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NUTS 3 areas of Germany by GDP (euros)

Berlin had the highest GDP (euros) of 400 areas in 2016, at €136.34 billion. Suhl, Kreisfreie Stadt had the lowest, at €1.16 billion. The median was €5.02 billion and the figure for Germany was €3.2 trillion. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest136,341Berlin
Lowest1,163Suhl, Kreisfreie Stadt
Median5,024400 areas
Germany3,204,870History

Top 40 areas, 2016

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BerlinBerlin: 136,341 EUR million136,341HamburgHamburg: 115,166 EUR million115,166München, Kreisfreie StadtMünchen, Kreisfreie Stadt: 112,549 EUR million112,549Frankfurt am Main, Kreisfreie Sta…Frankfurt am Main, Kreisfreie Stadt: 71,337 EUR million71,337Köln, Kreisfreie StadtKöln, Kreisfreie Stadt: 63,014 EUR million63,014Stuttgart, StadtkreisStuttgart, Stadtkreis: 50,956 EUR million50,956Region HannoverRegion Hannover: 50,619 EUR million50,619Düsseldorf, Kreisfreie StadtDüsseldorf, Kreisfreie Stadt: 48,000 EUR million48,000München, LandkreisMünchen, Landkreis: 35,041 EUR million35,041Nürnberg, Kreisfreie StadtNürnberg, Kreisfreie Stadt: 30,015 EUR million30,015Bremen, Kreisfreie StadtBremen, Kreisfreie Stadt: 27,964 EUR million27,964BöblingenBöblingen: 24,936 EUR million24,936Essen, Kreisfreie StadtEssen, Kreisfreie Stadt: 24,132 EUR million24,132LudwigsburgLudwigsburg: 23,804 EUR million23,804Wolfsburg, Kreisfreie StadtWolfsburg, Kreisfreie Stadt: 22,382 EUR million22,382EsslingenEsslingen: 22,108 EUR million22,108Bonn, Kreisfreie StadtBonn, Kreisfreie Stadt: 21,842 EUR million21,842Dortmund, Kreisfreie StadtDortmund, Kreisfreie Stadt: 21,802 EUR million21,802Dresden, Kreisfreie StadtDresden, Kreisfreie Stadt: 21,628 EUR million21,628Leipzig, Kreisfreie StadtLeipzig, Kreisfreie Stadt: 21,168 EUR million21,168MettmannMettmann: 20,996 EUR million20,996Städteregion AachenStädteregion Aachen: 20,070 EUR million20,070Mannheim, StadtkreisMannheim, Stadtkreis: 19,418 EUR million19,418Karlsruhe, StadtkreisKarlsruhe, Stadtkreis: 19,385 EUR million19,385Rhein-Neckar-KreisRhein-Neckar-Kreis: 19,182 EUR million19,182Braunschweig, Kreisfreie StadtBraunschweig, Kreisfreie Stadt: 18,358 EUR million18,358Heilbronn, LandkreisHeilbronn, Landkreis: 17,872 EUR million17,872Ingolstadt, Kreisfreie StadtIngolstadt, Kreisfreie Stadt: 17,164 EUR million17,164OrtenaukreisOrtenaukreis: 16,802 EUR million16,802Duisburg, Kreisfreie StadtDuisburg, Kreisfreie Stadt: 16,761 EUR million16,761Rhein-Kreis NeussRhein-Kreis Neuss: 16,532 EUR million16,532Münster, Kreisfreie StadtMünster, Kreisfreie Stadt: 16,495 EUR million16,495GüterslohGütersloh: 16,193 EUR million16,193Wiesbaden, Kreisfreie StadtWiesbaden, Kreisfreie Stadt: 16,149 EUR million16,149Rhein-Sieg-KreisRhein-Sieg-Kreis: 15,843 EUR million15,843Rhein-Erft-KreisRhein-Erft-Kreis: 15,447 EUR million15,447Karlsruhe, LandkreisKarlsruhe, Landkreis: 15,177 EUR million15,177RecklinghausenRecklinghausen: 15,059 EUR million15,059Märkischer KreisMärkischer Kreis: 14,921 EUR million14,921Rems-Murr-KreisRems-Murr-Kreis: 14,257 EUR million14,257
