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NUTS 3 areas of Germany by GDP (euros)

Berlin had the highest GDP (euros) of 400 areas in 2017, at €144.42 billion. Suhl, Kreisfreie Stadt had the lowest, at €1.2 billion. The median was €5.2 billion and the figure for Germany was €3.35 trillion. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest144,419Berlin
Lowest1,197Suhl, Kreisfreie Stadt
Median5,198400 areas
Germany3,345,860History

Top 40 areas, 2017

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BerlinBerlin: 144,419 EUR million144,419HamburgHamburg: 121,730 EUR million121,730München, Kreisfreie StadtMünchen, Kreisfreie Stadt: 119,538 EUR million119,538Frankfurt am Main, Kreisfreie Sta…Frankfurt am Main, Kreisfreie Stadt: 72,876 EUR million72,876Köln, Kreisfreie StadtKöln, Kreisfreie Stadt: 65,748 EUR million65,748Stuttgart, StadtkreisStuttgart, Stadtkreis: 53,587 EUR million53,587Region HannoverRegion Hannover: 51,988 EUR million51,988Düsseldorf, Kreisfreie StadtDüsseldorf, Kreisfreie Stadt: 50,297 EUR million50,297München, LandkreisMünchen, Landkreis: 35,866 EUR million35,866Nürnberg, Kreisfreie StadtNürnberg, Kreisfreie Stadt: 31,495 EUR million31,495Bremen, Kreisfreie StadtBremen, Kreisfreie Stadt: 28,767 EUR million28,767BöblingenBöblingen: 26,359 EUR million26,359LudwigsburgLudwigsburg: 25,130 EUR million25,130Essen, Kreisfreie StadtEssen, Kreisfreie Stadt: 24,967 EUR million24,967EsslingenEsslingen: 23,302 EUR million23,302Dortmund, Kreisfreie StadtDortmund, Kreisfreie Stadt: 23,083 EUR million23,083Bonn, Kreisfreie StadtBonn, Kreisfreie Stadt: 22,793 EUR million22,793Dresden, Kreisfreie StadtDresden, Kreisfreie Stadt: 22,474 EUR million22,474Leipzig, Kreisfreie StadtLeipzig, Kreisfreie Stadt: 22,290 EUR million22,290MettmannMettmann: 21,880 EUR million21,880Städteregion AachenStädteregion Aachen: 20,868 EUR million20,868Wolfsburg, Kreisfreie StadtWolfsburg, Kreisfreie Stadt: 20,858 EUR million20,858Mannheim, StadtkreisMannheim, Stadtkreis: 20,575 EUR million20,575Karlsruhe, StadtkreisKarlsruhe, Stadtkreis: 20,414 EUR million20,414Rhein-Neckar-KreisRhein-Neckar-Kreis: 20,051 EUR million20,051Heilbronn, LandkreisHeilbronn, Landkreis: 19,813 EUR million19,813Duisburg, Kreisfreie StadtDuisburg, Kreisfreie Stadt: 17,656 EUR million17,656Braunschweig, Kreisfreie StadtBraunschweig, Kreisfreie Stadt: 17,563 EUR million17,563OrtenaukreisOrtenaukreis: 17,491 EUR million17,491Münster, Kreisfreie StadtMünster, Kreisfreie Stadt: 17,383 EUR million17,383Ingolstadt, Kreisfreie StadtIngolstadt, Kreisfreie Stadt: 17,257 EUR million17,257Rhein-Kreis NeussRhein-Kreis Neuss: 17,244 EUR million17,244Rhein-Sieg-KreisRhein-Sieg-Kreis: 16,656 EUR million16,656Wiesbaden, Kreisfreie StadtWiesbaden, Kreisfreie Stadt: 16,644 EUR million16,644GüterslohGütersloh: 16,588 EUR million16,588Rhein-Erft-KreisRhein-Erft-Kreis: 16,371 EUR million16,371Karlsruhe, LandkreisKarlsruhe, Landkreis: 15,820 EUR million15,820RecklinghausenRecklinghausen: 15,721 EUR million15,721Märkischer KreisMärkischer Kreis: 15,544 EUR million15,544Rems-Murr-KreisRems-Murr-Kreis: 14,937 EUR million14,937
