Economic output
Gross domestic product per inhabitant, current prices, 2025
The former West produced €55,640 of output per inhabitant in 2025, the eastern states €40,267: 72% of the western level. In 1991 the East stood at 33%.
< €47,078€47,078€55,704€64,330€72,956≥ €81,582
Inner-German border 1949–1990 ·16 states · 2025
Former West
€55,640
excl. Berlin
Former East
€40,267
excl. Berlin
Berlin
€59,097
Germany
€53,516
The East stands at 72% of the West's level (2025).
By state
- Hamburg€90,208
- Bayern€62,200
- Bremen€60,974
- Hessen€60,894
- Baden-Württemberg€59,335
- Berlin€59,097
- Nordrhein-Westfalen€50,470
- Niedersachsen€49,907
- Rheinland-Pfalz€44,915
- Schleswig-Holstein€44,344
- Saarland€42,765
- Sachsen€41,693
- Brandenburg€40,759
- Mecklenburg-Vorpommern€40,495
- Thüringen€38,591
- Sachsen-Anhalt€38,452
2025
Then and now
Drag across the map to compare 1991 with 2025. Both maps share one colour key.
< €20,562≥ €20,562≥ €34,491≥ €48,421≥ €62,350≥ €76,279
Former West
€22,841
excl. Berlin
Former East
€7,461
excl. Berlin
Berlin
€19,900
Germany
€19,902
The East stands at 33% of the West's level (1991).
Notes & caveats
- East and West exclude Berlin, as published by the VGRdL.
- GDP is counted where it is produced, so city states with many in-commuters (Hamburg, Bremen) show high values per resident.
- Current prices, not adjusted for inflation. District figures are published only up to 2024, so this theme is mapped by state.
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| State | Side | 2025 | 1991 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saarland | west | €42,765 | €20,071 |
| Berlin | berlin | €59,097 | €19,900 |
| Brandenburg | east | €40,759 | €7,758 |
| Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | east | €40,495 | €7,572 |
| Sachsen | east | €41,693 | €7,830 |
| Sachsen-Anhalt | east | €38,452 | €7,260 |
| Thüringen | east | €38,591 | €6,633 |
| Schleswig-Holstein | west | €44,344 | €19,444 |
| Hamburg | west | €90,208 | €36,852 |
| Niedersachsen | west | €49,907 | €19,550 |
| Bremen | west | €60,974 | €27,830 |
| Nordrhein-Westfalen | west | €50,470 | €21,903 |
| Hessen | west | €60,894 | €25,939 |
| Rheinland-Pfalz | west | €44,915 | €20,208 |
| Baden-Württemberg | west | €59,335 | €24,573 |
| Bayern | west | €62,200 | €22,921 |