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), 2020
Creator: Eurostat, European Commission
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Hamburg had the highest GDP per capita in purchasing power (EU = 100) of 38 regions in 2020, at 205%. Chemnitz had the lowest, at 87%. The median was 118% and the figure for Germany was 124%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest205Hamburg

Lowest87Chemnitz

Median11838 regions

Germany124History

All regions, 2020

CSV Chart (SVG)

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

Full ranking

Rank	Regions	2020 (%)	Change on 2019
1	Hamburg	205	-2 pts
2	Oberbayern	178	0 pts
3	Darmstadt	158	+1 pts
3	Stuttgart	158	0 pts
5	Braunschweig	143	-3 pts
6	Bremen	140	+1 pts
7	Mittelfranken	139	+1 pts
8	Karlsruhe	135	-1 pts
9	Tübingen	133	+2 pts
10	Berlin	132	+4 pts
10	Oberpfalz	132	+3 pts
12	Köln	130	+2 pts
13	Düsseldorf	126	+2 pts
14	Unterfranken	125	+1 pts
15	Schwaben	123	+1 pts
16	Niederbayern	122	+2 pts
17	Detmold	120	+5 pts
17	Hannover	120	+2 pts
19	Oberfranken	119	+2 pts
20	Freiburg	117	-1 pts
21	Kassel	114	0 pts
22	Rheinhessen-Pfalz	113	0 pts
23	Weser-Ems	111	+3 pts
24	Gießen	109	+2 pts
25	Arnsberg	108	+1 pts
26	Münster	105	+3 pts
26	Saarland	105	0 pts
28	Koblenz	104	+3 pts
29	Leipzig	102	+1 pts
29	Schleswig-Holstein	102	+3 pts
31	Dresden	98	+2 pts
31	Trier	98	+3 pts
33	Lüneburg	91	+3 pts
34	Brandenburg	90	+2 pts
34	Mecklenburg-Vorpommern	90	+2 pts
36	Thüringen	89	+2 pts
37	Sachsen-Anhalt	88	+2 pts
38	Chemnitz	87	+1 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 205% in 2020, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

Chemnitz, with 87% 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 per inhabitant in PPS, EU27 = 100, by NUTS 3 region (nama_10r_3gdp). Retrieved 2026-10-08.