EUR million. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankAreas2016
EUR million		Change on 2015
1Berlin136,341+5.4%
2Hamburg115,166+1.9%
3München, Kreisfreie Stadt112,549+4.9%
4Frankfurt am Main, Kreisfreie Stadt71,337+2.6%
5Köln, Kreisfreie Stadt63,014+0.4%
6Stuttgart, Stadtkreis50,956+1.1%
7Region Hannover50,619+6%
8Düsseldorf, Kreisfreie Stadt48,000+0.3%
9München, Landkreis35,041+6.8%
10Nürnberg, Kreisfreie Stadt30,015+6.6%
11Bremen, Kreisfreie Stadt27,964+2.3%
12Böblingen24,936+2.5%
13Essen, Kreisfreie Stadt24,132+1.8%
14Ludwigsburg23,804+5.5%
15Wolfsburg, Kreisfreie Stadt22,382+58.4%
16Esslingen22,108+2%
17Bonn, Kreisfreie Stadt21,842+3.7%
18Dortmund, Kreisfreie Stadt21,802+2.3%
19Dresden, Kreisfreie Stadt21,628+3.4%
20Leipzig, Kreisfreie Stadt21,168+4.4%
21Mettmann20,996+6.2%
22Städteregion Aachen20,070+2.8%
23Mannheim, Stadtkreis19,418+2.3%
24Karlsruhe, Stadtkreis19,385+2%
25Rhein-Neckar-Kreis19,182+1.7%
26Braunschweig, Kreisfreie Stadt18,358+8.5%
27Heilbronn, Landkreis17,872+1.9%
28Ingolstadt, Kreisfreie Stadt17,164-1.4%
29Ortenaukreis16,802+4.7%
30Duisburg, Kreisfreie Stadt16,761-0.7%
31Rhein-Kreis Neuss16,532+1.3%
32Münster, Kreisfreie Stadt16,495+2.2%
33Gütersloh16,193+5.5%
34Wiesbaden, Kreisfreie Stadt16,149+2.7%
35Rhein-Sieg-Kreis15,843-0.5%
36Rhein-Erft-Kreis15,447+2.6%
37Karlsruhe, Landkreis15,177+2.8%
38Recklinghausen15,059+3.8%
39Märkischer Kreis14,921+1.4%
40Rems-Murr-Kreis14,257+3.4%
41Regionalverband Saarbrücken14,239+0.4%
42Ludwigshafen am Rhein, Kreisfreie Stadt14,234+1.5%
43Steinfurt14,015+4.8%
44Augsburg, Kreisfreie Stadt13,949+1.4%
45Hochtaunuskreis13,916+3%
46Main-Kinzig-Kreis13,865+10.2%
47Bielefeld, Kreisfreie Stadt13,544+2.4%
48Main-Taunus-Kreis13,398+3.1%
49Borken13,319+2.8%
50Offenbach, Landkreis13,068+4.8%
51Ostalbkreis13,024+2.8%
52Wuppertal, Kreisfreie Stadt12,955+4.5%
53Emsland12,614+5.7%
54Regensburg, Kreisfreie Stadt12,530+2.1%
55Wesel12,519+2.3%
56Bochum, Kreisfreie Stadt12,498+1.3%
57Minden-Lübbecke12,190+4%
58Darmstadt, Kreisfreie Stadt12,124+5.8%
59Groß-Gerau11,958+13.2%
60Reutlingen11,668+5.6%
61Mainz, Kreisfreie Stadt11,530+3.4%
62Ravensburg11,501+4.8%
63Freiburg im Breisgau, Stadtkreis11,459+3.4%
64Unna11,454+4%
65Göttingen11,211+4.1%
66Kiel, Kreisfreie Stadt10,928+3.7%
67Siegen-Wittgenstein10,872+2%
68Paderborn10,818+4.4%
69Osnabrück, Landkreis10,460+4%
70Bodenseekreis10,452+10.1%
71Kassel, Kreisfreie Stadt10,346+3.1%
72Soest10,256+1.5%
73Lippe10,167+1.5%
