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Cross-Country Regional GDP: Germany Länder

Compare GDP across German Bundesländer, revealing the persistent East-West economic divide.

More than 30 years after reunification, Germany's East-West economic divide persists. Western Länder like Bavaria, Baden-Württemberg, and Hesse generate far more GDP than eastern Länder like Saxony-Anhalt, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, and Thuringia. This comparison uses Eurostat regional GDP data (nama_10r_2gdp) to quantify the gap. Note: GDP values are in million EUR as reported by Eurostat. For cross-country comparison with US states, currency conversion would be needed.

Key Data Points

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Lower Saxony, North Rhine-Westphalia, Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, Thuringia, Baden-Württemberg, Bavaria, Brandenburg, Hesse -- GDP (current $)

GDP (current $)

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

$61.6B

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GDP (current $)

Lower Saxony

$383.5B

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GDP (current $)

North Rhine-Westphalia

$875.4B

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GDP (current $)

Saxony

$162.2B

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GDP (current $)

Saxony-Anhalt

$79.6B

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GDP (current $)

Thuringia

$78.2B

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GDP (current $)

Baden-Württemberg

$655.5B

2024-01-01Eurostat
GDP (current $)

Bavaria

$797.3B

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GDP (current $)

Brandenburg

$97.8B

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GDP (current $)

Hesse

$370.9B

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