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

Hamburg had the highest GDP per capita (euros) of 38 regions in 2018, at €69,300. Sachsen-Anhalt had the lowest, at €28,400. The median was €39,450 and the figure for Germany was €42,000. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest69,300Hamburg
Lowest28,400Sachsen-Anhalt
Median39,45038 regions
Germany42,000History

All regions, 2018

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HamburgHamburg: 69,300 EUR69,300OberbayernOberbayern: 60,200 EUR60,200StuttgartStuttgart: 55,100 EUR55,100DarmstadtDarmstadt: 53,900 EUR53,900BraunschweigBraunschweig: 49,900 EUR49,900BremenBremen: 48,600 EUR48,600MittelfrankenMittelfranken: 47,000 EUR47,000KarlsruheKarlsruhe: 46,200 EUR46,200TübingenTübingen: 44,800 EUR44,800KölnKöln: 44,200 EUR44,200OberpfalzOberpfalz: 44,100 EUR44,100BerlinBerlin: 42,900 EUR42,900DüsseldorfDüsseldorf: 42,900 EUR42,900UnterfrankenUnterfranken: 42,200 EUR42,200SchwabenSchwaben: 40,700 EUR40,700NiederbayernNiederbayern: 40,400 EUR40,400FreiburgFreiburg: 40,000 EUR40,000HannoverHannover: 39,900 EUR39,900OberfrankenOberfranken: 39,700 EUR39,700DetmoldDetmold: 39,200 EUR39,200Rheinhessen-PfalzRheinhessen-Pfalz: 38,400 EUR38,400KasselKassel: 37,900 EUR37,900SaarlandSaarland: 36,600 EUR36,600ArnsbergArnsberg: 36,500 EUR36,500Weser-EmsWeser-Ems: 36,400 EUR36,400GießenGießen: 36,200 EUR36,200MünsterMünster: 34,400 EUR34,400KoblenzKoblenz: 34,200 EUR34,200LeipzigLeipzig: 33,900 EUR33,900Schleswig-HolsteinSchleswig-Holstein: 33,200 EUR33,200DresdenDresden: 32,100 EUR32,100TrierTrier: 32,100 EUR32,100BrandenburgBrandenburg: 29,700 EUR29,700LüneburgLüneburg: 29,500 EUR29,500ThüringenThüringen: 29,500 EUR29,500ChemnitzChemnitz: 29,000 EUR29,000Mecklenburg-VorpommernMecklenburg-Vorpommern: 28,700 EUR28,700Sachsen-AnhaltSachsen-Anhalt: 28,400 EUR28,400
EUR. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankRegions2018
EUR
Change on 2017
1Hamburg69,300+1.8%
2Oberbayern60,200+1.7%
3Stuttgart55,100+3.8%
4Darmstadt53,900+1.7%
5Braunschweig49,900+5.9%
6Bremen48,600+1.5%
7Mittelfranken47,000+3.5%
8Karlsruhe46,200+3.4%
9Tübingen44,800+3.2%
10Köln44,200+4%
11Oberpfalz44,100+2.3%
12Berlin42,900+4.9%
12Düsseldorf42,900+3.4%
14Unterfranken42,200+1.9%
15Schwaben40,700+1.8%
16Niederbayern40,400+1%
17Freiburg40,000+3.1%
18Hannover39,900+2.8%
19Oberfranken39,700+3.4%
20Detmold39,200+3.4%
21Rheinhessen-Pfalz38,400+1.1%
22Kassel37,900+3%
23Saarland36,600+1.4%
24Arnsberg36,500+3.7%
25Weser-Ems36,400+2.2%
26Gießen36,200+3.1%
27Münster34,400+2.4%
28Koblenz34,200+2.4%
29Leipzig33,900+2.1%
30Schleswig-Holstein33,200+2.5%
31Dresden32,100+3.5%
31Trier32,100+3.2%
33Brandenburg29,700+2.4%
34Lüneburg29,500+4.6%
34Thüringen29,500+2.1%
36Chemnitz29,000+2.8%
37Mecklenburg-Vorpommern28,700+0.7%
38Sachsen-Anhalt28,400+2.2%

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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 €69,300 in 2018, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

Sachsen-Anhalt, with €28,400 in 2018.

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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