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

Name: Regions of Germany (NUTS 2) by GDP (euros), 2018
Creator: Eurostat, European Commission
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Oberbayern had the highest GDP (euros) of 38 regions in 2018, at €277.67 billion. Trier had the lowest, at €16.58 billion. The median was €76.85 billion and the figure for Germany was €3.45 trillion. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest277,670Oberbayern

Lowest16,580Trier

Median76,84538 regions

Germany3,450,580History

All regions, 2018

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

Full ranking

Rank	Regions	2018 EUR million	Change on 2017
1	Oberbayern	277,670	+2.1%
2	Stuttgart	225,516	+4.2%
3	Düsseldorf	222,143	+3.2%
4	Darmstadt	212,232	+2%
5	Köln	195,465	+4.1%
6	Berlin	152,334	+5.5%
7	Arnsberg	130,043	+3.5%
8	Karlsruhe	128,826	+3.7%
9	Hamburg	124,598	+2.4%
10	Schleswig-Holstein	95,865	+2.7%
11	Weser-Ems	91,081	+2.6%
12	Freiburg	89,884	+3.7%
13	Münster	89,641	+2.1%
14	Hannover	84,170	+2.9%
15	Mittelfranken	82,473	+4%
16	Tübingen	82,383	+3.6%
17	Detmold	80,172	+3.3%
18	Braunschweig	79,015	+5.8%
19	Rheinhessen-Pfalz	78,238	+1.3%
20	Schwaben	75,452	+2.3%
21	Brandenburg	74,040	+2.6%
22	Thüringen	63,266	+1.7%
23	Sachsen-Anhalt	62,440	+1.6%
24	Unterfranken	54,836	+2.1%
25	Koblenz	51,176	+2.8%
26	Dresden	51,147	+3.5%
27	Lüneburg	49,676	+4.7%
28	Niederbayern	49,102	+1.6%
29	Oberpfalz	48,109	+2.4%
30	Kassel	45,351	+2.6%
31	Mecklenburg-Vorpommern	45,346	+0.6%
32	Oberfranken	41,822	+3.5%
33	Chemnitz	41,456	+2.1%
34	Gießen	37,192	+3%
35	Saarland	36,840	+1.4%
36	Leipzig	35,011	+2.8%
37	Bremen	33,439	+1.9%
38	Trier	16,580	+3.2%

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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 €277.67 billion in 2018, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which region has the lowest GDP (euros)?

Trier, with €16.58 billion in 2018.

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.