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NUTS 3 areas of Germany by GDP (euros)

Berlin had the highest GDP (euros) of 400 areas in 2018, at €152.33 billion. Suhl, Kreisfreie Stadt had the lowest, at €1.25 billion. The median was €5.32 billion and the figure for Germany was €3.45 trillion. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest152,334Berlin
Lowest1,246Suhl, Kreisfreie Stadt
Median5,319400 areas
Germany3,450,580History

Top 40 areas, 2018

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BerlinBerlin: 152,334 EUR million152,334HamburgHamburg: 124,598 EUR million124,598München, Kreisfreie StadtMünchen, Kreisfreie Stadt: 121,237 EUR million121,237Frankfurt am Main, Kreisfreie Sta…Frankfurt am Main, Kreisfreie Stadt: 74,801 EUR million74,801Köln, Kreisfreie StadtKöln, Kreisfreie Stadt: 68,098 EUR million68,098Stuttgart, StadtkreisStuttgart, Stadtkreis: 56,591 EUR million56,591Region HannoverRegion Hannover: 54,011 EUR million54,011Düsseldorf, Kreisfreie StadtDüsseldorf, Kreisfreie Stadt: 52,173 EUR million52,173München, LandkreisMünchen, Landkreis: 36,873 EUR million36,873Nürnberg, Kreisfreie StadtNürnberg, Kreisfreie Stadt: 32,534 EUR million32,534Bremen, Kreisfreie StadtBremen, Kreisfreie Stadt: 29,395 EUR million29,395BöblingenBöblingen: 26,982 EUR million26,982LudwigsburgLudwigsburg: 25,724 EUR million25,724Essen, Kreisfreie StadtEssen, Kreisfreie Stadt: 25,593 EUR million25,593Bonn, Kreisfreie StadtBonn, Kreisfreie Stadt: 25,318 EUR million25,318Dortmund, Kreisfreie StadtDortmund, Kreisfreie Stadt: 24,418 EUR million24,418EsslingenEsslingen: 23,729 EUR million23,729Dresden, Kreisfreie StadtDresden, Kreisfreie Stadt: 23,588 EUR million23,588Wolfsburg, Kreisfreie StadtWolfsburg, Kreisfreie Stadt: 23,068 EUR million23,068Leipzig, Kreisfreie StadtLeipzig, Kreisfreie Stadt: 22,809 EUR million22,809MettmannMettmann: 22,288 EUR million22,288Städteregion AachenStädteregion Aachen: 21,611 EUR million21,611Karlsruhe, StadtkreisKarlsruhe, Stadtkreis: 21,393 EUR million21,393Mannheim, StadtkreisMannheim, Stadtkreis: 21,321 EUR million21,321Rhein-Neckar-KreisRhein-Neckar-Kreis: 21,119 EUR million21,119Heilbronn, LandkreisHeilbronn, Landkreis: 20,707 EUR million20,707Braunschweig, Kreisfreie StadtBraunschweig, Kreisfreie Stadt: 18,603 EUR million18,603Duisburg, Kreisfreie StadtDuisburg, Kreisfreie Stadt: 18,418 EUR million18,418OrtenaukreisOrtenaukreis: 18,285 EUR million18,285Rhein-Kreis NeussRhein-Kreis Neuss: 18,179 EUR million18,179Münster, Kreisfreie StadtMünster, Kreisfreie Stadt: 17,864 EUR million17,864Ingolstadt, Kreisfreie StadtIngolstadt, Kreisfreie Stadt: 17,439 EUR million17,439GüterslohGütersloh: 17,303 EUR million17,303Rhein-Sieg-KreisRhein-Sieg-Kreis: 16,972 EUR million16,972Wiesbaden, Kreisfreie StadtWiesbaden, Kreisfreie Stadt: 16,663 EUR million16,663Rhein-Erft-KreisRhein-Erft-Kreis: 16,307 EUR million16,307Karlsruhe, LandkreisKarlsruhe, Landkreis: 16,254 EUR million16,254RecklinghausenRecklinghausen: 16,174 EUR million16,174Märkischer KreisMärkischer Kreis: 15,682 EUR million15,682Rems-Murr-KreisRems-Murr-Kreis: 15,588 EUR million15,588
