | Schwerin, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional | 118 | -6 pts |
| 108 | Offenbach am Main, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional | 117 | -4 pts |
| 108 | Saarpfalz-Kreis Provisional | 117 | -2 pts |
| 108 | Waldeck-Frankenberg Provisional | 117 | -2 pts |
| 111 | Main-Tauber-Kreis Provisional | 116 | 0 pts |
| 111 | Ortenaukreis Provisional | 116 | -2 pts |
| 111 | Unterallgäu Provisional | 116 | -1 pts |
| 114 | Dortmund, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional | 115 | -4 pts |
| 114 | Erfurt, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional | 115 | -5 pts |
| 114 | Fulda Provisional | 115 | -1 pts |
| 114 | Germersheim Provisional | 115 | +12 pts |
| 114 | Weilheim-Schongau Provisional | 115 | -10 pts |
| 119 | Dithmarschen Provisional | 114 | +10 pts |
| 119 | Landshut, Landkreis Provisional | 114 | +3 pts |
| 119 | Miesbach Provisional | 114 | 0 pts |
| 119 | Minden-Lübbecke Provisional | 114 | -2 pts |
| 119 | Neumarkt i. d. OPf. Provisional | 114 | -1 pts |
| 119 | Offenbach, Landkreis Provisional | 114 | -2 pts |
| 125 | Krefeld, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional | 113 | -9 pts |
| 125 | Rhein-Kreis Neuss Provisional | 113 | -1 pts |
| 127 | Bochum, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional | 112 | +2 pts |
| 127 | Leipzig, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional | 112 | -5 pts |
| 127 | Schwarzwald-Baar-Kreis Provisional | 112 | -6 pts |
| 130 | Eichstätt Provisional | 111 | +5 pts |
| 130 | Siegen-Wittgenstein Provisional | 111 | -4 pts |
| 130 | Worms, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional | 111 | -3 pts |
| 133 | Freudenstadt Provisional | 110 | -4 pts |
| 133 | Marburg-Biedenkopf Provisional | 110 | -11 pts |
| 133 | Nordfriesland Provisional | 110 | +6 pts |
| 133 | Rhein-Neckar-Kreis Provisional | 110 | +1 pts |
| 137 | Cottbus, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional | 109 | -2 pts |
| 137 | Erlangen-Höchstadt Provisional | 109 | -3 pts |
| 137 | Frankfurt (Oder), Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional | 109 | -5 pts |
| 137 | Lindau (Bodensee) Provisional | 109 | +2 pts |
| 137 | Ostallgäu Provisional | 109 | +3 pts |
| 137 | Pirmasens, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional | 109 | -4 pts |
| 137 | Spree-Neiße Provisional | 109 | +13 pts |
| 144 | Borken Provisional | 108 | -4 pts |
| 144 | Hochsauerlandkreis Provisional | 108 | -1 pts |
| 144 | Hof, Landkreis Provisional | 108 | +6 pts |
| 144 | Saalekreis Provisional | 108 | +5 pts |
| 148 | Fürth, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional | 107 | -2 pts |
| 148 | Landsberg am Lech Provisional | 107 | -1 pts |
| 148 | Main-Spessart Provisional | 107 | -6 pts |
| 148 | Sigmaringen Provisional | 107 | -7 pts |
| 152 | Frankenthal (Pfalz), Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional | 106 | -2 pts |
| 152 | Gießen, Landkreis Provisional | 106 | -6 pts |
| 152 | Hersfeld-Rotenburg Provisional | 106 | -5 pts |
| 152 | Kaufbeuren, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional | 106 | -6 pts |
| 152 | Kitzingen Provisional | 106 | -1 pts |
| 152 | Wunsiedel i. Fichtelgebirge Provisional | 106 | 0 pts |
| 158 | Heidekreis Provisional | 105 | +1 pts |
| 158 | Neuburg-Schrobenhausen Provisional | 105 | -3 pts |
| 158 | Rottal-Inn Provisional | 105 | +2 pts |
| 158 | Schwandorf Provisional | 105 | -6 pts |
| 158 | Soest Provisional | 105 | -3 pts |
| 158 | Städteregion Aachen Provisional | 105 | -5 pts |
| 158 | Teltow-Fläming Provisional | 105 | 0 pts |
| 158 | Uckermark Provisional | 105 | +15 pts |
| 166 | Berchtesgadener Land Provisional | 104 | +1 pts |
| 166 | Chemnitz, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional | 104 | -3 pts |
| 166 | Cloppenburg Provisional | 104 | +3 pts |
| 166 | Dahme-Spreewald Provisional | 104 | +3 pts |
| 166 | Duisburg, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional | 104 | +3 pts |
| 166 | Mülheim an der Ruhr, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional | 104 | 0 pts |
| 166 | Paderborn Provisional | 104 | -1 pts |
| 166 | Rhein-Erft-Kreis Provisional | 104 | +4 pts |
| 166 | Saarlouis Provisional | 104 | +16 pts |
| 166 | Stormarn Provisional | 104 | +2 pts |
| 176 | Aschaffenburg, Landkreis Provisional | 103 | +1 pts |
| 176 | Ebersberg Provisional | 103 | +1 pts |