EUR million. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankAreas2017
EUR million		Change on 2016
1Berlin144,419+5.9%
2Hamburg121,730+5.7%
3München, Kreisfreie Stadt119,538+6.2%
4Frankfurt am Main, Kreisfreie Stadt72,876+2.2%
5Köln, Kreisfreie Stadt65,748+4.3%
6Stuttgart, Stadtkreis53,587+5.2%
7Region Hannover51,988+2.7%
8Düsseldorf, Kreisfreie Stadt50,297+4.8%
9München, Landkreis35,866+2.4%
10Nürnberg, Kreisfreie Stadt31,495+4.9%
11Bremen, Kreisfreie Stadt28,767+2.9%
12Böblingen26,359+5.7%
13Ludwigsburg25,130+5.6%
14Essen, Kreisfreie Stadt24,967+3.5%
15Esslingen23,302+5.4%
16Dortmund, Kreisfreie Stadt23,083+5.9%
17Bonn, Kreisfreie Stadt22,793+4.4%
18Dresden, Kreisfreie Stadt22,474+3.9%
19Leipzig, Kreisfreie Stadt22,290+5.3%
20Mettmann21,880+4.2%
21Städteregion Aachen20,868+4%
22Wolfsburg, Kreisfreie Stadt20,858-6.8%
23Mannheim, Stadtkreis20,575+6%
24Karlsruhe, Stadtkreis20,414+5.3%
25Rhein-Neckar-Kreis20,051+4.5%
26Heilbronn, Landkreis19,813+10.9%
27Duisburg, Kreisfreie Stadt17,656+5.3%
28Braunschweig, Kreisfreie Stadt17,563-4.3%
29Ortenaukreis17,491+4.1%
30Münster, Kreisfreie Stadt17,383+5.4%
31Ingolstadt, Kreisfreie Stadt17,257+0.5%
32Rhein-Kreis Neuss17,244+4.3%
33Rhein-Sieg-Kreis16,656+5.1%
34Wiesbaden, Kreisfreie Stadt16,644+3.1%
35Gütersloh16,588+2.4%
36Rhein-Erft-Kreis16,371+6%
37Karlsruhe, Landkreis15,820+4.2%
38Recklinghausen15,721+4.4%
39Märkischer Kreis15,544+4.2%
40Rems-Murr-Kreis14,937+4.8%
41Hochtaunuskreis14,711+5.7%
42Regionalverband Saarbrücken14,704+3.3%
43Steinfurt14,634+4.4%
44Ludwigshafen am Rhein, Kreisfreie Stadt14,523+2%
45Main-Kinzig-Kreis14,277+3%
46Bielefeld, Kreisfreie Stadt14,202+4.9%
47Augsburg, Kreisfreie Stadt14,078+0.9%
48Ostalbkreis13,875+6.5%
49Borken13,831+3.8%
50Offenbach, Landkreis13,707+4.9%
51Main-Taunus-Kreis13,680+2.1%
52Regensburg, Kreisfreie Stadt13,670+9.1%
53Emsland13,517+7.2%
54Wesel13,043+4.2%
55Darmstadt, Kreisfreie Stadt12,969+7%
56Wuppertal, Kreisfreie Stadt12,930-0.2%
57Minden-Lübbecke12,590+3.3%
58Bochum, Kreisfreie Stadt12,187-2.5%
59Reutlingen12,112+3.8%
60Groß-Gerau12,009+0.4%
61Ravensburg12,006+4.4%
62Freiburg im Breisgau, Stadtkreis11,997+4.7%
63Mainz, Kreisfreie Stadt11,912+3.3%
64Unna11,789+2.9%
65Göttingen11,670+4.1%
66Kiel, Kreisfreie Stadt11,406+4.4%
67Siegen-Wittgenstein11,384+4.7%
68Paderborn11,117+2.8%
69Osnabrück, Landkreis10,831+3.5%
70Soest10,788+5.2%
71Bodenseekreis10,683+2.2%
72Kassel, Kreisfreie Stadt10,647+2.9%
73Lippe10,584+4.1%
74Erlangen, Kreisfreie Stadt10,219+2.9%
