NUTS 3 areas of Germany by GDP (euros)

Berlin had the highest GDP (euros) of 400 areas in 2020, at €159.27 billion. Suhl, Kreisfreie Stadt had the lowest, at €1.18 billion. The median was €5.37 billion and the figure for Germany was €3.48 trillion. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest159,273Berlin
Median5,370400 areas
Germany3,477,670History

Top 40 areas, 2020

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BerlinBerlin: 159,273 EUR million159,273HamburgHamburg: 124,465 EUR million124,465München, Kreisfreie StadtMünchen, Kreisfreie Stadt: 122,792 EUR million122,792Frankfurt am Main, Kreisfreie Sta…Frankfurt am Main, Kreisfreie Stadt: 72,539 EUR million72,539Köln, Kreisfreie StadtKöln, Kreisfreie Stadt: 66,702 EUR million66,702Region HannoverRegion Hannover: 54,091 EUR million54,091Stuttgart, StadtkreisStuttgart, Stadtkreis: 53,524 EUR million53,524Düsseldorf, Kreisfreie StadtDüsseldorf, Kreisfreie Stadt: 51,318 EUR million51,318München, LandkreisMünchen, Landkreis: 36,516 EUR million36,516Nürnberg, Kreisfreie StadtNürnberg, Kreisfreie Stadt: 31,684 EUR million31,684Bremen, Kreisfreie StadtBremen, Kreisfreie Stadt: 28,401 EUR million28,401LudwigsburgLudwigsburg: 26,288 EUR million26,288Essen, Kreisfreie StadtEssen, Kreisfreie Stadt: 26,186 EUR million26,186Bonn, Kreisfreie StadtBonn, Kreisfreie Stadt: 25,276 EUR million25,276Dortmund, Kreisfreie StadtDortmund, Kreisfreie Stadt: 24,615 EUR million24,615BöblingenBöblingen: 24,099 EUR million24,099Leipzig, Kreisfreie StadtLeipzig, Kreisfreie Stadt: 23,860 EUR million23,860Dresden, Kreisfreie StadtDresden, Kreisfreie Stadt: 23,826 EUR million23,826MettmannMettmann: 22,192 EUR million22,192EsslingenEsslingen: 21,988 EUR million21,988Städteregion AachenStädteregion Aachen: 21,919 EUR million21,919Rhein-Neckar-KreisRhein-Neckar-Kreis: 21,573 EUR million21,573Karlsruhe, StadtkreisKarlsruhe, Stadtkreis: 21,072 EUR million21,072Heilbronn, LandkreisHeilbronn, Landkreis: 20,980 EUR million20,980Mannheim, StadtkreisMannheim, Stadtkreis: 20,258 EUR million20,258Wolfsburg, Kreisfreie StadtWolfsburg, Kreisfreie Stadt: 20,136 EUR million20,136Braunschweig, Kreisfreie StadtBraunschweig, Kreisfreie Stadt: 19,071 EUR million19,071Münster, Kreisfreie StadtMünster, Kreisfreie Stadt: 18,417 EUR million18,417GüterslohGütersloh: 18,285 EUR million18,285OrtenaukreisOrtenaukreis: 17,577 EUR million17,577Wiesbaden, Kreisfreie StadtWiesbaden, Kreisfreie Stadt: 17,325 EUR million17,325Rhein-Sieg-KreisRhein-Sieg-Kreis: 17,273 EUR million17,273Rhein-Kreis NeussRhein-Kreis Neuss: 17,202 EUR million17,202Ingolstadt, Kreisfreie StadtIngolstadt, Kreisfreie Stadt: 17,027 EUR million17,027Duisburg, Kreisfreie StadtDuisburg, Kreisfreie Stadt: 16,953 EUR million16,953RecklinghausenRecklinghausen: 16,099 EUR million16,099Karlsruhe, LandkreisKarlsruhe, Landkreis: 16,013 EUR million16,013Rhein-Erft-KreisRhein-Erft-Kreis: 15,970 EUR million15,970SteinfurtSteinfurt: 15,691 EUR million15,691Rems-Murr-KreisRems-Murr-Kreis: 15,585 EUR million15,585
