Regions of Germany (NUTS 2) by GDP (euros)

Name: Regions of Germany (NUTS 2) by GDP (euros), 2016
Creator: Eurostat, European Commission
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Oberbayern had the highest GDP (euros) of 38 regions in 2016, at €259.09 billion. Trier had the lowest, at €15.85 billion. The median was €73.08 billion and the figure for Germany was €3.2 trillion. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest259,090Oberbayern

Lowest15,854Trier

Median73,07938 regions

Germany3,204,870History

All regions, 2016

CSV Chart (SVG)

EUR million. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

Rank	Regions	2016 EUR million	Change on 2015
1	Oberbayern	259,090	+4.1%
2	Düsseldorf	206,669	+1.9%
3	Stuttgart	204,589	+2.4%
4	Darmstadt	201,646	+4.1%
5	Köln	179,390	+1.7%
6	Berlin	136,341	+5.4%
7	Arnsberg	121,108	+2.1%
8	Karlsruhe	118,750	+2.6%
9	Hamburg	115,166	+1.9%
10	Schleswig-Holstein	87,826	+3%
11	Weser-Ems	84,909	+4.3%
12	Münster	83,888	+3.3%
13	Freiburg	83,026	+3%
14	Hannover	79,267	+5.1%
15	Tübingen	76,604	+5.3%
16	Mittelfranken	75,928	+4.2%
17	Rheinhessen-Pfalz	75,762	+2.8%
18	Braunschweig	75,670	+17.8%
19	Detmold	74,979	+3.5%
20	Schwaben	71,180	+4.1%
21	Brandenburg	68,646	+2.8%
22	Thüringen	60,167	+3%
23	Sachsen-Anhalt	59,277	+2.7%
24	Unterfranken	51,530	+4.2%
25	Dresden	47,569	+2.9%
26	Koblenz	47,487	+2.2%
27	Niederbayern	45,907	+3.3%
28	Lüneburg	45,432	+2.1%
29	Oberpfalz	44,323	+3.3%
30	Kassel	43,789	+4.9%
31	Mecklenburg-Vorpommern	41,791	+2.4%
32	Chemnitz	39,309	+3%
33	Oberfranken	38,644	+2.8%
34	Saarland	35,092	+1.2%
35	Gießen	34,310	+2.9%
36	Leipzig	32,387	+4%
37	Bremen	31,910	+2.6%
38	Trier	15,854	+3.4%

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About this ranking

GDP at current market prices, EUR million.

In euros, for Spain and the EU. For the United States, its states and counties, and for other countries and the World, use gdp_usd.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the regions are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

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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Questions

Which region has the highest GDP (euros)?

Oberbayern, with €259.09 billion in 2016, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which region has the lowest GDP (euros)?

Trier, with €15.85 billion in 2016.

Where does this ranking come from?

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.