List of German federal states according to gross domestic product

The following list of the German federal states according to gross domestic product (GDP) sorts the federal states of the Federal Republic of Germany according to their economic output.

Federal states by GDP

Federal states by GDP (2017)

German federal states by gross domestic product in 2019. The percentage share of Germany's economic output and real growth compared to the previous year are also given.

rank	state	proportion of	GDP in € million	real growth (2019)
1	North Rhine-Westphalia	20.7%	711.419	+ 0.2%
2	Bavaria	18.4%	632.897	+ 0.5%
3	Baden-Württemberg	15.1%	524,325	+ 0.1%
4th	Lower Saxony	8.9%	307.036	+ 0.9%
5	Hesse	8.6%	294,477	+1.1%
6th	Berlin	4.5%	153.291	+ 3.0%
7th	Rhineland-Palatinate	4.2%	145.003	−1.3%
8th	Saxony	3.7%	128.097	+ 0.5%
9	Hamburg	3.6%	123.270	+ 2.2%
10	Schleswig-Holstein	2.8%	97,762	+1.1%
11	Brandenburg	2.2%	74,330	+ 0.8%
12	Thuringia	1.9%	63,866	+ 0.2%
13	Saxony-Anhalt	1.8%	63,545	+ 0.2%
14th	Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania	1.4%	46,567	+1.5%
15th	Saarland	1.1%	36,253	−0.6%
16	Bremen	1.0%	33,623	+ 0.2%
	Germany	100%	3,435,760	+ 0.6%

Federal states according to GDP per capita

Federal states by GDP per capita (2017)

German federal states according to GDP per capita in 2019.

rank	state	GDP per capita in €
1	Hamburg	66,878
2	Bremen	49,215
3	Bavaria	48,323
4th	Baden-Württemberg	47,290
5	Hesse	46,923
6th	Berlin	41,967
7th	North Rhine-Westphalia	39,678
8th	Lower Saxony	38,423
9	Saarland	36,684
10	Rhineland-Palatinate	35,457
11	Schleswig-Holstein	33,712
12	Saxony	31,453
13	Thuringia	29,883
14th	Brandenburg	29,541
15th	Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania	28,940
16	Saxony-Anhalt	28,880
	Germany	41,358

Development of the GDP of the federal states

Development of the GDP of the federal states since 1991. Figures are given in millions of euros . The economic output in Deutsche Mark is converted into today's euros.

state	GDP 1991	GDP 1995	GDP 2000	GDP 2005	GDP 2010	GDP 2015	GDP 2018	increase overall
North Rhine-Westphalia	379.620	431.310	468,890	508,540	566.170	648.986	705.066	+ 85.7%
Bavaria	262.140	307.790	358.740	396.910	450,200	553,662	625.161	+ 138.4%
Baden-Württemberg	241,790	272,400	309,550	336.270	384.910	463.709	511.420	+111.5%
Lower Saxony	143,340	164,690	183,840	195,790	222,850	259.246	296.164	+ 106.6%
Hesse	150.120	170,870	194.510	212.260	227.170	261,686	292.016	+ 94.5%
Rhineland-Palatinate	75,800	86,140	94.130	100,800	114,340	136.978	149.148	+96.8%
Berlin	67,840	85,740	85,340	87,250	103.290	125,249	147.057	+ 116.8%
Saxony	36,480	70.170	75,520	84,650	95,050	114.124	126.364	+246.6%
Hamburg	61,150	69,730	78.130	87,940	94,580	110,340	120,332	+96.8%
Schleswig-Holstein	50,620	58,980	64,150	68.040	73,900	86,260	97.074	+ 91.8%
Brandenburg	19,560	37,810	44,690	48,720	56.030	66,125	73,722	+ 276.9%
Thuringia	16,930	34,300	39,670	43,150	48,230	58,440	63,804	+ 259.4%
Saxony-Anhalt	20,340	38,290	42,430	45,860	51,350	58.093	63.504	+ 212.2%
Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania	14,070	26,420	29,130	30,830	34,970	40,516	44,914	+219.2%
Saarland	21,270	23,850	25,410	28,730	30,300	34,346	35,961	+ 69.1%
Bremen	18,750	20,400	22,360	25.110	26,720	31,099	34,294	+82.9%
Germany	1,579,800	1,898,880	2,116,480	2,300,860	2,580,060	3,048,860	3,386,000	+ 114.3%

See also

• German economy
• List of the German federal states by unemployment rate
• List of German cities according to gross domestic product
• List of European regions by gross domestic product
• List of counties by income

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Gross domestic product - at current prices - in Germany 1991 to 2019 by federal state (WZ 2008) - VGR dL. Retrieved April 15, 2020 . 
2. ↑ Gross domestic product - price-adjusted, linked - in Germany 1991 to 2019 by federal state (WZ 2008) - VGR dL. Retrieved April 15, 2020 . 
3. ↑ State Statistical Office Baden-Württemberg: Gross domestic product - at current prices - in Germany 1991 to 2018 by federal state (WZ 2008) - VGR dL. Retrieved August 23, 2017 .