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NUTS 3 areas of Germany by GDP (euros)

Berlin had the highest GDP (euros) of 400 areas in 2019, at €159.81 billion. Suhl, Kreisfreie Stadt had the lowest, at €1.27 billion. The median was €5.49 billion and the figure for Germany was €3.56 trillion. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest159,813Berlin
Lowest1,267Suhl, Kreisfreie Stadt
Median5,493400 areas
Germany3,557,630History

Top 40 areas, 2019

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BerlinBerlin: 159,813 EUR million159,813HamburgHamburg: 130,230 EUR million130,230München, Kreisfreie StadtMünchen, Kreisfreie Stadt: 126,674 EUR million126,674Frankfurt am Main, Kreisfreie Sta…Frankfurt am Main, Kreisfreie Stadt: 75,872 EUR million75,872Köln, Kreisfreie StadtKöln, Kreisfreie Stadt: 69,740 EUR million69,740Stuttgart, StadtkreisStuttgart, Stadtkreis: 56,409 EUR million56,409Region HannoverRegion Hannover: 55,814 EUR million55,814Düsseldorf, Kreisfreie StadtDüsseldorf, Kreisfreie Stadt: 52,362 EUR million52,362München, LandkreisMünchen, Landkreis: 38,303 EUR million38,303Nürnberg, Kreisfreie StadtNürnberg, Kreisfreie Stadt: 33,427 EUR million33,427Bremen, Kreisfreie StadtBremen, Kreisfreie Stadt: 29,413 EUR million29,413Essen, Kreisfreie StadtEssen, Kreisfreie Stadt: 26,297 EUR million26,297LudwigsburgLudwigsburg: 26,102 EUR million26,102BöblingenBöblingen: 25,171 EUR million25,171Dortmund, Kreisfreie StadtDortmund, Kreisfreie Stadt: 25,110 EUR million25,110Dresden, Kreisfreie StadtDresden, Kreisfreie Stadt: 24,455 EUR million24,455Bonn, Kreisfreie StadtBonn, Kreisfreie Stadt: 24,409 EUR million24,409Wolfsburg, Kreisfreie StadtWolfsburg, Kreisfreie Stadt: 24,315 EUR million24,315Leipzig, Kreisfreie StadtLeipzig, Kreisfreie Stadt: 24,181 EUR million24,181EsslingenEsslingen: 23,681 EUR million23,681Rhein-Neckar-KreisRhein-Neckar-Kreis: 22,926 EUR million22,926MettmannMettmann: 22,753 EUR million22,753Städteregion AachenStädteregion Aachen: 22,366 EUR million22,366Karlsruhe, StadtkreisKarlsruhe, Stadtkreis: 21,778 EUR million21,778Heilbronn, LandkreisHeilbronn, Landkreis: 21,616 EUR million21,616Mannheim, StadtkreisMannheim, Stadtkreis: 21,268 EUR million21,268Ingolstadt, Kreisfreie StadtIngolstadt, Kreisfreie Stadt: 18,796 EUR million18,796OrtenaukreisOrtenaukreis: 18,789 EUR million18,789Braunschweig, Kreisfreie StadtBraunschweig, Kreisfreie Stadt: 18,672 EUR million18,672Münster, Kreisfreie StadtMünster, Kreisfreie Stadt: 18,512 EUR million18,512Duisburg, Kreisfreie StadtDuisburg, Kreisfreie Stadt: 17,984 EUR million17,984GüterslohGütersloh: 17,858 EUR million17,858Rhein-Kreis NeussRhein-Kreis Neuss: 17,678 EUR million17,678Wiesbaden, Kreisfreie StadtWiesbaden, Kreisfreie Stadt: 17,670 EUR million17,670Rhein-Sieg-KreisRhein-Sieg-Kreis: 17,484 EUR million17,484Karlsruhe, LandkreisKarlsruhe, Landkreis: 16,789 EUR million16,789Rhein-Erft-KreisRhein-Erft-Kreis: 16,656 EUR million16,656RecklinghausenRecklinghausen: 16,637 EUR million16,637Rems-Murr-KreisRems-Murr-Kreis: 15,892 EUR million15,892Märkischer KreisMärkischer Kreis: 15,549 EUR million15,549