EUR million. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankAreas2020
EUR million
Change on 2019
1Berlin159,273-0.3%
2Hamburg124,465-4.4%
3München, Kreisfreie Stadt122,792-3.1%
4Frankfurt am Main, Kreisfreie Stadt72,539-4.4%
5Köln, Kreisfreie Stadt66,702-4.4%
6Region Hannover54,091-3.1%
7Stuttgart, Stadtkreis53,524-5.1%
8Düsseldorf, Kreisfreie Stadt51,318-2%
9München, Landkreis36,516-4.7%
10Nürnberg, Kreisfreie Stadt31,684-5.2%
11Bremen, Kreisfreie Stadt28,401-3.4%
12Ludwigsburg26,288+0.7%
13Essen, Kreisfreie Stadt26,186-0.4%
14Bonn, Kreisfreie Stadt25,276+3.6%
15Dortmund, Kreisfreie Stadt24,615-2%
16Böblingen24,099-4.3%
17Leipzig, Kreisfreie Stadt23,860-1.3%
18Dresden, Kreisfreie Stadt23,826-2.6%
19Mettmann22,192-2.5%
20Esslingen21,988-7.1%
21Städteregion Aachen21,919-2%
22Rhein-Neckar-Kreis21,573-5.9%
23Karlsruhe, Stadtkreis21,072-3.2%
24Heilbronn, Landkreis20,980-2.9%
25Mannheim, Stadtkreis20,258-4.7%
26Wolfsburg, Kreisfreie Stadt20,136-17.2%
27Braunschweig, Kreisfreie Stadt19,071+2.1%
28Münster, Kreisfreie Stadt18,417-0.5%
29Gütersloh18,285+2.4%
30Ortenaukreis17,577-6.4%
31Wiesbaden, Kreisfreie Stadt17,325-2%
32Rhein-Sieg-Kreis17,273-1.2%
33Rhein-Kreis Neuss17,202-2.7%
34Ingolstadt, Kreisfreie Stadt17,027-9.4%
35Duisburg, Kreisfreie Stadt16,953-5.7%
36Recklinghausen16,099-3.2%
37Karlsruhe, Landkreis16,013-4.6%
38Rhein-Erft-Kreis15,970-4.1%
39Steinfurt15,691+1.4%
40Rems-Murr-Kreis15,585-1.9%
41Bielefeld, Kreisfreie Stadt15,552+0.7%
42Main-Kinzig-Kreis15,100-1.3%
43Märkischer Kreis14,956-3.8%
44Borken14,688-0.5%
45Augsburg, Kreisfreie Stadt14,498-5.3%
46Regionalverband Saarbrücken14,430-3.7%
47Ostalbkreis14,284-2.4%
48Main-Taunus-Kreis14,093-0.7%
49Darmstadt, Kreisfreie Stadt14,073+2%
50Emsland13,876-3.8%
51Offenbach, Landkreis13,779-3.2%
52Wesel13,731-1.3%
53Hochtaunuskreis13,462-1.7%
54Minden-Lübbecke13,381-0.8%
55Bochum, Kreisfreie Stadt13,314-1.4%
56Freiburg im Breisgau, Stadtkreis13,199-1.5%
57Wuppertal, Kreisfreie Stadt12,997-2.8%
58Ravensburg12,996-0.9%
59Regensburg, Kreisfreie Stadt12,977-4.7%
60Ludwigshafen am Rhein, Kreisfreie Stadt12,837-8.2%
61Mainz, Kreisfreie Stadt12,568+0.6%
62Unna12,159-1.6%
63Kiel, Kreisfreie Stadt12,031-1.4%
64Göttingen12,014-1.5%
65Erlangen, Kreisfreie Stadt11,934+3.1%
66Reutlingen11,891-6.5%
67Osnabrück, Landkreis11,760+0.7%
68Groß-Gerau11,686-9.6%
69Paderborn11,403-1%
70Lippe11,2540%
71Soest11,051-3.3%
72Siegen-Wittgenstein11,010-5.7%
73Bodenseekreis10,717-1.8%
74Kassel, Kreisfreie Stadt10,656-4.2%
75Konstanz10,444-1.4%
76Gießen, Landkreis10,379+0.8%
77Biberach10,255-3.6%
78Ulm, Stadtkreis10,188-2.3%
79Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis10,032-3%
80Kleve10,022-1.9%
81Oberbergischer Kreis9,955-4.2%
82Hochsauerlandkreis9,883-3.7%
83Krefeld, Kreisfreie Stadt9,798+0.2%
84Lübeck, Kreisfreie Stadt9,730-2.8%
85Marburg-Biedenkopf9,669-4.6%
86Zwickau9,599-6.1%
87Pinneberg9,486-1.9%
88Segeberg9,431+1.4%
89Warendorf9,403+1.9%
90Rastatt9,255-9.4%
91Mönchengladbach, Kreisfreie Stadt9,240-1.6%
92Wetteraukreis9,223-2.4%
93Erfurt, Kreisfreie Stadt9,182+1.2%
94Heidelberg, Stadtkreis9,176-3.2%
95Rosenheim, Landkreis9,169+0.6%
96Schwäbisch Hall9,088-0.4%
97Chemnitz, Kreisfreie Stadt9,079-3.4%
98Viersen8,981+0.4%
99Lahn-Dill-Kreis8,958-4.2%
100Stormarn8,934+3.2%
101Herford8,875-1.3%
102Rendsburg-Eckernförde8,780+1.8%
103Osnabrück, Kreisfreie Stadt8,678-1.2%
104Fulda8,665-2.8%
105Magdeburg, Kreisfreie Stadt8,664-1.3%
106Würzburg, Kreisfreie Stadt8,632-2.7%
107Darmstadt-Dieburg8,564-1.4%
108Schwarzwald-Baar-Kreis8,502-4%
109Bautzen8,497-1.1%
110Mittelsachsen8,486-1.8%
111Mainz-Bingen8,468+2.9%
112Düren8,390+1.4%
113Oldenburg (Oldenburg), Kreisfreie Stadt8,381+0.3%
114Hildesheim8,313-1.8%
115Göppingen8,300-5.4%
116Gelsenkirchen, Kreisfreie Stadt8,261-5.1%
117Freising8,201-11.1%
118Augsburg, Landkreis8,193+0.1%
119Erzgebirgskreis8,138-2.1%
120Koblenz, Kreisfreie Stadt8,095-0.8%
121Bergstraße8,093-1.5%
122Tübingen, Landkreis8,080-1.5%
123Potsdam, Kreisfreie Stadt8,069-1.4%
124Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis8,042-4.1%
125Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald8,008-3.7%
126Halle (Saale), Kreisfreie Stadt7,935+0.4%
127Rostock, Kreisfreie Stadt7,874-8.5%
128Lörrach7,802-4.7%
129Mecklenburgische Seenplatte7,642+0.8%
130Traunstein7,588-0.2%
131Leverkusen, Kreisfreie Stadt7,444-10.3%
132Westerwaldkreis7,384+1.3%
133Heilbronn, Stadtkreis7,204-5.6%
134Meißen7,119-2.3%
135Mayen-Koblenz7,063+1.1%
136Zollernalbkreis7,030+0.2%
137Donau-Ries6,965+0.8%
138Heinsberg6,934-0.8%
139Vechta6,927+1.9%
140Kassel, Landkreis6,922-8.5%
141Görlitz6,858-1.7%
142Coesfeld6,810+1.4%
143Diepholz6,760-2.5%
144Leipzig6,760+0.7%
145Neu-Ulm6,743-4.2%
146Tuttlingen6,599-9.4%
147Alb-Donau-Kreis6,593-2.8%
148Harburg6,569-0.5%
149Waldeck-Frankenberg6,554+0.3%
150Stade6,538-6.2%
151Hagen, Kreisfreie Stadt6,529-5%
152Landshut, Landkreis6,516+7.5%
153Teltow-Fläming6,354-3.4%
154Cloppenburg6,350+2.9%
155Vorpommern-Greifswald6,273-1.5%
156Fürstenfeldbruck6,272+0.7%
157Enzkreis6,242-3.4%
158Mülheim an der Ruhr, Kreisfreie Stadt6,235-3.6%
159Potsdam-Mittelmark6,224+1.2%
160Saarlouis6,204-7%
161Saalekreis6,196-6.9%
162Neuwied6,167-3%
163Starnberg6,166-3.2%
164Nordfriesland6,114-1.1%
165Hohenlohekreis6,072-1.7%
166Oberhausen, Kreisfreie Stadt6,054-2.3%
167Weilheim-Schongau6,019+3.7%
168Aschaffenburg, Landkreis6,015-3.2%
169Vogtlandkreis6,015-0.9%
170Passau, Landkreis5,995-2.4%
171Schwalm-Eder-Kreis5,988+0.4%