75Rastatt10,189+4.3%
76Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis9,971+2.5%
77Zwickau9,872+3.7%
78Oberbergischer Kreis9,867+3.3%
79Konstanz9,859+4.7%
80Biberach9,814+6.2%
81Hochsauerlandkreis9,757+5.4%
82Ulm, Stadtkreis9,733+2.6%
83Gießen, Landkreis9,637+3.6%
84Marburg-Biedenkopf9,535+10.2%
85Kleve9,514+6%
86Freising9,380+3.9%
87Krefeld, Kreisfreie Stadt9,357+8.7%
88Lübeck, Kreisfreie Stadt9,325+13.5%
89Pinneberg9,108+3.1%
90Wetteraukreis9,083+6.4%
91Mönchengladbach, Kreisfreie Stadt9,058+4.7%
92Heidelberg, Stadtkreis8,963+4%
93Warendorf8,853+4.3%
94Lahn-Dill-Kreis8,785+2.7%
95Chemnitz, Kreisfreie Stadt8,767+4%
96Göppingen8,712+3.8%
97Herford8,537+3.2%
98Segeberg8,526+4.9%
99Fulda8,507+3.8%
100Erfurt, Kreisfreie Stadt8,476+0.3%
101Viersen8,465+2.6%
102Schwarzwald-Baar-Kreis8,461+4.7%
103Rosenheim, Landkreis8,353+4.5%
104Mittelsachsen8,295+1.7%
105Gelsenkirchen, Kreisfreie Stadt8,287+5.2%
106Würzburg, Kreisfreie Stadt8,262+3.9%
107Stormarn8,243+4.8%
108Magdeburg, Kreisfreie Stadt8,194+3.8%
109Darmstadt-Dieburg8,183+6.3%
110Osnabrück, Kreisfreie Stadt8,125+4.1%
111Hildesheim8,035+4.5%
112Leverkusen, Kreisfreie Stadt7,943+7.9%
113Bautzen7,942+4.7%
114Schwäbisch Hall7,937+4.4%
115Erzgebirgskreis7,929+3.4%
116Rendsburg-Eckernförde7,889+7.8%
117Rostock, Kreisfreie Stadt7,883+9.4%
118Lörrach7,864+4.8%
119Düren7,823+3.8%
120Tübingen, Landkreis7,752+3.7%
121Koblenz, Kreisfreie Stadt7,732+5%
122Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald7,698+2.4%
123Oldenburg (Oldenburg), Kreisfreie Stadt7,692+3.1%
124Bergstraße7,688+1.6%
125Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis7,581+3.8%
126Augsburg, Landkreis7,554+5.3%
127Mainz-Bingen7,519+1.6%
128Potsdam, Kreisfreie Stadt7,338+4.3%
129Halle (Saale), Kreisfreie Stadt7,273+3.1%
130Mecklenburgische Seenplatte7,268+7.7%
131Traunstein7,175+4.4%
132Meißen7,029+3.2%
133Kassel, Landkreis6,925-10.4%
134Heilbronn, Stadtkreis6,873+4.6%
135Tuttlingen6,813+6%
136Diepholz6,747+5.4%
137Westerwaldkreis6,744+4.9%
138Mayen-Koblenz6,729+2.7%
139Hagen, Kreisfreie Stadt6,722+5%
140Neu-Ulm6,712+4.5%
141Dingolfing-Landau6,668+7.7%
142Saarlouis6,614+0.6%
143Zollernalbkreis6,612+4.4%
144Donau-Ries6,583+3.8%
145Heinsberg6,520+5.7%
146Vechta6,377+3.9%
147Coesfeld6,353+4.6%
148Saalekreis6,334+6%
149Görlitz6,317+3.1%
150Leipzig6,239+4.8%
151Dahme-Spreewald6,228+8.1%
152Stade6,118+2.3%
153Starnberg6,106+9.1%
154Enzkreis6,101+3.4%
155Saarpfalz-Kreis6,063+3.7%
156Vorpommern-Greifswald6,023+8%
157Alb-Donau-Kreis6,017+3.3%
158Rottweil6,015+4.2%
159Mülheim an der Ruhr, Kreisfreie Stadt6,008+6.3%
160Harburg5,991+7%
161Aschaffenburg, Landkreis5,929+8.3%
162Neuwied5,917+8.7%
163Teltow-Fläming5,901+7.9%
164Waldeck-Frankenberg5,802+3.6%
165Fürstenfeldbruck5,779+4.4%
166Cloppenburg5,776+5.4%
167Passau, Landkreis5,775+6.5%
