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NUTS 3 areas of Germany by GDP (euros)

Berlin had the highest GDP (euros) of 400 areas in 2012, at €112.38 billion. Suhl, Kreisfreie Stadt had the lowest, at €1.09 billion. The median was €4.35 billion and the figure for Germany was €2.8 trillion. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest112,381Berlin
Lowest1,086Suhl, Kreisfreie Stadt
Median4,350400 areas
Germany2,800,680History

Top 40 areas, 2012

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BerlinBerlin: 112,381 EUR million112,381HamburgHamburg: 101,388 EUR million101,388München, Kreisfreie StadtMünchen, Kreisfreie Stadt: 93,549 EUR million93,549Frankfurt am Main, Kreisfreie Sta…Frankfurt am Main, Kreisfreie Stadt: 63,001 EUR million63,001Köln, Kreisfreie StadtKöln, Kreisfreie Stadt: 50,756 EUR million50,756Stuttgart, StadtkreisStuttgart, Stadtkreis: 45,609 EUR million45,609Region HannoverRegion Hannover: 43,357 EUR million43,357Düsseldorf, Kreisfreie StadtDüsseldorf, Kreisfreie Stadt: 41,642 EUR million41,642München, LandkreisMünchen, Landkreis: 31,209 EUR million31,209Nürnberg, Kreisfreie StadtNürnberg, Kreisfreie Stadt: 25,531 EUR million25,531Bremen, Kreisfreie StadtBremen, Kreisfreie Stadt: 25,426 EUR million25,426Essen, Kreisfreie StadtEssen, Kreisfreie Stadt: 22,434 EUR million22,434Bonn, Kreisfreie StadtBonn, Kreisfreie Stadt: 21,227 EUR million21,227LudwigsburgLudwigsburg: 20,404 EUR million20,404BöblingenBöblingen: 19,774 EUR million19,774EsslingenEsslingen: 19,764 EUR million19,764Dortmund, Kreisfreie StadtDortmund, Kreisfreie Stadt: 19,728 EUR million19,728Städteregion AachenStädteregion Aachen: 17,688 EUR million17,688MettmannMettmann: 17,623 EUR million17,623Dresden, Kreisfreie StadtDresden, Kreisfreie Stadt: 17,550 EUR million17,550Karlsruhe, StadtkreisKarlsruhe, Stadtkreis: 17,531 EUR million17,531Leipzig, Kreisfreie StadtLeipzig, Kreisfreie Stadt: 17,333 EUR million17,333Mannheim, StadtkreisMannheim, Stadtkreis: 17,172 EUR million17,172Duisburg, Kreisfreie StadtDuisburg, Kreisfreie Stadt: 16,379 EUR million16,379Rhein-Neckar-KreisRhein-Neckar-Kreis: 15,796 EUR million15,796Braunschweig, Kreisfreie StadtBraunschweig, Kreisfreie Stadt: 15,757 EUR million15,757Rhein-Kreis NeussRhein-Kreis Neuss: 15,523 EUR million15,523Wolfsburg, Kreisfreie StadtWolfsburg, Kreisfreie Stadt: 15,392 EUR million15,392Münster, Kreisfreie StadtMünster, Kreisfreie Stadt: 15,160 EUR million15,160Heilbronn, LandkreisHeilbronn, Landkreis: 14,777 EUR million14,777OrtenaukreisOrtenaukreis: 14,584 EUR million14,584Rhein-Sieg-KreisRhein-Sieg-Kreis: 14,547 EUR million14,547Wiesbaden, Kreisfreie StadtWiesbaden, Kreisfreie Stadt: 14,270 EUR million14,270Rhein-Erft-KreisRhein-Erft-Kreis: 14,236 EUR million14,236GüterslohGütersloh: 14,004 EUR million14,004RecklinghausenRecklinghausen: 13,811 EUR million13,811Ingolstadt, Kreisfreie StadtIngolstadt, Kreisfreie Stadt: 13,810 EUR million13,810Karlsruhe, LandkreisKarlsruhe, Landkreis: 13,723 EUR million13,723Regionalverband SaarbrückenRegionalverband Saarbrücken: 13,712 EUR million13,712Märkischer KreisMärkischer Kreis: 13,304 EUR million13,304
