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NUTS 3 areas of Germany by GDP (euros)

Berlin had the highest GDP (euros) of 400 areas in 2021, at €171.33 billion. Suhl, Kreisfreie Stadt had the lowest, at €1.21 billion. The median was €5.7 billion and the figure for Germany was €3.71 trillion. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest171,333Berlin
Lowest1,214Suhl, Kreisfreie Stadt
Median5,696400 areas
Germany3,713,090History

Top 40 areas, 2021

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BerlinBerlin: 171,333 EUR million171,333HamburgHamburg: 138,202 EUR million138,202München, Kreisfreie StadtMünchen, Kreisfreie Stadt: 133,167 EUR million133,167Frankfurt am Main, Kreisfreie Sta…Frankfurt am Main, Kreisfreie Stadt: 77,914 EUR million77,914Köln, Kreisfreie StadtKöln, Kreisfreie Stadt: 70,750 EUR million70,750Stuttgart, StadtkreisStuttgart, Stadtkreis: 60,909 EUR million60,909Region HannoverRegion Hannover: 57,533 EUR million57,533Düsseldorf, Kreisfreie StadtDüsseldorf, Kreisfreie Stadt: 54,662 EUR million54,662München, LandkreisMünchen, Landkreis: 40,479 EUR million40,479Nürnberg, Kreisfreie StadtNürnberg, Kreisfreie Stadt: 33,876 EUR million33,876Bremen, Kreisfreie StadtBremen, Kreisfreie Stadt: 31,314 EUR million31,314BöblingenBöblingen: 28,523 EUR million28,523Essen, Kreisfreie StadtEssen, Kreisfreie Stadt: 26,862 EUR million26,862Mainz, Kreisfreie StadtMainz, Kreisfreie Stadt: 26,815 EUR million26,815LudwigsburgLudwigsburg: 26,743 EUR million26,743Dortmund, Kreisfreie StadtDortmund, Kreisfreie Stadt: 26,023 EUR million26,023Leipzig, Kreisfreie StadtLeipzig, Kreisfreie Stadt: 25,323 EUR million25,323Bonn, Kreisfreie StadtBonn, Kreisfreie Stadt: 25,028 EUR million25,028Dresden, Kreisfreie StadtDresden, Kreisfreie Stadt: 24,752 EUR million24,752EsslingenEsslingen: 24,588 EUR million24,588MettmannMettmann: 23,270 EUR million23,270Städteregion AachenStädteregion Aachen: 23,192 EUR million23,192Heilbronn, LandkreisHeilbronn, Landkreis: 22,825 EUR million22,825Karlsruhe, StadtkreisKarlsruhe, Stadtkreis: 22,724 EUR million22,724Rhein-Neckar-KreisRhein-Neckar-Kreis: 21,975 EUR million21,975Mannheim, StadtkreisMannheim, Stadtkreis: 21,868 EUR million21,868Braunschweig, Kreisfreie StadtBraunschweig, Kreisfreie Stadt: 20,218 EUR million20,218Wiesbaden, Kreisfreie StadtWiesbaden, Kreisfreie Stadt: 19,655 EUR million19,655Münster, Kreisfreie StadtMünster, Kreisfreie Stadt: 19,385 EUR million19,385Rhein-Kreis NeussRhein-Kreis Neuss: 18,864 EUR million18,864OrtenaukreisOrtenaukreis: 18,791 EUR million18,791GüterslohGütersloh: 18,594 EUR million18,594Duisburg, Kreisfreie StadtDuisburg, Kreisfreie Stadt: 18,450 EUR million18,450Rhein-Sieg-KreisRhein-Sieg-Kreis: 18,108 EUR million18,108Wolfsburg, Kreisfreie StadtWolfsburg, Kreisfreie Stadt: 18,026 EUR million18,026Ingolstadt, Kreisfreie StadtIngolstadt, Kreisfreie Stadt: 17,999 EUR million17,999RecklinghausenRecklinghausen: 17,283 EUR million17,283Rhein-Erft-KreisRhein-Erft-Kreis: 17,268 EUR million17,268Karlsruhe, LandkreisKarlsruhe, Landkreis: 17,140 EUR million17,140Rems-Murr-KreisRems-Murr-Kreis: 16,466 EUR million16,466
EUR million. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankAreas2021
EUR million		Change on 2020
1Berlin Provisional171,333+7.6%
2Hamburg Provisional138,202+11%
3München, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional133,167+8.4%
4Frankfurt am Main, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional77,914+7.4%
5Köln, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional70,750+6.1%
6Stuttgart, Stadtkreis Provisional60,909+13.8%
7Region Hannover Provisional57,533+6.4%
8Düsseldorf, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional54,662+6.5%
9München, Landkreis Provisional40,479+10.9%
10Nürnberg, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional33,876+6.9%
11Bremen, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional31,314+10.3%
12Böblingen Provisional28,523+18.4%