EUR million. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankAreas2018
EUR million		Change on 2017
1Berlin152,334+5.5%
2Hamburg124,598+2.4%
3München, Kreisfreie Stadt121,237+1.4%
4Frankfurt am Main, Kreisfreie Stadt74,801+2.6%
5Köln, Kreisfreie Stadt68,098+3.6%
6Stuttgart, Stadtkreis56,591+5.6%
7Region Hannover54,011+3.9%
8Düsseldorf, Kreisfreie Stadt52,173+3.7%
9München, Landkreis36,873+2.8%
10Nürnberg, Kreisfreie Stadt32,534+3.3%
11Bremen, Kreisfreie Stadt29,395+2.2%
12Böblingen26,982+2.4%
13Ludwigsburg25,724+2.4%
14Essen, Kreisfreie Stadt25,593+2.5%
15Bonn, Kreisfreie Stadt25,318+11.1%
16Dortmund, Kreisfreie Stadt24,418+5.8%
17Esslingen23,729+1.8%
18Dresden, Kreisfreie Stadt23,588+5%
19Wolfsburg, Kreisfreie Stadt23,068+10.6%
20Leipzig, Kreisfreie Stadt22,809+2.3%
21Mettmann22,288+1.9%
22Städteregion Aachen21,611+3.6%
23Karlsruhe, Stadtkreis21,393+4.8%
24Mannheim, Stadtkreis21,321+3.6%
25Rhein-Neckar-Kreis21,119+5.3%
26Heilbronn, Landkreis20,707+4.5%
27Braunschweig, Kreisfreie Stadt18,603+5.9%
28Duisburg, Kreisfreie Stadt18,418+4.3%
29Ortenaukreis18,285+4.5%
30Rhein-Kreis Neuss18,179+5.4%
31Münster, Kreisfreie Stadt17,864+2.8%
32Ingolstadt, Kreisfreie Stadt17,439+1.1%
33Gütersloh17,303+4.3%
34Rhein-Sieg-Kreis16,972+1.9%
35Wiesbaden, Kreisfreie Stadt16,663+0.1%
36Rhein-Erft-Kreis16,307-0.4%
37Karlsruhe, Landkreis16,254+2.7%
38Recklinghausen16,174+2.9%
39Märkischer Kreis15,682+0.9%
40Rems-Murr-Kreis15,588+4.4%
41Steinfurt15,001+2.5%
42Regionalverband Saarbrücken14,959+1.7%
43Bielefeld, Kreisfreie Stadt14,868+4.7%
44Augsburg, Kreisfreie Stadt14,706+4.5%
45Main-Kinzig-Kreis14,640+2.5%
46Ostalbkreis14,428+4%
47Hochtaunuskreis14,190-3.5%
48Borken14,084+1.8%
49Main-Taunus-Kreis13,963+2.1%
50Offenbach, Landkreis13,929+1.6%
51Emsland13,891+2.8%
52Ludwigshafen am Rhein, Kreisfreie Stadt13,834-4.7%
53Regensburg, Kreisfreie Stadt13,426-1.8%
54Wesel13,312+2.1%
55Darmstadt, Kreisfreie Stadt13,166+1.5%
56Minden-Lübbecke13,049+3.6%
57Bochum, Kreisfreie Stadt13,015+6.8%
58Wuppertal, Kreisfreie Stadt12,966+0.3%
59Groß-Gerau12,764+6.3%
60Freiburg im Breisgau, Stadtkreis12,586+4.9%
61Ravensburg12,578+4.8%
62Reutlingen12,330+1.8%
63Unna12,229+3.7%
64Mainz, Kreisfreie Stadt12,217+2.6%
65Göttingen11,984+2.7%
66Kiel, Kreisfreie Stadt11,894+4.3%
67Siegen-Wittgenstein11,636+2.2%
68Erlangen, Kreisfreie Stadt11,295+10.5%
69Paderborn11,259+1.3%
70Osnabrück, Landkreis11,191+3.3%
71Soest11,115+3%
72Bodenseekreis11,016+3.1%
73Lippe10,976+3.7%
