Regions of Germany (NUTS 2) by GDP per capita in purchasing power (EU = 100)

Name: Regions of Germany (NUTS 2) by GDP per capita in purchasing power (EU = 100), 2017
Creator: Eurostat, European Commission
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Hamburg had the highest GDP per capita in purchasing power (EU = 100) of 38 regions in 2017, at 212%. Sachsen-Anhalt had the lowest, at 86%. The median was 119% and the figure for Germany was 126%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest212Hamburg

Lowest86Sachsen-Anhalt

Median11938 regions

Germany126History

All regions, 2017

CSV Chart (SVG)

%. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

Rank	Regions	2017 (%)	Change on 2016
1	Hamburg	212	+1 pts
2	Oberbayern	184	+1 pts
3	Darmstadt	165	-2 pts
3	Stuttgart	165	+2 pts
5	Bremen	149	-3 pts
6	Braunschweig	146	-8 pts
7	Mittelfranken	141	-1 pts
8	Karlsruhe	139	0 pts
9	Tübingen	135	-1 pts
10	Oberpfalz	134	+2 pts
11	Köln	132	0 pts
12	Düsseldorf	129	0 pts
12	Unterfranken	129	0 pts
14	Berlin	127	+1 pts
15	Niederbayern	124	0 pts
15	Schwaben	124	-2 pts
17	Freiburg	121	0 pts
17	Hannover	121	-1 pts
19	Oberfranken	119	0 pts
20	Detmold	118	0 pts
20	Rheinhessen-Pfalz	118	-3 pts
22	Kassel	115	-3 pts
23	Saarland	112	-1 pts
24	Weser-Ems	111	+1 pts
25	Arnsberg	109	-1 pts
25	Gießen	109	+1 pts
27	Münster	105	+1 pts
28	Koblenz	104	+1 pts
29	Leipzig	103	0 pts
30	Schleswig-Holstein	101	+2 pts
31	Trier	97	-2 pts
32	Dresden	96	0 pts
33	Brandenburg	90	0 pts
33	Thüringen	90	0 pts
35	Mecklenburg-Vorpommern	89	+4 pts
36	Chemnitz	88	0 pts
36	Lüneburg	88	+1 pts
38	Sachsen-Anhalt	86	0 pts

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About this ranking

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 regions are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

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 region has the highest GDP per capita in purchasing power (EU = 100)?

Hamburg, with 212% in 2017, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which region has the lowest GDP per capita in purchasing power (EU = 100)?

Sachsen-Anhalt, with 86% in 2017.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Eurostat, European Commission, GDP per inhabitant in PPS, EU27 = 100, by NUTS 3 region (nama_10r_3gdp). Retrieved 2026-10-08.