13Essen, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional26,862+2.6%
14Mainz, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional26,815+113.4%
15Ludwigsburg Provisional26,743+1.7%
16Dortmund, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional26,023+5.7%
17Leipzig, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional25,323+6.1%
18Bonn, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional25,028-1%
19Dresden, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional24,752+3.9%
20Esslingen Provisional24,588+11.8%
21Mettmann Provisional23,270+4.9%
22Städteregion Aachen Provisional23,192+5.8%
23Heilbronn, Landkreis Provisional22,825+8.8%
24Karlsruhe, Stadtkreis Provisional22,724+7.8%
25Rhein-Neckar-Kreis Provisional21,975+1.9%
26Mannheim, Stadtkreis Provisional21,868+7.9%
27Braunschweig, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional20,218+6%
28Wiesbaden, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional19,655+13.5%
29Münster, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional19,385+5.3%
30Rhein-Kreis Neuss Provisional18,864+9.7%
31Ortenaukreis Provisional18,791+6.9%
32Gütersloh Provisional18,594+1.7%
33Duisburg, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional18,450+8.8%
34Rhein-Sieg-Kreis Provisional18,108+4.8%
35Wolfsburg, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional18,026-10.5%
36Ingolstadt, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional17,999+5.7%
37Recklinghausen Provisional17,283+7.4%
38Rhein-Erft-Kreis Provisional17,268+8.1%
39Karlsruhe, Landkreis Provisional17,140+7%
40Rems-Murr-Kreis Provisional16,466+5.7%
41Bielefeld, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional16,373+5.3%
42Steinfurt Provisional16,368+4.3%
43Märkischer Kreis Provisional15,870+6.1%
44Main-Kinzig-Kreis Provisional15,761+4.4%
45Emsland Provisional15,459+11.4%
46Ostalbkreis Provisional15,304+7.1%
47Borken Provisional15,237+3.7%
48Regionalverband Saarbrücken Provisional15,007+4%
49Offenbach, Landkreis Provisional14,900+8.1%
50Augsburg, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional14,867+2.5%
51Darmstadt, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional14,761+4.9%
52Main-Taunus-Kreis Provisional14,542+3.2%
53Bochum, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional14,410+8.2%
54Hochtaunuskreis Provisional14,397+6.9%
55Wesel Provisional14,395+4.8%
56Regensburg, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional14,168+9.2%
57Ravensburg Provisional13,881+6.8%
58Wuppertal, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional13,696+5.4%
59Minden-Lübbecke Provisional13,521+1%
60Ludwigshafen am Rhein, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional13,449+4.8%
61Freiburg im Breisgau, Stadtkreis Provisional13,277+0.6%
62Reutlingen Provisional12,989+9.2%
63Göttingen Provisional12,956+7.8%
64Unna Provisional12,898+6.1%
65Groß-Gerau Provisional12,854+10%
66Kiel, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional12,542+4.2%
67Osnabrück, Landkreis Provisional12,339+4.9%
68Erlangen, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional12,219+2.4%
69Paderborn Provisional11,965+4.9%
70Lübeck, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional11,830+21.6%
71Soest Provisional11,757+6.4%
72Lippe Provisional11,715+4.1%
73Siegen-Wittgenstein Provisional11,565+5%
74Biberach Provisional11,295+10.1%
75Kassel, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional11,240+5.5%
76Bodenseekreis Provisional11,098+3.6%
77Konstanz Provisional10,854+3.9%
78Ulm, Stadtkreis Provisional10,808+6.1%
79Gießen, Landkreis Provisional10,758+3.7%
80Marburg-Biedenkopf Provisional10,626+9.9%
81Kleve Provisional10,542+5.2%
82Oberbergischer Kreis Provisional10,495+5.4%
83Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis Provisional10,427+3.9%
84Hochsauerlandkreis Provisional10,374+5%
85Rastatt Provisional10,290+11.2%
86Krefeld, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional10,283+5%
87Zwickau Provisional10,204+6.3%