EUR million. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankAreas2019
EUR million		Change on 2018
1Berlin159,813+4.9%
2Hamburg130,230+4.5%
3München, Kreisfreie Stadt126,674+4.5%
4Frankfurt am Main, Kreisfreie Stadt75,872+1.4%
5Köln, Kreisfreie Stadt69,740+2.4%
6Stuttgart, Stadtkreis56,409-0.3%
7Region Hannover55,814+3.3%
8Düsseldorf, Kreisfreie Stadt52,362+0.4%
9München, Landkreis38,303+3.9%
10Nürnberg, Kreisfreie Stadt33,427+2.7%
11Bremen, Kreisfreie Stadt29,413+0.1%
12Essen, Kreisfreie Stadt26,297+2.8%
13Ludwigsburg26,102+1.5%
14Böblingen25,171-6.7%
15Dortmund, Kreisfreie Stadt25,110+2.8%
16Dresden, Kreisfreie Stadt24,455+3.7%
17Bonn, Kreisfreie Stadt24,409-3.6%
18Wolfsburg, Kreisfreie Stadt24,315+5.4%
19Leipzig, Kreisfreie Stadt24,181+6%
20Esslingen23,681-0.2%
21Rhein-Neckar-Kreis22,926+8.6%
22Mettmann22,753+2.1%
23Städteregion Aachen22,366+3.5%
24Karlsruhe, Stadtkreis21,778+1.8%
25Heilbronn, Landkreis21,616+4.4%
26Mannheim, Stadtkreis21,268-0.2%
27Ingolstadt, Kreisfreie Stadt18,796+7.8%
28Ortenaukreis18,789+2.8%
29Braunschweig, Kreisfreie Stadt18,672+0.4%
30Münster, Kreisfreie Stadt18,512+3.6%
31Duisburg, Kreisfreie Stadt17,984-2.4%
32Gütersloh17,858+3.2%
33Rhein-Kreis Neuss17,678-2.8%
34Wiesbaden, Kreisfreie Stadt17,670+6%
35Rhein-Sieg-Kreis17,484+3%
36Karlsruhe, Landkreis16,789+3.3%
37Rhein-Erft-Kreis16,656+2.1%
38Recklinghausen16,637+2.9%
39Rems-Murr-Kreis15,892+1.9%
40Märkischer Kreis15,549-0.8%
41Steinfurt15,478+3.2%
42Bielefeld, Kreisfreie Stadt15,442+3.9%
43Augsburg, Kreisfreie Stadt15,312+4.1%
44Main-Kinzig-Kreis15,306+4.6%
45Regionalverband Saarbrücken14,983+0.2%
46Borken14,769+4.9%
47Ostalbkreis14,641+1.5%
48Emsland14,429+3.9%
49Offenbach, Landkreis14,238+2.2%
50Main-Taunus-Kreis14,197+1.7%
51Ludwigshafen am Rhein, Kreisfreie Stadt13,978+1%
52Wesel13,910+4.5%
53Darmstadt, Kreisfreie Stadt13,800+4.8%
54Hochtaunuskreis13,696-3.5%
55Regensburg, Kreisfreie Stadt13,617+1.4%
56Bochum, Kreisfreie Stadt13,498+3.7%
57Minden-Lübbecke13,487+3.4%
58Freiburg im Breisgau, Stadtkreis13,403+6.5%
59Wuppertal, Kreisfreie Stadt13,376+3.2%
60Ravensburg13,108+4.2%
61Groß-Gerau12,931+1.3%
62Reutlingen12,713+3.1%
63Mainz, Kreisfreie Stadt12,492+2.2%
64Unna12,362+1.1%
65Kiel, Kreisfreie Stadt12,201+2.6%
66Göttingen12,197+1.8%
67Osnabrück, Landkreis11,681+4.4%
68Siegen-Wittgenstein11,675+0.3%
69Erlangen, Kreisfreie Stadt11,576+2.5%
70Paderborn11,513+2.3%
71Soest11,431+2.8%
72Lippe11,249+2.5%
73Kassel, Kreisfreie Stadt11,123+2.8%