172Rotenburg (Wümme)5,970+5%
173Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge5,896-1.7%
174Dahme-Spreewald5,891-3%
175Ansbach, Landkreis5,890-1.1%
176Vorpommern-Rügen5,889-3.7%
177Rottweil5,888-6.7%
178Landkreis Rostock5,885-0%
179Saarpfalz-Kreis5,874-3.6%
180Oberhavel5,796-1.8%
181Günzburg5,794-1.2%
182Euskirchen5,781-0.3%
183Emmendingen5,753+1.4%
184Unterallgäu5,739-0.8%
185Schleswig-Flensburg5,695+2.2%
186Hamm, Kreisfreie Stadt5,658+0.3%
187Lüneburg, Landkreis5,654+0.7%
188Ostholstein5,612-1.1%
189Schwandorf5,560-1.9%
190Ludwigslust-Parchim5,526+1.5%
191Dingolfing-Landau5,526-10.9%
192Pforzheim, Stadtkreis5,514+2.6%
193Nürnberger Land5,506-3.3%
194Limburg-Weilburg5,502+0.2%
195Celle5,494-2.4%
196Olpe5,484-4.4%
197Neumarkt i. d. OPf.5,394+1.6%
198Main-Tauber-Kreis5,387-2%
199Oberallgäu5,383-1.5%
200Altötting5,378-2.1%
201Ostallgäu5,362-1.3%
202Waldshut5,277-3.3%
203Nordsachsen5,263-9%
204Offenbach am Main, Kreisfreie Stadt5,257-4.7%
205Hameln-Pyrmont5,254-0.1%
206Harz5,242-4.7%
207Bamberg, Kreisfreie Stadt5,230-0.8%
208Heidekreis5,206+0.7%
209Erlangen-Höchstadt5,147-6.7%
210Aurich5,128-3.3%
211Deggendorf5,128+1.6%
212Cham5,126+0.6%
213Cuxhaven5,124+2%
214Salzgitter, Kreisfreie Stadt5,119-11.9%
215Regensburg, Landkreis5,112-1.8%
216Heidenheim5,110-1.9%
217Jena, Kreisfreie Stadt5,101-1.2%
218Schweinfurt, Kreisfreie Stadt5,096-7.9%
219Pfaffenhofen a. d. Ilm5,078+7.2%
220Sigmaringen5,065-1.4%
221Salzlandkreis5,036-1.1%
222Trier, Kreisfreie Stadt5,035-0.9%
223Wartburgkreis5,028-4%
224Fürth, Kreisfreie Stadt5,027+1.9%
225Börde5,025-2.3%
226Solingen, Kreisfreie Stadt5,019-0.8%
227Aschaffenburg, Kreisfreie Stadt5,011-6%
228Kaiserslautern, Kreisfreie Stadt4,966-2.6%
229Oder-Spree4,957-1.7%
230Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis4,927-1.8%
231Anhalt-Bitterfeld4,901-3.1%
232Grafschaft Bentheim4,881+3.4%
233Bad Kreuznach4,876-1.1%
234Ebersberg4,876+2.3%
235Eichstätt4,847-3.3%
236Calw4,801-2.6%
237Herzogtum Lauenburg4,794-0.9%
238Main-Spessart4,785-1.9%
239Würzburg, Landkreis4,739-2.5%
240Burgenlandkreis4,644-3.8%
241Freudenstadt4,638-5.3%
242Dachau4,617-2.6%
243Leer4,589-3.3%
244Verden4,565-2%
245Bayreuth, Kreisfreie Stadt4,550-3.9%
246Miltenberg4,543-0.7%
247Neckar-Odenwald-Kreis4,540+0.1%
248Dithmarschen4,537-4.5%
249Hersfeld-Rotenburg4,490-4%
250Barnim4,480+1.4%

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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 €159.27 billion in 2020, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest GDP (euros)?

Suhl, Kreisfreie Stadt, with €1.18 billion in 2020.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Eurostat, European Commission, GDP at current market prices by NUTS 3 region (nama_10r_3gdp). Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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