88Pinneberg Provisional10,033+5.8%
89Wetteraukreis Provisional9,950+7.9%
90Segeberg Provisional9,777+3.7%
91Mönchengladbach, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional9,763+5.7%
92Schwäbisch Hall Provisional9,670+6.4%
93Rosenheim, Landkreis Provisional9,662+5.4%
94Warendorf Provisional9,648+2.6%
95Erfurt, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional9,578+4.3%
96Heidelberg, Stadtkreis Provisional9,568+4.3%
97Chemnitz, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional9,375+3.3%
98Fulda Provisional9,335+7.7%
99Lahn-Dill-Kreis Provisional9,324+4.1%
100Herford Provisional9,269+4.4%
101Viersen Provisional9,266+3.2%
102Darmstadt-Dieburg Provisional9,226+7.7%
103Stormarn Provisional9,155+2.5%
104Osnabrück, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional9,124+5.1%
105Freising Provisional9,045+10.3%
106Rendsburg-Eckernförde Provisional9,033+2.9%
107Schwarzwald-Baar-Kreis Provisional9,027+6.2%
108Bautzen Provisional9,003+6%
109Magdeburg, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional8,988+3.7%
110Würzburg, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional8,972+3.9%
111Gelsenkirchen, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional8,945+8.3%
112Mainz-Bingen Provisional8,939+5.6%
113Tübingen, Landkreis Provisional8,919+10.4%
114Göppingen Provisional8,880+7%
115Rostock, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional8,849+12.4%
116Mittelsachsen Provisional8,839+4.2%
117Oldenburg (Oldenburg), Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional8,785+4.8%
118Koblenz, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional8,728+7.8%
119Augsburg, Landkreis Provisional8,721+6.4%
120Düren Provisional8,674+3.4%
121Bergstraße Provisional8,573+5.9%
122Leverkusen, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional8,547+14.8%
123Hildesheim Provisional8,545+2.8%
124Erzgebirgskreis Provisional8,471+4.1%
125Potsdam, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional8,451+4.7%
126Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald Provisional8,440+5.4%
127Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis Provisional8,414+4.6%
128Halle (Saale), Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional8,215+3.5%
129Traunstein Provisional8,184+7.9%
130Lörrach Provisional8,181+4.8%
131Mecklenburgische Seenplatte Provisional7,910+3.5%
132Heilbronn, Stadtkreis Provisional7,836+8.8%
133Westerwaldkreis Provisional7,834+6.1%
134Meißen Provisional7,531+5.8%
135Zollernalbkreis Provisional7,471+6.3%
136Stade Provisional7,369+12.7%
137Diepholz Provisional7,332+8.5%
138Vechta Provisional7,313+5.6%
139Heinsberg Provisional7,294+5.2%
140Tuttlingen Provisional7,245+9.8%
141Görlitz Provisional7,200+5%
142Kassel, Landkreis Provisional7,151+3.3%
143Coesfeld Provisional7,097+4.2%
144Mayen-Koblenz Provisional7,093+0.4%
145Hagen, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional7,072+8.3%
146Leipzig Provisional7,002+3.6%
147Saalekreis Provisional6,923+11.7%
148Alb-Donau-Kreis Provisional6,918+4.9%
149Harburg Provisional6,883+4.8%
150Donau-Ries Provisional6,824-2%
151Neu-Ulm Provisional6,812+1%
152Starnberg Provisional6,798+10.2%
153Altötting Provisional6,758+25.7%
154Waldeck-Frankenberg Provisional6,713+2.4%
155Dingolfing-Landau Provisional6,657+20.5%
156Teltow-Fläming Provisional6,623+4.2%
157Saarlouis Provisional6,621+6.7%
158Fürstenfeldbruck Provisional6,598+5.2%
159Vorpommern-Greifswald Provisional6,578+4.9%
160Mülheim an der Ruhr, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional6,544+5%
161Oberhavel Provisional6,541+12.8%
162Enzkreis Provisional6,528+4.6%
163Hohenlohekreis Provisional6,526+7.5%
164Potsdam-Mittelmark Provisional6,459+3.8%
165Neuwied Provisional6,436+4.4%
166Dahme-Spreewald Provisional6,432+9.2%
167Landshut, Landkreis Provisional6,417-1.5%
168Nordfriesland Provisional6,405+4.8%
169Nordsachsen Provisional6,392+21.4%
170Schwalm-Eder-Kreis Provisional6,387+6.7%
171Oberhausen, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional6,374+5.3%