EUR million. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankAreas2012
EUR million		Change on 2011
1Berlin112,381+1.6%
2Hamburg101,388+2.6%
3München, Kreisfreie Stadt93,549+4.5%
4Frankfurt am Main, Kreisfreie Stadt63,001+1.6%
5Köln, Kreisfreie Stadt50,756+1.9%
6Stuttgart, Stadtkreis45,609+2.8%
7Region Hannover43,357+1.3%
8Düsseldorf, Kreisfreie Stadt41,642-1.1%
9München, Landkreis31,209-0.2%
10Nürnberg, Kreisfreie Stadt25,531+3.9%
11Bremen, Kreisfreie Stadt25,426+4.5%
12Essen, Kreisfreie Stadt22,434-5.1%
13Bonn, Kreisfreie Stadt21,227-3.8%
14Ludwigsburg20,404+4.4%
15Böblingen19,774-0.5%
16Esslingen19,764+4.1%
17Dortmund, Kreisfreie Stadt19,728+2.9%
18Städteregion Aachen17,688+4%
19Mettmann17,623-0.3%
20Dresden, Kreisfreie Stadt17,550+1.5%
21Karlsruhe, Stadtkreis17,531+2.7%
22Leipzig, Kreisfreie Stadt17,333+5.1%
23Mannheim, Stadtkreis17,172+0.7%
24Duisburg, Kreisfreie Stadt16,379+0.3%
25Rhein-Neckar-Kreis15,796-3.3%
26Braunschweig, Kreisfreie Stadt15,757+1.1%
27Rhein-Kreis Neuss15,523+4.8%
28Wolfsburg, Kreisfreie Stadt15,392-0.1%
29Münster, Kreisfreie Stadt15,160+2.1%
30Heilbronn, Landkreis14,777+8.7%
31Ortenaukreis14,584-2.6%
32Rhein-Sieg-Kreis14,547+2.1%
33Wiesbaden, Kreisfreie Stadt14,270-0.6%
34Rhein-Erft-Kreis14,236+5.1%
35Gütersloh14,004+1.8%
36Recklinghausen13,811-2.6%
37Ingolstadt, Kreisfreie Stadt13,810+14.4%
38Karlsruhe, Landkreis13,723+0.6%
39Regionalverband Saarbrücken13,712-3.1%
40Märkischer Kreis13,304+1.7%
41Ludwigshafen am Rhein, Kreisfreie Stadt12,689+3%
42Rems-Murr-Kreis12,486+0.6%
43Augsburg, Kreisfreie Stadt12,414+4.3%
44Main-Kinzig-Kreis12,268-1%
45Hochtaunuskreis12,078+0.8%
46Steinfurt11,849+2%
47Emsland11,809+5.6%
48Bielefeld, Kreisfreie Stadt11,764+2.5%
49Borken11,665+2.9%
50Ostalbkreis11,542+3.2%
51Wesel11,343+2.1%
52Bochum, Kreisfreie Stadt11,268+0.4%
53Wuppertal, Kreisfreie Stadt11,225-0%
54Offenbach, Landkreis11,117-0%
55Regensburg, Kreisfreie Stadt11,089-0.3%
56Main-Taunus-Kreis11,089+1.5%
57Mainz, Kreisfreie Stadt11,034+2.5%
58Darmstadt, Kreisfreie Stadt10,775+2.4%
59Minden-Lübbecke10,705+0.6%
60Unna10,288+1.6%
61Freiburg im Breisgau, Stadtkreis9,992+1.8%
62Ravensburg9,955+1.3%
63Siegen-Wittgenstein9,886+1%
64Göttingen9,850+0.9%
65Kiel, Kreisfreie Stadt9,654+1.4%
66Reutlingen9,643+1.3%
67Paderborn9,365+3.9%
68Lippe9,238+2.4%
69Groß-Gerau9,231-7%
70Osnabrück, Landkreis9,193+2.3%
71Erlangen, Kreisfreie Stadt9,055+5.4%
72Soest9,051-1.6%
73Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis8,875+0.5%
74Kassel, Kreisfreie Stadt8,775+0.3%
75Bodenseekreis8,719-0.6%
76Biberach8,431+6.9%