74Erlangen, Kreisfreie Stadt9,9330%
75Rastatt9,772+5.1%
76Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis9,731+1.8%
77Oberbergischer Kreis9,550+1.9%
78Zwickau9,521+2.5%
79Ulm, Stadtkreis9,491+3.3%
80Konstanz9,419+3.5%
81Gießen, Landkreis9,298+2.6%
82Hochsauerlandkreis9,258+2.6%
83Biberach9,244+4.3%
84Freising9,031-3.3%
85Kleve8,976+5.9%
86Pinneberg8,831+5.5%
87Marburg-Biedenkopf8,652+1.4%
88Mönchengladbach, Kreisfreie Stadt8,649+2.4%
89Heidelberg, Stadtkreis8,619+2.6%
90Krefeld, Kreisfreie Stadt8,605+2.9%
91Lahn-Dill-Kreis8,555+3.2%
92Wetteraukreis8,533+4.2%
93Warendorf8,490+3.5%
94Erfurt, Kreisfreie Stadt8,450+2.3%
95Chemnitz, Kreisfreie Stadt8,426+3.1%
96Göppingen8,396+0.3%
97Herford8,270+2.1%
98Viersen8,251+2.5%
99Lübeck, Kreisfreie Stadt8,218-2.1%
100Fulda8,195+3.8%
101Mittelsachsen8,153+4.1%
102Segeberg8,127+4.3%
103Schwarzwald-Baar-Kreis8,079+1.7%
104Rosenheim, Landkreis7,993+1.7%
105Würzburg, Kreisfreie Stadt7,949+1.7%
106Magdeburg, Kreisfreie Stadt7,896+2%
107Gelsenkirchen, Kreisfreie Stadt7,877-0%
108Stormarn7,864+4.7%
109Osnabrück, Kreisfreie Stadt7,808+0.5%
110Kassel, Landkreis7,729+22.7%
111Darmstadt-Dieburg7,697+0.2%
112Hildesheim7,686+3.2%
113Erzgebirgskreis7,670+3.5%
114Schwäbisch Hall7,600+4.4%
115Bautzen7,584+2.7%
116Bergstraße7,566+2.6%
117Düren7,535+1%
118Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald7,517+5%
119Lörrach7,506-1.3%
120Tübingen, Landkreis7,477+7.1%
121Oldenburg (Oldenburg), Kreisfreie Stadt7,459+5.4%
122Mainz-Bingen7,398+4.1%
123Koblenz, Kreisfreie Stadt7,365+1.4%
124Leverkusen, Kreisfreie Stadt7,359+0.8%
125Rendsburg-Eckernförde7,317+2.9%
126Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis7,303+4.9%
127Rostock, Kreisfreie Stadt7,206+1.4%
128Augsburg, Landkreis7,174+4.6%
129Halle (Saale), Kreisfreie Stadt7,057+2.4%
130Potsdam, Kreisfreie Stadt7,035+6%
131Traunstein6,876+6.3%
132Meißen6,811+2.9%
133Mecklenburgische Seenplatte6,749-0.4%
134Saarlouis6,576-4.6%
135Heilbronn, Stadtkreis6,569-0.2%
136Mayen-Koblenz6,555+2.9%
137Westerwaldkreis6,431+0.5%
138Tuttlingen6,427+4%
139Neu-Ulm6,423+8.6%
140Diepholz6,403+5.7%
141Hagen, Kreisfreie Stadt6,401-0.2%
142Donau-Ries6,340+2.5%
143Zollernalbkreis6,332+3.3%
144Dingolfing-Landau6,190+0.1%
145Heinsberg6,171+3%
146Vechta6,139+4.5%
147Görlitz6,124+1.5%
148Coesfeld6,072+6.7%
149Oberhausen, Kreisfreie Stadt5,987-2.6%
150Stade5,983+1.6%
151Saalekreis5,973+2.8%
152Leipzig5,953+4.8%
153Enzkreis5,900+3.8%
154Saarpfalz-Kreis5,844+4.7%
155Alb-Donau-Kreis5,826+5.4%
156Rottweil5,773+1.5%
157Dahme-Spreewald5,763+11.3%
158Mülheim an der Ruhr, Kreisfreie Stadt5,650-0.1%
159Waldeck-Frankenberg5,599+2.6%
160Harburg5,599+3.6%
161Starnberg5,594+7.5%
162Vorpommern-Greifswald5,578+3.7%
163Vogtlandkreis5,540+1.9%
164Fürstenfeldbruck5,538+3.9%
165Nordfriesland5,495+3.6%
166Cloppenburg5,480+4.6%