172Passau, Landkreis Provisional6,355+6%
173Cloppenburg Provisional6,350-0%
174Rottweil Provisional6,348+7.8%
175Aschaffenburg, Landkreis Provisional6,330+5.2%
176Saarpfalz-Kreis Provisional6,281+6.9%
177Ansbach, Landkreis Provisional6,279+6.6%
178Vogtlandkreis Provisional6,265+4.2%
179Weilheim-Schongau Provisional6,210+3.2%
180Vorpommern-Rügen Provisional6,208+5.4%
181Landkreis Rostock Provisional6,194+5.3%
182Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge Provisional6,152+4.3%
183Günzburg Provisional6,087+5.1%
184Celle Provisional6,081+10.7%
185Euskirchen Provisional6,069+5%
186Unterallgäu Provisional6,060+5.6%
187Emmendingen Provisional6,045+5.1%
188Schleswig-Flensburg Provisional6,020+5.7%
189Lüneburg, Landkreis Provisional5,965+5.5%
190Rotenburg (Wümme) Provisional5,963-0.1%
191Schwandorf Provisional5,938+6.8%
192Ostholstein Provisional5,902+5.2%
193Nürnberger Land Provisional5,836+6%
194Ludwigslust-Parchim Provisional5,835+5.6%
195Olpe Provisional5,830+6.3%
196Oder-Spree Provisional5,819+17.4%
197Hamm, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional5,817+2.8%
198Pforzheim, Stadtkreis Provisional5,788+5%
199Limburg-Weilburg Provisional5,729+4.1%
200Neumarkt i. d. OPf. Provisional5,702+5.7%
201Offenbach am Main, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional5,691+8.3%
202Hameln-Pyrmont Provisional5,649+7.5%
203Main-Tauber-Kreis Provisional5,616+4.3%
204Erlangen-Höchstadt Provisional5,600+8.8%
205Jena, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional5,534+8.5%
206Oberallgäu Provisional5,487+1.9%
207Schweinfurt, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional5,487+7.7%
208Waldshut Provisional5,485+3.9%
209Harz Provisional5,483+4.6%
210Börde Provisional5,478+9%
211Regensburg, Landkreis Provisional5,445+6.5%
212Sigmaringen Provisional5,427+7.1%
213Aurich Provisional5,421+5.7%
214Deggendorf Provisional5,419+5.7%
215Ostallgäu Provisional5,399+0.7%
216Salzlandkreis Provisional5,389+7%
217Salzgitter, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional5,380+5.1%
218Heidekreis Provisional5,378+3.3%
219Anhalt-Bitterfeld Provisional5,348+9.1%
220Ebersberg Provisional5,274+8.2%
221Heidenheim Provisional5,270+3.1%
222Bamberg, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional5,268+0.7%
223Leer Provisional5,257+14.5%
224Wartburgkreis Provisional5,256+4.5%
225Solingen, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional5,226+4.1%
226Cuxhaven Provisional5,206+1.6%
227Aschaffenburg, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional5,183+3.4%
228Cham Provisional5,182+1.1%
229Main-Spessart Provisional5,176+8.2%
230Bad Kreuznach Provisional5,163+5.9%
231Kaiserslautern, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional5,159+3.9%
232Fürth, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional5,152+2.5%
233Eichstätt Provisional5,151+6.3%
234Grafschaft Bentheim Provisional5,109+4.7%
235Trier, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional5,095+1.2%
236Calw Provisional5,088+6%
237Herzogtum Lauenburg Provisional5,043+5.2%
238Dithmarschen Provisional5,029+10.8%
239Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis Provisional5,014+1.8%
240Freudenstadt Provisional5,009+8%
241Pfaffenhofen a. d. Ilm Provisional4,934-2.8%
242Verden Provisional4,901+7.4%
243Germersheim Provisional4,891+12.7%
244Dachau Provisional4,890+5.9%
245Würzburg, Landkreis Provisional4,839+2.1%
246Bayreuth, Kreisfreie Stadt Provisional4,819+5.9%
247Burgenlandkreis Provisional4,809+3.5%
248Neckar-Odenwald-Kreis Provisional4,799+5.7%
249Hersfeld-Rotenburg Provisional4,780+6.5%
250Miltenberg Provisional4,780+5.2%

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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 €171.33 billion in 2021, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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Suhl, Kreisfreie Stadt, with €1.21 billion in 2021.

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