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

Hamburg had the highest GDP per capita (euros) of 38 regions in 2021, at €77,000. Chemnitz had the lowest, at €31,000. The median was €42,450 and the figure for Germany was €45,280. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest77,000Hamburg
Lowest31,000Chemnitz
Median42,45038 regions
Germany45,280History

All regions, 2021

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HamburgHamburg: 77,000 EUR77,000OberbayernOberbayern: 65,000 EUR65,000StuttgartStuttgart: 58,500 EUR58,500DarmstadtDarmstadt: 57,300 EUR57,300BremenBremen: 51,600 EUR51,600MittelfrankenMittelfranken: 49,600 EUR49,600BraunschweigBraunschweig: 49,000 EUR49,000BerlinBerlin: 48,200 EUR48,200KarlsruheKarlsruhe: 48,200 EUR48,200TübingenTübingen: 47,900 EUR47,900OberpfalzOberpfalz: 47,700 EUR47,700Rheinhessen-PfalzRheinhessen-Pfalz: 46,900 EUR46,900KölnKöln: 46,200 EUR46,200DüsseldorfDüsseldorf: 45,000 EUR45,000UnterfrankenUnterfranken: 44,000 EUR44,000NiederbayernNiederbayern: 43,800 EUR43,800HannoverHannover: 43,200 EUR43,200OberfrankenOberfranken: 42,900 EUR42,900SchwabenSchwaben: 42,900 EUR42,900DetmoldDetmold: 42,000 EUR42,000FreiburgFreiburg: 41,400 EUR41,400KasselKassel: 40,900 EUR40,900Weser-EmsWeser-Ems: 39,700 EUR39,700GießenGießen: 38,800 EUR38,800ArnsbergArnsberg: 38,600 EUR38,600MünsterMünster: 37,200 EUR37,200LeipzigLeipzig: 37,100 EUR37,100SaarlandSaarland: 37,000 EUR37,000KoblenzKoblenz: 36,600 EUR36,600Schleswig-HolsteinSchleswig-Holstein: 36,600 EUR36,600DresdenDresden: 34,600 EUR34,600TrierTrier: 33,800 EUR33,800BrandenburgBrandenburg: 32,500 EUR32,500LüneburgLüneburg: 32,400 EUR32,400Mecklenburg-VorpommernMecklenburg-Vorpommern: 32,300 EUR32,300ThüringenThüringen: 31,800 EUR31,800Sachsen-AnhaltSachsen-Anhalt: 31,600 EUR31,600ChemnitzChemnitz: 31,000 EUR31,000
EUR. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankRegions2021
EUR
Change on 2020
1Hamburg Provisional77,000+11.3%
2Oberbayern Provisional65,000+8%
3Stuttgart Provisional58,500+10%
4Darmstadt Provisional57,300+7.5%
5Bremen Provisional51,600+9.6%
6Mittelfranken Provisional49,600+5.8%
7Braunschweig Provisional49,000+1.9%
8Berlin Provisional48,200+7.8%
8Karlsruhe Provisional48,200+6.2%
10Tübingen Provisional47,900+7.2%
11Oberpfalz Provisional47,700+7%
12Rheinhessen-Pfalz Provisional46,900+22.8%
13Köln Provisional46,200+5.5%
14Düsseldorf Provisional45,000+5.9%
15Unterfranken Provisional44,000+4.5%
16Niederbayern Provisional43,800+6.1%
17Hannover Provisional43,200+6.4%
18Oberfranken Provisional42,900+6.7%
18Schwaben Provisional42,900+3.4%
20Detmold Provisional42,000+3.7%
21Freiburg Provisional41,400+4.8%
22Kassel Provisional40,900+6%
23Weser-Ems Provisional39,700+5.9%
24Gießen Provisional38,800+5.7%
25Arnsberg Provisional38,600+6.3%
26Münster Provisional37,200+5.1%
27Leipzig Provisional37,100+7.5%
28Saarland Provisional37,000+4.5%
29Koblenz Provisional36,600+4%
29Schleswig-Holstein Provisional36,600+6.1%
31Dresden Provisional34,600+5.2%
32Trier Provisional33,800+2.1%
33Brandenburg Provisional32,500+6.6%
34Lüneburg Provisional32,400+5.5%
35Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Provisional32,300+7%
36Thüringen Provisional31,800+5.3%
37Sachsen-Anhalt Provisional31,600+6%
38Chemnitz Provisional31,000+5.4%

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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 €77,000 in 2021, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

Chemnitz, with €31,000 in 2021.

Where does this ranking come from?

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