Regions of Germany (NUTS 2) by GDP per capita (euros)

Hamburg had the highest GDP per capita (euros) of 38 regions in 2015, at €64,400. Mecklenburg-Vorpommern had the lowest, at €25,700. The median was €35,850 and the figure for Germany was €38,040. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest64,400Hamburg
Median35,85038 regions
Germany38,040History

All regions, 2015

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HamburgHamburg: 64,400 EUR64,400OberbayernOberbayern: 54,900 EUR54,900DarmstadtDarmstadt: 50,000 EUR50,000StuttgartStuttgart: 49,700 EUR49,700BremenBremen: 46,400 EUR46,400KarlsruheKarlsruhe: 42,300 EUR42,300MittelfrankenMittelfranken: 42,300 EUR42,300BraunschweigBraunschweig: 40,600 EUR40,600KölnKöln: 40,300 EUR40,300TübingenTübingen: 40,300 EUR40,300OberpfalzOberpfalz: 39,700 EUR39,700DüsseldorfDüsseldorf: 39,500 EUR39,500UnterfrankenUnterfranken: 38,200 EUR38,200SchwabenSchwaben: 37,600 EUR37,600BerlinBerlin: 37,500 EUR37,500NiederbayernNiederbayern: 37,200 EUR37,200FreiburgFreiburg: 36,600 EUR36,600Rheinhessen-PfalzRheinhessen-Pfalz: 36,600 EUR36,600HannoverHannover: 35,900 EUR35,900OberfrankenOberfranken: 35,800 EUR35,800DetmoldDetmold: 35,500 EUR35,500KasselKassel: 34,800 EUR34,800SaarlandSaarland: 34,700 EUR34,700ArnsbergArnsberg: 33,200 EUR33,200Weser-EmsWeser-Ems: 32,900 EUR32,900GießenGießen: 32,500 EUR32,500KoblenzKoblenz: 31,300 EUR31,300MünsterMünster: 31,300 EUR31,300LeipzigLeipzig: 31,000 EUR31,000Schleswig-HolsteinSchleswig-Holstein: 30,000 EUR30,000TrierTrier: 29,500 EUR29,500DresdenDresden: 29,000 EUR29,000BrandenburgBrandenburg: 27,100 EUR27,100ThüringenThüringen: 27,000 EUR27,000LüneburgLüneburg: 26,500 EUR26,500ChemnitzChemnitz: 26,100 EUR26,100Sachsen-AnhaltSachsen-Anhalt: 25,900 EUR25,900Mecklenburg-VorpommernMecklenburg-Vorpommern: 25,700 EUR25,700
EUR. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankRegions2015
EUR
Change on 2014
1Hamburg64,400+3.4%
2Oberbayern54,900+3.8%
3Darmstadt50,000+1.6%
4Stuttgart49,700+4.6%
5Bremen46,400+0.7%
6Karlsruhe42,300+3.2%
6Mittelfranken42,300+2.9%
8Braunschweig40,600-4%
9Köln40,300+3.3%
9Tübingen40,300+2.3%
11Oberpfalz39,700+2.3%
12Düsseldorf39,500+2.6%
13Unterfranken38,200+3%
14Schwaben37,600+3.6%
15Berlin37,500+4.7%
16Niederbayern37,200+1.6%
17Freiburg36,600+1.7%
17Rheinhessen-Pfalz36,600+3.4%
19Hannover35,900+1.7%
20Oberfranken35,800+5%
21Detmold35,500+1.1%
22Kassel34,800+3%
23Saarland34,700+2.1%
24Arnsberg33,200+1.8%
25Weser-Ems32,900+1.9%
26Gießen32,500+1.9%
27Koblenz31,300+2%
27Münster31,300+2.6%
29Leipzig31,000+2.3%
30Schleswig-Holstein30,000+2%
31Trier29,500+1.7%
32Dresden29,000+5.5%
33Brandenburg27,100+1.1%
34Thüringen27,000+2.3%
35Lüneburg26,500+1.9%
36Chemnitz26,100+3.2%
37Sachsen-Anhalt25,900+2%
38Mecklenburg-Vorpommern25,700+1.6%

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GDP at current market prices divided by population, EUR per inhabitant.

In euros, for Spain and the EU. For the United States, its states and counties, and for other countries and the World, in US dollars use gdp_per_capita_usd.

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 at current market prices by NUTS 3 region, EUR per inhabitant (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 (euros)?

Hamburg, with €64,400 in 2015, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which region has the lowest GDP per capita (euros)?

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, with €25,700 in 2015.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Eurostat, European Commission, GDP at current market prices by NUTS 3 region, EUR per inhabitant (nama_10r_3gdp). Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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