77Oberbergischer Kreis8,409+1.7%
78Rastatt8,371-1.8%
79Konstanz8,295+3.6%
80Ulm, Stadtkreis8,255-1%
81Zwickau8,185+0.9%
82Gießen, Landkreis8,124+1.4%
83Hochsauerlandkreis8,118-0.9%
84Krefeld, Kreisfreie Stadt8,108-0%
85Gelsenkirchen, Kreisfreie Stadt8,060+0.2%
86Lübeck, Kreisfreie Stadt7,954+3.2%
87Pinneberg7,918+1.7%
88Heidelberg, Stadtkreis7,907+7%
89Mönchengladbach, Kreisfreie Stadt7,822+3.7%
90Freising7,820-0.3%
91Lahn-Dill-Kreis7,801-1.3%
92Marburg-Biedenkopf7,770-0.5%
93Warendorf7,696+2.6%
94Chemnitz, Kreisfreie Stadt7,576+2.1%
95Kleve7,565+2.2%
96Wetteraukreis7,548+0.5%
97Mittelsachsen7,397-2.9%
98Erfurt, Kreisfreie Stadt7,300+0.7%
99Magdeburg, Kreisfreie Stadt7,293+3.1%
100Fulda7,268+0.7%
101Viersen7,263+0.2%
102Leverkusen, Kreisfreie Stadt7,259-1.2%
103Herford7,244+2.6%
104Hildesheim7,173+3.3%
105Göppingen7,167+2.2%
106Rendsburg-Eckernförde7,107+10.5%
107Lörrach7,104+3.5%
108Bergstraße7,021-0.7%
109Schwarzwald-Baar-Kreis7,019+2%
110Rosenheim, Landkreis6,976+3.8%
111Stormarn6,951+4.6%
112Würzburg, Kreisfreie Stadt6,924+4%
113Segeberg6,914+3.1%
114Erzgebirgskreis6,875+2.5%
115Düren6,857+3.5%
116Osnabrück, Kreisfreie Stadt6,806+0.3%
117Bautzen6,700-0.8%
118Darmstadt-Dieburg6,685+0.1%
119Koblenz, Kreisfreie Stadt6,684+1.9%
120Oldenburg (Oldenburg), Kreisfreie Stadt6,545+2.1%
121Schwäbisch Hall6,519+4.1%
122Mainz-Bingen6,458+10%
123Halle (Saale), Kreisfreie Stadt6,345+2.8%
124Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald6,340+2.6%
125Mecklenburgische Seenplatte6,335+2.9%
126Tübingen, Landkreis6,301+4.7%
127Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis6,299+1%
128Augsburg, Landkreis6,242+4.8%
129Hagen, Kreisfreie Stadt6,112-0.9%
130Rostock, Kreisfreie Stadt6,003+4.7%
131Potsdam, Kreisfreie Stadt5,985+1.6%
132Saarlouis5,958+5.5%
133Meißen5,895+2.1%
134Saalekreis5,863+0.7%
135Heilbronn, Stadtkreis5,824+2.2%
136Kassel, Landkreis5,806-2.3%
137Diepholz5,782+1.2%
138Traunstein5,773+0.7%
139Görlitz5,727+3.4%
140Zollernalbkreis5,689+1.6%
141Mayen-Koblenz5,638+1.9%
142Tuttlingen5,624+4%
143Mülheim an der Ruhr, Kreisfreie Stadt5,614+3%
144Donau-Ries5,471+6.9%
145Westerwaldkreis5,446+4.6%
146Oberhausen, Kreisfreie Stadt5,416-1.9%
147Vechta5,399+3.2%
148Leipzig5,386+2.6%
149Saarpfalz-Kreis5,353+0.5%
150Heinsberg5,351+6%
151Coesfeld5,275+3%
152Neu-Ulm5,259+2.2%
153Stade5,172+1.5%
154Dahme-Spreewald5,121+6.6%
155Enzkreis5,058+0.9%
156Vogtlandkreis5,057+1.1%
157Rottweil5,045+3.4%
158Altötting5,021-4.6%
159Dingolfing-Landau5,008-4.1%
160Aschaffenburg, Landkreis5,000-3.1%
161Neuwied4,989+1.7%
162Nordfriesland4,980+6.5%
163Waldeck-Frankenberg4,947+2.2%
164Cloppenburg4,946+6.6%
165Harburg4,906+3.7%
166Alb-Donau-Kreis4,905-1.3%
166Vorpommern-Greifswald4,905+1.5%
168Ansbach, Landkreis4,881+2%
169Starnberg4,880-3.4%
170Passau, Landkreis4,854+3%
171Celle4,843+6.4%
172Pforzheim, Stadtkreis4,828+6.4%