167Aschaffenburg, Landkreis5,477+4.5%
168Teltow-Fläming5,470+4.1%
169Hohenlohekreis5,448+5.7%
170Neuwied5,446+2.7%
171Ansbach, Landkreis5,445+4.4%
172Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge5,423+2.4%
173Passau, Landkreis5,421+3.9%
174Oberhavel5,394+5.7%
175Schwalm-Eder-Kreis5,344+0.3%
176Potsdam-Mittelmark5,302+5%
177Aschaffenburg, Kreisfreie Stadt5,288+8.7%
178Nürnberger Land5,275+1.5%
179Olpe5,273+6.4%
180Nordsachsen5,266+2%
181Euskirchen5,256+6.5%
182Schweinfurt, Kreisfreie Stadt5,227+5.9%
183Altötting5,210-0.5%
184Landshut, Landkreis5,204+7.2%
185Weilheim-Schongau5,198+8.3%
186Erlangen-Höchstadt5,190+6.3%
187Vorpommern-Rügen5,186+2.2%
188Unterallgäu5,161+7.2%
189Salzgitter, Kreisfreie Stadt5,149+18.5%
190Hamm, Kreisfreie Stadt5,098+1.8%
191Schwandorf5,089+4.3%
192Rotenburg (Wümme)5,089+2.9%
193Waldshut5,083+4%
194Celle5,068+0.7%
195Günzburg5,065+3.8%
196Harz5,047+3.1%
197Pforzheim, Stadtkreis5,047+2%
198Wartburgkreis5,035-1.1%
199Landkreis Rostock5,027+3.5%
200Ostholstein5,026+3%
201Offenbach am Main, Kreisfreie Stadt5,022+7.3%
202Limburg-Weilburg4,986+4.7%
203Emmendingen4,962+1.1%
204Neumarkt i. d. OPf.4,921+3.6%
205Hameln-Pyrmont4,899+2.6%
206Lüneburg, Landkreis4,894+2.1%
207Pfaffenhofen a. d. Ilm4,868+0.9%
208Bamberg, Kreisfreie Stadt4,846+11%
209Aurich4,846+4%
210Kaiserslautern, Kreisfreie Stadt4,840+5%
211Main-Tauber-Kreis4,829-0.3%
212Oberallgäu4,823+7.7%
213Trier, Kreisfreie Stadt4,817+0.7%
214Germersheim4,802+0.6%
215Heidenheim4,791+5.8%
216Ostallgäu4,751+3.8%
217Schleswig-Flensburg4,744+2%
218Ludwigslust-Parchim4,743+4.7%
219Solingen, Kreisfreie Stadt4,720+1.5%
220Regensburg, Landkreis4,674+4.3%
221Jena, Kreisfreie Stadt4,654+5.8%
222Börde4,637+2.4%
223Sigmaringen4,613+1.9%
224Salzlandkreis4,613+4.3%
225Bad Kreuznach4,602+2.9%
226Deggendorf4,508+2.1%
227Anhalt-Bitterfeld4,501+3.1%
228Würzburg, Landkreis4,469+4.3%
229Heidekreis4,456+1.3%
230Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis4,451+1.1%
231Burgenlandkreis4,444+4.8%
232Calw4,431+3.9%
233Fürth, Kreisfreie Stadt4,425+0.3%
234Cham4,409+3.5%
235Main-Spessart4,374+5.4%
236Ebersberg4,358+4%
237Freudenstadt4,325+4.2%
238Oder-Spree4,316+1.1%
239Miltenberg4,303+4.7%
240Eichstätt4,284+3.1%
241Neckar-Odenwald-Kreis4,277+1.5%
242Cuxhaven4,274-1.8%
243Herzogtum Lauenburg4,228+3.8%
244Dachau4,214+7.4%
245Leer4,168-1.9%
246Grafschaft Bentheim4,155-1.8%
247Bayreuth, Kreisfreie Stadt4,137-5.8%
248Hersfeld-Rotenburg4,122-4.6%
249Dithmarschen4,080+1.1%
250Verden4,064+2.7%

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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 €136.34 billion in 2016, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest GDP (euros)?

Suhl, Kreisfreie Stadt, with €1.16 billion in 2016.

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