| 176 | Kulmbach Provisional | 103 | -5 pts |
| 176 | Main-Kinzig-Kreis Provisional | 103 | -2 pts |
| 176 | Oberbergischer Kreis Provisional | 103 | -3 pts |
| 176 | Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis Provisional | 103 | 0 pts |
| 176 | Schwabach, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional | 103 | -10 pts |
| 176 | Tübingen, Landkreis Provisional | 103 | -4 pts |
| 184 | Dillingen a.d. Donau Provisional | 102 | -8 pts |
| 184 | Göttingen Provisional | 102 | -7 pts |
| 184 | Heidenheim Provisional | 102 | -6 pts |
| 184 | Rotenburg (Wümme) Provisional | 102 | +2 pts |
| 184 | Westerwaldkreis Provisional | 102 | -2 pts |
| 189 | Rosenheim, Landkreis Provisional | 101 | -3 pts |
| 189 | Wesermarsch Provisional | 101 | +4 pts |
| 189 | Zollernalbkreis Provisional | 101 | -6 pts |
| 192 | Anhalt-Bitterfeld Provisional | 100 | +6 pts |
| 192 | Karlsruhe, Landkreis Provisional | 100 | -4 pts |
| 192 | Kelheim Provisional | 100 | +1 pts |
| 192 | Lahn-Dill-Kreis Provisional | 100 | -1 pts |
| 192 | Miltenberg Provisional | 100 | -3 pts |
| 192 | Neu-Ulm Provisional | 100 | -5 pts |
| 192 | Regen Provisional | 100 | -3 pts |
| 199 | Hagen, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional | 99 | -3 pts |
| 199 | Holzminden Provisional | 99 | -7 pts |
| 199 | Konstanz Provisional | 99 | -5 pts |
| 199 | Lichtenfels Provisional | 99 | -4 pts |
| 199 | Märkischer Kreis Provisional | 99 | -7 pts |
| 199 | Mühldorf a. Inn Provisional | 99 | -3 pts |
| 199 | Oberallgäu Provisional | 99 | 0 pts |
| 199 | Remscheid, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional | 99 | -8 pts |
| 199 | Wuppertal, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional | 99 | -6 pts |
| 208 | Grafschaft Bentheim Provisional | 98 | -1 pts |
| 208 | Oder-Spree Provisional | 98 | +9 pts |
| 208 | Schwalm-Eder-Kreis Provisional | 98 | 0 pts |
| 211 | Ammerland Provisional | 97 | -1 pts |
| 211 | Celle Provisional | 97 | 0 pts |
| 211 | Cochem-Zell Provisional | 97 | +2 pts |
| 211 | Magdeburg, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional | 97 | -5 pts |
| 211 | Mönchengladbach, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional | 97 | -4 pts |
| 211 | Rems-Murr-Kreis Provisional | 97 | -6 pts |
| 211 | Steinfurt Provisional | 97 | -4 pts |
| 218 | Herford Provisional | 96 | -4 pts |
| 218 | Nürnberger Land Provisional | 96 | +1 pts |
| 218 | Stade Provisional | 96 | -3 pts |
| 218 | Vulkaneifel Provisional | 96 | -2 pts |
| 222 | Bad Kissingen Provisional | 95 | -2 pts |
| 222 | Bremerhaven, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional | 95 | -4 pts |
| 222 | Forchheim Provisional | 95 | -4 pts |
| 222 | Gelsenkirchen, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional | 95 | +2 pts |
| 222 | Kronach Provisional | 95 | -4 pts |
| 222 | Neustadt a. d. Waldnaab Provisional | 95 | -5 pts |
| 222 | Neuwied Provisional | 95 | 0 pts |
| 222 | Segeberg Provisional | 95 | -2 pts |
| 230 | Emmendingen Provisional | 94 | -6 pts |
| 230 | Halle (Saale), Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional | 94 | -5 pts |
| 230 | Nienburg (Weser) Provisional | 94 | 0 pts |
| 230 | Osnabrück, Landkreis Provisional | 94 | -1 pts |
| 230 | Verden Provisional | 94 | -5 pts |
| 235 | Börde Provisional | 93 | +5 pts |
| 235 | Erding Provisional | 93 | +2 pts |
| 235 | Freyung-Grafenau Provisional | 93 | 0 pts |
| 235 | Leer Provisional | 93 | +8 pts |
| 235 | Lörrach Provisional | 93 | -3 pts |
| 240 | Bernkastel-Wittlich Provisional | 92 | -2 pts |
| 240 | Hameln-Pyrmont Provisional | 92 | -11 pts |
| 240 | Passau, Landkreis Provisional | 92 | +1 pts |
| 240 | Wartburgkreis Provisional | 92 | +1 pts |
| 244 | Alb-Donau-Kreis Provisional | 91 | -4 pts |
| 244 | Brandenburg an der Havel, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional | 91 | -3 pts |
| 244 | Dessau-Roßlau, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional | 91 | -4 pts |
| 244 | Diepholz Provisional | 91 | -1 pts |
| 244 | Garmisch-Partenkirchen Provisional | 91 | +2 pts |
| 244 | Lüneburg, Landkreis Provisional | 91 | -1 pts |
| 244 | Neustadt a. d. Aisch-Bad Windsheim Provisional | 91 | -1 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 357% in 2022, according to Eurostat, European Commission.
Which area has the lowest GDP per capita in purchasing power (EU = 100)?
Südwestpfalz, with 50% in 2022.
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