173Aschaffenburg, Kreisfreie Stadt4,819+2%
174Schweinfurt, Kreisfreie Stadt4,794+2.2%
175Olpe4,783+7.3%
176Oberhavel4,768+1.2%
177Rotenburg (Wümme)4,745+5.1%
178Vorpommern-Rügen4,745-1.8%
179Schwalm-Eder-Kreis4,733+3.4%
180Hohenlohekreis4,700+4%
181Hamm, Kreisfreie Stadt4,685+0.2%
182Nordsachsen4,656+1.2%
183Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge4,653+2.4%
184Günzburg4,650+4.2%
185Nürnberger Land4,642+2.5%
186Fürstenfeldbruck4,617+2.5%
187Landshut, Landkreis4,598-2.2%
188Hameln-Pyrmont4,598-0%
189Harz4,565+1.2%
190Landkreis Rostock4,561-4.5%
191Euskirchen4,546-0.2%
192Main-Tauber-Kreis4,525+0.3%
193Offenbach am Main, Kreisfreie Stadt4,520-1.2%
194Teltow-Fläming4,458+5.2%
195Schwandorf4,430+8.1%
196Börde4,400+5.4%
197Ludwigslust-Parchim4,394+3.2%
198Heidenheim4,370+0.8%
199Ostholstein4,359+5.1%
200Waldshut4,357+1.1%
201Salzlandkreis4,343+5.6%
202Trier, Kreisfreie Stadt4,324-0.9%
203Salzgitter, Kreisfreie Stadt4,320+3%
204Limburg-Weilburg4,302+0.6%
205Erlangen-Höchstadt4,273+6.9%
206Wartburgkreis4,265-1.2%
207Weilheim-Schongau4,244+1.3%
208Pfaffenhofen a. d. Ilm4,242-5.7%
209Lüneburg, Landkreis4,238-1.3%
210Burgenlandkreis4,227+6.4%
211Aurich4,218+4.3%
212Schleswig-Flensburg4,215+3.4%
213Potsdam-Mittelmark4,211+2.7%
214Ostallgäu4,168+6.1%
215Bad Kreuznach4,160+1.8%
216Unterallgäu4,160+4.8%
217Solingen, Kreisfreie Stadt4,159+4.3%
218Emmendingen4,143+2%
219Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis4,075+0.9%
220Heidekreis4,059+3.6%
221Calw4,059+4.1%
222Sigmaringen4,058+2.4%
223Hersfeld-Rotenburg4,026+0.5%
224Kaiserslautern, Kreisfreie Stadt4,009-0.2%
225Germersheim4,000-1.1%
226Cuxhaven3,996+8.2%
227Main-Spessart3,990+0.4%
228Neckar-Odenwald-Kreis3,976+2.8%
229Oberallgäu3,9690%
230Neumarkt i. d. OPf.3,933-0.2%
231Bamberg, Kreisfreie Stadt3,932-0.2%
232Leer3,924+2.4%
233Bayreuth, Kreisfreie Stadt3,913+5.4%
234Regensburg, Landkreis3,897+4.7%
235Dithmarschen3,882+4.5%
236Anhalt-Bitterfeld3,865+13.1%
237Deggendorf3,864+5.8%
238Grafschaft Bentheim3,827+3.9%
239Cham3,782-0.3%
240Freudenstadt3,781-1.6%
241Jena, Kreisfreie Stadt3,775+0.3%
242Würzburg, Landkreis3,774+2.2%
243Herzogtum Lauenburg3,771+2.5%
244Oder-Spree3,765+0.6%
245Verden3,726+2.7%
246Spree-Neiße3,725+4.1%
247Miltenberg3,707+1.3%
248Remscheid, Kreisfreie Stadt3,680+1.9%
249Fürth, Kreisfreie Stadt3,678+3.1%
250Bremerhaven, Kreisfreie Stadt3,653+4.3%

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GDP at current market prices, EUR million.

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Eurostat. GDP at current market prices 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 area has the highest GDP (euros)?

Berlin, with €112.38 billion in 2012, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest GDP (euros)?

Suhl, Kreisfreie Stadt, with €1.09 billion in 2012.

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