74Kassel, Kreisfreie Stadt10,825+1.7%
75Rastatt10,590+3.9%
76Konstanz10,176+3.2%
77Oberbergischer Kreis10,157+2.9%
78Ulm, Stadtkreis10,155+4.3%
79Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis10,114+1.4%
80Biberach10,110+3%
81Gießen, Landkreis9,985+3.6%
82Hochsauerlandkreis9,940+1.9%
83Zwickau9,903+0.3%
84Marburg-Biedenkopf9,798+2.8%
85Krefeld, Kreisfreie Stadt9,751+4.2%
86Kleve9,749+2.5%
87Freising9,680+3.2%
88Lübeck, Kreisfreie Stadt9,627+3.2%
89Pinneberg9,416+3.4%
90Mönchengladbach, Kreisfreie Stadt9,189+1.4%
91Heidelberg, Stadtkreis9,161+2.2%
92Wetteraukreis9,134+0.6%
93Lahn-Dill-Kreis9,070+3.2%
94Chemnitz, Kreisfreie Stadt9,068+3.4%
95Schwäbisch Hall8,943+12.7%
96Warendorf8,835-0.2%
97Göppingen8,822+1.3%
98Segeberg8,795+3.2%
99Rosenheim, Landkreis8,736+4.6%
100Schwarzwald-Baar-Kreis8,700+2.8%
101Fulda8,698+2.2%
102Erfurt, Kreisfreie Stadt8,693+2.6%
103Herford8,676+1.6%
104Viersen8,674+2.5%
105Mittelsachsen8,449+1.9%
106Würzburg, Kreisfreie Stadt8,446+2.2%
107Leverkusen, Kreisfreie Stadt8,423+6%
108Gelsenkirchen, Kreisfreie Stadt8,407+1.4%
109Magdeburg, Kreisfreie Stadt8,398+2.5%
110Stormarn8,381+1.7%
111Osnabrück, Kreisfreie Stadt8,369+3%
112Darmstadt-Dieburg8,364+2.2%
113Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis8,130+7.2%
114Erzgebirgskreis8,117+2.4%
115Hildesheim8,117+1%
116Bautzen8,066+1.6%
117Lörrach8,025+2%
118Rendsburg-Eckernförde8,015+1.6%
119Düren7,981+2%
120Bergstraße7,974+3.7%
121Tübingen, Landkreis7,961+2.7%
122Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald7,960+3.4%
123Oldenburg (Oldenburg), Kreisfreie Stadt7,951+3.4%
124Augsburg, Landkreis7,925+4.9%
125Koblenz, Kreisfreie Stadt7,794+0.8%
126Rostock, Kreisfreie Stadt7,786-1.2%
127Mainz-Bingen7,714+2.6%
128Heilbronn, Stadtkreis7,665+11.5%
129Potsdam, Kreisfreie Stadt7,643+4.2%
130Halle (Saale), Kreisfreie Stadt7,536+3.6%
131Traunstein7,421+3.4%
132Kassel, Landkreis7,268+5%
133Mecklenburgische Seenplatte7,209-0.8%
134Meißen7,067+0.5%
135Tuttlingen7,050+3.5%
136Westerwaldkreis7,019+4.1%
137Neu-Ulm6,975+3.9%
138Hagen, Kreisfreie Stadt6,967+3.6%
139Zollernalbkreis6,837+3.4%
140Mayen-Koblenz6,805+1.1%
141Heinsberg6,738+3.3%
142Saarlouis6,683+1%
143Diepholz6,651-1.4%
144Görlitz6,609+4.6%
145Stade6,596+7.8%
146Saalekreis6,595+4.1%
147Vechta6,576+3.1%
148Leipzig6,462+3.6%
149Coesfeld6,429+1.2%
150Mülheim an der Ruhr, Kreisfreie Stadt6,427+7%
151Alb-Donau-Kreis6,401+6.4%
152Dahme-Spreewald6,378+2.4%
153Enzkreis6,375+4.5%
154Rottweil6,275+4.3%
155Harburg6,271+4.7%
156Oberhausen, Kreisfreie Stadt6,266+8.5%
157Starnberg6,224+1.9%
158Neuwied6,171+4.3%
159Teltow-Fläming6,080+3%
160Aschaffenburg, Landkreis6,075+2.5%
161Saarpfalz-Kreis6,066+0.1%
162Fürstenfeldbruck6,054+4.8%
163Vorpommern-Greifswald6,053+0.5%
164Passau, Landkreis6,023+4.3%
165Waldeck-Frankenberg6,011+3.6%