74Bodenseekreis10,915-0.9%
75Biberach10,637+5.2%
76Konstanz10,597+4.1%
77Ulm, Stadtkreis10,430+2.7%
78Oberbergischer Kreis10,387+2.3%
79Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis10,344+2.3%
80Gießen, Landkreis10,295+3.1%
81Hochsauerlandkreis10,260+3.2%
82Zwickau10,226+3.3%
83Kleve10,216+4.8%
84Rastatt10,210-3.6%
85Marburg-Biedenkopf10,134+3.4%
86Lübeck, Kreisfreie Stadt10,006+3.9%
87Krefeld, Kreisfreie Stadt9,783+0.3%
88Pinneberg9,669+2.7%
89Heidelberg, Stadtkreis9,483+3.5%
90Wetteraukreis9,454+3.5%
91Chemnitz, Kreisfreie Stadt9,398+3.6%
92Mönchengladbach, Kreisfreie Stadt9,394+2.2%
93Lahn-Dill-Kreis9,351+3.1%
94Segeberg9,302+5.8%
95Freising9,228-4.7%
96Warendorf9,226+4.4%
97Schwäbisch Hall9,129+2.1%
98Rosenheim, Landkreis9,115+4.3%
99Erfurt, Kreisfreie Stadt9,075+4.4%
100Herford8,996+3.7%
101Viersen8,942+3.1%
102Fulda8,912+2.5%
103Würzburg, Kreisfreie Stadt8,872+5%
104Schwarzwald-Baar-Kreis8,859+1.8%
105Osnabrück, Kreisfreie Stadt8,782+4.9%
106Magdeburg, Kreisfreie Stadt8,774+4.5%
107Göppingen8,774-0.5%
108Gelsenkirchen, Kreisfreie Stadt8,703+3.5%
109Darmstadt-Dieburg8,689+3.9%
110Stormarn8,661+3.3%
111Mittelsachsen8,642+2.3%
112Rendsburg-Eckernförde8,623+7.6%
113Rostock, Kreisfreie Stadt8,601+10.5%
114Bautzen8,595+6.6%
115Hildesheim8,464+4.3%
116Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis8,382+3.1%
117Oldenburg (Oldenburg), Kreisfreie Stadt8,353+5%
118Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald8,319+4.5%
119Erzgebirgskreis8,314+2.4%
120Leverkusen, Kreisfreie Stadt8,300-1.5%
121Düren8,278+3.7%
122Mainz-Bingen8,228+6.7%
123Bergstraße8,219+3.1%
124Tübingen, Landkreis8,200+3%
125Lörrach8,189+2.1%
126Augsburg, Landkreis8,188+3.3%
127Potsdam, Kreisfreie Stadt8,182+7.1%
128Koblenz, Kreisfreie Stadt8,163+4.7%
129Halle (Saale), Kreisfreie Stadt7,907+4.9%
130Heilbronn, Stadtkreis7,632-0.4%
131Traunstein7,603+2.5%
132Mecklenburgische Seenplatte7,583+5.2%
133Kassel, Landkreis7,564+4.1%
134Meißen7,289+3.1%
135Westerwaldkreis7,287+3.8%
136Tuttlingen7,283+3.3%
137Neu-Ulm7,038+0.9%
138Zollernalbkreis7,020+2.7%
139Heinsberg6,991+3.8%
140Mayen-Koblenz6,986+2.7%
141Görlitz6,974+5.5%
142Stade6,968+5.6%
143Diepholz6,933+4.2%
144Donau-Ries6,907+24.2%
145Hagen, Kreisfreie Stadt6,875-1.3%
146Vechta6,799+3.4%
147Alb-Donau-Kreis6,785+6%
148Coesfeld6,718+4.5%
149Leipzig6,716+3.9%
150Saarlouis6,674-0.1%
151Saalekreis6,654+0.9%
152Harburg6,601+5.3%
153Teltow-Fläming6,580+8.2%
154Waldeck-Frankenberg6,536+8.7%
155Mülheim an der Ruhr, Kreisfreie Stadt6,466+0.6%
156Enzkreis6,459+1.3%
157Starnberg6,371+2.4%
158Vorpommern-Greifswald6,367+5.2%
159Neuwied6,357+3%
160Rottweil6,310+0.6%
161Fürstenfeldbruck6,227+2.8%
162Aschaffenburg, Landkreis6,216+2.3%
163Dingolfing-Landau6,206+7.6%
164Oberhausen, Kreisfreie Stadt6,199-1.1%
165Nordfriesland6,183+9%
166Hohenlohekreis6,180+4.2%
