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

Hamburg had the highest GDP per capita (euros) of 38 regions in 2017, at €68,100. Sachsen-Anhalt had the lowest, at €27,800. The median was €38,200 and the figure for Germany was €40,780. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest68,100Hamburg
Lowest27,800Sachsen-Anhalt
Median38,20038 regions
Germany40,780History

All regions, 2017

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HamburgHamburg: 68,100 EUR68,100OberbayernOberbayern: 59,200 EUR59,200StuttgartStuttgart: 53,100 EUR53,100DarmstadtDarmstadt: 53,000 EUR53,000BremenBremen: 47,900 EUR47,900BraunschweigBraunschweig: 47,100 EUR47,100MittelfrankenMittelfranken: 45,400 EUR45,400KarlsruheKarlsruhe: 44,700 EUR44,700TübingenTübingen: 43,400 EUR43,400OberpfalzOberpfalz: 43,100 EUR43,100KölnKöln: 42,500 EUR42,500DüsseldorfDüsseldorf: 41,500 EUR41,500UnterfrankenUnterfranken: 41,400 EUR41,400BerlinBerlin: 40,900 EUR40,900NiederbayernNiederbayern: 40,000 EUR40,000SchwabenSchwaben: 40,000 EUR40,000FreiburgFreiburg: 38,800 EUR38,800HannoverHannover: 38,800 EUR38,800OberfrankenOberfranken: 38,400 EUR38,400Rheinhessen-PfalzRheinhessen-Pfalz: 38,000 EUR38,000DetmoldDetmold: 37,900 EUR37,900KasselKassel: 36,800 EUR36,800SaarlandSaarland: 36,100 EUR36,100Weser-EmsWeser-Ems: 35,600 EUR35,600ArnsbergArnsberg: 35,200 EUR35,200GießenGießen: 35,100 EUR35,100MünsterMünster: 33,600 EUR33,600KoblenzKoblenz: 33,400 EUR33,400LeipzigLeipzig: 33,200 EUR33,200Schleswig-HolsteinSchleswig-Holstein: 32,400 EUR32,400TrierTrier: 31,100 EUR31,100DresdenDresden: 31,000 EUR31,000BrandenburgBrandenburg: 29,000 EUR29,000ThüringenThüringen: 28,900 EUR28,900Mecklenburg-VorpommernMecklenburg-Vorpommern: 28,500 EUR28,500ChemnitzChemnitz: 28,200 EUR28,200LüneburgLüneburg: 28,200 EUR28,200Sachsen-AnhaltSachsen-Anhalt: 27,800 EUR27,800
EUR. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankRegions2017
EUR
Change on 2016
1Hamburg68,100+4.8%
2Oberbayern59,200+4.6%
3Stuttgart53,100+5.1%
4Darmstadt53,000+2.7%
5Bremen47,900+1.9%
6Braunschweig47,100-1.1%
7Mittelfranken45,400+3.9%
8Karlsruhe44,700+4%
9Tübingen43,400+3.3%
10Oberpfalz43,100+5.6%
11Köln42,500+4.4%
12Düsseldorf41,500+3.8%
13Unterfranken41,400+4.3%
14Berlin40,900+4.9%
15Niederbayern40,000+5%
15Schwaben40,000+3.1%
17Freiburg38,800+4%
17Hannover38,800+3.5%
19Oberfranken38,400+4.6%
20Rheinhessen-Pfalz38,000+1.6%
21Detmold37,900+3.6%
22Kassel36,800+1.1%
23Saarland36,100+3.4%
24Weser-Ems35,600+4.4%
25Arnsberg35,200+4.1%
26Gießen35,100+5.4%
27Münster33,600+4.3%
28Koblenz33,400+4.7%
29Leipzig33,200+4.4%
30Schleswig-Holstein32,400+5.9%
31Trier31,100+2.3%
32Dresden31,000+4%
33Brandenburg29,000+4.7%
34Thüringen28,900+4%
35Mecklenburg-Vorpommern28,500+8.4%
36Chemnitz28,200+4.4%
36Lüneburg28,200+4.8%
38Sachsen-Anhalt27,800+4.5%

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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 €68,100 in 2017, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

Sachsen-Anhalt, with €27,800 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 at current market prices by NUTS 3 region, EUR per inhabitant (nama_10r_3gdp). Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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