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

Oberbayern had the highest GDP (euros) of 38 regions in 2017, at €272.03 billion. Trier had the lowest, at €16.07 billion. The median was €74.19 billion and the figure for Germany was €3.35 trillion. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest272,026Oberbayern
Lowest16,066Trier
Median74,18938 regions
Germany3,345,860History

All regions, 2017

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OberbayernOberbayern: 272,026 EUR million272,026StuttgartStuttgart: 216,423 EUR million216,423DüsseldorfDüsseldorf: 215,167 EUR million215,167DarmstadtDarmstadt: 208,087 EUR million208,087KölnKöln: 187,733 EUR million187,733BerlinBerlin: 144,419 EUR million144,419ArnsbergArnsberg: 125,698 EUR million125,698KarlsruheKarlsruhe: 124,212 EUR million124,212HamburgHamburg: 121,730 EUR million121,730Schleswig-HolsteinSchleswig-Holstein: 93,303 EUR million93,303Weser-EmsWeser-Ems: 88,792 EUR million88,792MünsterMünster: 87,799 EUR million87,799FreiburgFreiburg: 86,697 EUR million86,697HannoverHannover: 81,772 EUR million81,772TübingenTübingen: 79,520 EUR million79,520MittelfrankenMittelfranken: 79,328 EUR million79,328DetmoldDetmold: 77,633 EUR million77,633Rheinhessen-PfalzRheinhessen-Pfalz: 77,230 EUR million77,230BraunschweigBraunschweig: 74,656 EUR million74,656SchwabenSchwaben: 73,722 EUR million73,722BrandenburgBrandenburg: 72,137 EUR million72,137ThüringenThüringen: 62,180 EUR million62,180Sachsen-AnhaltSachsen-Anhalt: 61,433 EUR million61,433UnterfrankenUnterfranken: 53,734 EUR million53,734KoblenzKoblenz: 49,794 EUR million49,794DresdenDresden: 49,431 EUR million49,431NiederbayernNiederbayern: 48,349 EUR million48,349LüneburgLüneburg: 47,440 EUR million47,440OberpfalzOberpfalz: 46,976 EUR million46,976Mecklenburg-VorpommernMecklenburg-Vorpommern: 45,074 EUR million45,074KasselKassel: 44,220 EUR million44,220ChemnitzChemnitz: 40,590 EUR million40,590OberfrankenOberfranken: 40,410 EUR million40,410SaarlandSaarland: 36,337 EUR million36,337GießenGießen: 36,112 EUR million36,112LeipzigLeipzig: 34,065 EUR million34,065BremenBremen: 32,814 EUR million32,814TrierTrier: 16,066 EUR million16,066
EUR million. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankRegions2017
EUR million
Change on 2016
1Oberbayern272,026+5%
2Stuttgart216,423+5.8%
3Düsseldorf215,167+4.1%
4Darmstadt208,087+3.2%
5Köln187,733+4.7%
6Berlin144,419+5.9%
7Arnsberg125,698+3.8%
8Karlsruhe124,212+4.6%
9Hamburg121,730+5.7%
10Schleswig-Holstein93,303+6.2%
11Weser-Ems88,792+4.6%
12Münster87,799+4.7%
13Freiburg86,697+4.4%
14Hannover81,772+3.2%
15Tübingen79,520+3.8%
16Mittelfranken79,328+4.5%
17Detmold77,633+3.5%
18Rheinhessen-Pfalz77,230+1.9%
19Braunschweig74,656-1.3%
20Schwaben73,722+3.6%
21Brandenburg72,137+5.1%
22Thüringen62,180+3.3%
23Sachsen-Anhalt61,433+3.6%
24Unterfranken53,734+4.3%
25Koblenz49,794+4.9%
26Dresden49,431+3.9%
27Niederbayern48,349+5.3%
28Lüneburg47,440+4.4%
29Oberpfalz46,976+6%
30Mecklenburg-Vorpommern45,074+7.9%
31Kassel44,220+1%
32Chemnitz40,590+3.3%
33Oberfranken40,410+4.6%
34Saarland36,337+3.5%
35Gießen36,112+5.3%
36Leipzig34,065+5.2%
37Bremen32,814+2.8%
38Trier16,066+1.3%

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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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Which region has the highest GDP (euros)?

Oberbayern, with €272.03 billion in 2017, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which region has the lowest GDP (euros)?

Trier, with €16.07 billion in 2017.

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.

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