167Cloppenburg6,170+4.7%
168Potsdam-Mittelmark6,149+8.2%
169Passau, Landkreis6,143+2%
170Vorpommern-Rügen6,116+5.2%
171Saarpfalz-Kreis6,093+0.4%
172Vogtlandkreis6,072+2.6%
173Dahme-Spreewald6,072-4.8%
174Landshut, Landkreis6,060+5.3%
175Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge5,995+3.1%
176Schwalm-Eder-Kreis5,967+7.4%
177Ansbach, Landkreis5,958+2.3%
178Oberhavel5,900+3.4%
179Landkreis Rostock5,887+7%
180Günzburg5,865+5.5%
181Salzgitter, Kreisfreie Stadt5,814-1.7%
182Weilheim-Schongau5,804+2.3%
183Euskirchen5,798+1.2%
184Nordsachsen5,786+0.8%
185Unterallgäu5,783+2.9%
186Olpe5,735+0.8%
187Nürnberger Land5,692+3%
188Rotenburg (Wümme)5,684+4.1%
189Ostholstein5,677+4.5%
190Emmendingen5,674+3.2%
191Schwandorf5,670+3.5%
192Hamm, Kreisfreie Stadt5,643+4.3%
193Celle5,628+2.3%
194Lüneburg, Landkreis5,613+5%
195Schleswig-Flensburg5,574+5%
196Schweinfurt, Kreisfreie Stadt5,533-4%
197Erlangen-Höchstadt5,518+1.2%
198Offenbach am Main, Kreisfreie Stadt5,514+6%
199Harz5,501+4.1%
200Main-Tauber-Kreis5,494+3.2%
201Altötting5,492-2.1%
202Limburg-Weilburg5,489+2.3%
203Oberallgäu5,467+2.9%
204Waldshut5,455+2.4%
205Ludwigslust-Parchim5,446+5.9%
206Ostallgäu5,430+4.6%
207Pforzheim, Stadtkreis5,376+2.5%
208Aschaffenburg, Kreisfreie Stadt5,329+5.2%
209Neumarkt i. d. OPf.5,310-0.1%
210Aurich5,302+3.3%
211Bamberg, Kreisfreie Stadt5,273+0.2%
212Hameln-Pyrmont5,257+3.7%
213Wartburgkreis5,236+2.6%
214Heidenheim5,207+2.4%
215Regensburg, Landkreis5,204+3.2%
216Heidekreis5,172+3.1%
217Jena, Kreisfreie Stadt5,161+2.9%
218Börde5,143+7.1%
219Sigmaringen5,139+2.9%
220Kaiserslautern, Kreisfreie Stadt5,101+3.5%
221Salzlandkreis5,095+6.6%
222Cham5,094+3.8%
223Trier, Kreisfreie Stadt5,082+1.8%
224Solingen, Kreisfreie Stadt5,060+1.7%
225Anhalt-Bitterfeld5,058+8.3%
226Deggendorf5,047+2.7%
227Oder-Spree5,041+3.6%
228Cuxhaven5,026+6.2%
229Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis5,019+4.6%
230Eichstätt5,010+1.5%
231Fürth, Kreisfreie Stadt4,933-0.6%
232Calw4,929+3.4%
233Bad Kreuznach4,929+2.4%
234Freudenstadt4,897+2.9%
235Main-Spessart4,879+2.6%
236Würzburg, Landkreis4,861+2.6%
237Herzogtum Lauenburg4,839+4.1%
238Burgenlandkreis4,826+5%
239Ebersberg4,764-0.4%
240Dithmarschen4,750-0.7%
241Leer4,745+5.4%
242Dachau4,739+3.9%
243Pfaffenhofen a. d. Ilm4,737-0.5%
244Bayreuth, Kreisfreie Stadt4,733+2.7%
245Grafschaft Bentheim4,722+5.4%
246Hersfeld-Rotenburg4,679+6.4%
247Verden4,657+6.5%
248Germersheim4,577-5.9%
249Miltenberg4,575+1.1%
250Neckar-Odenwald-Kreis4,536+3.6%

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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 €159.81 billion in 2019, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest GDP (euros)?

Suhl, Kreisfreie Stadt, with €1.27 billion in 2019.

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