168Oberhausen, Kreisfreie Stadt5,773-3.6%
169Nordfriesland5,761+4.8%
170Vogtlandkreis5,728+3.4%
171Schweinfurt, Kreisfreie Stadt5,690+8.9%
172Oberhavel5,687+5.4%
173Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge5,670+4.6%
174Hohenlohekreis5,668+4%
175Ansbach, Landkreis5,634+3.5%
176Vorpommern-Rügen5,616+8.3%
177Euskirchen5,562+5.8%
178Nordsachsen5,536+5.1%
179Salzgitter, Kreisfreie Stadt5,526+7.3%
180Landkreis Rostock5,521+9.8%
181Olpe5,512+4.5%
182Schwalm-Eder-Kreis5,464+2.2%
183Altötting5,454+4.7%
184Günzburg5,452+7.6%
185Nürnberger Land5,440+3.1%
186Potsdam-Mittelmark5,432+2.5%
187Weilheim-Schongau5,431+4.5%
188Rotenburg (Wümme)5,412+6.4%
189Landshut, Landkreis5,390+3.6%
190Unterallgäu5,386+4.4%
191Pfaffenhofen a. d. Ilm5,375+10.4%
192Ostholstein5,311+5.7%
193Emmendingen5,274+6.3%
194Hamm, Kreisfreie Stadt5,265+3.3%
195Erlangen-Höchstadt5,263+1.4%
196Celle5,249+3.6%
197Schwandorf5,237+2.9%
198Neumarkt i. d. OPf.5,231+6.3%
199Waldshut5,225+2.8%
200Limburg-Weilburg5,215+4.6%
201Main-Tauber-Kreis5,182+7.3%
202Schleswig-Flensburg5,150+8.6%
203Harz5,144+1.9%
204Pforzheim, Stadtkreis5,131+1.7%
205Aurich5,112+5.5%
206Ludwigslust-Parchim5,094+7.4%
207Lüneburg, Landkreis5,077+3.7%
208Bamberg, Kreisfreie Stadt5,071+4.7%
209Wartburgkreis5,061+0.5%
210Oberallgäu5,052+4.7%
211Heidenheim5,050+5.4%
212Aschaffenburg, Kreisfreie Stadt5,043-4.6%
213Offenbach am Main, Kreisfreie Stadt5,010-0.2%
214Hameln-Pyrmont4,961+1.3%
215Ostallgäu4,947+4.1%
216Solingen, Kreisfreie Stadt4,892+3.6%
217Kaiserslautern, Kreisfreie Stadt4,882+0.9%
218Regensburg, Landkreis4,857+3.9%
219Salzlandkreis4,850+5.1%
220Trier, Kreisfreie Stadt4,847+0.6%
221Börde4,816+3.9%
222Jena, Kreisfreie Stadt4,811+3.4%
223Sigmaringen4,791+3.9%
224Germersheim4,789-0.3%
225Bad Kreuznach4,776+3.8%
226Fürth, Kreisfreie Stadt4,719+6.7%
227Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis4,688+5.3%
228Würzburg, Landkreis4,678+4.7%
229Deggendorf4,678+3.8%
230Cham4,673+6%
231Ebersberg4,671+7.2%
232Heidekreis4,664+4.7%
233Calw4,620+4.3%
234Oder-Spree4,617+7%
235Main-Spessart4,599+5.1%
236Eichstätt4,590+7.1%
237Dithmarschen4,589+12.5%
238Freudenstadt4,587+6.1%
239Burgenlandkreis4,580+3.1%
240Anhalt-Bitterfeld4,578+1.7%
241Herzogtum Lauenburg4,510+6.7%
242Cuxhaven4,478+4.8%
243Neckar-Odenwald-Kreis4,452+4.1%
244Leer4,437+6.5%
245Miltenberg4,436+3.1%
246Dachau4,407+4.6%
247Bayreuth, Kreisfreie Stadt4,354+5.2%
248Hersfeld-Rotenburg4,338+5.3%
249Landshut, Kreisfreie Stadt4,311+7.4%
250Grafschaft Bentheim4,291+3.3%

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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 €144.42 billion in 2017, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest GDP (euros)?

Suhl, Kreisfreie Stadt, with €1.2 billion in 2017.

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