166Hohenlohekreis5,928+4.6%
167Vogtlandkreis5,918+3.3%
168Salzgitter, Kreisfreie Stadt5,911+7%
169Cloppenburg5,893+2%
170Ansbach, Landkreis5,825+3.4%
171Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge5,818+2.6%
172Vorpommern-Rügen5,815+3.5%
173Dingolfing-Landau5,765-13.5%
174Schweinfurt, Kreisfreie Stadt5,764+1.3%
175Landshut, Landkreis5,756+6.8%
176Nordsachsen5,740+3.7%
177Euskirchen5,731+3%
178Oberhavel5,705+0.3%
179Olpe5,691+3.3%
180Potsdam-Mittelmark5,684+4.6%
181Nordfriesland5,674-1.5%
182Weilheim-Schongau5,671+4.4%
183Unterallgäu5,618+4.3%
184Altötting5,609+2.8%
185Donau-Ries5,562-15.5%
186Günzburg5,559+2%
187Schwalm-Eder-Kreis5,553+1.6%
188Nürnberger Land5,529+1.6%
189Landkreis Rostock5,502-0.3%
190Celle5,500+4.8%
190Emmendingen5,500+4.3%
192Schwandorf5,478+4.6%
193Rotenburg (Wümme)5,461+0.9%
194Erlangen-Höchstadt5,451+3.6%
195Ostholstein5,433+2.3%
196Hamm, Kreisfreie Stadt5,411+2.8%
197Limburg-Weilburg5,367+2.9%
198Lüneburg, Landkreis5,348+5.3%
199Waldshut5,327+2%
200Main-Tauber-Kreis5,323+2.7%
201Neumarkt i. d. OPf.5,315+1.6%
202Oberallgäu5,314+5.2%
203Schleswig-Flensburg5,308+3.1%
204Harz5,286+2.8%
205Bamberg, Kreisfreie Stadt5,260+3.7%
206Pforzheim, Stadtkreis5,244+2.2%
207Offenbach am Main, Kreisfreie Stadt5,200+3.8%
208Ostallgäu5,192+4.9%
209Ludwigslust-Parchim5,143+0.9%
210Aurich5,134+0.4%
211Wartburgkreis5,102+0.8%
212Heidenheim5,085+0.7%
213Aschaffenburg, Kreisfreie Stadt5,068+0.5%
213Hameln-Pyrmont5,068+2.2%
215Regensburg, Landkreis5,044+3.9%
216Heidekreis5,017+7.6%
217Jena, Kreisfreie Stadt5,016+4.3%
218Sigmaringen4,995+4.3%
219Trier, Kreisfreie Stadt4,990+3%
220Solingen, Kreisfreie Stadt4,976+1.7%
221Fürth, Kreisfreie Stadt4,962+5.1%
222Eichstätt4,936+7.5%
223Kaiserslautern, Kreisfreie Stadt4,929+1%
224Deggendorf4,916+5.1%
225Cham4,908+5%
226Oder-Spree4,866+5.4%
227Germersheim4,863+1.5%
228Bad Kreuznach4,815+0.8%
229Börde4,802-0.3%
230Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis4,797+2.3%
231Ebersberg4,784+2.4%
232Dithmarschen4,783+4.2%
233Salzlandkreis4,780-1.4%
234Calw4,768+3.2%
235Pfaffenhofen a. d. Ilm4,761-11.4%
236Freudenstadt4,758+3.7%
237Main-Spessart4,756+3.4%
238Würzburg, Landkreis4,735+1.2%
239Cuxhaven4,732+5.7%
240Anhalt-Bitterfeld4,671+2%
241Herzogtum Lauenburg4,646+3%
242Bayreuth, Kreisfreie Stadt4,608+5.8%
243Burgenlandkreis4,598+0.4%
244Dachau4,561+3.5%
245Miltenberg4,528+2.1%
246Leer4,504+1.5%
247Grafschaft Bentheim4,480+4.4%
248Hersfeld-Rotenburg4,399+1.4%
249Neckar-Odenwald-Kreis4,380-1.6%
250Verden4,375+3.4%

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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 €152.33 billion in 2018, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest GDP (euros)?

Suhl, Kreisfreie Stadt, with €1.25 billion in 2018.

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